Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-11

From the Era Federal organl, April 81
In the past few weeks perceptbla revival
Of business has been apparent to the observer.
in several important branches The streets pre-
sent much more enlivened appearance, and
stores which had been for q long time closed
and the former signs taken down or removed,
on account of the retirement Of the former ocau-
pants, have been taken By now parties An.
other set Of business men have made their aD-
pearaacs on our levee and commercial streets,
and the deserted stores and offices now have
new signs.
The trade OF the interior has slowly but grad
Ually increased. Capitalists show EaOre conf
dence, and are using their money, instead Of
letting it lie idle in bank, or consuming the
pineipal for their daily expenses. New Orleans
begins to show 3 faint imitation Of itself in
former years. The little cotton which finds its
way to this market (and we learn on undoubted
authority that the amount is much greater than
sppesrs in the public reports), represents a
value equal TO six or seven times the same num-
Der of bales sold here before the present unpre-
OedeBted high prices snd the same remark to
modified extent, is true of the sugar and mo.
lasses trade.
A great deal Of credit Is due 70 the wise policy
adopted by Collector Bullitt who has been very
discriminating in the granting Of permission to
ship goods into the interior. As soon as Mr..
Bullitt entered upon the discharge Of his duties
here, be decided to refuse permits to any whose
loyalty was not considered above suspicion, Sc
far as it was possible to be aseeTtained. He
found numerous spectators engaged in sending
goods into the interior, consigned to plan
taticns near the lines; and as soon as sufieieRt
quantity had been accumulated there it was
then sent off into the rebel lines. No return of
produce was attempted BY these parties who
were ia the employ of traitors in the city, and
whose object was to supply THEN friends in the
rebel army, but weIe opposed to bringing cotton
or sugar to market. To these people the sight
Of bale Of cotton or package of sugar or mo
lasses coming 10 the city is extremely pain
fnl They have announced TO the world that
not schooner load Of cotton would fad its
way to New Orleans, while under the rule Of the
government, snd many Of thss pretend 70 dis
credit the truth Of the reports published IN this
paper Of the receipts from day TO day. To such
an sxtent is this feeling carried that We have to
be quite accurate IN cur count of cotton bales as
they are landed, or we should be told that our
bgures are not correct. A case in point: A
week OF two age, two or three schOOnsTs came
from across the lake, and those having them IN
charge estimated the aggregate Of tie eargoes
st nearly Eve hundred bales. We reported that
number aecoTdinglyi and the next day one of
the city papers sent a reporter to count the
bales, and hsscame baek from the Lake and iu-
DtihBhit tiittA f-l -t'o - -ANh ~ p+A
as stated n The Era as there was not more than
about four hundred bales ia al
Iumenss relief was afforded 10 rebel sympa-
thzers on the discovery Of the isct shat our re i.
porter bad made rather too high guess. II he
had made an under estimate, II re would have
been nothing szid about i.
To men Of such procliviiies, them Mr.. Ballit'
has properly refused permission 20 carry ous
family and Dlsutsfion supplies, n0minslly for
people within tbs lines who hsve taken the oath
Of allegiance, but really designed % be sent
across shs lines. The loyal men who have thus