National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-13
PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Lively Meeting Last Eight-A Row About
C,ly,s-EIsetion Of Kew seeretary-Gsnsral

eHieient work Of the special committee appointed
to act as sergesnt.at-arms and to cause the at
tendance Of negligent members was seen In the
full attendance. The president, Mr.. Jonn a.
Baker, presided, and Mr.. J. w, Sands acted as
secretary pending the selection ofthe new scribe.
The first business coming before the Exchange
was the consideration of the report OF the QUOTE
ton COMMITTEES. The revision showed very snsnss
changes from last week for the various classes Oh
Gftsr discussing each section severally md
modifying the report, It was read ss corrected,
and adopted as q whole, as follows:
ofcfGl price current Of he WdshtTstos Guy
Produce Exchange. Ihs otetGI ~srse 'sP s,,ai
tshuIesGls trGnscetioH. Washington D. T., tr'-
day, August Is, 1875
Receipts for the Week-Eggs, $50 cases anu ~
barrels; butter. $50 packages; hour, 0oO oarres:
Flour-With aight receipts the HArket remains
Ht GrsinWMarSet srm for wheat and oats corn
Hay and straw-supply of old hay light, and
Rnt,erHMarSet continues frm for all descrip-
lions, only fancy brands bringing outside quota
EFgs-with light recetptsiwe advance prices;
Cheese-Market quiet.
Poultry-Receipts liberal and market steady.
Vegetsbies-The supply from our immediate
neighborhcod very large, especially in potatoes
ana sSippefs unless they are prepared to accept
Pesches-Those coming in are mostly green and
worthless, good ones bringing fair prices
Live Scholarships extremely light; market
hrm ACCUSATIONS; .,
Other articles on the list move quietly at quota
tions.
Flour-Family standard brands, 81 75as; do.
trade brands, S7a75O; extra, $6.5oa7; super,
$5.5Oa6.6O; fine, S4.75a5; middlIng, S4s45o; rye,
s5s55O; corn meal, bolted, s5as7c do, unbolted,
Grain-wheat, sl.SOal. so; corn, yellow, s4as5c;
do, white, S7sSSc.; oats, old Southern, 65aI0c;
do, new do, 6Oa6Sc.: do, Western bright, osa67c
do. do. mixed, 65a66c. rye, S5a9Oc.
Hay and Straw-Hay, clover, slsa2o; do, tim.
l6; do, oats, S1Oal2; do, wheat, seas; cut hay,
Western, 24a25c.; do. Virginia, 2+a2sc; barrel,
22a24c.; packed Va, Pa. and Md. firsts, 22a24c.
DO DO do DO seconds lssEoS;; DO; DO 40; 90 DO
seconds I9a2Oc; do. do thirds I7alsc; grease 1Oc.
Eegs-Fresh, 15a16c.; ksst, loo.
Cheese-New York State factory, hne, new, IL
al2c.; do. fair to good, saIoc.; Western factory,
choice, new, 9aloc.; do. fair TO good, Ease;
Skinned, asSe;; half Skinned nnT Sa7G ~, do, A.,
$50; hens. live, per doZ., s45Oa5; spring chickens
per doz., large, s3a4; do. per doz., small, s2a
Dried Fruits and Nuts-Cherries, picked, new,
per H., 13al5c; black berries do, 4a5c.; peanuts,
common, sIsL Is; prime, sl;55a2 ~, .o
81; Bartlett pears, per box $25oa3.50: whor-
tleberries, per bucket 4oa5oc. apples, good, per
Dbl, sla2; do common Joc.aSl.; peaches, per box,
ProTisions-Bacon, country hams, per ID,
l3a15c-; do. 10, shoulders, do, loa1lc; do do,
do. refined, 1414al5c.
Furs, Wool and Hides-wooI, washed. 4Oa
45c do, unwashed, 30a34c-; hides, green, 6aIc.s
do dry llal2c cslfskins. each, 7sc.asI.IO; pelts,
each, 35a5oc.
