The morning call., 1894-10-23
WEEViL in WHEAT
Chicago Brokers in a
Ferment.
POINTS FOR THE BULLS.
Will Make the Bears Hunt
Their DenS.
ARMOUR'S ELEVATORS INFECTED
There is Upon the Lakes a Cargo
of Grain Which Nobody
Owns.
ARMOUR'S ELEVATORS INFECTED

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The Post says: The
question Of whether there Is considerable
quantity Of wheat stored in Chicago ele
vatOrs full of weevil is just now pestering
big ain-shippers, and ii the answer shall
he discovered to be "Yes" the great stock
of grain in the Chicago warehouses may
be cut down to suit The bulls. The matter
came up in a most unexpected fashion
Saturday, with the result that the owners
of tie steamer Charles A. Eddy and the
grain firm Of Norton & Worthington had
falling ont, which resulted In the Eddy
putting off for Erie with cargo OF $4,000
bushels of wheat said TO be full OF weevil.
This cargo of wheat is owned by nobody,
there are no bills of lading for 1t. and the
hole problem will have to be settled
later on when the returns come from the
inspection to which the grain will be sub
iected in Erie.
Meanwhile the grain trade is greatly
exercised over what is considered one Of
the most remarkable cases that has arisen
in the traffic for many years. On Satur-
DAY the Eddy was taken to elevator A OF
the Armour system on the north branch
of the river and took on cargo of some
thing more than $4,000 bushels Of
wheat. This wheat was delivered on
the order of the grain house of Norton &
Worthiugton. 1t had been sold for ship
ment to the seabeard by way of Erie and
the Pennsylvania Railway. The wheat
was INSPECTED by the State inspector in
charge OF the elevator, and was loaded into
the hold Of the steamer.
Then the boat left and went TO the ILL.,
nois Central elevator. near the mouth of
hn rivar fnr thn nf u
! lis cargo with 20, coo bushels of wheat more.
1t was here the trouble began and 1t ended
as aforesaid by the grain strippers re-
| fusins to accept the Armour wheat and the
| boat sailing for Erie with nondescriDt
cargo. For some reason of his own. the
inspector at the Central elevator did not
| like the looks of things, and was suspi-
| cious OF the condition of the wheat already
slowed away in the hold of the Eddy. he
thereupon insisted upon making an To-
vestigation for the satisfaction OF his
doubts and did so. 1t was found that the
Armour wheat was literally full of weevil
and he promptly and peremptorily re-
fused TO allow the good wheat from the
Illinois Central elevator TO be mixed with
what the Eddy already had on board.
This condition of affairs was at once re-
ported to Moron and Worthington. vino
entered a protest against accepting the
grain that had issued from the Armour
elevator. The house requested that the
steamer be detained in port until a full
Investigation could he made of the cOndi-
tion of the wheat and the Judgment of the
second Inspector either verified or reversed.
John Shaw. the managing owner of the
Eddy, took exception TO this request and
refused to allow his boat to remain In port
over sunday. He was desirous of getting
the Eddy away so as TO lose no time, and
demanded that the extra 10000 bushels of
wheat be loaded on the Eddy; that the
bills OF lading be given, and that she put
out Immediately. Both requests were
positively refused. Then Captain Shaw
ordered his boat to go out on its voyage
with the cargo which 1t already had on
board, which was done.
Now comes the query what will be
done with the grain when the boat arrives
at Erie? In case the Anchor line. who
own all the elevators at Erie, refuses to
take the wheat on The ground OF its being
weeyiIy the Eddy with her $4,000 bushels
cargo will be forced to come back tc
Chicago What will then be done remains
20 be seen.
When Mr.. Norton of Norton and Worth
ingtou, was asked for his version of the
matter this afternoon he did not seem
disposed to 90 into 1t fully or even go int
it at all. "Oh, that wheat is all right" ht
said.
"How is it the inspector refused to allow
10000 bushels to 90 into the hold to mi1
up with the 50 900 bushels taken from The
Armuor elevator"
'Oh, we shipped the wheat ourselves
( l cont know whether there is any NOR,
/ weevily wheat in the Armour elevator
4 Don't suppose there is.