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for such as these the planter has
recieved during the past season 1c per
lb. nett_ and further, it not unrequest
by happens that there is a Hhd. so nearly
a 2d in quality, that the Inspectors are in
doubt whether it should be put in
that class or in the 1 class_ Upon their
decision, (taking the prices of the past sea-
son as a bases for the calculation.) depends
whether the planter shall receive 3c per
lb. for his labor or only 1c-a vast diffe-
rence to him_ Another subject of com-
plaint against the present mode of
Inspection, is that uder it a Hhd. of
Tobacco of the first quality that may on
its way to market receive a tripling inju-
ry by wet or otherwises, is by the Inspector
placed in the class if 1s, and the extent
of damage marked upon it_ If the jobs
be of first quality, who should it be
degraded to a X on account of damage
when the card on the sample says that
it is damaged to such an extent_say
5 or 10 per cent as the case may be?
And again: a thd containing 900 or
1000th of first quality Tobacco, and 50 or
100th of inferior, (put in by the planter with-
out any intention to defraud, but merely
because he has not enough good Tobo
to fill the Hhd.) is at present degraded
to a X_ and altho the sample shews
that is is nearly all of First quality, yet
its being marked a X cause the buyer
to suspect that there may be some
important fault in the [sulting?] up or
otherwise, and the planter received