A. B. Farquhar Co. v. New River Mineral Co.

On the 19th of October, 1898, the plaintiff wrote to the defendant’s sales agents with respect to the purchase of a quantity of iron, as follows: “ You can enter our order for 200 to 300 tons of Ivanhoe at 10.75 for 1-X and $10,50 for 2-X, deliveries to be made within the next six months as wanted. You may ship one carload of 1—X next month.”

To this order the defendant, through its agents, on the twentieth of October, replied: “We enter the order accordingly for 200 to 300 tons of 1-X or 2-X Ivanhoe pig iron, at $10.75 for 1-X and $10.50 for 2-X delivered f. o. b. cars. P. R. R. at York, Pa.…