, 1875-01-25

c.aionnlty examines handful. takon ut random
from tho stream. tn test itB eoni'dncas. a
record is kept at tho Chief inspectors oil'ce Of
each lot Of grain insneetod u or oit: l.. N ease OF
Inspector tho matter IN brought to the notice OF
the Chief Inspector, whn. from pcrsopal obser-
vations, makes his decisions. IT ho confirms
tho opinion Of Ills subordinate. tl:e
caTo 10 tho Appeal Committee who arc
apuointcl by tho Stats, and vhoso decision ia
final Tho Appeal COMMITTEES IL. however. SCI
dom called upon, rs tho majority of Bhpiera
vl,o eond their grnia to Chicago. roly upo' hav,
ing Just estimate iixou upon it. Put rtnnld
t}!n Appeal Committee nanifestly fall TO 40 1uf-
lice to tho llolior, Ito canTall back on tue thiot
Inspector and bin principal deputies, wllo hto
ollsod to Eiro }rnvy s",1ls as pfecauuoh
against bribery and corruption.
TIE ,1ls ~ 1ssrEcr1aS
nro poil bv tho owner Of the gram unless other
wiaa BruciiIcI by n-reen!eht Will tue broker nr
commission merchant to whom ho conBiEns IT,
Tie fees for inspection ut the present time nre
rct at il cents per carload. AMI % cents for
evry 1000 bushels inspected by Into Or CANAL.
No unregistered Ecceipts arc recognized by tho
t,alo Ms rcgulas, and tAo rule prcdoniinateh TINT
alt grain must actually pass iiio store bet"ro 1t
eau 10 delivered til coiltnct tor regulhr grain.
''nH TnAcK."
Grain Which is consigned "nn tract" (the
quoted torn a,y.,fy.ng tllat the graIn is not IN
tended to he stored In nny warehuuHe) u not IN
FnEElGtf, unlGHB tt11Ctul W
cot,signcc. Tho principle which Influences the
country H:,iprcr to ccnsisn his rrAln "on track =
II that lte may save ntnrnEe charges, aud possl-
by nl,tain higher prieo tlsnn would be the case
should ,e gt all pass inspeetioi, mud be rto"erly
graded. This rlan il sometimes saccnHs-
iul When tho market il baro;, hHt
it, tho majority Of cases extensive glain.tcalcts
will operate o.y with regular grnlt1 ns the t1ack-
cotlsntnents nre 1lstlees for tho direct tmflment
OF c,ntraets. Small dealers, however, sucn -
lar pf irurl. HtII In q
it direct to their Stores by tho wagou-!oad.
slIanpEns.
In tho g1ain-traile, US i'll most other branches
Of business where the rasHlon for nlo'leT-rlak-
wo aro ready to take hn .,fair dvautaSo ~ilcf-
over there is ono to bo gained, anu II
is tho 1nEpectors duty to ferret out aud bring to
Justice aIl such p!underers. Ihs follo"lns hfe
Ronle Of the most Notable tricks ot TIC tlaae !:
Tho manipulation vi nlerchantahlo barley by tue
llHo of Z. proccGs of sulrhllIc cleaning iB all old
anl wcll-worn deception which is frequently
complained Of. Tho tloctoEing by lhiB method
il too familiar to tho trade to need description
and in inspecting tile cheat IL instantly detcetud
by experienced nuscn, 81 tho barley thus cot
yetteu unnyoidably rolans the scent ot the
medicine. Another dodge which has lhtelyE'owl
into fnyor among tic grain tharpora is tic mix.
| ing of rico wheat ana wheat screenings 1slce
| Wheat M most people are probably aware, IL
| quito useless fer grinding purposes, a. it con-
tai1lB very liLtlo nnlrient and wAeu it la fouilt
| iu carload Of Ullnnt. i. il not allowed to ente
! the elevator. Tho screenings OF wheat hle no
worth moro than SID pcr ton. With this mix
tire III view the ''scalawag grain man goes Il
| tho miller aud for trtio buys tho worsh'oH
| rico wheat, also a. lnrgo quAntlt
OF screcpiuga as will answer HI
purpose. Yacso ingredients ho Bhip
to Ho1no small station near tho city, "lcr
Le thoroughly mixed them, and reahips them t
tho elevator, and ii tho inspector be not pos
seaAcd Of sharp eyes, will succeed in getting "
| fraudulent mixture graded us rejected. LII
| transaction will net about ~ per cnr which ~
strong nduceMcut tu one Milo 10 aishonestly IN
Glued. .-.......
TIE CORN CHOP
this season has graded rejected in great meas
nre, there f,einE practically no No. / corn in til
I 1narl;et, Much dissatisfaction llns been OK
prcs4c.l lately in relation to the rule, which Pre-
| yidcs That tho word "1lew shall 10 inserted i
each inspection certificate OF newly harvestc
croii Of Wheat, ryo, and barley until tho 1st da
nf September, of oats until tho 18TH dag c
August ard OF corn until the 10th da
Of April Of each year. Tho grain deaer col
tentls that this distinction between old and nc
is drawn entirely too line, causing last year
crop, III many cascs to bs inspected All rojeetst
when, in the opinion OF the producer, it il q
| aud plump enough tn be graded as No. =. Il
general leslro, luweycr. IL that the regulation
slall not DO entirely into1iblc, but shall 10
construed ~ to adopt. themselves
crop. Gro lit 1t cannot 10 denied th
the country grain-buyera OF tue We
arc unanimously OF tho opinion tint at I
other grain mort il. tic United States can tht
ntgot.ato their crops moro profitab!y. !,
Tho principle Which Is over kept il! view In Il
bo merely scf-Bustaining, tho ouly revenue
ceiycd being that obtained from insrccsion lee
, which il barcy sufficient to tluat tue heavy Ii
bities incurred by tho department.