Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-19
CINCINNATI.
INC Porkers' Platform.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 1S.-IE the Pork
Packers Convention to-day, John l.. Han
cock, of Chicago, was made Permanent
President, and II. G. Hensley, Of Nashville,
is the Vice President from Tennessee. The
Committee on Credentials reported l39
delegates. The Committee on Business
submitted q lengthy report on rules and
regulations governing the provision trade,
which as far as adopted to-day Is as fol-
lows.
l. The Board Of Directors of the Boards
of Trade and Chamber Of Commerce shall
appoint five members as Committee on
Provision Inspection, who shall act as ref
erees in cases of complaint against inspec.
tors, or the inspection Of any lot OF pro-
visions, or any matter Of business pertain
ing to the same; but the buyer shall in all
cases have the right to designate his own
inspector; but in case the seller feels that
injustice Is being done, he shall have the
right to cal upon the Committee OF ln-
spection, whose decision shall be final. In
the absence If such committee arbitrators
may be substituted.
2. All appeals from inspection must be
made before the property leaves the city.
8. Pork products packed between Nov. l
anu 4 bAhll dlODC DO NJhoAN@ANN
standard.
4. In sales of fully cured meats or to be
fully cured and delivered at any specified
time, the seller must deliver in good faith
according to contract, the inspector 10 pc
the judge, who shall always be informed OF
the conditions Of the contract before pro-
ceeding to inspect. Where sales Of dry
sailed meats are made without other specl-
fcations it shall be considered that the sale
contemplateS meats fully cured, the inspec-
tor to be the judge. .
6. In case of no specified agreement In dry
sailed meat, saltage shall be allowed OF one
per cent; and If either seller or buyer object
the inspector shall sweep as many drafts as
considered necessary and the per centage
so determined shall be binding on Doth
parties. A drainage of one per cent shall
be allowed on picked hams and Shout
ders.
G. The tare on lard 10 be made by actual
stripping and the application Of dry heat to
remove the remaining lard. The empty
package to be weighed and the differences
between the gross weight and the empty
package 10 be the weight Of the lard.
Z. Lard to be divided into twol grades
choice and prime steam; choice made from
leaf and trimmings only, either by steam
or kettle. The manner of rendering to be
! branded on the tierce. Prime steam to 0e
made from hog round, say head, gut, leai
and trimmings, in the proportion In which
the same come from the hog.
s. Three hundred and twenty pound!
nett shall be considered the average weight
of tierce of lard upon which the settle
ment Of contracts shall be based, but the
number of packages the contract calls To-
must be delivered and the difference, 4
any, must be settled at the market price OF
| the day of delivery.
Adjourned until half past nine tomorrow
morning.
The delegates assembled at the Mer
chants Exchange this evening and were es
cOrted to the Industrial Exposition. Tn
Convention will probably conclude It's la
bors to morrow forenoon.
Ohio River Improvements.
The Ohio River Improvement Commits
sion met to-day, Gen. Morehead in th
chair, and Pennsylvania, West Virgins
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois req
resented. A plan for the permanent organ
iEation of the commission was adopted.