Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-30
GRADING GRAIN.
COMMUNICATION of the Full Board
Imperatively Demanded.

Recommendation of the Board of Trade
C0mmittee--ActiOn of the Full Board
Imperatively Demanded.
The GLOBE, on Friday last, mentioned the
fact of called meeting of the board of
trade to consider the question of establishing
grades for coarse grains. At that meeting
it was stated that the action sought had be-
come necessary for satisfactory transaction
of the grain business in this city, which was
rapidly as sunaing magnitude absolutely re-
curing greater system than now practiced.
AS result of this statement committee COM
posed OF several of the heaviest grain dealers
was appointed to report schedule of grades,
and make such other suggestions as might
seem advisable, the committee to report at
an adjourned meeting to be held at the office
Of Van Auken d Lange. Monday afternoon
at O'Clock. There not being as full an at
tendance at this meeting as was desired, an
adjournment was had to yesterday after
noon. Through misunderstanding as to
the hour, a sufficient number of members
failed to get together at any one
time for the transaction of business, and
a further adjournment was had to Thursday
afternoon at o'clock, at the Office of Van
Aaken q Lange. In order that there shall
be no failure at the meeting on Thursday af-
ternoon, we present. below the report the
committee is prepared to submit to the
board. All dealers in grain are interested
in this matter. AS it is determined by certain
parties to secure action Thursday, it would
be well for all interested to be present and
have voice in fixing the rules by which
their purchases and sales will thereafter be
governed.
The committee reported the following rules
for the grading of grain, adopted by the board
of trade of St. PAUL.
No. hard wheat shall be composed of the
hard varieties of wheat clean, bright and
sound. and weigh not less than ffty-eight
pounds to the measured bushel.
No. shall be sound, well cleaned, weighing
not less than ffty-eight pounds to measured
bushel.
No. shall be sound, reasonably clean, and
weigh not less than fifty-six pounds
No. shall inclu0e all wheat fit for warehouse
ing, not good enough for No. 2, weighing not
less than tifty-four pounds.
No. shall include all wheat fit for warehous-
ing, not good enough for No. 3. weighing not
less than fifty-one pounds.
Rejected shall include damp and mustv
wheat, fit for warehousiug, too low in weight
for No. 4.
Rice wheat will in no case be inspected
higher than rejected.
No l yellow corn must be sound, dry and
well cleaned. An occasional white or red grain
shall not deprive it of this grade.
No. corn shall be sound, dry and reasonably
clean.
No. corn shall be dry and reasonably clean,
but may contain occasional damaged kernels.
Rejected corn all new and damp corn also,
heated or musty corn shall be included in this
grade.
No. white oats must be white, clean, bright
and weigh not less than thirty five pounds.
No. white oats must be nearly white, rca-
sonably clean and weigh not less than thirty
pounds.
No. 2, mixed: Light and dark mixed reason-
ably clean, free from screenings or OTTER grain,
and weigh not less than thirty pounds.
No. 3 oats shall include stained slightly
musty or otherwise unfit for No. 2.
| Rejected oats shall include all damn. musty
| or badly mixed with screenings or barley.
No. barley shall be plump, bright, sound,
clean and free from other grain.
No. 2 barley shall be bright, sound, not
plump enough for No. l, reasonably clean and
| reasonably free from other grain.
Extra No. 3 barley shall include slightly
| shrunken and otherwise slightly damaged bar
| ley, not good enough for No. 2.
| No. 3 barley shall include shrun!en or other
| wise damaged barley, weighing not less than
forty-one pounds.
Rejected barley shall include all damp,
musty, damaged or from from any cause unfit
for mailing purposes or largely mixed with
| other grain.