, 1866-05-30
1IEASURHsuf.Sr xye GRAIN

The Detroit Commercial Convention OF
July, 1865, appointed committee to investi-
gate the subiect OF q sin,plicatiou Of our sys-
TEN Of weights and measures. Nearly 4 year
has elapsed, but the committee has made no
report, nor has its members indicated when
they will be ready TO report. Perhaps the
committee has neglected to consider the SUBJ
ject, and have done nothing about it. But
the commercial class has not forgotten the
matter. The Albany Hoard Of Trade 4 few
days ago ador,cd the following preamble and
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The exiting method Of ueaturtng
graiu il both 1utonscuicni and detcctvc, ali ffans
actions l'cin" 1ascd ui,ou weight aua quoted ny
ntnEEse, aAu tue FHtUcilon o1 the weight taken ht
e}t.vAtbtt- wnreio1sr. and ullE again 10 bushels
beng UNI. .Crsssf1 nhd pruducIisc OF mitch useless
WHEuLAs, The convenience and interests Of The
uetE.htIIr coEnmEuiiy require hat tue standard Of
nstas u1vn,s nj tor :.suan throughout the Gulted
Stale. atd BRUSH AIlrriea should be b:sed upon
the recognized ac>4n,a:e. Of the decimal fystem.
and thus conform more closely % our CURRENCY
tl.cTc,ort-
Atxot,ef, That ,hi: Board OF Trade hessby recon-
mcn1 ~ The ttoird- Of Trade ia The Dttroit Com
netc;2i Ionsenlon OF 1865, ,h.: aloption Il the
etntCl Of tt AuadFrti fou,Ids The standar. 1nca>-
pr-raen, :or iii k.nG- u rr,lu and t.ed.
ResArti. .hatr @hsn Ha3o1i's of the above
nen1oa s uoa:a, e. nl l.sac eoaear The Transactions
INA kets3 sh4ll bt ~ ccntals IN ead of pu .tes.
We :nvite the attention of the Chicago
Board Of Trade to Ibis action OF the Albany
Board. To carry the Albany resolutions into
effect it Is only necessary Tor the Chicago
grain dealers to act 1avorably thereon. CHI
caco Is tile great grain market Of the Amcri-
can continent. Hhrr merchants resolve to
adopt the tsccn1ait' or 1oO pound standard,
and to abandon the inconvcnirnt and de-
fec;ivc buble1 measure, the merchants oi
all other ciiI.s will quickly follow suit. What
Is the use Of retaining tue bushcl In the PIT
chase and sale Of grain 1t only makes I'M
necessary trouble and labor All grain Is re-
ally bought by weight So mauy pounds
Avordupois is reckoned bushel, but the
price Is computed by the bushcl. A farmer
brings in wagon load Of wheat, corn or oats
He says he has fif y-1ye and hall
bushels. But the merchant neither takes
his statement nor measures the grain In hi:
own bushcl; but On the contrary, It i
weighted on standard scales. II It be wheat
the sroes weight Is divided by sixty to rcduc
It to bushels; II corn in the ear, the division
is seventy II shel1ed, fitty-six. II the loa.
consists of oats, the weight Is divided b,
thirty two II barley, By tosty-eisht' If rye
by f1y-six II buckwheat, By fffy-two;
white beans, by slrty; II. castor beans, b
forty y-i1; If Irish rotatoes, By sixty n swee
potatoes, by fifty live; If turnips, aty-avc
ifonions, 1i,y-seven; II top onions, twenty
eight; II pens, sixty; lfdricd peaches, thirty
thrce; If dried applies, twenty -four; ; If cor
meal, 1orty-eight; If brnn, twenty; II mall
thirty eight; If orchard grass seed, fourteen
frye grass seed, fourteen; IL Hungarian graz
seed, forty eight; If fax seed, AEy-slx;
clover seed, sixty; iftimothy seed, forty-nre
ifstone coal, eighty; If charcoal, twenty-five
nunslacked lime. eighty; r coke, forty,
coarze salt, fifty II dne sall npe,acr Il ;nSoHns
I1cal B:uE Notes ~