Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-15


that the complaints of the receivers about the
Sealing" up of grades are not justified by the
facts, AMI are made for the purpose of induc-
ing the inspection Office to lower the present
grades so as to allow the inspection of consign-
ments at higher grade than they should pass.
Between these contending interests-receivers
and shippers
QUITE A LIVELY ROW -...
is now being waged, and as the matter is one of
considerable importance the agitation of the
subject is likely to be continued until the rail
road and warehouse commissioners, who are
held responsible for the inspection business,
settle the question. A high OF rigid inspection,
it made contrary to the published rules, is GER
tainly an injustice to country shippers, and
the receivers in demanding an in
spection only as required by the
rules are simply asking right that
belongs to their country customers
Chicago is the now recognized wheat market of
the West, and the rules made by the State
commissioners for the inspection of the grain
received here should be interpreted in fair
and equitable manner-the same one year as
during the preceding one. Shippers from this
city are always on the side of high or rigid in
spections as it gives them better working
margin. and, when working on direct orders, a
better chance to satisfy their Eastern and for
eign customers.
Reporters of the Times called on several
grain dealers to ascertain their views. NJ. A.
M. Wright said: Ns
"This system of Inspection" said he 'shas
been Strengthening our trade. The board of
trade could afford tDpension the inspectors for
an indefinite number of years, or fer life,
rather than permit them to manipulate the
grain. 1t is working incalculable injury to the
trade of Chicago. Is the judgment Of these
inspectors good as against that of five hundred
other persons who know quite as much about
the grain trade as they? In short, must their
Judgment be accepted as against that of the
whole Northwest? Some of these men are not
competent to do business for themselves: and so
are Obliged to work for salaries; and must the
grain receivers and shippers bow in meek sub
mission to their decision? There is method
about this inspection that looks badly on it's
face, but l am not prepared to charge them
with connivance and collision. One thing
looks particularly bad, and that is the fact that
every member of the committee of appeals,
which is the court of last resort in questions
OF inspection, are engaged in buying low grade
wheat. The No. wheat of this years crop
averages better in -four and quality
than the same quantity Of No. 3
wheat OF last years crop. That is what 1
call raising the grade. If it is not raising the
grade, then what isit? There have been car.
goes of No. 3 wheat shipped from here which
bushel for the entire lots. The inspection de-
partment say, in explanation, that this is on
account of the presence of large quantities of
foul seeds, which weigh heavily. And yet we
find buyers and shippers willing to take this
wheat and pay within four cents Of the price of
No. q wheat. This shows they don't regard
foul seed as an important factor.
The present method of inspection is sending
great many bushels of grain around Chicago.
I have dispatch from correspondent at
Atchisop, Kan, stating that 100 cars of wheat
were bought there ON Tuesday for the Toledo
aIket, the buyers preferring to risk chances
with the inspection department of that city.
And yet we have been Offering Chicago prices
on that grain every day, but the owners were
afraid of our inspection. know country ship
pers who never missed the grades on last year 9
crop, but who are constantly missing on this
seasons crop, and who now rarely accomplish
the grade they ship for.
An interview with
MR.. ROBERT WARREN
elected an expression which probably is fair
average of the sentiment and feeling among
heavy shippers of export grain.
II would wish,' said Mr.. Warren, .'to see
the grades uniform and thoroughly sustained,
regardless of the quality of the crops. The
buyers OF grain cannot afford to be subjected to
the possibility of alterations in the standards
l regard the present inspection as very just, and
a lowering, or, as it is enormously called, a
raising of the grades, would injure the trade
very materially. It would work especial hard
ship against direct exports. samples having al
ready been furnished by shippers to their
foreign correspondents, and do not doubt
that sales have been made for future shipment
based upon the quality of the same samples
forwarded. Any change from the present
standard would work great injustice to buy
ers and shippers and would render them liable
to expensive arbitration and damages abroad.
We have sent abroad samples of all the differ
ent grains, and we are bound to ship accord
ingly.
for one am entirely satisfied with the work
of his department.. The best thing for us to do
Is not to interfere with the inspection as at
present conducted
Some twenty cars of wheat were
SHIPPED FROM HERE TO MILWAUKEE
on Tuesday, the purpose being to test the sys-
tenn of inspection in that city, for comparison
with the methods in use in the Chicago de-
partment. The grain did not grade any better
there than here. The experiment was satisfac-
tory to the parties shipping the grain.