Milford chronicle., 1892-01-22

/ OuE Association luCiHOEa HHIIHn
bers nearly ail the principal ~.
fruits and vegetables in this city. Our com !
mittee therefore represents the trade We
have most carefully considered this subieca
in all its bearings
We realize fully that an ordinance which
would compel the sale Of all vegetables and
most fruits by weight would be disastrous to
your industry BY the increased expenses
which Il would necessitate and the unavoid
able delays which it would cause.
We believe therefore that our recommen
dations will commend themselves 70 your
Judgment
We append the dimensions ofthe standard
packages which we deem most desirable
and which have given the best results.
They should be closely followed and the
packages so constructed that they may at
ford all the ventilation necessary and display
their contents to the best advantage.
DIMENSIONS OF STANDARD PAcKAeEs.
The Flour Baryeg-The dimensions of
standard -four barrel are Diameter Of head
y inches; diameter Of bDge, 1914 inches !
leueth of stave. Il inches length between
heads, 25Ia inches.
! me HarreI C'tafe-The dimensions oftbe
standard barrel crate-used chiefly for shgp
ment of cabbages and the larger vegetables
are based upon the cubic contents Of tile
standard -four bariel lOjleN y0Hnded MI as Is
cabbages in sineR head -four barrels. GOV
cred with the Ordinary bufaP cover. There
are two forms OF bsTrel crate, both Of same
capacity, appro' ed jRud recommended by
the Executive Committee pf the Fruit and
Produce Trade AssoCistior, to be selected
for use according to the naturs Of the con-
tents; they are as follows
| Crate No. Length Of siat, outside meas
ure, 80 inches; size Of heads and centre
/ r,sera brr an fmriaae and Inch thick
Crate No 2-Leugth Of Stat outside meas
ure, SO inches; size Of heads and centre piece.
Il by 20 inches and inch thick
In both Of these crates the stats should ts
/ Is of an inch thick, inches wide, a slat
to the broad side Of the crate and three Stats
to the narrow side
The BRShek Cyafe-The dimensions of the
bushel crate are as follows Length of slat,
outside measure, % inches size Of heads
| and centre piece, 81 by 10 inches aud one
inch thick. Thickness Of Stats x inch; width
of Stats and number to the side 70 be gov
erned as described above.
Following is the text OF an ordinance now
under consideration by the Board Of Alder
men of New York the adoption Of which is
urged by the Retail Grocers' Association
one Of tue chief arguments in its favor being
the irregularity in the capacity Of the pack
ages now in use.
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE SALE
OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK
The Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty
do ordain as follows:
Sec. I. No person shall sell, offer or ex-
pose for sale any vegetables or fruits in bar
rels, baskets, boxes, crates or bags within
the corporate limits of the city of New York
except the weight of the contents of such
barrel, basket, box, crate or bag shall be as
follows
Sec. p Every barrel Of spinach shall con
tain not less than forty pounds; every barrel
of sprouts shall contain not less than fifty
pounds every bushel of potatoes shall con
tain sixty pounds; every bushel of turnips, |
carrots parsuips or beets shall contain fifty |
pounds; every bushel Of sweet potatoes or
onions shall contain ffty-hve pounds every
bushel of tomatoes shall contain sixty |
pounds; every bag of string or wax beans |
shall contain not less than forty pounds /
everv bag Ofcranberrye or lima beans or green
peas shall contain not less than fifty pounds
every barrel ofapples and pears shall con-
tain not less than one hundred and thirty
five pounds, and every basket of peaches
not less than twenty five pounds.
Sec. 3. And that every barrel bag, box,
basket and crate of vegetables and fruit Of
fered or exposed for sale or sold within the
corporate limits Of the City of New York,
not otherwise provided for in the previous
section, shall be labeled, stamped or marked
outside thereof in plain letters aud numer-
ais of at least one inch in size with the actual
and correct measurement or weight of the
contents thereof
Sec 4. Strawberries, huckleberries, black
berries, faspberries and all small fruits and
berries now sold IN baskets-eF boxes, shall be
sold OF y in baskets or boxes containing fun
quarts pints aud one-half pints dry meas
ure, the crate or package containing the ber-
ries shall be plainly marked in letters at
least one inch long with the actual number Of
quarts, piuts aud one-half pints dry meas
uTe in said crate or package.
Sec. 5. Foreign and domestic oranges and
lemons are exempt from all the provisions ;
Of this ordinance.
Sec. 8. All foreign and domestic fruits
and vegetables sold at public auction, or
sold from the docks for consumption out
side of this city, are exempt from the provis.
ions Of this ordinance.
Sec. 7 No person shall offer fer sale any :
vegetables or fruits except fruits and vege.
tables which are bought by count, in any
Store or business place IL the City of New
York or within the corporate limits thereof,
except by weight, or if sold in baskets, bags,
boxes, crates or barrels, the actual weight or ,
measurement of contents thereof 10 be ;
udl hNN piA GdNu ba9AGtf pdsI uONi crate OF
larrel, IN letters or numerals of at least one
nch il size. q
Sec. s. No person shall sell, offer or ex- a
pose for sale i'll the corporate Limits of the r
,itY of New York, any vegetables or fruits
Il auy other way than provided for in the /
previous sections, except such vegetables q
md fruits as are now by custom sold by p
,ount and not by weight or measure,
Sec. 9. Anyone violating any of the pro- (
'isions of tins ordinance shall forfeit and {
,ay a fine of one dollar Tor each and every s
uch offense,
Sec. 10. The Clerk of the public market
f the City Of New York is hereby directed :
o post in conspicuous places in the markets
fthis city copies of this ordinance.
Sec, H. All ordinances or parts of ordi-
ances inconsistent or conflicting with the
rovisiOns of this ordinance are hereby re-
ealed
Sec. IT, This ordinance to take effect on
iay I, 1892 r
We trust that the above presentation of
acts aud suggestions will enable Fruit and '
'egetable Growers to appreciate the impor' =,
lnce of prompt and concerted action in this .
latter; the immediate adoption of packages v
standard size as set forth above will Ger
,inly place the business of shipping and
istributing these goods upon a better ami :
lore satisfactory basis than ever before.
For the Fruit and Produce Trade Associ' (
,ion Of New York. Z
JOHN Nix,
]. H. KILLOUGH, r. n
WIN. J. PHILLIPS, ~oin' q
S. B. DowNEs,