Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-20

one sending the first bale last season
has sent all of his cotton to this marks a
since the surrender, and purchases
nearly all OF bis supplies from Memphjr
merchants for the past three years. n
the APPEAL desires to drive Mai, Tvrea
from this market, aud wishes to say TO
planters OF Washington and adjacent
counties that Memphis does not wish
their trade, that they belong to New
Orleans, she is certainly proceeding In
the true way to do this effectually. For
the sake OF Justice and the interest of
Memphis, L ask that Gen. Pike have the
facts as above stated appear in his psuer
and the incoDsiderate statements in the
article OF the 18th corrected so far as IL is
now possible to do so. / called to see
Gen. Pike In person, so that / might
state these facts and give him any proof
necessary, but not finding him, / have
taken the liberty OF addressing him this
note. Respectfully,
We made no reference Whatever in
the article Of the 18th as to the cotton
being poorly ginned and poorly
baled," neither do we wish to drive
away the trade of Msj. Tyree, or any
other planter of Washington county.
from Memphis, as Mr.. Bate is well
aware. We simply stated what facts
we could gather In reference to the /" first
bale" without seeing the eonslgnee.
whose of1ice was closed upon the five or
SIX occasions which We endeayored To
get into on Monday.
Gold opened In New York at I45s To-
day. We could learn of no sales hers.
A holder Of $1,000 or SO, 900 proposes TO
sell an interest in bonds, but we do cot
Know that bid was made. Dealers buy
al I42(9l4S; selling at 144@145.
The New York stock exchange quo
tstlons at noon to-day were as fol- |
lows : Five-twentiss, coupons of 'Sl. |
l9t do '62, Is do '64, 81; do '65, 100
do new issue, "a; do '67, IT; 1O-4Os.
coupons, ST. Old Tennessee bonds, "a:
New Tennessee bonds, 634.
There was very little doing In money /
matters to-day. Stocks and bonds are
nominal. Buyers are numerous enough
Tor city at 49c, but the only lot offered
was heid at 500. In q New York brokers,
circular of the 9th inst. we find the
following quotations, which our citi-
zens would do well to ponder over:
Memphis city bonds, 54956,; Augusta
city bOnds, 67@70c Savannah citv
bonds, SOC9S5c; Macon city bonds, 7O9 |
zoe; Atlanta city bonds, SO@S2c; Co.
umbus city bonds, 7O@75c. While on
me subject Of city bonds we will cen.
graduate our tax payers upon the recov-
Fry Of ten of the fourteen bonds which
nave been missing so long, and which
me Of our largest property holders has !
It last succeeded in finding. The other I
our will, no doubt, be "reeoyeredu at
N early date. The Gayoso House has.
'e learn' been given as security for the !
lebt which is to be paid in sixty /,
lays. Thus little Transaction that !
you'd have been crime and have
ent poor man to the penitentiary, is s
overed up.
County Warrants are steady. Buyin0
t 52953e; selling at 55@5Sc.
City Scrip dull at 6997Oo buying; SELL
ng at 73974c.
Police Scrip is firm at 75@76c buying;
cling at soc.
A statement of facts concerning the !
exas cattle disease, made by ]. R
lodge, Statistician Of the Department 4
Agriculture, as the result Of extended S
lyestigatiOn, makes the following
oints:
L. That the disease is communicated 1
cattle from Texas, Florida and other y,
ortons of the Gulf coast. U
z. That such disease is itself unknown Y
Texas OF the Gulf coast. ~
3. That the cattle communicating II a.
re not only apparently healthy, but are - -
improving In condition. u
T.. Ihat while local herds receiving the u
liecion nearly all die, they never com o.
iunIcate the disease to others. ~
o. That either considerable increase o.
elevation or a distance Of two or u
lree degrees OF latitude from the start "
g point is necessary to develop the ~
rus into activity aud viruIency, and 20 20
rther progress Of two degrees of Iati- 30
de and few weeks In time is suffi- Al
ent TO eliminate the poison from the "
stem. eV
.. That Texas cattle removed to other =,
1asmatic sections, as the Mjgsissinni "a
ttoms up to the thirty-sixth parallel. o.
mmunicate no Infection to local herds, 70 70
z. Medication has thus far been of no y! n
all. IN
It concludes that the disease cannot 4.
come general, and that it cannot exist be
IL within the movements of Texas tai
tie, which could be regulated or sup pa
esssd, and that it does not result from rs
Ivsl, but from climatic disease. on