Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-28
ment of the tax, and as sfording the meas
ure of relief sought for:

| ure OF relief sought for:
parties DESTROYS of bringing cotton to seapOrts
or other places of shipment from other districts,
mn Pc allowed to 90 50 upon executing and de-
such seaport or place Is situated, bond with
/ two or more sufficient sureties. approved by the
Collector receiving it, eondi tioned for the pay
ment Of the tax upon all cotton for which per-
Eilts may be granted BY the assessor of the dis
/ trict in which such cotton may be grown. This
bond must be executed in penal sum equal to
l double the amount of the tax on the quantity of
cotton intended to be removed and iR trGpsifa 1t
any one time during its continuance, and assess
Ors will be careful not TO grant farther permits
upon any bond when the tax Upon the quantity
/ already permitted amounts TO one-half Of the
sum named therein, until certificates Of payment
of the tax on the whole OF portiOnOf the cotton
| transported under former permits are received
from the Receiving Collector, when additional
permits may be granted; but IN no case must the
tax upon the quantity under permit and ac-
counted for exceed One-half of the penal sum Of
the bond. Thus, if the bond Is given in sum
securing the tax upon 500 bales Of 100 pounds
each, when this limit IS reached no further per-
init should be granted except upon the receipts
Of delivery and payments hereinafter provided.
| Immediately upon the execution OF this bond,
| the Collector TO whom IL Is delivered viii trans
NIT it, retaining a copy thereof N his office, to
the assessor Of the district whence it IS intended
| to remove the cotton, who will thereupon be au-
thorized to grant permits for the removal of cot
| ton upon application being made BY the prin-
cipal or his agent. Upon receiving this apphea-
ton the assessor will grant permits. The circu-
lar concludes with Instructions to the assessor
and Collector, and it IS stated that III the cotton
has not been weighed before removal by a duly
appointed weigher the amount of tax named IN
the permit will be based upon the weight as GER
tilted by the owner or the proprietor of the gin
house. In order to arrive at the true amount Of
tax to be paid on the cotton removed under these
conditions il must be marked upon its arrival in
the receiving district BY the officer appointed for
that purpose, to whom fee Of twenty-five cents
per bale will be paid for this service, and upon
whose certificate of weight the tax shall be coll
lected. These regulations are TO be considered
additional to, and as not supersedlng those con-
tanned in series 2, No. s. OF the additional regu-
lations published under date Of Sept. ., 1885,.
GROCERY MARKET.
Since our last weekly report the whole
sale grocery market has been extremely
dull. 1t is unnecessary to inquire very
deeply to ascertain the causes. The sud
den decline in gold, and corresponding
fall in the cotton market, have carried down
everything with rush.
The indications are now very good for
an advance in business during the
coming week. vfRI.ErsHI n Y
FLoUR-The supply of this article is
very fair. Prices rule firm at from S11 to
SIS per barrel,
BAcoN-This article is in no demand,
and is held at 1Sc for clear sides, and zoe
22c for country hams.
CoFFEE-This article is selling at from
q to 2sc. There is good supply in mar
ket, and the demand is moderate.
ySALr-Is now selling at $500 per bar
rel
srGAR--Is. selling at from Il to lie.
CAEpLEs-Are now selling at 10000
for II OF. weights.
Lambs quiet at 19c.----
BAcoN-Dull at 18c for clear sides, and
20 to PC for country hams.
DRIED .FRUT-Is dull, and the receipts
have materially fallen of within short
time past. We are now quoting as follows;
Apples SC per pound; peaches. unpealed,
1O1c per poond; pealed 22lc.
NAIIs-Are now dull at 81 . for 10d.,
with the usual addition Of Is per cent. for
smaller grades. ED
BAGG1NG-37c for Kentucky.
RoPE -22c for machine.
Cotton yarns are unchanged, and range
from "a and 26, to 28c.
at.rfa GRAIN AND HAY.
Corn is selling at 500 for new in store.
Wheat brings 81 1908 90 for white,
and 81 50@2 rs for Red.
Hay is held at SOS per ton on the levee.