The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-09-04
WEEKLY CHATS WITH
GENERAL CONSUMERS
Shortage Allowed the Dealer in
Weights and Measures.

latuie Ol the flfet EAtra SesSlOH Vi 1910
is an Act to prevent frauds in weights,
measures, etc., and to endeavor to as
sure the customer that the dealer is
giving him the weight which he ought
to have when he is purchasing. This
Act directs the State Sealer and the
Superintendent OF Weights and Meas
ures to fix and determine a reasonable
variation for the weights of all classes
of commodities. These have been de-
termined for the larger part OF the
goods sold within the State Of Tennes-
see and are given below. These varia-
ations mean, Of course, that when any
amount OF the commodities named is
weighed, the weight must not vary
from the true weight by'more than the
proportion stated. For instance, fresh
meats may not vary from the weight
which they are represented to be by
more than two per cent. Thus 10 lbs.
weight Of fresh meat pust not be less
than 9.S ID. or 8 lbs. and 13 OF. These
variations OF course are allowed because
it is impossible to do weighing with ex-
act accuracy in every case, no matter
how hard the dealer may try. Here
are the variations allowed
FOOD sTUFFs.
Butter, in prints, wrapped, OF. on
the pound or per cent.
Groceries, confectioneries, and all
other articles handled by grocers, con-
fectioners, ETC., when sold in one pound
lots or fractions thereof, at a price not
exceeding 40 cents per pound, J OF. per
ID. or 3 ger cent.
All articles same as above sold at over
40 cents per pound, ! OF. per lb. or ap-1
proximately 2 per cent.
All commodities Of this character
which are weighed, in lots Of one pound
to 10 pounds, ii per cent. Same, in
lots from 10 pounds up, ! per cent.
Meats, fresh, 2 per cent.
Meats, cured, / per cent by weight on
net weight, not including wrapping,
strings, etc.
Ice, when cut from blocks and not
in original blocks made by manufac-
turer, 10 per cent.
Ice, when sold in original blocks, no
tolerances allowed below 800 pounds,
since these blocks are manufactured to
go to the dealer with weight Of 800
pounds ar over.
Salt, when sold in barrel lots, per
cent by not weight, not including bar
rel. This applies only to salt not sold
for food purposes for man Or other an
imals.
FEEDS.
Hay, baled. timothy, and timothy
and clover, ! per cent.
Hay, baled, clover or alfalfa, 2 per
cent.
Hay, baled, clover and other grasses,
II per cent.
Corn, hulled or cracked or when mixed
with other feeds and sold in burlap bags
u o., II per cent.
Same, in sacks, ! Of ] per cent.
Oats, in sacks, ! OF | per cent; in bags
(79 o.. burIap), II per cent. All other
grains same as oats.
All other feedstuffs, whether cracked
or not, sold in sacks, J Of per cent.
Same when sold in n o. bags, II per
cent.
Coal, coke and ike products, per
cent.
HARDWARE.
Up to and including Id. packages,
2 per cent.
Up to and including 10 lb, packages,
II per cent.
Above III POUNDS, per cent
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, ETC., SOLD BY LIN
EAR MEASURE.
When sold in one yard lengths, | Of
an inch per yard.
When sold in more than ] yard up to
and including 4 yards, ! inch per yard.
When sold above yards, lie Of an
nch. per yard. All these to be taken
,n the total number Of yards and will
.pply when sold in bolt, roll or like
packages.
Housewives in particular ought to cut
bis out and post it up in their kitch-
ms 50 that they may always have II IN
mind and know when they are being
heated, and practically every other con-
umer, especially those buying much
eed, hardware, ETC.. ought to clip i
md paste il in their hats.