Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-20
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OFFICE OF THE DAILY APPEAL, /
MEMPHIS, April 10, 1867, pm. )
General Business.


MEMPHIS, Aprsl ls, 1857, pm. /
General Business.
Our streets are dusty for the first time |
in nearly two months, and business CON
tinues in about the same condition it
was In yesterday. Transactions are con- |
fined to small orders, and buyers are
limiting themselves to Just what IS
needed for immediate consumption.
Every branch of trade is very quiet, and
even in cGrn-which has been active for
some time baek-there is nothing doing.
COTTON-There was nothing done in
the market to-day Many rumors were
afloak but no sales were made that we
eould learn. The news from the east, II
will be seen, continues very discourag-
ING. Many factors who have held on,
hoping that the market would again
take an upward turn, are getting out OF
heart, and are disposed to sell, while
others have wrapped up their samples
and laid them aside, determined TO await
what the future may bring forth. The
receipts for the day, 80 bales; ship-
msnts, 400 bales. In the absence OF
sales we omit our quotations.
Gen. Csrlin, of Nashville, says that
although he has sent express Instructions
To agents of the bureau throughout the
state. to report all cases of desutuuoDi
white OF black, coming under their OBJ
| servation, not more than one hundred
have thus far come to his knowledge.
| This shows much better condition Of
! affairs than has been supposed TO exist.
The New Orleans Bulletin OF the 10Th
saws. The Amazon, Capt. III. j. Ninton,
/ which leaves port this dag for Ohio river
! takes out four thousand bags of coffee,
shipped by Messrs. Smals & Co.. OF this
eity' to T. r. Biggs d Co., Cincinnati.
This is the first heavy shipment OF coffee
M stream from New Orleans since the
close OF. the war, and represents IN value
about two hundred thousand dollars.
The French steamer Darien, Capt.
Hued. the first OF the new line between
st. Nazaire and New Orleans via. Ha-
yana, was seized by Collector Aelogg'
Tba circumstances as We learn, are as
follnws: Friday night about u O'CLOCK
one Of the night inspectors discovered g
hack receiving a load from the steamer
whieh. on examination, proved to con
sist Of about 5000 cigars packed in mai
haos The contraband goods were i'm
n9ediataIy seized and taken TO the Gus
; tom house for aPpraisemeht
rho law provides that in cases of thi
lind that when contraband property ex
oaads x4OO in value, and where sucl
,,-,,,artv has been landed with th'
irndvyledge or connivs1ce O. any office
or annployee of the vessel she is subiec
to coniiseation.
/. A New York letter contains the fol
: loxein0 in regard to commercial travel
e ers or business vdrummers ~ Prior I
4 ~ introduction of railroads countr
: y,,erehants have made their regular trip
d 10 New York, spring and fall, and wha
,,,os not nurchased at these times wa
~ n1rebased at all. After this cam
e tha a0stem of drumming" by mean
t - travelinp clerks, and this has give
8 NOV 10 the new system OF making sale
e an yo,,te The great warehouses in til
:. ~, are now rather depots for gooC
-t ti,sn ,,laces for trade, and the bushes
t of MANY Of them is altogether done
II aga,,ia. The commercial traveller taxi
le Iis sarn,,les with him or if the artic
= No orockerv or chairs, he takes picture
His photographic album, instead of COZ
tanning uncouth gentlemen and stifi
Ia dressed ladies, shows an attractive arrs
ID of teapots, coffee cups, easy chairs, ett
nt and hv means OF these samples he max
n sales from one village to another.
M fast as the orders are taken they nfe al
We matched TO headquarters and the age
H. moves on. a good Traveller Will 3,
n enough to pay S26u0 expenses ana ma
Its a large surplus for ms mouse, lt y Oh
W adopting this system tnat bost