Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-29
On ,Chnnge-Busiuc.s News.


Tho attendance on Change was very full
yesterday, and although owing to light supplies,
tha-e could not be a great amount of business
done. yet the crowd was a very animated one
up to the last minute Of the hour. Attempts
were made by buyers to obtain concessions on
she part Of the holders of flour, but in vain.
Star Mills sold at SILO0 on Friday and Satur-
day. and other brands and qualities in the same
proportion. Rye was active; 65S bushels were
sold in lots at SI25. Advices of an advance of
salt in New Orleans stifened rates in that arti-
Gle. and 80 sacks coarse sold at 50, and 100
sacks fine at SO.
A member, who has been travelling on horse
back, doing business in Middle Tennessee,
sisted that the planters there were generally
substituting grains and other marketable pro-
duoe for cotton, and that the breadth Of land
devoted to corn, wheat, barley, rye, etc, is be
yond all comparison with any former year in
southern history. The military orders in Column
bus prohibiting farmers there from selling in the
market, he found 10 be a matter of considerable
excitement Planters expressed themselves as
ready 10 contribute towards the expenses Of
the war and the comfort Of the army to
anv necessary amor Mt, and 10 fight il
circumstances required, but they are Op-
posed 10 any power stepping in and pre-
scribing to the citizen where he shall buy and
where he shall sell. They were looking with
anxiety 10 Memphis 10 see whether its mer-
chan s would take what they consider the proper
aud necessary steps upon the subject. The re-
port OF the proceedings IN the Chamber as
given 10 another place this morning viii satisfy
them that cur merchants are fully alive to the
importance Of the principle involved in the
proiibitve orders issued from Columbus. We
nay observe here that in our reports Of the say
inrs and doings Of merchants on Change, we
hare made no reference to the political bearings
Of the subject, although those bearings have
been a subject of frequent conversation. We
have confined our report to the remarks made
upon the aspect Of the matter in a mercantile
point Of -view-politieal discussion not coming
into our province, Conversation on Change
n~oturally turned principally on the subject
expected to occupy the attention Of the
monthly meeting in the afternoon and
me desire for an appeal to Richmond was gene.
rally expressed. That a sugar levee must b.
prepared in view of the large arrivals of that ar
feIe. was also considered necessary. On thi
subiee. we presented all that was necesssr!
when It 6rst began to attract attention Sine
doing so we have confined ourselves to Showing
the views expressed by the New Orleans paper
respecting 2 coming to this city. To thos
extracts we add the following from the New Oh
leans Ddta Of Sunday last: The receipts b.
fhe river show an increase Of more than doubl
jn SUGAR, and almost the same in molasses. Rice
brsp. potatoes and corn have also increased
While -four. wheat, lard and whisky bave falle
ofon acoeant Of Tie military blockade sbOy,
Nsuphis. The So papers are stu car
vzselne be question haviss a sugar landing
Is .phis Is, commercially 20 be the grea
Distributing point Of al sugar and molasse
wanted east and parh Of that place, q suga
.landiug e cetaf Necessary. The foot
wss1n 81 ettled on by the APPEA