Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-07
PRoDUCE

!. 1 ne gON6TnmeuL expects LlAb huu9Ci ADcA0
to the Produce Loan, who have sold their crops,
shall pay over the proceeds and receive the
bonds, and that those who have not sold, will,
in the present favorable condition Of tie mar
ket, at once do so and make q like disposal Of
the funds.
2. II the subscriber prefer, government will
itself take, at market value, produce already, or
hereafter to be subscribed, thus facilitating set
tlement-she article being of a character useful
to the army or susceptible of being made in its
hands the basis OF credit and negotiation at
home or abroad. Such negotiations to an extent
have already been made.
3. Holding the above in view, cotton will not
be purchased in positions which are in pTOxim-
iy to the enemy or likely to be Immediately oc
cupied by him, but must be removed by the
owner to a safe distance nor shall it be taken
except in quantities of twenty bales and over,
in merehantsble order, Well-baled and in a Gov
cred building, on plantation or in warehouse,
with the pledge of the seller to take due care Of
and deliver it when required, at his usual ship
ping point, without charge for transportation or
storage, but without liability for loss after ex-
eTcising due care.
4. Agents shall cause to be sampled, CLASH
fed aud weighed, each bale of cotton purchased
by the government and mark the weight upon
it, with the initials G. S. A. They shall certify
in duplicate to the quality, quantity and weight,
to the market price aud location They shall
! say if it is under secure cover, and in order for
market, and if they are not themselves qualified
to determine upon quality shall append the GER
tificats of one possessing such qualification.
5. The market value is to DO sscertained from
actual and bona fds sales, or offers, recently
made by parties In tn neighborhood, and it IS
to be considered that this value will vary from
State to State and county TO county, as the cotton
may be near or distant from market, or more or
less exposed to the enemy.
6. The form of q bill of sale which IS to be
signed in duplicate, is as follows. Agents will
be furnished with necessary blanks;
COUNTY AND PosT OFFICE--
In consideration of -- dollars, paid me in
bonds of the Confederate States, I-- Of
the county and State aforesaid, have sold to the
Confederate States of America, OF
cotton, marked and numbered as in the margin,
now deposited at --, and / hereby agree
to take due care of the said cotton while on my
plantation, and to deliver the same, at my own
expense, at-- in the State OF --, TO
the order of the Secretary of the Treasury, or
his agents, OF his or their assigns.
Z. As a general rule, cotton viii not be pur-
chased nearer than twenty miles from the enc
my's lines or which is not within our lines, and
when il hes received advances from the State,
the amount of the advance must have been re-
funded.
8. When the invoiss and agents certificate are
received, Confederate bonds in due proportion
of 500, $500 and $1,000 each will be delivered
by the undersigned 10 the party or HIS agents,
or transmitted al his expense, but no settlement
can take place until all the acquisitions are COM
piled with.
10. Agents viii receive and forward all offers
that are made to supply articles necessary for
the army.
IL. Agents will be allowed the usual broker
age, and will forward their bills in duplicate to
be adjusted. They are requested to promote the
sac OF bonds. No charges will be admitted
unless especially authorized.
u Agents will have an eye to the security
of all cotton owned by the government in their
neighborhoOd, and notify the Undersigned or
the Secretary Of the Treasury Of any changes
that may affect it.
We, the undersigned, submit the following
scale Of valuation for the different grades Of
cotton, On the basis, respectively, Of six, nine
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