, 1879-07-28

the prospect Of opening Contrnl ,Arloa to
tho commerce Of tho world would hnvo
boon remote, rather than in tho noar future,,
rs now seems probable.
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TIE GENITAL STANDARD OF WEIGHT.
Ne note that tho mamborH Of the Boston
Commercial Exchange hayo resolved to fol-
low tho oxampto mud adviae Of the Now
York Commercial Exchange In adopting the
Genital syHtem ns tho basis Of trada, On aud
aftcr tho lat of, next October they will nso tho
contal systam In NIL their transactions, 80 far
as Is compatible with existing laws; mud |
thoy have resolved to petition thu State
Legialaturo to make such. changes as aro
necessary in tho State laws to conform 10 |
tho change agreed upon.
Chicago has not yet boon heard from In |
this matter. Tho 1nombors Of our Board Of |
Trado have not yet agreed to join in tho i'm !
provoment stop, though to do so wouldinvoiyo
very little olango that is much moro than |
nominal. The livestock aud provision intar-
ests have long 6iucc sottloa down 10 tho 100 |
pounds weight rs the unit measure on ovcry-
thing but tho bnrrel of pork and beef. They
al buy and sell cattle, hogs, lard, md moats
at SO much por 100 pounds, md pny on that
.s..ts.;oa onu ,,.r,. zao,,.z 80 o. fo.t 1oo.;n,
r. ...,,.1.,,,, ,>,.-., ..,,..o,,, o,,. 1or,, ~
porting now being dono utmost ontirely in
bngs or sacks, which arc sold at so much por
100 pounds. Our tradera, howovor, still
stick to tho old conventional buslol in grain,
sssas,xa - a ,,s. ,nrr s;,,"o taon ,,;so.~,o1 ~ =
.,.:s~ ~ 49, ~. ,,aae WI 1u,,as y ,,ar ,,,,ra = mn
t,,,s,n,a oe ,,',aot ,,a ,,,vs nm nm no,,n5a
ss 49, ~, ,..;.,t ;,a1;,.sroa -, t,;,x e a.
=. ~, .,se,,l.,, :. =; ,..,,, ,1o1, ,,a,,,,,
4hat 10 ~ m,aot. na,,,.ur ,,o;o1,s -,,-o t,,on
o<.N.,...s " >"s.,. 49,. as.....s 80" 49,,
T. t H,.n,. ,,'s.s ~ a,s""as" :. S a',"1
~ ~ ua.s .a1s ~ - r ooo sn,ha1s - - aor,
.5 1as ..'o et,ts a",;,,a. S ~ ON ] ono -
.e 49,, .,,.t .,s,,.,,o- - ,,a,n1, ~ 1,a..o1
80, sA .,.~.:s,[:. s ..a"e..,s e ..:.,, e,';ss'
.nfoued 1no "o:snus "rl"."n ..',.,. 49, . ".'4ea
u'o-y o1'' :, pt' psa.r..'. s.s.. s
taoia .u0 ",.-:,s-,'a .,',a."a.I. , '~r "a
ott!. :ea'. ~ Hnss - ..aa.. aa,t ~ :,a,,~..a5
"o'sus u",o s. ."..is To- .,,e.,' :. -
iot 'son o't a, "A, " oass o.',a ao; ' ~ 10 80
"ot, AAo"n -1s ~ ~ -. ~ n'..1'
staaen m'u pss"atu - o.ao' ~ w. sa.rrs ~;
pounoS ot .no1n 'uso ~. .e'. ous.ls' u..'au Insult ~
nnsat 11'"ss'Aso sa' a.s.as as ta III ~. ~
retefonoe " n.ooa' ,'s*'' pu.as' "ua at''s' u''s
tna1 tno 't''%Sso aSS ''''*' """' A'''' eon' 1"e
enuusa ". 'oN5'
1no et".n o'a.so ~ sn.e o4tJ eI"1soa w.. oo
n'aoy e''u.s pot ~ p"aa ~ ., '.". , "1o
W .A'* ~ 10 "o'hr0~A .A'o NA' ''o'a'os' "aa
again "ogooo OUT W .''o HOUSE, "'tnous
thought Oh measuring ~ nna Il ~ sons l.as' oS
ra'l 1t Is aea.n cnaesoa ss"y) ~ ceass per
loo poanos 1or carrying ~ ~ lno seaoe"to'
but' IN otoos 70 a'eoi'tnoua.o 'noao WHO
pozs'es IN aoho''9g 70 sechn'c"'l.y' tao
wasanonsoma" n,aAeS a1s o1etk ~ '1'ouen
tue teuous i"pos u uA'1u.ne up tne
totM "e'ga' Q. eacu ~ u gIa'. !.
by the numDet o. 'pounaa IN ono af.lllo'al
nnahos, ano making oae eoe,'ucato tot 80
many ousaols anu 30 many ooa ponnas' an
the ofnco OF too inercnans tneae neutoa must
DO .!aoof'oasly gone over nnu maa0oo' IN
making up founa !o'8 -ior oo1''0rS on con-
tracts anu eacaloeinR Of storage onafges'
! ALL this o1tfa laoof 1night 90 aSo'dea the
J pooplo who buy anu 'scl tho gram "oua
stop talking about tue "pnsno',' WINCH
does not o1ist' anu aoat IN eenta's' Whloa ae
exist. They "ousa thon h'y anu SOIL ="
centals, moro or ioaa' III Me transfer
: OF carloads, aaa teoa"1 oay amt sol
3,ooo ccntals ,nstem OF o'oo o"s'1e.a
tie case Of wheat, and nearly go i'll corn
] | Wt> r3nv add TINT If commission merchant