Louisiana Red Cypress Co. v. Gilmore & Co.

Hill, O. J.

Gilmore & Company, of War then, Georgia, inquired by letter of the Louisiana Bed Cypress Company, of New Orleans, Louisiana, for prices on the best cypress shingles, in carload lots. In reply the Louisiana Bed Cypress Company wrote, making the following quotations of prices:

“4" Best Cypress Shingles $4.30

5" “ “ “ 4.30

6" “ “ “ 4.30.”

*473On receipt of these quotations of prices Gilmore & Company ordered a car-load of five-inch shingles, specifying that 10,000 six-inch shingles be included in the shipment. The car of shingles was shipped to Gilmore & Company and was received by them. They…