, 1874-11-27
CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS.
NEW" CORN.
JUDGE STEELE DECIDES NOT TO GLANCE ruR

NEW - COHNs
JUDGE STEELE DECIDES NOT TO GLANCE TIN
RULE.
Congldornblo excitoment has been crontcd in
commercial circles during tho last two days.
growing out Of tho offortB of certain interostoi
parties to got tho word "now" dropped from
tho 1uloa governing the inspection Of corn now
arriving in this market. Tho arguments used in
favor OF tho change arc: First, tho extremely
good quality Of tho new crop nov arriving and
its superior condition as respccts dryncss and
aoundness; and, second, tho establishing
Of good wintor market for tho new
crop, which would all como here II favored
BY tho amended rulo, and tho certainty that tho
discrimination involved In tho term "new +"
would send largo amounta to market In Eastern
citics, without cunning horo at all. Theso CON
sldorntiopB were pressed quito persBtently. l,y
porsons who went directly to tho Board Of itaii-
road and Warehouse Commissioners Wednesday
would be auccosBful.
Ihe Commissioners exercising their proverbs
graphcd to Inspector Harper as 10 whether such
a,El change would bo desirablo. Mr. Harper re.
p!iod that 1t would not, but, on tho contrary,
would result IN confusion to tho department.
On this. tho Commissioners delegated one OF
thoir nnn,her-Judgo steelo-to visit this CITY.
tnge9stgats tue subject and ehango tho rulo il
Judge Steele hold Thanksgiving DIV in lar
per's oiticc. whero during tho day ho was visited
by quite number Of our loading grain deal
ers, and tho subject discussed Mt length, In
tho 9ftornoon he met :, L. Reynolds. OF tho
force. Aftor o full examination Of tho
subject. Judge Steele decided that tho
change should not DO made. Which decision
viii DO approved by every ono Interested iu tie
ton Of tho movers for this change to kcop il
very quiot, aud get It done, It possible, without
the puolio knowing anything aboua 1t; but ,1owa-
motnEers werc too sharp for such Secrecy, and
and springiie!d dispatches gave publicity to tho
-, Il also aeoms apparent that tho parties doair-
month, and want to turn in tho now
corn to meet their Obligations on regular
No. 2. Dealers in No. 2, who already hold largo
Quantities, aud arc desirous Of buying ali thoy
!nan, yolemens1y protest against the change, as |
value Of No. q.
We're this change made, i would work infinite
shipper would Insist on putting lis in as No, 9,
and thore would be constant dotnaud for tle |
Board Of Appeals: tho market would bo
lower in consequence, and tho only
receipts, which would help tho "sllorts for tie
time being, aud tho owners OF warehouses, who
would got storage ratos on largcrquantitlca than
Il ia roportcd that tho new corn is SO good that
aud tlat therefore tho word IL now" ought to beo
atr'ckou out. To this proposition il is snf-
Rcient to reply that there IL no need of re-.
pealing tho rulo for such good graloa.
while It keeps out tic inforior
which every ono admits ought to DO done. II
also prevents tho necessity OF changing ruloa
which aro now 60 well observed that ti,o eroataat
satisfaction is fct IN tho entiro inspection sys-
tom; and III conversation, ycstcrday. Hfr.
Reynolds, Of tho Board OF Appesls. re-.
married. to Judge Steele that tho sys.
,em at present worked 60 satisfactorily
hat it reflected great credit on tho Chief !; whilo
he Judge replied that, 10 smooth were the
layo no knowledge Of any inspection ut ali. but
or tho monthly Of Inspector Harper,