Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-04
TRADE.


There was lot much doing to-day in
our general markets; the election ab-
sOTbing every other interest. It will be
seen that very few changeshave occurred
in prices since yesterday.
The commissioners appointed by the
several States, to consider the history,
nature and character OF the disease
among cattle, known as the Texas fever,
and to collect and publish to the country
all the information possible bearing upon
the subject; to prepare a draft Of 8 law
whick shall be uniform 10 all the States
Interested ia the raising, sale or purchase
Of cattle, and which will regulate the
trade upon q safe and equal basis, and
secure the most perfect protection to sll
parties, have agreed to bold a convention
in the city Of Springfield, H., on Tues
day, December l, 1865, to accomplish
these desirable ends.
The Treasury Department has issued a
circular, dated October %, directing that
a duty ofS2 50 per pound and % per cent.
advalOrem, be assessed on all cigars.
cigarettes and cheroots, under the 82l
and S7th sections of the Internal Reve-
nue. act, approved July 20, 1868.
The Acting Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue informs e Chicago firm that
smoking aud fioe-cut chewing tobacco
and snuff sold, or offered for sale after
January l, 1869, and all other manu-
featured tobacco Of every description sold
or offered for sale sitter July l, 1863. must
be in stamped packages; and tobacco
on hand ct the respective dates named,
not Ia such packages must be repacked
to comply with the law by the owners
thereof.
The law makes no provision for q re-
inspection Of tobacco, nor for furnishing
stamps Tor tGIpGid tobacco on hand at
those dates free Of cost TO the holders Of
such tobacco, but ell expenses Of repack-
ing aud stamping such tobacco as on
those dates lie neither packed norstamped
according 70 law, or for stamping such as
may Be packed according to law but not
stamped, must be borne by tina owners
The merchants Of New Orleans have
driven a large amount of cotton sway
from that port by not "t0tiDg fair f" with
the shipper. A couple Of years ago boats
bouod to that port would hardly touch a
bale of cotton, no matter how well il was
put up, without taking all exceptions
which covered weight, condition, sample
holes, etc. Il was claimed by steamboat
men that New Orleans cotton men would
cover ali their freight bills by even a
sample hole IN a bale. The planters are
now %grum5ling loudly about impositions
in One way or another. Oae Of them. in
q letter TO the Rc9yune, says, among
other things:
We send 10 our merchants for q correct
pair of balances; they are sent. We
look in tie commercial circulars and We
find we are charged in the iuyolca
something above the published retail
prices.
We take time and are careful to weigh
II az correctly IS If the salvation OF orr
souI depended upon II. We send il inn
medistely of, and find, perhaps, the next
day our bale cas- lost ter, fifteen, and 1
have known instances Of thirty pounds
on q bale. We write to them OF the diff
ference. The only answer is, "Our
scalss are inspected by the officer, and
must be correct" The inspector would
do the planter an exceeding kind favor.
If be could SO manage, TO inspect ali
scales sold and sent TO the country. I
am sure il would do much towards dis
sipatiug the misunderstanding and occa-
slonslly bard feelings which evidently
exist between them.