, 1869-03-29

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Tor uy ue1t. AtrANox1k
WaFchuustuE dsruln In Now York.
70 the Eaior qr The Chicago Tribune:
ny attention has bccn called to an article In your
Issue OF The 3oth inst, headed 4'6elnnR Grain IL
New York, tn which reteEcucc i4 naadc to meet
nR OF the New York Produce Exchange Assoc!a-
ton, held hist Wcck, concerning certain chanxes
proposed n the Node Of selling and handling a1a,n
here, at which meeting hal the honor 10 preside.
Fur this reason claim the favor Of Space In your
columns, to correct several Important errors in
ruattees Of fact, into which you have been led In
Presenting the subject to your readers.
First Of Ill, as to the meeting Itself: II sas not
meeting Of ahipnefa only. ~ you aIlege, but
meeting Of tho Produce Exchange Association.
couscned t,y the President in the rrguar way, aad
called to order by him. 1t was numeronslY It,
Tended BY receivers, m!llerz, dealers, warehouse
and elevator rropsiesorE, Ahrpera. and Indeed, "
persons CONNECTED with every department Of tue
gvHtn trade Ia the city Of fer York. ON war
ranied, therefore, in sallng that It was
"a thoroughly representative Of tlsas trade
a. any such meeting could bs:
nnd tts decisions were reached With
so near an apptuach to unanilutty and 10 mach
heattineSs q to mako my o11ce Of Chairman very
easy one
haze Already stated that the meeting WIS
called ny the President Let me now nat that be
wopld hard occupied the chair but for m liter re-
qurtug btu personal Attention elsewhere: thas 10
heartily eudorsea the action there t1ken, md tnnt
In conjunction with the Secretary, he enecrfuny
complied With the desire Of tho meeting to advise
Western Raafsta as Ttutie Of that action. Tha Az
soc!ated Prras, however, with tts customary de-
Fpatch, anticipated the otlccrs Of tho exchange In
the discharge Of this duty.
II you whl be good enough to te5er 70 ou1 Eeao-
j,StIC +n@- -iI+ = A.. 49, F.-
them 10 Justly The assertion TINT NO "r1ntestcd'
against "rrtor1n' Or "change, " Or Indeed against
anything. These resolutions specially nvoiiei
r1ononncsnH CT the inertia nt p1hus TIE details Of
which wern virtually unknown ~ the trade. Ali
that ~as aimed at III them wAa 10 convey to those
interested the Information that the Produce En-
change han had no opportunity Of Judging
Of the changes proposed, and must not
bo considered as approving them. We
believed We hada perfect right tara to net oursetycs
right With the ~cst-espcciajly u the Newspapers
Of TINT day informed us tnst the Eu1alo Board OF
Trade, on the previous Saturday, had bean assared
BY the Representatives Of the sleysttug ntefest5 OF
New Tolt. then Waiting them, th1t they "wese
sustalned b3 nearly Ill the prominent and innnen.
tial merchants On the Corn Exnhanse''
Having thus eudesvorcd 10 show you what the
low ask tnr further privilege Of "cprrectn&'s
your Information ~ to the present mode Of doing
business here, hut should thereby encroaeh TOO
much on your Epata Permit me. however to
atase that my own experience a8 nshlppeE, coupled
with that communicated to nc By otter11 Mto
have hAd longer experience, J1stldes me Ia saytn4
that the extstenee Ct "seven 70 tca daJs 1edt" to
foreign shippers u entirely unknown 10 them.
and thAt they a1e equally unconscious OF cnjo5lng
the prtvilege Of being permitted to buy grstu and
then 1a7oT Il up, without feasonahle canse On
sotpt future occaMou. They further beHsye that