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The following correspondence ensued : — 
Compton, Winchester : April 24, 1890. 
Dear Sir, — With regard to your analysis of cotton-cake of March 22, 
I saw the manager (Mr. Pinhorn) and told him the cake was not pure, when 
he entered into a long explanation. I told him I could not remember all he 
said ; he had better think the matter over and write me the result. Not 
hearing from him I wrote the following letter. — Yours truly, 
Dr. Voelcker. J.A.Pearson. 
P.S. — I may say I had no written guarantee that the cake was pure, but 
he told me it was, and made from the best Egyptian cotton-seed. I encloso 
the correspondence that has passed on the subject for your persusal. 
[Copy.] Compton, Winchester: April 7, 1890. 
Dear Sir, — With respect to our conversation with you on Saturday last 
about the impurity of the cotton-cake you sent us, we sent a sample of it to 
Dr. Voelcker to be analysed. On the other side you will find copy of his 
analysis, in sending which he writes as follows : — 
" The cotton-cake is not a pure cake and contains an admixture of cereal 
husk and starch. It contains an excessive quantity of moisture." 
After your guarantee that the cake was made from pure cotton-seed we 
should like to know what explanation you have to offer in connection with 
Dr. Voelcker's analysis. — Yours truly, J. A. & W, Pearson. 
Messrs. Dixon & Cardus. 
Linseed Mills and Artificial Manure Works, 
Northam, Southampton : April 8, 1890. 
Dear Sirs, — Yours to hand ; the writer will be at Winchester Market 
on Saturday, and will see you thereon ; we may say, however, that we gave 
no guarantee in selling you the cake. — Yours truly, 
Dixon & Cardus, Limited. 
Messrs. J. & W. Pearson. Alfred Pinhorn, Manager. 
Linseed Mills and Artificial Manure Works, 
Northam, Southampton: April 16, 1890. 
Dear Sirs,— Referring to ours of the 8th inst., also to our conversation, 
we now write to say that after duly considering the matter, that as the cake 
was not sold either with a guarantee or subject to Dr. Voelcker's analysis, 
that we must decline to enter into any controversy respecting the analysis, 
neither do we intend to be dictated to by the R.A.S.E. as to the way in 
which we conduct our business, or the terms upon which we sell ; this 
decision was arrived at, after being fully discussed by our Directors yester- 
day. — Yours truly, Dixon & Cardus, Limited. 
Messrs. J. & W. Pearson. Alfred Pinhorn, Manager. 
[Copy.] Compton, Winchester: April 17, 1890. 
Dear Sir, — In reply to yours of this morning respecting cotton-cake, 
you certainly gave a verbal guarantee that the cake was pure and made from 
the best Egyptian cotton-seed, and unless you do give a written guarantee 
that your cakes are pure, we must decline to have any more. — Yours truly, 
Messrs. Dixon & Cardus. J - & W Pearson. 
MEMORANDUM. 
From 
DIXON & CARDUS, Limited, 
April 18, 1890. 
To 
Messrs. J. & W. PEAESON, 
Compton, Wincucster. 
Southampton. 
Gent., — Yours of yesterday to hand ; we must, however, adhere to the 
