New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-02
THE CHICAGO LARD MARKET.


MGEocH TO RECEIVE LARD FROM FOWLER
BROTHERS ON THE GROUND THAT 1T IS ADULr
TERATED-THE GRAIN MARKET.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
CHICAGO, June 1.-Peter McGeoch refused
to-day receive erces Fowler Brothers lard
all the lard Of this FIRMS make which rendered him.
The refusal upset the whole machinery Of delivery day.
and promises to develop before long sensation OF hugo
proportions. The value of the property involved
directly not less than 81 900. and product worth
5OO0O indirectly affected. McGeocn refuses the
lard on the ground that he had gathered proofs
that it was largely adulterated with dele
terous substances, and that 1t had also depre-
ciated in quality by being deprived OF part
Of leaf In other words he maintained that although
product of this firm had received the certificate OF
the inspector and therefore, prma ace, "regular"
In fact 1t was not Irregular and the inspector had been
deceived.
Because of the largo quantity Of property involved,
because the refusal indirectly embarrassed 30 many In
nocent firms, and because, II the charges made are
proved, o very great scandal will be stirred ups
McGeoch's action was the uppermoss topic on
Change. This was delivery day. Just Do
fore IL a. NJ the boys started with their
warehouse receipts from office to office to deliver
property sold for June All the boys who delivered ct
McGeochs Office warehouse receipts OF Fowler Broth
ers lard were told that 1t would not be received and
would not be paid for. Inasmuch as Mcdeoch mas
bought all the lard here, and good deal moro than
this market all Of Fowler Brothers lard finally reached
McGeochs office, and all Of 1t about 10000 erces) was
refused The property meanwhile had passed through
Office after Office In checks had been given
When, finally, McGeoch refused TO pay for 10
the whole line Of Offices was upset
Up to o late hour this afternoon boys were
running from Office to ofHce endeavoring to get
checks for lard delivered Half the procession OF checks
was blocked, however, by McGeoch's refusal Fowler
Brothers refused to pay until they received the checks
due them.
For long time there has been criticism Of the adu-
teratons and Irregularities in which some OF the packers
INDUCED. year ago Fowler Brothers charged Armour
with filling his lard with tallow Tho charge
was not substantiated, however. few weeks
ago Armour discovered that 5000 barrels Of
pork delivered to him BY Fowler Brothers
were light weight without making any excuse
for this the En- Eli.h house paid Armour 80 cents penalty
c cr naea With w n running deal in lard has It e
believed, been Exceedingly wstchfu Of the methods q
Brothers who have sold sold lard at all prices 70
inc th sfoi pac9ns house night DAY their s
and after consultation with Mr.. Wells.
Of Milwaukee. who is interested ID the deal" deter
mined to Investigate the methods Fowler Brothers ioi
ana rs OF these 81
said that aidavits are In the possession OK
Mr(feOch made
Of Fowler Brothers describing their methods Of making
regular lard aud stating that from 80 to 40 per cent
Of %ss bv terees Of lard
being ged that after inspecting few OF the puro
thousand or more terces Of the aducrated would DO
Last month McGeoch received and paid for 10000
product have it is said. been submitted to number OK
The most eminent chemists the country and they have
ains 40 per cent of aduterato 1t because OF tho
report chemists that McGeoch refused 70 accept
was wa regularly certified to by the inspector Under
the rules OF the Board Of Trade the certificate
tracts Consequently by todays refusal the scotchman
Il dn S ss On tss ss
Brothers lard and upon examination found an PraS -
aSeA they had "' sss and 'YVp paid
might retire from the Board Trade and compel to
follow them for through the courts to get back my
money determined not to accept and 10 present my
At the office of Fowler Brother. there was no ono
willing to talk upon the subject Anderson Fowler: the
head OF tine house, it learned, started from New
Brothers the largest English packing firm in the
Pns and c0ms sc%s 4 nsss AR to Armour
the manufacture hogproduct and cured meats They
world they employ several thousand mea in their
houses and kill about 100000 hogs year.
precpitate great market scandal but surprise Is
expressed. The adulteration OF lard has been written
aud talked until every trader here Is familiar with the
fact that exists Spectators about all the pits were
partly by the threatened scandal pro-
Vision pit Statistics. crop prospects and all were hat
forgotten Wheat opened weak, but when strong buyers
appeared the figures rallied quickly that brokerwho
has for thirty days been persistent bear eesraphed
| 10 his office: "Its folly to bear this wheat any
longer The strongest houses in the trade are constants
buyers and there appears TO be comparatively htts
grain for SALE The June option closed at 81 IFS ana
the July at 81 15. After the call July went up 70
| 81 1874 Corn Is strong and in the face OF the
| big receipts so steady that half the market
not Under this grain. II closed tonight Ia OF cent
better than twentyfour hours agoJune nj 00ia cents
and Juy at 57A cents. Pork and lard were higher.
principally because 1t was set down that nasmucns ~
McGeooh had come out stouty against adulterasa
lard he must have interest In the market July