, 1873-06-02

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Lye logs. No......".... M,23l 1880 1924
Cattle. No............ l7,772 1d,404 14817
Tho rapid decreaso In the amount Of cur stocks
Of grain, especially in wheat, Is duo to two
cansoB. Tho receipts are iightor than tho aver-
| nge, except in oats. having boon kept back by
bad weathor, or Diverted to other polnts through
dissatisfaction with. tho inspection. Then tho
shipping movement is roally . freo ono, and I'd
such tow llauds (by 1ako1 that shippers are ablo
to dictate IN regard to 1atoB. ThtB botng tho
CARO- thero ia bottor margin Of profit than
usual to tho shipper. Tho history Of tho grain
trade in tho past shows that fully two.thirds of
| tho time our market has boon relatively hlgllor
than New York. Hence shippers have Coon
losers. $780,.
loss to ahippora in tie past, which Is only in-
directly connected with differoncea in price IN
tho two cftics, aud which the ahippers have Il In
tnoir rowor to remedy. t ID q. notorious fact
Chicago to Now York, by Chicago parties, Ia bold
to arrive On tho aeahoard, and that such sale
has often boon nothing moro than d call to tho
No" York oporator,.. Whom tho grain arrives It
II tho, market have declined materially
botweon tho tfmos OF buying and arrival
tho grain !a carefully inspected, and
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II ia maeloaa For ti,e s1fnnar to nrntost IN a,cl
cases, because he has no secuzity, and cannot
AFFORD to pay domnrrago henco he is Obliged 70
t to TIC Same man at tic market Trico Of Tint
luy. which 1nsY he several cents below tho nrice
firat agreed upon
no wonaes fat srs Gnaer sueh e'Tcn
as only q fow can Weld capital enough to
bo able to take tho chancea. And Era ia
1sfe freight: tho absenoe s'e Of competition @ e
among shippers, It would soom.. however that
Chicago % Is now influential enough to III hayo ca q
voice In the matter, and It is probable that 30
grain on tho gradod plan thoir beat coarae would
30 to insist on delivering It by grade. not by eam-
| plo. Thoy could then domand marginal referon-
ces which would protect them againet tho moan
ferea in tho past. =. 49, 49,
to sr IS Goaeo ne
ton Of grain. A whilo ago Il was corr now it
Gently Inspected in aa No: 8, which Weighs 56}<
g be sound and reasonably eioaan, as required
ors Of this grain claim that thoir principals hnyo
not iuetlca done tlIem. and viii gend the roet OF
| thelr grain oIgowhoro, We know uothlnc Of tho
rights Of those cases. There is no doubt tiat it
| would bo very pleasant to some InBpoo-
tors to nut grain IN tho highoat Erado il
viii bear. and ouual1Y pleasant ia anmo othera
to exhibit their critical Judgment by epying ont
roaaons for grading tic othor way. The duty Of
tho Chief Inspector is to sec that neither OF those
ioanings DO followed, because any departure
from tho golden mean, in olthor direction, ia iu-
iuetico to aono. But tho rules roouIro to bo
properly interpreted, as tho .gruyoht or1e1ties
baya often beeu pprnotrntod In tho mama Of
iuatico. and In acooranco with tIo 1otter Of tl1o
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