, 1873-02-15
Sulphur Used to Give q False Appearance to
Grain.
Three Establishments Engaged in the
/ Business in This City.
Effects Of tho "Doctoring" on tho
Chicago Market.


Tor cleaning grain Whon Waa anoD]eos'onaolo
except Tor tho fact that IL wae
TOO DIRTY TO rAss NusfEa
IN given grade anont has long noen customary
70 tako the lewef efaaes Oh "heas ana NIX snon q,
"lth h'snor ones IN. auon p,opo.slons tnas .ns
foealt Wooia JUST come "isn'n sno hsanaaro al ol
sne ngner staoe .nus ln1a,.oasly lo"ui.ns sno
genera! ayefage q .lss etauo, mAns ~ nPo
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oA "t'''s ~ '1AA's eA''>@0 w .o1
TILE oaAnloAA oooton.S' ,., os aAAlI A1',
1s proceHs ot oompataaseiy igoeas oleI ,,u Nv -,
LOW nase no iosa tnsn ~. s,.oo o1oantus as -.
.ne eisy' 1atn1snea "a.o 'no poas .a''eo.y ~
.ue P"pobo, "aoie tfso qaau~..oo sno,1.. =. sno
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musn =. ~. ~ "s t..e s,,tsnx n.tn ,1,fa -
10 Luz .p'oAoo Wv ,,.t,a ~ s nn;ar, 1,o~a ar7
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" "ulou epoa ~ T,..t. .,,a u;sto.nt a,raat..
ien On tne corner VI ol@tA aua ~,
VI. OGqEht GGAfAAACt AcAA L ~ AASA4E30AAo q
alevntorB in t11e vicinity OF Twelfth street; md
Nattar,a honaa:,; In tho old Burlington Hall,
.,,,, ,,,s..,, o5;o,11v sor,at1+oos
taese paaoos 1un 'paeu'eH5' 'oe" .u
being almost maot,ve TOT ao'osai nn; MooRs ;st 70.
and day. When in full blast, thoy can eact turn
=. - - lt.;,a.,,a h,.ho1s ~ +1,,a trone.
OUT a. !eaae Ton 'nounano ououo's =. '1.o
moeriaed grain, mailing m aVorseo ,, PROM %,a os
t,,ou ~ r,,o.+aat acf;v;tv for those mi,,a aro
.,.ass s - ~ e.
oo. ,,osr W .n 1,,v,,ar apvtnr, TIVE rrmrr,,Knr
noss 1sTnSsE We, sfe1osE marn tha 1oat nasnor !,
wheat, when the speculative grade, No. 2, was
rniaad In n,5ca from thirty to forty oonte DOR
ts.,a, ioro,, ,.hst H. 1go,,,a h.va haa, h,,t for
Dey ""s ~ ~ ornar t,a 's nrnnriotora
Of these places bought No.s spring wheat
and ttrafeatna,n mt Il tbroueh their mills,
bringing il ont a. No. q. the only diiroronoo be-
ing thas theee was ratae. lcas III auatslss, u"iug
to tho fact that small percentage OF dirt had
been taken out Of It. II must be said TINT this
mari ~ the hus,nosa IN norfeot1v Legitimate. tho
l lrast,o, h.,n@, a;nnn,v ma ~ rivalry hotnean
aaesslou .e1ne sus oae w. - Ho."..n tro,o.aa
two sets OF speeulators, one ANXIOUS 70 increase
tho volume of tho speculative grnde of any
eiyou grain, and tho other anxious to keep it
Sow, .rith;n +ho ama1Jaat noaa,h,o 7irn,ta. ao
'al % = n'e1o eontunt aM1a pusmen .nm ne.ua
Ia concerned. tho publio can have but little in
tasaat so th9ra IA Tnrnheh1v lttln Ia comniain ~
"ntada p of th;a anacnintiro troosantion in thair
daa1nps With I wheat but It is in barley hat their
chiof 9Tota HIT II" mi thnv aIorV most In bnrla1
cornht' ''" A'o' eN':' e3S1' ''"' . '''~'
II ia we'll known a,nonu grain dealers that the
dtffefence botween apv two grades Of barley, as,
alone ] upon ita ' T'oieht or ' plumpncss. but upon
ita color,
- 'V'''' BARLEY
which In heavy and plump enough TO pass a. No.
q nav - owing to the faot that Il hns boon out in
the shock. or has oyeI been showed upon during
ita tTansit In The cara. from tha prowor to this
oity. BECOME diaoolorod, or, as tho dealerB In it
say. Gtsintod." to euch an extent That tho In
ware SE a nera outsido taint. like the coloring Of
the ahall Of an ogg. there might be no great
harm in removing, tho stain j; but the rsasen On
Ing sssgaoa sa No ,a bsesuae - the % Outward dsool
Grafton Ia eupposod to bo q aien Of
IN 1NrEnNAr TA1Nr.
which will prevent The brewors making clear,
bright beer Or ale with the malt made from such
broWors for tho making Of common and iuforior
pradea Of malt Uuuorss and tue beat barlov--that
which is not merely sound, but which carries e1-
hest % arades' Some 81 Of Tie browors % cioat t. viii,
this inferior barley, by using it for tho manufoo-
turo cf what thoy cali HBass' nlon tho tr1o arti-
Gle being made only In England.
TIE WAY
In which these lower grades of barley. anl
Tainted" barley, are nude to appear az No. q.
Ia by eubiectiug the grain to q sulphur bath.
The manipujator takoe rol1e of SULPHUR. breaks
them up into ANAL pieces, and nuts item in
retort il tho lower hart Of tie building Tho
furnes aro Chem conductod through pines into an
inclined and revolving drum in the upper part
OF the building. The grain runs into the higher
end Of the drum, from the bins. The drum
yeyolvee slowly, agitating the grain,
aud giving the eulphor fumes IN opportunity to
pass through tbs mass, which afterwards runs
ont at tho fownr md of tho drum.
rHr anpArFRr rnormrE
of theeo peopie hos hithorto been to remove the
SULPHUR smell from the grain thus troated, but It
IA ,inf1nratood Tint thew have RECENTLY hit ,tpon
nbemieai nreparations which taLo aWay that M % odor
entirely, and render It almost impossible for
even m expert to say that tho
grain has boon doctored up to
a higher grade, In reality, the best proof Of
tf,is dnntorinu ia tho faot that the grain haa