, 1874-09-05

F2H.64
Bojng S1.50 1ezs than tho loss in weight on tho
800 bushels sold in tue oar. As tlio man and
driver who did tho slellug had their tllnnors ant
oven, au1 tho profit n shown by four tons Of
cohs snug iii tho ooal-llonno all Of them ontire,
not ono Of tllnm brolson, and c!ean and dry.
Tile average loads OF car-corn contain not
no moro; but It is aommon to haul 40 to 10
bushels Of Bllolled corl to tho load Mt tho satne
time. Tho two carloads we're sold to l,o wotg1,-
cd on nv own acalcs. aud wore paid for accord
inRlY. Tho amount WAS H12 btlu1ols, md tho
wofel,t In Chicago was sl1 bushels pounds,--
showing that. In this instnnco at lonst, the
pHroAuo wAnE11ousEMEa wEnE HONEST.
Tic stntion-agsnt at the depot Judged that
Of loading. This loavcs tho difference III
weights rat1,er: nominal have inquired Of a
largo number Of donors iu regard to tho short
aaEe in Chicago. and they toll me thet i runs
from to bushels to . tho car and vot in ts
each. I nm satistlod Of ,tha CORRECT
and had all Tho odd pounds put in which is not
the csso with dealers, as t.loir practice a TO
throw In, in their favor, oil the odd pounds
The next day attor loading those two cara,
took two wagon loa!s to Champaign. Ono OF
tlleAe foil short Of my woiglt ponnda, aad the
eff on i ts sao oas i E psssss
that tiaro may ho dip}loncst woigiorH who bny
grain, but 1t appears to mo that tho ditfotoncois is
I'll often in
THE rAnELEss wEroH1Na.
Largo numbers Of tho farmers have good
farm-scn!ca. and Teigh thoir Htool n4ad grain on
thcHe. and it is again weighed ut tho dopot; hnt
| thoso mon icll ne TINT tho diffcr0nco between
Tho two in not naterial and thiB has bcen my ox-
porienco for the past dozen yearsln which 1lare
| xept large seales for tho purpose.
| Tho waroiouEomon Of Chicago cannot Afford
to give Hlort weigta for T. iniuros their roputa-
5on nnd Of late yosTs there has H., no ao. aonlt
Az general thing, the doalors along the line OF
road Hnnut the corn into tic cars without weigh
ing, filling tho car by measure md this may vary
in accordance with tho caro- of tue measurement:
to tako on tho exact weight. aud no other than .
pRinataknS person should havo Charge Of tls
part of l.andng grain. Farmera are pretty eer-
tain to form an opinion ms to tho truo weight az
they know how full To fill tho wagon-bcd in order
to make tho given quantity, aud suspicious. Of
Injustice Hond Them to sou,o other dealer.
I layo known dealers to discharge weighers for
careloHsnoas i'll tins rospoctt and doubt if n
| regular dealer can bo found who hnbitualfy
cheats III Weight. mean BY this tho local dealer,
| not ihoso who drop down for q time, buy hlln-
| dred or 10 car-loads, and aro OF. I should not
want those mon to wolgh grain for mo; in short.
moi, who hayo given tile gran-trado n Lad repll-
| tation.
! SHIPPING 70 a1A1EEr.
| At prQaont tho dealers at local stations. and cB
| pecalyht all competing points, can pay more for
grain than 1t will not to ship to Chicago or Now
York. Thu falacy Of tie 1atIor marriott presented
4 by facts and winter. and Twill now refer
to two cars, Of corn in question. Tho freight on
the 8t1 bushels at regular rates would be $3.50;
but the cars were billed nt 10000 pounds cacb,
| aud no correction mHdo ut Chicago, ut least 60 I
a,u inforn,ed which leaves to tho loalor 1nattor
of $s.75 IN Tin. excess Of freight not charged.
| This may have bean au ovorsight, but it is ono
that 10 pretty constantly occurring, md always
IN tho interest Of tho doalor: Tho cause Of it
| il somewhoro nnd will be 30 located for
a'l time. or until tho stockholders tako
tho management Of the roads into their own
hands. Il IL these thngs that enahle dealers to
bid against each other anu in which tie farmer
| os,eM receives full slare ot tue differoncc. To
take a new set Of doalera direct from tho farm,
with ittle Or no expsrionco in tl,ese matters, aa
the Glsngers propoRnd to Do, hut Which hotter
cD,iusos laye checked for tho time being, would
! not have worked smoothly.
The moral Of all tilt, IL, to shel tho corn be-
fore song md to soil 10 the local dcalor, unless
tlere il 4oulo most e1ceilont roaAou for the con-
trary.
\ THE HATEFUL GNAssnOrrEn.