NOTICE OF JUDGMENT NO. 2725.
(Given pnrsnant to section 4 of the Food and Drugs Act.)
V. S. v. Jones Bros., Castleman & Blakemore.   Plea of guilty.   Fine, $25 and
costs.
MISBRANDING OF MOLASSES.
On July 20, 1912, the United States Attorney for the Western Dis- 
trict of Kentucky, acting upon a report by the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture, filed in the District Court of the United States for said district 
PZI information against Jones Bros., Castleman & Blakemore, a cor- 
poration (now the Castleman Blakemore Co.)^ Louisville, Ky., alleg- 
ing shipment by said company, in violation of the Food and Drugs 
Act, on March 31, 1911, from the State of Kentucky into the State 
of South Dakota—
(1) Of a quantity of kettle molasses which was misbranded. This 
product was labeled: "Gold Seal * * * Guaranteed Fancy 
Kettle Molasses. Torbitt & Castleman Branch. Jones Bros., Castle- 
man & Blakemore, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky. 2-£ lbs. Net Weight. 
This molasses has been clarified with sulphur and is in conformity 
with the Government ruling. Packed for Jewett Bros. & Jewett, 
Sioux Falls, S. D."
Examination of a sample of the product by the Bureau of Chem- 
istry of this Department showed the following results: Solids by re- 
fruitometer, 74.0-1 per cent; nonsugar solids, 17.29 per cent; sucrose, 
Clerget, 33.25 per cent; reducing sugars as invert before inversion, 
23.50 per cent; commercial glucose (factor 163), none; polarization 
direct at 25° C, 26.65° V.; polarization invert at 25° G, —16.65° V.; 
polarization invert at 87° C, 0.0° V.; ash, 5.60 per cent; tin. none;
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weight, 37| ounces, 37 ounces, 35 ounces, average 36^ ounces. Mis- 
branding of the product was alleged in the information for the reason 
that it was labeled as set forth above, which said statement upon the 
packages or labels was false and misleading, regarding the weight 
of said product, in that each of the packages did not weigh as much as 
2^ pounds net weight, but much -less; and said statement was false 
and misleading in that the product was labeled and branded so as to 
deceive and mislead a purchaser thereof to believe that the net weight 
of each of the packages, to wit, cans, was 2^ pounds, whereas, in truth 
and in fact, each did not weigh as much as 2^ pounds net weight, but 
much less; and said statement was false and misleading in that the 
product was in package form and the contents of the packages, to wit, 
cans, were stated in terms of weight, but not correctly stated, on the 
outside of each of the packages, in that the weight so stated was as 
follows
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to wit, " 2-| lbs. Net Weight," whereas, in truth and in fact, 
each of the cans did not weigh as much as 2| pounds net weight, but 
weighed much less.
(2) Of a quantity of New Orleans molasses which was misbranded. 
This product was labeled: " 5 Lbs. net wt. Plantation Brand Pure 
New Orleans Molasses, packed for Jewett Bros. & Jewett, Sioux 
Falls, S. D. This molasses has been clarified with sulphur and is in 
conformity with the Government ruling."
Examination of a sample of this product by said Bureau of Chem- 
istry showed the following results: Solids by refruitometer, 77.85 
per cent; nonsugar solids, 19.57 per cent; sucrose, Clerget, 30.45 per 
cent; reducing sugars as invert before inversion, 27.83 per cent; com- 
mercial glucose (factor 163), none; polarization direct at 25° C, 
26.65° V.; polarization invert at 25° C., —13.0° V.; polarization in- 
vert at 87° C. 1.3° V.; ash, 6.42 per cent; tin, none; weight, 75.3 
ounces, 79 ounces, 79.5 ounces, average, 77.93 ounces. Misbranding 
of the product was alleged in the information for the reason that it 
was labeled as set forth above, which said statement borne upon each 
of the packages and labels was false and misleading regarding the 
weight of said product in that each of the packages, to wit, cans, did 
not weigh as much as 5 pounds net weight, but weighed much less 
than 5 pounds net weight, and said statement was false and mislead- 
ing in that the product was labeled and branded so as to deceive and 
mislead the purchaser thereof to believe that the net weight of each 
of the packages was 5 pounds, whereas, in truth and in fact, each of 
them did not weigh as much as 5 pounds net weight, but much less; 
and said statement was further false and misleading in that the 
product was in package form and the contents thereof were stated 
in terms of weight on each of them, but the weight of each was not 
correctly stated on the outside thereof in that the weight so stated
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was as follows, to wit, " 5 lbs. net wgt." whereas in truth and in fact, 
each of the packages, to wit, cans, did not weigh as much as 5 pounds 
net weight, but weighed much less than 5 pounds net weight.
On March 11,1913, the defendant company entered a plea of guilty 
to the information and the court imposed a fine of $25 and costs.
C. F. MARVIN, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 8,1913.
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