The New York herald., 1877-02-07
GRAIN GRADING.
ESTABLISHING GLASSES AND QUALITIES ron
EXPORT.

ESTABLISHING GLASSES AND QUALITIES ron
very important meeting OF the grain trade was
held yesterday at the managers of the Produce
Exchange 10 take into consideration grading OF
grain, wnh which the Standing Committee on Grain,
OF which Mr.. Leonard Hazeltinc Is chairman, had
been intrustcd and upon whose report action was 10
have been had. Nearly all the heavy grain dealers
were present and seemed 10 take lively interest IN
the subject.
Mr. Kneeland OF tho hrm OF Carlos Cobb Il Co.
was called 10 tho chair Mr.. HazeltIns proposed to
lay the subject OF grading winter wheat and begin
with spring wheat This was adopted and the follow
Ing schedule was indorsed:-
STRING WHEAT.
No hard spring wheat shall be sound plump and VEL
bushel composed mostly Of hard varieties
Sorshwss. spring wheat shall be sound we'll cleaned
weighing less than hysghs TO the measured
n" Northwest spring wheat shall sound. reasonably
clean sslshny not less than hty'six pounds 10 the
Norhwess spring wheat shall be sound reasonably
elcsn we,shing mot less than hfy-fonr pounds TO 'hs
grades Of Norhwss. wheat TO include Sr, ,ho
west ana TO as s rs ~ ssa
sas n' %
no. los. than pounds to hs measured OH'' ian
10; spring wheat shsli be sound rsa.snsey clean
sIs Sasssi q desreass Of one pound per Sa.hsD.
% pn w" n"n % @ four Ss % Ss
bushel "a decrease OF one ponnd per bnshep.
tn color and so as pump berry
but which conform the character OF Chicago grades
Steamer SPRING which shall be eqn.
shall BE- slightly soft or damp shall have the word
Rejecssd spring wheat shall include all merchnnsable
spring wheat unit for No. B.
GRADING CORN
On th specific a great deal OF debate INDUCED
,..sI
the West, were saio to be so much at variance that
the New York dealers were put 10 considerable loss
and sometimes caused the latter TO be the laughing
stock OF the trade II was contcnded that tho grad
ing OF this staple must be made moro in unison with
tho West, and the system Of grading by weight aban-
doned. Mr.. Hazelline said that the Board o. Man.
ayers mad decided that the choice corn from Kansas
be kept separate, the same course being adopted
in Chicago and that If the proposed grades Of grain
were adopted the trade abroad would have more con-
fidcnce in the shippers OF this city.
MT Cobb thought that the ''mongre corn'' Is bccom.
ing extinct. better seed is being planted, especially
to have the grade SLOW mxed'' corn abolished and
make the standard OF the entire crop higher color
HIS motion STRIKE out the grade Of ''mixed corn'
was lost
On the grade OF .'seamcr corn' another protracted
debate had, IN which number OF prominent
dealers present part cipated The proposed definition
OF 'scancr corn" ITS condition to DO sound, &C. II
was argued that If corn shipped by sail arriving
Europe Is IN good condition 1t more than meets
the requirement Of No. mixed, slightly soft
Mr. Kneeand said that the present was the finest corn
crop ever harvested; yet according to the present
grading, bw house. on presumpive receipt OF 1000
Cur loads Of corn, ia were mo grade l55 are graded
as .sseamer, " 90 only rated as No and new mixed,
and as unmerchantable Yet the staple Is tho finest
IN ey ever handled II the grade Is raised instead Of
155 loads in 900 being rated as scamer" corn,
the proportion would 90 500
Tho following schedule adopted except tho last
No. mixed corn-pending which the meeting ad-
journcd until this morning.
VIII corn shall be sound. dry plump and we'll cleaned;
occasional shall not deprive of this
grade.
cleaned. but in berry and color may be slightly inferior to
No. l white corn"
Yellow corn shall bc dry plump and we'll ceaned
white red grain shall deprive Of this
grade.
No mixed shall be ofchoice quality sound dry and
reasonably clean .
No. mixed shall be sound, dry and reasonably
clean.
Low shall be sound dry reasonably clean. but
In color unsuitable grade mixed corn"
Steamer shall include OF the above named
grades quality in condition may be slightly soft
damp, but must be cool.
NorK-The grades steamer white, steamer
yellown and mixed," there being grade OF
'steHmer low mixed" corn.
No mixed shall include all soft. damp not
damaged but interior in quality to that described rs
steam r. cor