PENNSYLVANIA STATE DAIRYMEN'S BOARD OF TRADE. Officers for 1878. President-LEON C. MAGAW, Meadville. Vice Presidents-JOHN COLE, Venango; IRA HALL, Randolph; THOMAS C. COCHRAN, Sheakleyville. Secretary-N. B. HOFFORD, Meadville. Revised Rules and Regulations Adopted May 14, 1878. MEMBERSHIP FEES. 1. The payment to the treasurer of two dollars constitutes a membership to the Board of Trade for one year, with provision for assessing an additional three dollars, if it should become necessary, to defray expenses. OFFICERS. 2. The officers shall consist of a President, three Vice Presidents, a Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Board. DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT. 3. It shall be the duty of the President to procure telegrams, and any information deemed necessary for the board, and to issue tickets of membership. DUTY OF THE SECRETARY. 4. It shall be the duty of the Secretary, as far as possible, to obtain and record all the transactions on the board each sale day. He shall also forward, by postal card, to absent members requesting it, the weekly market reports, and shall receive twenty-five dollars for his services. PRIVILEGES OF THE BOArd. 5. Members only shall be entitled to the privilege of buying and selling on the board. PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS. 6. Every factory shall be held responsible for the acts on the board, of its authorized salesmen, any one of whom shall be admitted on presentation of the factory's ticket of membership. A buyer and his agent may be admitted on the same ticket. It shall be proper for a member of this board to be accompanied, when admitted to the sales room, by a neighbor or friend who is not interested in buying or selling, without additional charge; but it is understood that this is a matter of courtesy, and any violation of good faith will be deemed a breach of the rules of the board. REGISTER. 7. There shall be a register and bulletin board arranged in a conspicuous place in the room, upon which will be posted all telegrams or reports for the information of members, and salesmen will consider it their duty as well as privilege to record upon said register any dairy products they may have for sale, or have sold, not already recorded. ARBITRATION. 8. There shall be a board of arbitration constituted for the purpose of hearing, adjusting, and settling all differences which may arise from time to time between buyers and sellers, and it is an express understanding and agreement by and between such and all the members hereof, that such a settlement by such arbitration committee shall be final, and adhered to. Said board of arbitration shall be chosen and constituted as follows: In case of differences between two parties or interests, the said parties or interests shall each choose one member of the board, and the two members thus chosen shall select a third, and these three shall constitute a board of arbitration, and have appropriate jurisdiction. BARGAINS. 9. All bargains made between members at the sales-room or elsewhere, verbally or otherwise, shall be considered binding, and to be lived up to and carried out by each of the parties thereto, and a failure of either party to perform his or their part thereof shall be considered sufficient cause for expulsion from said board and sales-room of the party so failing to perform. SHORT WEIGHTS. 10. In view of avoiding contentions respecting short weights, it is agreed that when a discrepancy is found in the weights of cheese on arrival in market, if tested within one week after shipment, the certificate of the authorized weigher shall be considered a standard to settle by; but this rule shall not be construed to prevent special agreements between members. Notice of such short weights shall be given to the salesmen within thirty days after shipment. AMENDMENTS. 11. Amendments to these rules and regulations may be made at any regular meeting of the Board, by a majority vote, provided notice of the proposed amendment has been duly given. Board meets regularly in Meadville, on Tuesdays, at half-past one, P. M., sharp, during the season. This is an organization of dairymen and dealers in dairy produce to facilitate the sale of cheese and butter. These boards of trade are an outgrowth of dairymen's associations, and have become a necessity in the progress of the dairy industry. By their instrumentality, the salesmen are informed of the conditions and demands of the markets, and may know the exact value of the goods they have for sale, as fully as the buyers. An important feature of this board is, that the first hour of each weekly session is devoted to discussions upon such questions as arise from time to time in the progress of the season and markets. Questions regarding the modes of manufacture, the qualities and styles demanded by the markets, transportation, and the various points upon which success depends, are properly brought before the board, and, by exchange of views and information, a degree of intelligence is secured, otherwise unattainable. The Board of Trade re-organized and put itself in working order for the season of 1878, on May 10. The second meeting of the board opened with President Magaw in the chair, who announced the following committees: On National Dairy Fair, to be held in New York, December 2, 1878-S. A. Farrington, J. G. Holman, and William Nash. On revision of premium list for dairy products, at request of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society-H. C. Greene, T. C. Cochran, I. W. Allee. Messrs. Fuller and Magaw, who had been appointed a committee on transportation, reported progress in negotiating with the officers of the Atlantic and Great Western railroad, and assured the board that the road was disposed to provide all reasonable facilities for the transportation of cheese and butter, and desired the board to name the days most desirable as special shipping days. The committee also advised any members that felt themselves in any way oppressed or inconvenienced by lack of suitable cars, by unnecessary delays in transportation, &c., to report promptly to the committee, who would present the facts before the proper officials, when they were assured these faults would be promptly remedied. The general superintendent was desirous to meet the wants of shippers, and asked to be informed as to such wants. Messrs. Greene and Bigger, committee on revision of the rules of the board, reported a revised set of rules, and recommended that the Secretary be instructed to have printed, for distribution, two hundred copies of the same. The reports of the several committees were accepted and adopted. May 28. Vice President COLE called to order, and Mr. WILLIAM NASH asked for information in regard to the interpretation of cable quotations, which was responded to by Mr. H. TERRY, who explained the various terms used to indicate Liverpool quotations and freight rates. The disadvantage of shipping cheese too green and imperfectly cured was discussed, and shippers were advised to ship only cured cheese, and to take more pains in properly boxing and marking-to mark the weight of every cheese distinctly on its side, and not on the cover, as covers often get changed, and to shave the box so that the cover shall just rest on the face of the cheese. The dealers deprecated the practice of boxing cheese so carelessly; that when they arrive in New York, the boxes are smashed in, and the cheese soiled, so as to frequently depreciate their sale. Goods always sell best when attractive in appearance, and it pays to take pains in these matters. Shippers would many times be surprised to see the condition of their cheese on arrival at the docks. They would not recognize them as the nice, clean cheese they had on their shelves but a week before. Mr. A. M. FULLER called the attention of the Board to the act of the Legislature, making an appropriation to the Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association, and the following resolution was offered and unanimously passed: WHEREAS, Our State Legislature has so generously recognized the Pennsylvania State Dairymen's Association, representing the dairy interest of Pennsylvania, by an annual appropriation, securing the publication of its annual report; therefore, Resolved, That we express our appreciation of the favors granted us, and tender to our representatives, Colonel O. O. Potter and Honorable S. H. Findley, a vote of thanks for their aid in securing to our sister organization so timely and valuable a recognition. June 11. Mr. A. M. FULLER announced that the executive committee of the Dairymen's Association had secured the services of H. C. Greene, to report the lectures of Professor Arnold, at the factories of Erie and Crawford counties. June 25. Mr. Ash, freight agent for the Empire Line, desired to know whether the board preferred to ship in refrigerator cars or in ventilated cars. After a discussion of the merits and demerits of the two methods, it was decided that, while iced cars may be preferable for butter, they are not desirable for cheese, which is transported most safely in ventilated cars. Table of Offerings and Prices at Meadville, for the Season of 1878, to November 1; also, for corresponding weeks of Preceding Seasons. Offerings-Boxes. Prices. |