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" We contend that Mr. W, got the full value that he paid for. — We 
are, yours truly, " A. Denniss & Co. 
" P.S. — We sell about 15,000 tons oil-cakes per annum, but the quantity 
of 95 per cent, linseed-cakes included is not large. It is however growing. 
" Alfred Denniss & Co." 
" 191 High Street, Hull : January 26, 1887. 
" Dr. J. A. Voelcker. 
" Dear Sir,— I have not been favoured with a reply to my letter of 
19t,h inst. I consider your analysis and report have done injury, which I 
feel sure you will be wilHng to repair without any undue pressure from me. 
I again, with firmness but respect, request you will at once explain your 
mistake as to the cotton-seed and niger-seed, which you erroneously stated 
were in the cake to Mr. Wright ; and also state what you intended by the 
term ' pure.' 
" Esteeming your reply, I am, yom's truly, Alfred Denniss." 
"Alfred Denniss & Co., 191 High Street, Hull : 
January 19, 1887. 
" Dr. Voelcker. 
"Dear Sir, — We have received the analysis from Mr. Wright, No. 
1,403, but there is nothing on it showing it to be of our cake. It is simply 
called ' Linseed-cake ; ' but presuming there is no error and that it is the 
' K.G. Pure ' brand we will comment thereon. We have requested Mr. 
W. to send us sample from the bulk that we may test your analysis. 
" The analysis is that of a (/ood linseed-cake. There is nothing injurious 
in it. It is as pure in principle as the very finest, but not in degree. You 
say : — ' This is by no means a pure cake, was it sold as such ? ' In refer- 
ence to this extremely ambiguous statement and query, we refer to our letter 
of 17th inst. 
" We presume you meant to say that the cake was not from the finest 
Linseed ; was it sold as such ? It is not of the finest quality, and was not 
sold as such. It is average Hull quality, and was sold at a price in accord- 
ance ; at a price which represents its value as a feeding cake. We sold it to 
Messrs. Warhurst at Gl. 15s. per ton, and they put their profit of, we believe, 
some 10s. per ton on to that price — a reasonable profit for a dealer to charge 
the farmer, who takes, often, long credit ; 6/. los. being the wholesale prompt 
cash price. A 95 per cent, pure would have been '25s. to 30s. more than 
this. 
"Will you please tell Mr. W., that as you imderstand the price 
charged was so much less than the price of a perfect cake, that you consider 
he has got good value for the price charged ? 
" If tlie matter is brought up before your committee we hope you will 
read our letter of the 17th instant, and show our circular manifesting the 
difl'erent qualities of pure. We should like to sell nothing but 96 per cent., 
but the buyers will have the lowest-priced cakes, all of which that we sell 
are very good value at the money, — We are, yours truly, 
" A. Denniss & Oo." 
The following extract is from the circular referred to in 
Messrs. Dennisa's letter : — 
" 191 High street, Hull : December .TI, 188G. 
" Dear Sir, — We beg to submit our lo-day's prices, free to cart or craft 
at mill or -wnrehouse as under : — 
