The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-30

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quently offered for sale 10 a box. bottle,
Of other similar enclosure. the stamps will
require to be affixed. For instance. ink
which is claimed ~ proprietary will be
sui jsct. when cold in bulk, to three per
cent. tar. a. manufacturers not other.
wise provided for. Glue, which u claimed
as proprietary, but sold in bulk, in the
liquid state. viii be subject to the specific
tax Of twenty-five cents per gallon, DC.
When any manufacturer Of pr, prietary
articles. who has paid to this Office a sum
-tf money in lieu II the stamp duties, upon
art cles manufactured and sid since Sep
tember |, 1862. without having the requi.
ste stamps affixed, shall furnish salts
factory proof TO this Office that he has
actually affixed stamps to any of the iden-
,ical articles uoon which the duty has
been thus paid heretofore, the amount
thus affixed will be refunded 10 stamps
provided, they are thus nffix d on or be-
fore the frst day Of January, 1864
The Hngc for aGreenbacksn In
A correspondent Of the Atlanta Ap-
peal, writing from Holly Springs. Missis-
,ippi, says:
The people of this portion Of the Safe
are cursed with another evil which is be
ginning to assume huge proportions,
growing out of tho cotton trade with
Memphis, and which. if Tot checked, will
cause much suffering, not only among the
poor people. but sthose well to do" in
this country, during the coming winter
season. Greenbacks are FALL the rage, >
so to speak, among some Of our people,
and there seems to be perfect mania on
the subject of their acquisition. Every
body who can buy a bale of cotton is send
ing it TO Memphis. and converting it in.
to grtenbscks, at prices ranging from fifty
to seventy-6ve cents per pound. With
this money they purchase such supplies
As cannot be procured in this part Of
Dixie, and which are indispensably nee
essary to their comfort and we'll being
If this trade could be stopped here it
would not be so bad, but such is not the
case. and many are specializing largely.
This is much to be regretted, and should
be discountensnced by al good, loyal CIT.
liens These people do not actually re-
fuse to sell for Confederate money, but
when asked if they have anything 10 eell
they answer NJ. bu, if greentoeks are Of
fered in exchange for any commodity, il
is always forthcoming. After all. it
amounts 10 the same thing
Now, there are q great many people
who have no cotton. and no means with
which to tuJ it, and if this cotton trade,
now opened by Grant to certain counties
in North Mississippi. is not stopped,
much suffering must be the couse ouence.
Already, Confederate money. though
plentiful enough Tor all needful purposes,
IS almost valuele>s here, and many reg ard
it as SO many chips in comparison with
greeDbacks. Strange "a il u,ay seem, yet
this system Of cotton trAde and specuIa-
lion Is earned on 10y good Southern men.
aud winked at by most. il no, scquic>ced
in by all. OF It's pernicious Effects all
must beaware. As yet there seems to be
but little speculation in the currency,
but those who have greenbac1s refuse %
sell for less than Sd 10 s. Tor 81 in G, n
iederate notes, and often at higher rates.
The scarcity u and consequent demand
ior greenhacks, stimulated BY the neces.i.
ties OF the people viii. very much fear.
ri-e the prices Of provisions 50 high tina,
even the ecesss ries of HE cannot be pro-
cured by m"ny families whose husbands,
sons and broll e are now fi,ht,pu for
their country.