Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1870-10-07
COMMERCIAL.
Knoxville Wholesale Market.
RerictC of the Produce Market for the Wcek
ending Octo6er3, 1870.

RerjcW of the Produce Market forthc tCeck
ending October 8, 1870.
Corrccted'byJ. W. GAUT, No. Is Market squire
IT Knoxville, October, 1870.
The general business of the city pros
porous Notwithstanding the scarcityof money there
is gratifying increase in our Wholesale trade. If
can combine with ouralready large commercial busi-
ness Increase of manufactures, Knoxville may, IN a
few years become center of trade of ordinary di
mansions. No city in the South. so fare location
and natural facilities concerned. offers greater in
ducements for the Manufacture of iron in all its forms
than Knoxville. Agricultural implements, railroad
material and machinery ought to be made here Being
center of trade cotton and wooden fabrics could and
should be manufactured at Knoxsille- ,,.I.sEE
But cur purpose is to speak more particularly of
grain. Wheat in slowly. The decline in prices,
and the fact acertained that but little of the last
crop is wheat disnclines produce dealers to I'D
die it any price while farmers claim that they can
not produce wheat for less than s100 per bushe The
result is mutual holding off, and the trade suffers for
the lack of money that wheat under other eircum-
stances, would bring into the country.
As seed time is now at hand, allow to suggest to
farmers to procure for seed the best varieties of heat
tn be had clean well, AMI then prepare your land
we'll and where is practicable plant in drills When
the plant is growing pluck out ali cookie or other nox
ous growths. " know The soil Of East Tennessee
tss q that S ANY land in raa s
and country injustice by offering the markets
inferior produce.
We quote the range of prices: Wheat at 10d99c per
bushel, with fair demand for account of Southern
mills We can pny only after inspection by sample
as each crop must be valued upon Its own merits.
Consular demand for old at 75ca for bread rur-
OATs-Fair demand at SOC. loose; sacked i'll depot
| worth i0d 45c
FLoUR-Limited supply, with some inquiry for ship
ment, at s60215 per sack for extra family brands.
BACoN-Limited supply, and nominal local demand,
at prices ranging from 16@ lSc. per pound. The de
cline in the Western Markets causes corresponding
decline in the South. No shipments
LARD. in sympathy with the Western decline, very
dull. and will close out at decline.
FEATHEs-55d60c. Limited demand.
BUTTER-In demand at advanced prices. Worth .S5eD
Soc from wagons, but will decline when the Fair is
EGGsrhc demand is in EXCESS of the supply. conse-
qucnty prices arc high. 20@25c per dozen.
DRIED FRUIT-Thc trade is fairly active with sharp
competition between buyers. Apples 3@;}19c. per NJ.
Peaches. halves &C.: quarters and mixed Sole Black
berries ia &c. Pears, peeled, S@ Zoe. per h.
\ word of caution fruit buyers may not be out of
place: The price here leaves no margin in foreign
markets. Sec latest quotations.
IRISH PoT AToES-Assorted with the small ones left
out, worth SOC, for Southern shipment
GREEN APPLES-lf carefully gathered and well Sc
lcctcd, are worth 40et soc. per buseel.
BEEF CATTLH-Our butchers pay 2 26p3c. gross
MUTTON-W Worth $1,000 800 per head.
Pork HoGS-6I6I2c., gross