Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-20
YESTERDAY.

Malu 0E6elf tue A&5k AGIGe years Ia
not presented so e~nlivening a scene 81
that which 81 day yesterday was afford
ed, and 90 strikingly recalled - pleas
ant, prosperous and happy times before
the war. The weather and the opera IL
~fuencing the ladies, called them forth
upon cur leading and most pleasant
tboroughfsTe in numbers greater than
we thought our city could afford. In ev-
cry style Of beauty, in al the variety Of
fashionable costume, they tr0Oped along,
running in and out Of stores, where
shelves full lsdsn with "sll the wares OF
all the countries in the world" invited
by their profuslon and tateful display.
No signs did they discover OF "hsrd
times; = bat, beautiful and elegant as in
days OF yore, they poured along from
morn till eve 2 brilliant throng, intent
alone on the business so profitable to our
merchants snd so delightful to them
selves, Of " shopping"
The Opera was well ~patrouized By the
fair throng. StrcdehG, new to most Of
our music lovers, was presented very &C
ceptab.y. L WAS s happy thought o.
the management 70 afford so much pleas
IRE TO those who s. ot6sr hours could not
avail themselves Of the presence OF the
FREDERICK Troupe spd enjoy the
Opera, snd the crowd that filed the
dress circle and parqustte showed how
nearly they satisfied some among the
most cultured lovers Of the musical art
in Memphis. But, after ali, when we
remember the tact that has been dis
played by Mrs. thompson and Mr.. Nc.
WADE SHES their entree upon the stage
as managers, it Ess 10 be expected that
they would take advantage Of the propi-
tious weather and open the doors Of
their attractive thester upon so sppropri-
ate q " bill" a. SiradeHu.
And here We viii leave the fair and
the young to gossip OF 4" yesterday " in a
more matter Of fact view. Ca the mar
ket " the attendance was IS encouraging
as the "G5cks q women and children "
who filed the stores OF retailers we're to
Main street merchants. TIE high price
Gt which cotton Is selling, the facility
for reaching our city and the " steady
rates" at which cur wholesale mer-
chants are filing orders, have within the
last week, more than at any time during
the year, attracted visitors from the
country. Yesterday" this was es.
specially noticeable on Front street,
where "countrymea" ia rough but
honest homespup contended 10 pleasant,
and for Us, profitable rivalry, in the sale
Of the stsple-wonderfu!ly -recupelalive
King Cotton-sud purchase Of home sup
plies. Sharp, lynx eyed, quick moving
Eastern buyers 4" bodied" ia and out OF
the eager crowd, picking up bargains, CT
fencing snd psrryiog the yhIIsts o; "home
purchasers noticeable f0r their phIem
aiming ~ 22z for aid-
ding cotton, the market remained steady
all day under the stimulus Of eager inqui-
~; and heavy lists, T" well sampled, we're
disposed Of a. 81 advance OF a quarter
Oh that price, the day decliaing on 23&c.
and firm, with the best disposition on
the part OF purchasers to take s0ch cotton
Is of-red. Ia Do city Ia the country,
in New YORK, can the planter realize
as much for the staple Is here-s fact
now beginning 70 be- so well understood
that shipments from Holly Springs, aud
many other points, despite the Influences
OF railroads sgslusl Us, are being made
10 Memphis where an odd csns per
pound" more than other places can
afford can always De had Tor the asking.
Only q day or two since we heard Of
purchasers Of cotton in New Orleans
on Memphis account, indicating a
status for our msTk& such as
existing prices prove. It is not
necessary FOR Us to inquire into the why
and wherefore Of this fact. Suffice il
that It is 20, and that more than any
other fEct It bss helped 70 make and sus-
tain the e~niiveuing scenes Of yesterday
which we hsve 50 family touched. Bus
lie aud activity Characterized every de-
psrtmentof trade, and, as a consequence,
happiness was pictured on every face.
mas Is ever be, in tbs baants Of
trade and p!essa e. May our city con-
tloue, under the pleasant stimulus Of cot
ton, to grow and increase, end may it
ever continue to dinlse the happiness
that comes to US from the industries
It creates. VUs Dc Rot Cotton!