New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
cOMPLAIN ABOUT GRAIN
rrRMANS SEND PROTEST.
IL for More Rigid Inspection of
American Shipments.

,s corn exporters In this city learned
Np that the German importers. especially
Ts Hamburg were appealing TO the govern
o. :. washington to place inspection OF grain
psr ..a control of the Department or Agriculture.
S'S -. hasn 6 measure before Congress for the
Y 80 vears 10 bring about this condition. and
sS = mere was 2 long hearing TO determine
ISL -,,rers snd exporters felt about #. The
ss =, - ~, again at this session. but. according
u .s-s in this city. II VIII not receive the sup
20 eP -. ,,;seleuaen nor of the growers If the
P ,,,.s NJ grading are correctly understood by
@ The following letter was received by secre-
iDei-, -r,, Of the Department Of Agriculture from
ts'E La,.Aerg Of the executive committee OF the
OlO =. cain Dealers OF the Hamburg exchange:
-,scates Of inspection issued in your coun-
In 5gfTereut state. local. or private authorities
II BY o.lA seriously criticised by European grain
hsve been been sesrs But while in former seasons the
buyers .oncsS y. on his side were directed mainly
Sgsnsi N- " corn which arrived here heated and
feo ss Isteiv the shipments of hard winter wheat
Eo hsve caused gener%a DISSATISFACTION WIN 'e
80 svsterr OF Inspection - - 1000
prssen. n.ead not dwell on details as we are aware are
vs. Ne reHr agents. John D Shanahan. TT f91L IL - ",
tasg rs, 49, and Is a. Davis. have investigate @ Inese
1site-s in Europe anu SsrI,,'ents AZ Of AgTicnlture
70 - commerce and Eabor. -. ,s -, ,-,s
spS y - object is point out TO you Iat II eT Eli he
sni D snd injuriouslv affected Europe VIII I'M
pot the enossibie from other countries ready TO
n..A n1o-e reliable guarantees o- Quall1S- = -,
n
csrnec ne ask is that grain inspection be csrriedf
cut 2.ns on. states Department Of Agriculture Srch
S-sssn sdop Cd by the DonRon 4ss7s oi fheTe ought
gSts Uniformity in standards 'h+Ous4-o1' -0'
whole conn'IS T-ove n what a fraudulent way red
SO cu-Lsa- hes beer mixed with hard "Ih'et
vsss No and been shipped 10 5 6u5oPe Po state
h,is y sHerent shipments together WIN me ns
nf., nf,-r TIE certificates OF inspection ana -
A--E
s-.cry os the samples cannon oe ~ - a -e-
". ed winter wheat infict on buyers WI oe
.ssrv understood IL We mention ma a - G1,,sIj-y
. @.Sinrnent hard winter wheat-that IS tlse - -,
S5- T1le-s br.v and reuuire-had TO per cen
1ors value here than red winter wneaI AN, ,e5s II
sa-<Sr.e5 committee hopes that you VIII leiu Il
1oT~ spozerful help, as 10 Improve hl1''7i9-
The o,1v government inspection in this country
,As- amounts TO much. q broker SAID Hes'eIu@S d"
m, Produce ExcAange. was the stale l1SpeN nm
rhinago No Western inspection cou49 DC Ihhe-' "
ths reaboard as fixing the grade he declared. 'e
~zse Of climatic changes The shipment OF I71
80 nth hard winter, he said, was done from
~, ,o--s nt Galveston and New Orleans TO meet
a.iffon In New York City such a shipment
,,,d be impossible because the Inspector OF grams
,s-. G. H K White would not countenance any
6spsrture from the rules laid down by me Ftodu0e
Exchange.
., ,ncri-v for wheat or corn OF certain grade and
,uo.s r-fces The foreign buyer says that he can
A barter al other ports and buys what purports 10
=. ,,s same grades for which quotations were
no high. Then the importer raises great cry
v.ssn he fnds that he does not get what he eX-
,s,-sd was on the Hamburg Exchange not long
ago ,aG the same complaint made IN that letter was
r,ss. IN me told the brokers there that II they
we're willing 10 pay l per cent more. or about one
ant 2 hushsl on wheat, we at New York would
rus-antee the shipments They wouldn't do II, and
-nla them not 70 complain then There Is no
scuht that the inspection at Galveston, New Or
leans Port Arthur Tex. and Mobile should be
rr-sr Sct they have their temptations When
rhest cen or any ether grain is graded here BY
Mr. White that is as good any guarantee The
foreigners however. prefer to take the risks. but
are not wiling 10 take their medicine IL they are
rnck
We here-hs whole trade-want absolute fair
rsz that the importer shall get Just what he buys
But be viii want No. hard winter wheat; We
snFage Il from Southern port. and II Is shipped
We receivs sample with the draft. and are com
psled 10 pay even though the grading has been
kz Then ve hear from abroad. and often have
&c suffer loss, But there are shippers upon whom
vt rely absolutely, and they get the bulk OF
fne business. The whole trouble is with those who
are aow complaining because when We quote an
hozest price On honest grain they declare that they
rsn buy cheaper although buying from US is as
FVod ss having the shipment guaranteed And gov
eminent inspection would not mend matters The
inspection would be for the most part IN the dry
"estesH tiAleS' HNe lhe ChsiaC' u o1'N e
would be changed before II could be loaded on ship
board here
M White said that the foreign buyer would bid
for grain inspected az the seaboard, but was not
willing &c pay the price fixed here. The importer,
&c said. believed that with federal inspection he
eedid get g for 30 cents The honest inspection at
New York not conducive 10 big business. but II
sss according 10 the rules. and would not De
changed II was learned that while some buyers
would not pay the price demanded here for grain
ihe7s were many who knew that they got what
Trey bought and willing to pay the additional
cost So well has the efficiency Of the grading been
established here that concerns insur!ng cargdes n
sAs Southern ports car do 10 business on shipments
nor this city.
ne total number OF bushels OF grain inspected
U 'As city in 1907 was So.sls.4l4 and the total
snA1f-d z less.5E Fer the twenty years ended with
sshusry l. lss the shipments from this port have
besn