The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-02
THE NlTION4L BOARD OF TR.ADE.

RICHMOND, VA, December /.
The National Board Of Trade met at noon in
the capitol. Frederick Fraley, Of Philadelphia, is
president. Prayer was offered by Rev. Charles
Mnnegerode, OF the Episcopal Church. Thomas
W. McCause OF the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce, submitted an address Of welcome.
General walbridge, in his address, argued that
national aid ought to be given TO the South to
enable her TO repair the ravages OF war. He
secuted the idea OF repudlatlon. Taxes would
pay the debt. and taxes would be easily borne If
the government aided in developing the resources
OF the country. In closing he eulogized the
Grant administration.
At the afternoon session applications for men,
bership were received from the Richmond Corn
and Flour Exchange; Augusta, Georgia, Board OF
Trade, and Petersburg Merchants Exchange
Permission was given to the Boards OF Trade OF
Toledo, Ohio, and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and
Merchants Exchange Of Peoria, Illinois, to with
draw from connection with the National Board.
Tho business programme VAS then commenced.
The consideration OF the first four propo-
sItIons was postponed. Proposition fifth,
being the uniform measurement OF grain,
was taken up and resolutions adopted that the
number of pounds to constitute hushel should
be uniform In all States, so long as the bushel is
used in trade; that the Genital system should be
adopted in transferring all commodities usually
sold by the bushel, and that measurement by
bulk should be abolished The sixth proposition
was in regard to tares and short weight. On this
proposition resolutions were adopted recommend
ing local boards to adopt the rule that tares shall
be the actual weight OF the package at the time OF
sale in all transactions, and to Insist on full
weight or measure in articles purpOrtlng to be Of
n certain fixed standard, but which are sold by
parcel or package The seventh proposition was
in regard to uniformity in executing convey
ances OF land. In regard to this proposition
committee was appointed to prepare and
recommend to all State Legislatures statutes to
be adopted for the form and general requisites OF
conyeyances OF lands. The eighth proposition
was in regard to uniform practice in United
States District Courts; and committee was ap-
pointed to prepare u statute to be urged Tor use
in nil the United States District Courts in collec
ton Of debts where the parties were residing in
different States.
State Legislatures were to be requested to re-
neal all license laws discriminating against non
resident traders. This resolution created an I'M
mediate discussion, its opponents arguing that 1t
was an effort of the large Eastern cities to do all
the business for the smaller cities OF the west
and South without paying any tax thereon. Its
friends urged that it was only in keeping with the
snirit of the age to which local license laws were
opposed; that 1t was the result OF an enlightened
commercial sentiment-domestic free trade is to
come, and might as well he accepted at once.
The resolution was favored by Messrs. Opdyke
and Chittendcn, oil New York; Rapes of Boston,
and others, and opposed by Mcssrs Geno, Of Gin
cinnati Dove, OF Chicago, and lIastie, OF Charles
ton, S. c. The resolution was adopted by vote
of forty .one to twelve The board then adjourned
till tomorrow.
The board got through nearly half the business
in its programme today. The citizens will give
a ball in their honor on Friday night, in which
many prominent men not merchants are inter-
ested. An excursion to City Point and return
by the way OF Petersburg battlefield takes place
at the end OF the week.
There are thirty-four members OF the board
present representing the Boards OF Philadelphia,
Wilmington. Del, Portland, st. Louis, Charleston,
Dubuuuc, Detroit, New York. Boston, Baltimore,
Buffalo and Chicago.
The Chambers of Commerce OF MILWAUKEE,, New
York. Richmond, st. Paul. San Francisco and
Cincinnati the New York Produce Exchange, the
Norfolk Merchants Exchange, Philadelphia Com
,nercial Exchange, Baltimore and Boston Corn
and Flour Exchanges, are also represented.