The Portland daily press., 1866-02-27
Action OF the Chamber of Commerce of Mil
waukee, relative to the Importation ofunsound
Wheat from Chicago.

AS1ioh VI tne OnamDer or Commerce Of Mil
waukee, relative to the Importation ofunsound
Wheat from Chicago.
Certain reports having gone abroad that
large quantities of unsound wheat were CON-
stantly being imported into this market from
Chicago, and were being mixed in our eleya-
tors, with our receipts from Iowa, Minnesota.
and this State, seriously affecting not only the
reputation of Milwaukee wheat, but also tho
entire grain trade of this city, the "Chamber OF
Commerce of Milwaukee," with view of as
certaining the truth of these reports, that ac-
ton might be taken tending to the correction
OF the reported evil, if found to exist. or il
false to allay any apprehension which may
exist in the minds of dealers abroad who are
accustomed to look to this market for their
supplies, lest our grain was being adulterated
In this way, appointed Committee on the 18th
inst, to investigate the matter. Below will ba
found the report of this Committee. by which
it will be seen that these reports have no basis
whatever in fact, and that they are without
doubt thoughtlessly and unintentionally set
afioat by certain journals, without consulting
the facts in the case, before giving circulation
to rumors so widely at variance with the truth.
To Chamber Of Commerce Of Mil,oaukee
Your Committee, to whom was referred the
matter OF the importation of unsound wheat
from Chicago, beg leave most respectfullv 10
report that after thoroughly investigating ali
the facts in the case, they find that there have
been but 1881 thirty-three cars of wheat an
told (about 10000 bushels) received at this point
from Chicago, since the close of navigation
that quite number of these 80 cars were
shipped from the western part of this State
northern Illinois and Iowa, under instructions
from shippers to consignee in Chicago, that in
the event OF their not passing No. i in that
market, to forward to Milwaukee to be sold as
No. THAT others were shipped direct to this
market from stations in northern Illinois via
Chicago, and at Chicago, were rebilled as COM
ing from Chicago, instead of the place of shin
ment, the Northwestern Railroad TRANSPORTING
as cheaply via Chicago as via the Racine Rail-
road-that still others were forwarded to this
market from Chicago without being unloaded
at Chicago) in the expectation of such shin
ments meeting with better sale in this market.
than in that-and that of the number of cars of
wheat from Ohlcago storehouses, sent here
with the intention Of having it graded under
our inspection, and passed into our elevators,
(12) twelve have been condemned and thrown
out by our inspector, as of too poor quality to
pass into our very lowest grade of wheat, and
that this condemned wheat has in no case been
allowed storage within any elevator in this city,
but has either been reshipped to Chicago, sold
to distillers, or is now lying by itself in sheds
around that city-that of the balance of the
whole amount that has been received from all
quarters since the close of navigation to the
present time, on the Milwaukee and Chicago
Railroad, and billed as being shipped from Chi
cago (only about q cars (about 60OOB.) as will
be seen by the accompanying certificate of our
Chief 1nspector) one ~ car has graded No 1,
eleven 11) cars No. 2, and nine 10y cars ''re-
jected."
So that your Committee is of the opinion
that no fears need be felt, upon the part of
those looking to this market for their supplies
of sound grain, of our wheat being seriously
injured by importanons of unsound wheat from
the Chicago market. rtr
f.; f; F. Sss=ss, h$ss:s3 S$%:ss3.r, Committee.