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The Daily Dispatch: October 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], Sudden death. (search)
Light Weights. --James E. West, a dealer in butter at the Second Market, was summoned before the Mayor last Saturday to answer for selling cakes of butter that were one or two ounces lighter than a pound. Officer Tyler testified that he had weighed several of the cakes, and found most of them too light.--Mr. West's defence was that he sold butter by the cake, and not by the pound; but such a defence is worthless, inasmuch as the market ordinance declares that meats, butter, etc., shall ber Tyler testified that he had weighed several of the cakes, and found most of them too light.--Mr. West's defence was that he sold butter by the cake, and not by the pound; but such a defence is worthless, inasmuch as the market ordinance declares that meats, butter, etc., shall be sold by the pound only. The Mayor will give his decision on the matter to day, and will no doubt enforce the ordinance.--An ounce of butter is worth 25 cents now to the buyer, and is too much to loose these times.