The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-11
STATE WAREHOUSE COMMISSION
RE-EsTABLIsHEs THE GRADES
OF LAST YEAR.
WHAT THESE CONSIST OF.
EDITOR HOsKINs WAS PRESENT TO
URGE A CHANGE IN THE
RULE
ABOUT GRADING A MIXED LOT.
Commissioners Thought the ReauIa
ton All Right and Would
Not Alter 1T.


The railroad and warehouse commits
sion yesterday fixed the grades on
grain for the ensuing year, -re-estab-
fishing, in effect, the grades Of the past
year for reasons discussed in an ex-
ecutive meeting.
Editor Hoskins, Of the Henning Ad-
vocate. was on hand with kick. He
wanted one of the rules changed.
claiming the obnoxious measure mill
tated against the interest Of the track
buyers, and favored the iIlegitimate
dealers. The rule in question provides
that, when an inspector finds a car
which has been doctored for the pur-
pose of deception, the grain in the
car shall be rated according to the
poorest quality found In it. A
plugged car means car in which a
layer of good wheat has been placed
near the bottom, and the poor wheat
on top, in order that when the in
spector runs his sampler into the car
he will draw up the good wheat only.
ana give the car higher rating than
Its merits. The rule of the commission
seeks to punish such practices by pro-
viding for a low rating on such con-
signments. Editor Hoskins. who buys
wheat sometimes in addition to run
ming country weekly, thinks the sys-
tenn is all wrong, and upon the refusal
of the board to grant his request he
grew violent in his remarks. Gen
Becker retorted in full effect and
Hoskins left the room an angry man
The grades established by the board
are as follows:
SPRING WHEAT
No. 1 hard spring wheat must be sound,
bright and well cleaned and must be COM
posed mostly Of hard Scotch Fife, and weigh
not less than ffty-eight pounds to the meas
ured bushel.
No. / Northern spring wheat must be
sound and well cleaned, and must be COM
posed of the hard and soft varieties of spring
wheat. Note: 1t is to be understood that the
minimum test weight of this grade shall be
not less than ffty-seven pounds to the meas
ured bushel, and must contain not less than
about so per cent of the hard varieties of
spring wheat
No. Northern spring wheat must be sound,
reasonably cleaned. and Of good milling quail
ty. This grade to include all wheat not
suitable for the higher grades, and to weigh
not less than ffty-six pounds to the measured
bushel.
No. 8 spring wheat shall comprise all in
ferior, shrunken or dirty spring wheat
weighing not less than ffty-four pounds to
the measured bushel.
Rejected spring wheat shall include all
spring wheat that is grown badly, bleached,
or for any cause unfit for No. wheat. Note:
Wheat containing any admixture of rice" or
goose" wheat will in no case be graded
higher than rejected.
NORTHERN WHITE WHEAT.
No. / Northern white shall be sound well
cleaned, plump and composed of the north
ern varieties Of white wheat.
No: Northern white shall be sound reas-
onably clean, and composed of the northern
varieties OF white wheat. SFa 8S
No. Northern white shall comprise all
northern white wheat fit for warehousing
Weighing not less than fifty -four pounds to
the measured bushel, and not sound enough
or otherwise unfit for the higher grades.
Rejected Northern white shall comprise all
northern white wheat fit for warehouSing,
but unfit for the higher grades.
WINTER WHEAT.
No. white winter to be sound, we'll
cleaned. reasonably plump, and composed of
the white varieties.
No. 2 white winter to be sound reasonably
clean and composed Of the white varieties.
No. red winter to be sound, well cleaned
reasonably plump, and composed of the red
varieties.
No. red winter to be sound, reasonably
clean, and composed of the red varieties.
No. winter to be sound, well cleaned rea-
sonably plump, and composed of mixed white
and red winter.
No. 2 winter to be sound, reasonably clean
and composed Of mixed white and red winter
No. winter shall comprise all winter
wheat fit for warehousing weighing not less
than ffty-four pounds to the measured
bushel. not sound enough or otherwise unfit
for No. of the other grades.
Rejected winter, fit for warehousing but
otherwise unfit for No. 8.
CORN.
No 1 yellow corn shall be yellow, sound.
dry. plump and we'll cleaned.
No. 2 yellow corn shall be three-fourths yell
low. dry, reasonably clean, but not plump
No. yellow. corn shall be three-fourths
yellow. reasonably dry and reasonably clean,
but not sufficiently sound for No. q
plump and well cleaned.
No. 2 white corn shall be seven-eighths
white. dry and reasonably clean, but not
plump enough for No. l.
No. white corn shall be seven eighths
white, reasonably dry and reasonably clean,
but not sufficiently sound for No. 2.
No. corn shall be mixed corn Of choice
quality sound, dry and well cleaned.
No. 2 corn shall be mixed corn, dry, reason
ably clean, but not good enough for No. l.
No. corn shall be mixed corn, reasonably
dry and reasonably clean, but not sufficiently
sound for No. 2.
No. corn shall include all corn not wet or
in heating condition, that is unfit to grade
No. 3.
No. l white oats shall be white sound,
clean and free from other grains
No. white oats shall be seven-eighths
white. sweet, reasonably clean and reason
ably free from other grain.
No. white oats shall be sever-eighths
white, but not sufficiently sound and clean
for No. 2.
No. l oats shall be mixed oats, sound.
clean and reasonably free from other grain
No. oats shall be sweet, reasonably clean
and reasonably free from other grain.
No. oats shall be all oats that are mer-
charitable and warehousible. not fit for high
er grades
RYE AND BARLEY
No. 1 rye shall be sound plump and we'll
cleaned No. rye shall be sound reasonably
clean and reasonably free from other grain
No. rye shall be all rye slightly damp
slightly musty, dirty or from any cause un-
fit for No. q shall be graded as No. g. Bar
ley-No. 1 barley shall be plump bright
clean and free from other grain No bar
ley shall be sound, of healthy color, not
reasonably free from other grain. No.
barley shall include slightly shrunken and
otherwise slightly damaged barley not good
enough for No, q No. barley shall include
all barley fit for mating purposes not good
enough for No. 4. Scothch barley, the grades
Nos. 1, 2, and barley, except that they shall
be ofScotch variety. Any wheat, corn, oats,
rye or barley that Is in heating condition
too musty or too damp to be safe for ware
exceedingly dirty or otherwise unfit for store
shall be classed as no grade, with inspectors
notation as to quality and condition.
The word new" shall be inserted in each
certificate of inspection of a newly harvested
crop. as follows: Oats, until the 18th day