Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-13
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W!lM NaI Oh MARKETS
: FOR THE
E.K.& ENDING Tk.gzlSDAY,
February IL. 1871.
There are 10 important changes t,
note III the commerc:ai situation ant
we have sti.l ~ rt port business dull il
nearly every dep irtment of trad,
with II i:;Ications OF any change
foe iii" bitter. i'be, unsettled condi
tjon Of our financial legislation il
thought to still give restriction Il
trade. but We have published SO many
articles on intiat, on and contraction thai
We have determined to give it's aeita
ton up to the Northern press and tc
turn our attention to matters which
pertain most TO our home trade and
! interests. Most of our readers nC
doubt IN perusing the columns IF oul
paper, have seen and read with inter.
est, The proposed changes in the Naval
Store trade. We had intended ere
this TO give orr manufacturers the
benefit Of these changes, as proposed
and set forth i'll a circular issued to
tie trade by order of the Produce Ex-
change, but we have been pressed
with other matter which we have con-
siderea equally important. AS the
time for these new rules to go into eff
feet is drawing near, We publish them
with pleasure. no even apologizing for
the space which it occupies. The cir
! cular reads rs follows:
PRODUCE EXCHANGE,
! WLMISGToS, n. c.. Feb. ID, 1874.
The Wilmington Produce xEchange
| and the New York Naval Store Trade,
| having made many new and important
! changes in The requirements as to the
/ kind and condition OF barrels used for
! Spirits Turpenti:le and Resins. Your
! attention Is particularly called to the
! following provisions which will be
| strictly adhered to on and after the lst
day of April next:
| Spirits Turpentine will be sold only
by freight, estimating TBS. net weight
! to the gallon, but prices and quota
tons will be as heretofore, by the gal
! lon.
Each distiller viii De required to
aceigh curcfuliy every barrel. 0fte, it
is gi,ted aud READY to be fitted, and to
c"t tho weight distinctly on one head
near the end of the bung s.ave.
Barrels must be we'll made, new or
good second hand, holding from So TO
so gallons; slaves of ,chite oak; heads
of ;chitc oak. or of rhitc asst, all we'll
seasoned, and ;:ct less than three quar-
tiers inch thick FOR tie slaves; and one
inch NicL- for the heading, when
dressed They shall have six go iron
hoops--Say two head hoops one and a
half inches wide, and four quarter
and bilgH hoops one and q quarter
in.hes wide, l,w barrels to have at
least three good coats OF glue, and
second hand barrels to have at least
two good coats of glue. Each barrel
shall have at least one good coat of
Spanish brown paint on the heads; and
when filed, the bungs shall he tight
and we'll glued in.
The white oak referred to may he of
ans Of the species OF t"hitn oak, having
a close grain. but red oak will not be
received.
The required thickness of slaves and
heading viii be absolutely necessary,
and particular attention should be
paid to making tho barrels Of good
shape.
Many Disti,lers are careless II giu;ng
unfit. Heavy expenses may be saved
by ttSlIlto Otiit tiic ICSb anu 1cciA-
ing it properly and allowing the bar
rels to dry for three to six days, before
filing.
The Inspector is required reject as
un,nerchuntabie and not fit for de-
livery
LIST. All poor. InisslIapeu and i'll
made barrels, as well as those which
are not equal in all respects to the re-
Quife,nents Of these rules.
ID .AlI barrels whiah are ''sEeating'
at time of examination.
81. al barrels which are leaking.
ttil All barrels found to contain
water or dissolved glue, or any foreign
substance, Oh which the glue-coating
is found to have softened.
9TH. Converted wliskey barrels, as
we'll as packages which have been used
for other purposes than holding Spirits
Turpentine.
Barrels with pine or popular heads
Will be rejected.
Colored Spirits TO extent of ten per
OF Il V lot may be delivered in sale,
but whiskcy or oil barrels must be
sold separately, and al price to be
agreed upon.
The Inspector is required to return
the gross tccigIfs and taj'cs (as cut Cd
the heads, and the buyer will have
the privilege of examining the lot, and
emptyipg enough to satisfy himself as
to the correctness of the marked tares:
and if he finds any error, all the ex
pcnsc attending the examination will
have to be paid by the Distlller.
1t viii be seen then how necessary it
IS for the Distiller, in order to save
himself heavy expenses to see That his
barrels come fully up to the standard,
and that they are carefully and cor
gluing and all ether requirements are
carefully attended to. His interest
will be fully protected by his Factor,
but in case of dispute between buyer
and seller, it is the business of a Com
mittce Of The Exchanged to see that equal
Justice is done both parties, according
to the Rules.
Mix-packed or fraudulently packed
Rosin causes much trouble and annoy
ance to the trade, and the damages
arising therefrc IL will most surely have
to be paid by the Distiller sooner or
later Rosin to be in merchantable
order must have ttCO good heads, the
top head well lined, two wooden hoops,
or one OF iron, on each head, and two
wooden, or one of iron, on each bllge.
Eight wooden or four iron hoops in all.
The practice Of packing Opaque or
trashy rosin (from tie settings OF the
bin) III the bottom of barrels of fine
rosin, shouid be avoided. All fine
resins are sampled by the buyer in the
bottom head, and is rejected if not all
right. Another practice of allowing
| barrels of fine rosin to remain open
and bleach the top part should be
stopped, for the bottom head will sure
IL show wfethnr this has been done.
Inc interests Oh the TRACE herr and
that of the distillers are identical, and
the re,y heary losses which have been
made by shippers of turpentine to for
eign ports. during the past twelve
months makes it necessary that some
thing should be done to avoid such
losses in the future; hence, after care
fully considering the matter for scme
months, these ruleshave been adopted,
and will, We believe, result in great
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