The Oxford signal. (Oxford, Miss.) 1856-18??, 1856-09-11
TIT u s & CO.
TWENTY-SEVEyTh ANNUALCIRCULAR

close upon us We congratulate our
----pnd patrons upon tie dattering
ia IQ6ts Of good prices for Tie present
I.~yting crop. Advices from Europe OF
late date are very--ssasaaraRinss to t,s~'
nroduA ar Ne hcHvv advrnQcs m the
z-,11 s.ihll ;ke1 5srIcte feads~us to'the cor
Viction that prices Of The raw material
will be well sustained during the entire
season. But recently we deemed II eX-
pedient 10 discounect the two branches
Of business, and determined TO give our
undivided time and talents 10 the faithful
discharge of the COTTON FACTOR
AGE aud COMMISSION BUSINESS,
upon legitimate principles. We made
this severance upon mature delbcration.
ard from causes that we concluded
would he mutually satisfactory to our
selves and patrons. The heavy increase
OF the receipts and sales of Cotton in our
city, (having. as is evidenced 10y the crop
ol '55 aud sc increased 50 per cent In
amount over the crop OF 81 and 5j,) tax.
en- connection with the e~tabhahment OF
large, good Wholesale Grocery Houses,
left IL conclusive with us, that our entire
time would be required for that depart
meut OF our previous business that we
adopted, and that the purchase Of Supplies
Tor our friends could he made ol whole
saic houses ut prices murh lower than We
could eel thC same article, at ourselves
with the sCtual ard necessary expenses
attached. The result al the paSt season :
operations have satisfied US fully that our
previous cuuv ctious were correct. aud
we feel assured that our patrons were ben
shued . To- Z - pee cent, OH all thci,
purchases Of supplies.
Our charges tor receiving, storing, sell
Iug. Snmplus apd weighing Cotton con
signed 10 ~ .1r sac j. = , pag cent Oh
tar gross amount OF salr.--to wit: Ii W,
s,,i ha.c Dt Cotton amounting to $50
Uu- pay j. 35';. d ior SO, Our pay IS )
Ilps We deem aud ,u>iet j. legitimate
Et alas change tur interest Oi ,hc ProJus
rr and Sc,t,r - uutaH]. Il we get 1
good pricr. we gee good pay u a low
prize, our Tay * small. We are thus
Iaitirh'ariu ,Nttoring IiH Average con-
reu.a,.On. from thc tact that IL pc
cent is mdrim,yiy represented as pro
,frt0us sU1,..t.f 90 r',e its legitimacy II
,,,fr.d,.t,rc,.ru "a tir various charge
instituted sni r~goii,~hcd by mcst Of GU
merchants. We freely cout,sS 90 on
ratrnrS thai yti,t We moA" comes dIrsci
~ out ot V,jr Cotton. We eau Nhl
a.. D,vlarouud no other stump; it J
cut ot yd.r Cotton alon' that We survive
md Us by lCE,'im0te comm,SS'on.
JGls systcn, ct business we have PEI
"a lor the last tweE.y.seven years. an
Iore particularly have We warrcd for
/smce The breaking OF that compact ci
t tered into 10y the merchants o! Memphis
piedgiug themselves 90 do legitlma,
business. Aud to those friends who hav
stood by u4 during the whole time, W
return our most heartfelt thanks; and tn
evidences Of others who left us and r,
turned again. are indeed gratifying w
may safely assert tha' tins, like otht
things based upon false foundations
must, ere long. give place 10 the fegula
and systematic principle OF meTcantl
operations, as persucd by every city
ths entire commonwealth.
Weure we'll supplied with various ar
good brands OF BAGGlNG aud ROPI
which We offer TO our customers at ori
inAl coat, with actual expenses attache
The Tax upon Cotton in the hands
merchants for sale viii MT be charged
Opr friends.
All Cotton consigned 10 US will
Insured, unless otherwise advised.
TITUS & CO,
Bank Building, opposite the CONNIE
ciai Hotel.
MEMPHIS. August Is. 1856. ar2l In