Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-20
CLASS D---NO. 10.
COTTON.
Best One Bale OF Cotton, the pro-
duce OF Tennessee. Dip. and SUI
COTTON FAcTORs' GRAND PREMluM.

The Cotton Factors Of Memphis, whose names
are appended to this communication, have
offered the following unprecedented pre-
miuIns on Cotton, entries open 70 all the
states:
T. Easysg Esy Pregtdent Shelly C5tiy,ty Agrit1sl-
ttgTul MechdIiicul and Horticultural Society:
DEAR SIR: The undersigned, Cotton Fac
tors OF this city, being desirous Of encOurag-
ing cotton growers and stimulating the pro-
ductton OF cotton, as also Of dem mOnstratiug
20 The country the superior advantages that
our city enjoys a market fOf cotton, re-
-pectfully request you 10 offer IN their name,
the following premiums for this leading sta
pie, 10 be awarded Al the next meeting OF
FOR the best one bale Of feotton..............s5Gd
For the second best one bale OF cotton. 20
For the best two bales Of cotton. 80
For the second best two bales Of cotton. 80
For the best three bales OF cOtton.-......... $50
For the second best three bales OF cotton. zoo
For the best fVe bales of cotton. ... $50
For the second best five bales of cotton - :ssi
For the best one bale Long Staple. 300
It the desire Of the Factors Offering these
premiums that you conform TO the following
rules, viz:
lst No bale Of cotton Weighing less than
four hundred pounds will be allowed 10 con-
test for the premiums.
ID. Sea Island cotton viii be excluded.
I'd. All entries must be made y the name
OF the producer.
ith. Ali cotton must be delivered TO one Of
the undersigned before 10 can be exhibited at
your Fair for these premiums and this de-
livery must be made or or before the 23d OF
October.
5th. No cotton exhibited f1r aae af the pre-
miums viii he entered for another.
9th. No outside or private premiums " IN he
permitted on the cotton cOntestIng for these
We also beg TO suggest the names OF me fol-
lowing Cotton Brokers and buyers as a sutta-
BILE committee 10 make awards for cotton, viz:
W. 4. GOODWIN.
y. p BOWLES
b. BAYLISS.
GEORGE WINCHESTER,
O. B. PARKER.
Allow Us further TO suggest, that an addi-
tion to these premiums your society offer =
liberal premium FOR the best bale Qt IeaGeal
see cotton. VS. are. sir, respectfully yours,
F. VI. Apperson a Co., Galbreath ,SteTart,SCO.
Stratton, GOyer 4 Co., Newton Ford & Co.
FRrrtugfou & Howell, Partee < Harbert
HIN, FOntaiue q Co., ID. II. Townsend.
T. II. Allen Co., MeaChsm & Treadwell.
Jones, Brown & Co.. Tooi Phillips & Co.
Petit Simpson, lfusby 6 EatLti=t.
Magevney z RQgal, ftGndfett ECo
Mctihee s Fferi0n' J, II, Fairick < CO.,
PeHrce, LambTrt & Co, ,BoOtsS, Vance s TO.
Nelson 4 Titus, owen McSuit 8 Co..
Tobin, Lynn Co, Black, Estes & Go
r. :. Taylor Co., Ralph Wormeley x Co.
Price Terry, Estes. Stratton & Co.,
Harris, Cochran & Col T. Franks : c..
". II. Andrews g Co. ~. c, 48ely 6 CO..
1. Is. Haynes . 90, shane Harris & Co.
Il. G. Williams & Co, ]. & j. St eelP & Co.
T. b. & W. T. Crisman. Anderson & Watson
Brown, Itllard CO., Dickinson, Williams
Forster, ,KealhOfer&CO. & Co.
Schofield Hanauer. r. p. NeS&er > brQ.
J. y, james & CO., d. =. HilA CO.;
Keel s Co., y. e. johnson & CO.,
Barbour, wilder & Hugh Torrance
Simpson, hRrdW0reT. a. Nelson Z Co
merchants, J. u. Ruffin Il CO.
Lane, Moore CO., WOlcott SIniih q CO..
Fargason s. Clay. Traders -i''s
Day : croEdut,r Taylor RedfCrd & co,
Tayior'S Rutland. ChGs. II. pori0n. ir,
Par her, ward < CO., Malone, Thomas & Co.,
s. VI. Webb CO., Conner & Richardson,
Partee, BurlisOn & co, Stanton & Moore
Gage x Fisher, CLARK, ely x Co,
Guy, Mcclellan 4 Co., Shepherd 8 Woots.
Acsssrs. r. n 4pnf-5s., \ o., Galbre1th, Syelr-
cTi ( o., Ssrdtt0a, G0yer ( o., and others.
DEAR SIEs: I'd behalf of the Agricultural
Mechanical snd Horticultural Society Cr
Shelby County. / accept vogr ysu. Hberaf
premium for Cotton, aud vii OdSr q as you
suggrsf. Besides 10 accordance With your re-
quest will say that the society will give a pre-
MUM of two hundred dollars, 500 Tor the
best bale OF Cotton produced in the State OF
Tennessee. Very respectfullv