New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-24
UNSOUND FLOUR

REPORT OF a COMMITTEE or TIE FARMERS CLJB-LIGIs
LATivB ACTION RECOMMENDED.
Alta meeting Of the American Institute Farmers
Club on Tuesday tho following report WAS presented By
the Committee upon the subject OF unsomd flour;
In their report OF last week. tho Committee confined
Themselves TO brief statement OF tho Constitution and
Laws Of the State of NawYor relating to the inspection
Of Flour and tho appointment Of Inspectors OF Flour
Meats &c. They report statement OF facts in rela
ton 20 the manufacture and sale OF Unsound Sour and
Musy Bad Flour Several Of the older dealers and con
sumers rccocCt very well the high character OF New
York supefne Flour under the Inspectorshp Of John
Brown, and tho, perfect confidence with which
flOur bearing his brand ~ Inspector was sold
and resod throughout the mercantile community.
No ono buying barrel OF Hour OF any grade bearing
OF getting unsOund flour. Now the Is reversed and
ennd Observation-Disclosures flour Under sccneGjnS In snector.
the standard OF Brown was permitted 20 decline and
mlcrs became nsoen and defiant their flour was not
pissed above its merited grade In instance, Troy
nlers threatened Inspector with loss OF his office
less he passed lo Of inferior flour as snperfne The in
break his OATH and the miller sent his flour back to Troy
and naa ana ana ssS as nSs m there and
tlon.
unsonnd flour through brokers and dealers arc frandu
lent beyond description Bad, very bad flour Ia passed
off as siperne No lower grade is generally known I'm
single case where a sample OF mlddingsor ship stuff
sent I'm for sale II remarked by milers and deal
ers that the miller VINO GROUND u da not know his bus
Much Of the flour branded supeIfne Is made OF refuse
stuff, sometimes mingled with damaged, even caked
wheat beaten apart by sOves and turned In with
aud less damaged wheat, and sent TO tho mills TO DO
ground altogether MeTs at the South reserve tho best
flour OF their grinding mark 1t Family, and sell IL at
home. The next quality they mark or brand Tx.
tra md send IL 10 EewYork Shippers who buy flour for
export put what mark brand they please In ono
instance shipper requested dealer TO put on fayOrte
mark OF another shipper which the dealer declined doing
One Dembcr says the maneuyering and cheating at the
Corn Exchange common and bad that no seldom
goes there that they scandalOus Infamous In ono
Instance lot OF flour sold by factor who was an.
tlOrzed TO sell larger parcel by the first as sample
The larger lot delivered, and found 10 be inferior
the sample by at least 81 barrel, and returned 10 the
factor who sold again best he could Such cases are
not rare, but common, very common.
No reliance Is be placed in the integrity OF any
brand One lot may DO OF fair quality and the next vile
stuff. You must buy by sample and hold the seller
strictly 20 IT, examine every barrel OF flour yourse
and test 1t by mixing and baking you very likely
almost sure-to DO cheated.
One gentleman wanted TO buy large parcel OF good
flour, and applied TO dealer In wheat 10 Tell OF miller
who could supply hun The wheat dealer named miller
who, ho said had lately bought parcel OF "prlmo
wheat" On application to that miller the latter stated
that the prime wheat" proved unsound that the flour
made from IL still hand and must 10 kept until he
could find customer for It, The parties were too we'll
acquainted not 20 know that unsound flour II sold as
sound would be returned.
practical miller stated that in grinding lot OF wheat
which he supposed turned IN sound lie found It
bad, and tbSt tho flour kept on hand a while aud
then sold 70 baker Of such flouc was MUCH OF tho