, 1873-04-27

| The proprietor Of one Of the grain -doctoring
aud mixing mills that disgrace this city is trying
to make people believe that the charges against
the nefarious trade. aud the men who conduct
it, are false; first, because there is no doctored
! barley above the grade Of rejected in the Rock
Island Elevators, and, secondly, because be has
not sulphur bath in his mill, and II would not
touch doctored barley" il he know it. The lat
ter claim is true, but its value may bo under
stood when it is known that hesends his inferior
barley to other mills to be put through the brin-
stone process, and then has it sent away with all
po seible speed to find q customer before it
+ "spoils." Even it 1t wero true TINT there is no
sulphureted barley above the grade OF rejected
IN the houses named, the fault lies with the In
spectors, and not with the gentlemen who do
the docto1ing. But our remarks included GRIM
mixing Us well as grain-doctoring, aud there can
be no doubt that the selling value of every
grade Of barley in the Rock Island Elevators
des dess eSse sspSssstsd Se sbsE hs5 by Ps Psng Or
to doubt that the selling value Of
every buahe1 Of barley in this city has been de-
preciated BY these vile processes, though p1ac-
seed only R, Sf N the gTa We ae a
but the Rock Island) is just as good as the
Canadian barley, which is bringing 20@25c per
bu more in New York. There is no reason why
the two should not sell at exactly the came price,
UAtal0t oi td6 Q16tIuSt l6lt 0y E69Lefu dealers,
who fear to take hold Of any barley from this
city, because some Of it has been tampered with.
However much the manfpulators may blow
about their right to do what they will with their
oWn property, the honest portion Of mankind can
see but little difference between this practice
aud tho raising Of checks on a bank. But there
is good reason to hope that the thing will be
stopped, though not without strong opposition,
as the mixing business is abetted Il not carried
on, by some men who have been honored with
high office III the commercial community.
Ihe honest dealers in grain will welcome the
following order, issued by the Chief Inspector.
It has the right ring to it.:
Notice is hereby given that, in order to prevent
gross injustice to holders Of warehouse receipts for
instructed and after this date pass all grain that
uay arrive in un1nerchantAhla condition, or that
has been subjected to any chemical process, or that
- = Sss9 aaa @ ssE ase mater
CHICAGO, April 26, 1878. Ohief Inspector
4 country shipper who read this notice said
he was glad Of it. He had doctored grain him t
sell, as good many others did; but OCCASION
ally they would get tnpped up on car, and the |
amounted to- Undoubtedly be spoke the eenti,
Enents OF all but the Chicago sharper ones, who |
can play the bower every time.
It is d singular fact that some Of our largest |
receivers Of grain from the country are On the |
bear side OF the market, especially in corn, |
which would seem to be directly contrary to the !
'old abort, but whether for themselves or fol |
hair customers is not generally known.
THE MARKETS.
There Was q fair amount Of trading in produce
o-day at about the salne average of prices as on |
!tiday, provisions and corn being weak, while
sheat tended upwards. The weather was better
ban heretofore, being Kazusr, and without |