The New York herald., 1877-02-08
GRAIN GRADING MEASURES.
cLAssIyIcATIoNs OF WHEAT, CORN, OATS BAR

~SAoSASACA11OSo OF WI EAT, CObN, OATb, BAH
LEY AND PEAS.
Prompt at the hour OF eleven O'Clock yesterday
morning Mr. Henry 7. Kneeand called q very iarre
meeting of the grain trade ORDER and tho Secretary
proceeded to read the further amendments to the
grading or grain where the meeting lett on the day
before The gradngs OF corn published In yester-
days HERALD were adopted Mr.. William s. Preston
offered resolution that Chairman be authorized
to appoint committee OF three the grain trade,
In connection with the standing Committee Grain
Of ho Produce Exchange. and that their deliberations
DC inal This motion prevailed by unap imous consent
. Ine following preamble ana resolution, offered ~
MT Carlos Cobb, were adopted
% % s sSsa s' s
better grade: and more respectively denomina;ed mo
much improved IN condition .Gss export
70 as fraction Of cent below The @sSfss value
orstsams and that repeatedly both grades have sold IN
obedience the supposed rules governing inspection Of
and so psr the d
s % % no s na very eS
bsinsndsd r. the E,.a. q '.ts.ms,: saersISIs
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forth In the foregoing preamble.
0RADrSGs ADOPTED
Tho following tho grading Of the various species OF
.s9 as adopted BY the Produce exchange from this
Extra white winter shall be bright. sound. dry.
plump well ELL cleaned leaned and pure white s Weighing not less
yhss
nss, Ss wsS wsshns not " than nns
No white winter wheat shall oon.i.. Of sound white
70 NOT less 'AA0
No white winter wheat shall consist Of sound white
No. s%Ssr .S winter s wheat shall be bright. sound dry
sSsa ayans pound. % shs r sn.Ss no.
70 s NAL 81 oals s.s hs
si.y:svsn pounds @ TO sis measured sure ea.Ss -. M
sssss ss S
No. red winter wheat shall be sound dry. plump and
we'll cleaned weighing not less than afyeighs pounds to
No red winter wheat shall be sound dry. reasonably
clean weighing not less than hiyseven pounds to the meas
Norhs grade include white and red winter whsats
No winter wheat shall red winter
Rejected winter wheat shall include all merchantabs
winter wheat unit to grade No red
Extra white shall be bright sound reasonably clean
two pound. The measured sa.hsl ~ 80 .. 800
and free from other grain weshng not less than twenty
nine pounds n,t.. 70 the rs measured bushe Ii.
TO % % In a. Gsns ~ ss espsS Ssg5nng not less than
No. white shall be mainly white and not equal to
Extra oats shall be blight sound reasonably clean and
Tree from & other grain weighing not less than thrywo
No. oats shall be bright. sound, reasonably clean and
free from other grain weghing not less than
shall be reasonably sound reasonably clean and
s%ssyss @ si%' A0' ''. 'A'
No. oass.An merchsnsable oats unfit for No. shall
iejected oatsAl oats damp, unsound dirty for
No. rye shall be sound plump and we'll cleaned.
No. shall be sound reasonably clean and reasonably
Hsssssd i,ss rss . include :. damp ms.y dirt, rye.
Extra Canada barley shall be bright natural color.
plump 80. sound and well cleaned weighing not less than
No. i Csnsda barley shall be plump. sound and we'll
asi IN .% IL TO the
No. Canada barley shall be plump sound, reasonably
barley shall sSSan reasonably essn At
sssie barley ieur.rows shall be bright
s
No state barley iourrowsd shall be plump. sound,
ss.a s.i =: s.sss:
State bsrisy swo.rowsd shall Is Of bright natural
:n q % mating , y =: tor
Western barley shall 6s plump bright. sound. clean
eight pounds to the measured 6ushel
enough for seSn and rsascnsSy iroS
from other grain Weighing less than pounds TO
Western barley sh. include .hrqnken otherwise
pounds 10 the measured bushel.
s% s.s rs
with other grain shall be graded rejected wsstsra
No. white Canads peas shall be bright sound plump.
well cleaned and free from bugs but have slight sd
No. white Canada peas shall be bright, sound
ably clean easonaby bugs and admit Of
greater admixture Of and dead than the
grade No. l.
white Canada peas shall include all peas inferior
the grade of No. =
NorE-Canadian grain should be graded in accordance
With above but OF being in bond
must be kept separate.
Notice the Trade.
No grades will be established for heated unmerchant
able Of kind therefore such grain when
will be treated provided In rule Of the rules OF the
Produce Exchange contained In the agreement with the
railroad companies.
Before adjourning the Chairman appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen the committee provided for by Mr.
Prcs0n's resolution :-Messrs W. S. Preston George
q. Martin aud e. W. Coleman. The standing Com
mittec on Grain, with whom this committee IS TO
operate, consists OF Messrs Leonard Hazeltine, Paul
Worth, William s. Wallace, I. NJ. Hughes and A.
Bonnell.
The meeting was thon adjourned sine die
HARBOR BUOYS ADRIFT.