The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-26
GOOD GRAIN YEAR
Annual Report Of the Chief Inspec-
tor Shows That 261, 642 Cars
y Were Handled.
Reinspection Called on 34,220 Cars
Department in Good Finan-
cial Condition. :T"">

The annual report of the chief grain inspector
to the state railroad and warehouse commission
shows an important gain in the volume OF bust
ness and profitable year for the depart
ment. t =. 49,. ~.
III submitting the report, F. W. Eva, chief
Inspector calls attention to the gratifying hnan-
ciai condition Of the department, the surplus now
amounting to SOL, Oss.9S. ...s. ~
There were 195, Oe5 cars Of grain of all kinds
year. = -;
Reports are given from the inspectors at the
I'VE I'VE important terminal points Of the state
New Prague. >~*
During the year there were inspected ION
ARRIVAL OF spring wheat and winter wheat,
S712; barley, 2,O76. and haxseed, q, 800; total
of 1861 65 carloads of all kinds.
For the same period there were inspected ''out
or store" which means out of elevators,
follows: Spring and winter wheat, 50. O74 cars,
and 30, sf3, 7O2 bushels into vesses grain,
incuding corn, oats, rye barley, s,435 cars, and
cars. and 13, Al 325 bushels into vessels.
OF the 1890 carloads of wheat received dur
Ing the year. ifty-three cars contained northern
white wheat, SIG cars were red winter, twenty
one cars white winter 1900 winter nine
teen cars western white and red and 13e, s57 cars
northern spring wheat.
by the different railroads to have been divided up
rs follows for the crop year ended Aug. 81:
1.5l7; rye 4S5; barley, 4,145; faxseed, $50, and
oats, l,74O -,
Minneapolis & st. Lous-Spring wheat, 1924;
northern and winter, 17S; corn, 5l9; rye, Ill;
barley. 421; daxseed 66s; oats, 100:
Northern Pacifc-Spring wheat. 22.47O; north
ern and winter 1865; corn, 81; rye, 1913; barley,
800; haxseed, $500; oats 491.
soo-Spring wheat. 6.e74; corn 3; rye, 40;
barley, %; haxseed, 1855; oats. 1re.
misunderstanding wheat, %, 2s3 northern
and winter 400; corn 1856; rye, 457; barley,
2,OO3; faxseed, I 400; oats. ,521.
Northwestern Line-Spring wheat, 13, $40;
northern and winter 1885, corn, 2O1O;. rye, 459;
barley, 1,727; 1axseed, LAO; oats, 1,SO4.
Great "estern-Spring wheat. 111; northern
and winter. OF; corn Z; rye. $50; barley, 292;
faxseed, 1879; oats, IA.
Minnesota Transfer-Spring wheat, 40; corn,
8; barley. 6: naxseed, 62s; oats. 8.
In addition to the carload divisions classified
above, according to the railroads carrying the
grain. there were 2,o4o carloads credited to
especial Inspection"
Of the 261 GAP carloads of all the grain in
spected "into'' and "out Of store'' "a 22O were
held out for reinspection. resulting as follows:
In 20, 654 cases the original grade and dockage
was confirmed; in 8, ee4 the grades were raised:
In 1.641 the grades were lowered, and in 1891
eases the dockage was unchanged. Appeals
to the board Of grain appeals were taken in
10,S17 cases. in 1852 of which the decisions of
the chief deputies were sustained, and In 1926
changed.
OF the 1898 cars of spring wheat inspected
ION arrival at the FIVE terminals, 26s71 cars
were locked onehalf pound per bushel; 2974
one pound; 26453 u pounds: 1884 two pounds
3.441 2h pounds, and Gil without any dockage:
net average dockage total receipts at all
points, 1913 ounces, against 23.5 ounces the
previous year.