$50; cuttings, do, 5OtssI; sweets, do, s5ss; cab.
bage, per hundred, $la3; onions, white, per
bush, s1a125 onions, yellow, per bush, s5c.asl;
Live Stock - Cattle, common, SAFE. do,
butcher 3a57c.: do, extra, 51za61zc; hogs. ordi-
p psssr $50 sSs CAVES 6f@a
51Sa614c.; do, common, 4a41zc.; COWS, each, s2Oa
40c9;; do, common, Sl0a20
Mill Feed-Western bran, per ton, slsa20;
brown middlings, do s22a28; white do, do, s2is
seeds-TImOthy, per bushel, ssaa5O; nsx, do,
Lamber-Yellow pine joice and scsntling, Il to
16, s1lal25 so; do. do. do, 20 70 q sl3sl4 do do
S. flooring boards, sl3ai5; poplar, SIS and -,
S2OaSo; walnut, ~ and e., 2, 3 and Inch, $500
Sundries-Beesvax. 25aSOc; taIlow, &c.; honey,
1Osl5c.; rags, white, 3a314c.; do, mixed, 2sSc.
Alter other routine business, the Chair called
for the report of
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE,
which was continued from last meeting, to make
further inquiries into the commission question.
Mr.. Janney, as chairman Of the committee,
stated that the report had been submitted AID
acted upon at the previous meeting without any
final result, and he supposed that the yexed
question was dropped or left open one and that
was desirable that uniform code Of com missions
be established and adhered to the subject might
now be brought up, and another effort made to
The question whether It could be acted upon In
committee of the whole was brought up, when
before the meeting and be settled there and then.
There was nothing in the constitution to prevent
change in the bylaws and rules Of trade.
Mr.. W. s. Hoge took the same ground.
Mr.. Z. F. Dutrow moved that all that portion
Of the rules establishing commission charges be
repealed.
A member suggested that this would necassi-
tate the revision Of the scale, as most members
favored fixed rates and that It would be better for
those who objected to present rates to repeal or
1t was suggested by another member that it
would not take long, as the rates generally met
the appreciation OF merchants, except those on
Mr. Spicer then seconded Mr.. burrows motion.
Mr.. Hoge opposed the motion.
Mr. Janney said be hoped It would not pass; 1t
meant that there should be no scale. The rates
were q strength to the commission business; they
gave
CHARACTER AND DIGNITY
to It, 1t was no more to his interest than to that
of others, but all were equally interested Ii was
not his object in business to how little he could
q living and little more. In Justice to the trade
he did not favor high rates, but fair and Impair
tial commission, as favorable TO one house as to
should be not to abolish it but to secure uniform
rates, so that commission merchants should not
nav IA ,he c2 snd p Ss 81 tn:
change they should remain unit and act with
the question, the Chair put Mr.. burrows motion
for abolishment of the rates; which was lost.
Mr.. q. F. wilkins was in favor of making some
few changes in certain articles. This would
satisfy all. Therates on calves and grain needed
revision, to come anything near that Of other
Exchange 70 keep them up. Calves should be S
per cent. ano grain p & as In Alexandria.
Mr.. Saum demonstrated at length that Mr.;
wilkins plan might make commissions higher II
be made.
A member said that no one could
HANDLE CALVES
and make It pay at per cent. The risk was too
much for the compensation. The per cent. plan
might raise commissions. Farmers want to pay
so much per bushel, and they think the rate high
enough. You cannot hoodWink the gentlemen
Mr.. Wilkins withdrew so much of his motion as
related TO calves, and moved that ~ per cent be
charged on all descriptions Of grain.
Mr.. Jones said we are ahead; 1t can be sold
Mr.. Ssum said ~ per cent. was much above
present prices in everything. Wheat at $50
would cost the shippers 81 cents for commission
rate would be under Mr. wilkins plan in the
present attitude OF prices. Nor was this all.
Viewing the foreign and Western markets as
to 81 per bushel. Farmers would rather pay
certain rate per bushel. They could then make
some calculations as to what 1t would cost them
to market their crop. The commissions are now
about right as they stand:
Mr.. Biedeler said that the per cent. scheme
ought to meet Mr.. Saums high tariff views.
Mr.. Ssum said he was indebted to the news
papers Tor that condensed expression Of his ideas
o. on, what IA the pay o. commission men should Ss
board and clothes. The rates are high enough.
The trouble Of handling is not great, as transsc-
lions are closed up without removing the consign-
ment from the cars. Grain comes In large lots