, 1873-03-28

Withdrawn from storo yestorday for city con-
sumption: 1,o48 bu wheat, and / ,405 bu corn.
Tho following grain haa boon inspected into
etoro this morning up to 10 O'clock: IS cars
wl1eat; 48 cars corn 6 cars oats; car rye; s
cara barley. Total, 50 cars; or, 81, 600 BIT.
The Doard OF Railroad Commissioners, In COM
pany with tho Chief Inspector Of Grain aud tho
President and Directors Of the Doard OF Trade,
visited tho grain warehouses tliH afternoon, and
took notes.
When tho now regime is established, by know
ing exactly what duties it las to perform under
tho law, tho first thing that will require alton
tion will be the necessity Of uniformity in inspeo
ton. Heretofore little too much latitude has
been allowed to tho sub-inspectora At diGorcnt
houses; and tho consequence Las often been
difference OF 10 or moro por bu in the actual
market value Of the same grade in different
houses. This can only bo remcdiou by IN oil-
clont supervision Of tho conduct Of tho truck
inspectors, soeing TINT they all adhero to the
satne interpretation Of tho rules. We may illus
certain grade shall bo 'roasonably clean"
which NO may presume to moan that all grain
which is unreasonably clean, or roasonabiy un-
clean, or ungeaBonably dirty, shall be passed. into
bottor wording could DO invented for TINT rule;
but it is easy to 300 that two inspectors would
differ in Judgment to the oxtent Of n consider
able percentage Of ldirt in deciding the exact
quantity Of filth which is just necessary to pass
the grain into tho next lower grade The IN
speotor can only be kept right in this reBpeot by
~ Loo,o1g fhst ~ Tia fe1fnwe Anil 11,n aame
rc,nny3s viii nnnly With enuni forca in rerarl to
otl,ar nn;nta in ii,snecLor espociallv that 3nvoy
inn most,,re. Il IN stated that no corn mist bo
dry. Who shall decide the exact percentage Of
moisture allowed undor the rule? Thoao who say
ahsoiuto drvness IL M innongble viii, IA M eh-
sointa coiS TLaro !. n i;froronca of i,,.1g1rent
IN ro1oul To thcse two nnints. avon nmonU OK
narts' ,vI,ic1, nstronomers would cali & Wnorsonal
aanna}ion. and which roouircg continuous cor
Tant;on i, or]nr to Lenn IN thnt uniformity Of
rrade ut different houaes without which an iu-
| And this mattor Of comparative moisture will
probably provo to be ono Of much groator I'M.
| portApce this year than for two or threo years
mast, ns there ia great danger that CIR elevators
viii bo ohoke-fsil during several woeks o.
warm wcnther, If not through the wAole sunl
The freight difficulty continues. Rates o
freight arc hold so high that no one seems dis
! noaol to assume tho role Of ehipper, with til,
r1luoue experiences OF former years staring then
in tho faca. Honce matters are almost at
dead lock, e1cept tho filling OF shipping ordor
for car-loatls aud the grain markets aro loft al
| most oycluslyely ip the hands Of tile option deal
ers, WHO find tho load too much for thola t
| carry.
THE MARKETS.
Tile lending produce markets. we're rather NOR
active to-day, but principally in q speoulativ
| way and grain was generally easier, owing t.
iargo stocks in store aud high froights, whlcl
The reportod receipts were worry light, as con
| oonucrcn of #1,o atnrp and t1,n al,;nmnrtu star