Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-15
COMMERCIAL.
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT
CORRECTED DAILY BY
i. w. GAUT.
Produce and Commission Merchant,
Market Place, RnorriUe Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. II, 1871
CORRECTED DAILY BY


At no time since the reorganization of bust
ness since the war, has money been so scarce in
East Tennessee as now. The failure of our
Wheat crop, the low price Of Bacon, and gen.
eral indisposition on the part of farmers to ac-
cept Northumberland is to sell at market val
ue--all conspire to produce this state of things.
Is it right? Does the policy of Withholding the
products of the country from market promote
the interest of the farmer, the mechanic the
merchant? Let the accumulated tax bills, the
unpaid store and bank account of the farmer
answer-let the unemployed mechanic answer
let the merchant, with empty shelves and
large balances on the debtor side of his ledger,
answer.
But the former complains that the price Of
fered for their Corn Oats, Hay, Hogs, Cattle,
&c, is below the cost of production. Perhaps
it is, but will holding it increase the value Let
the experience of the past year answer, There
is surplus Of Corn, Oats, Hay, Hogs and cat
tie. VIII producers place this surplus upon the
market 1t will be wanted in the cotton-grow-
ing States, and if you will sell at prices corre-
spending to prices obtained by Western produ-
GERS, we can get the money for it.
QUOTATIONS..
WHEAT-Buying, 81. l0al35; selling. 81 2Oa
i.40. per bushel But little offered and only Il
local demand.
CoRN-Buying price for old, sacked, G5c;
selling, in carload lots, zoe, on cars new, buy
ing, SOC loose; sacked in depot, G2la6jc. No
shipments from this point yet.
OATs-Buying, loose, 35a3Sc; sacked in car
load lots JOa52lc
HAY-Loose, wagon load, 7Oa75c per cwt
baled, in depot, Sl.O0 per 100 lbs.
DRIED FRUTs-Dull, market unsettled
Peaches, loose from wagons, in halves, 6a6Ic
npr ID mixed and in auartprs 5n6p according
TO quality. Apples, 5a5!c sacked, in depot,
!a1c higher per b..
F,.oUR-Only local demand and very dull
best brands of Family held at 400 per sack and
Extras S.50a8.75 per sack, but to effect cash
sales commissions must be made.
BAcoN-Nominal,i in the absence of orders
from tho country, prices have a wide range;
Clear Sides 7lcaSc buying price and selling,
| 9cal0c; no Hams or Shoulders offered
LARD-No price on the market some local
demand for Sweet Lard at 9cl0ac.
FEATHERs-B Buying price for prime Goose at
| 55caG0c. Mixed and Duck new 45ca50c.
BUTTKR-Prime sells readily at 20c TO 22ic,
butirregular and rancid lots are hard to sell at
| any price.
EGGs--l5c to 1Sc per dozen.
IRISH PoTATOEs-Only local demand and
| the supply much better than was expected
worth 50ca70c per bushel rs to quality.
SWEET PoTAToEs-Local demand only 60caS0c
per bushel.
oSIoNs-Local demand only, Goa SOC per
bushel.
GREEN APPLEs-Some very fine North Caro-
lima Apples sold last week at 200 per bushel.
Common varieties are worth local 5.
PoULTRY-Chickens l5alSc each; Ducks
about the same; Turkeys G0aS5c.
RAGs-3a3!c cash. ......
BEEswAX-25a.Sc per pound
GIEsENG-75aS0 per pound.
SEED--Clover, S00aSj per bushel; Timothy,
| 500 per bushel.
HeGs-Parties here will pack several thous-
| and hogs at &c gross, and some orders for ship
ment may be expected at about that price.
When the season opens let the hogs come for
ward.
CATTLE-Nominal, some demand for stock
cattle to ship East.