Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-29


Militia business was again in the ascendant
yesterday, and a tolerable proportion Of persons
in mercantile life were detailed for active ser
vice; the attendance under these circumstances
was only moderate. Business, Of course, was
not very active, but more was done than might
have been expected under the adverse state Of
things, to which must be added a dropping New
Orleans market. Rates of produce were gener-
ally unsettled and dropping. Wheat was not
! much in demand Prices remained unchanged
from the previous day. Flour was very dull
and prices irregular. Corn was with q dropping
tendency. Rye alone was firm. Sugar was
in fair demand without change. The New Or
leans dispatches stated that the market there
was generally dull and dropping. Flour cou-
| tinued inactive. Bran had declined Wheat
and oats were quiet. Com was unchanged
Sugar was in fair demand. Molasses were with
out change.
The sales were EOHr-75 bbls. and % sacks
country extra, p. t. COrH-l20 bush. white,
Zoe; 20 bush. white, sacks returned, 6Oc.
Wbeat-2O bush. fair, S1iO; 60 bush fine, $.
Rve-I5 bush. common, SL75. Corn Meal
60 bush. Soc, 50 bush. S5c. POtatOes-27 bush.
1926. COston-SO bales ! to Sc. S~agqr--9hhds
3Jc.; 30 hhds. 3sc.; 30 hhds. &c; 80 hhds.,
from levee, SIC. to 3sc.; 5 hhds 44c 6 hhds 5tc;
: hhds 54c. to SIC. Moiassss-2O bbls q to Poe.
We have heard surprise expressed that rather
more cotton has been coming in during the last
ten days than we were in receipt Of for the two
or three preceding weeks. This has arisen from
a desire on the part of individuals to get small
lots of cotton into Memphis before the cotton
blockade goes into operation. 1t viii be remem-
bered that the military committee, by authority
of a communication from Gen. Polk, have order
ed captains of steamboats, and agents Of railroads
to discontinue bringing cotton to this city on and
after Sunday next, December LIST.
Members Of the Chamber Of Chmmerce viii
bear in mind that at4 O'Clock this afternoon an
adjournment Of the monthly meeting viii talk
place. Merchants should attend punctually, for
ON the Transaction of the monthly meetings de-
pends the success and prosperity of the Chamber,
an Institution that is proving itself invaluable to
Memphis.
Messrs. Vernon, Partee & Clay have reeeiv-
ed fifteen or twenty bales of cotton, which, in
stead Of being bound with rope or iron tie, were
neatly bound round with hickory Of the dimen-
sions of a barrel hoop. The ends, instead Of be
ing fastened with a tie, had five or six ten penny
nails driven through. The ends of these enter
ing the cotton, are supported there and the fas-
tening is secure.
The New Orleans papers Of Wednesday state
that a thousand sacks of coarse Liverpool salt,
reoeiUed from Memphis, sold from the levee at -.
The New Orleans Crescent says: There was
talk Of a commercial expedition via the b.
having left port last evening also. Of a
small cargo of cotton having left for parts IN
and several small vessels ready to receive
cargoes here and there. Tie salt market was
decidedly fat yesterday, and the demand for bag
and rope still astter. As regards salt, there
has never been solid grounds for the high prices.
is a good supply of the article in Texas,
the present ruling prices bringing out all
The productive resources of the lagOons. In
northwest Louisiana almost every village is fur
nished by the salt springs in Arkansas at from
Is cents to 81 per bushel. The furry Occasioned
by the Governor Of Alabama entering our mar
5et last week and purchasing 1900 or more
sacks has passed of. The country viii not suf
fer for the lack Of salt. As for rope and bagging,
is conceived that no planter considers it to his
to submit TO present prices. The re-
of produce have been free for the past
three days, though comprising only avery few
descriptions. If there has been such vast guam
Of corn and wheat gathered this season, it
is very strange that the high prices now ruling
DO not bring larger quantities to market"
This last remark Of the Crescent's is not as
forcible as it appears. We know very well in
this portion Of the COnfederaey, that the occu-
patton of railroads for military purposes and the
imposition Of m-considered internal embargoes
have checked the transportation Of produce.