Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-11-15
COMMERCIAL.
MARKET REPORT
CORRECTED DAILY BT
: -t u. w. GAUT,
Produce and Commission Merchant,
Market Place, Knoxville, Tennessee
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KNOXVILLE, TENN., Nov. II, 1871.
At no time since the reorganization Of bust
| ness since the war, has money been 80 scarce ir
East Tennessee as now. The failure of oul
Wheat crop, the low price Of Bacon. and a gen
eral indisposition on the part of farmers to &C
cept the situation-thst is to sell at market val
ue-all con.pire to produce this state of things
Is it right2 Does the policy of Withholding thu
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 eide 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. Perhap:
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 Cal.
tie. Will:producers place this surplus upon the
market! 1t will be wanted in the cotton-grow-
ing States, and if you will sell at prices CORE
spending to prices obtained by Western produ-
GERS, we can get the money for it.
QUOTATIONS.
WHEAT-Buying, S1.10al35; selling, $1.2Ca
40. per bushel. But little offered, and only a
local demand.
ConS-Buying price for old, sacked, 65c;
selling. in carload lots, Zoe, on cars new, buy
ins 60c loose !. sacked in depot, 62tao5c. No
shipments from this point yet. .-..-., ..
OATs-Buyins, loose, S5a3Sc sacked, in car
load lots, 50a62ic.
HAr-Loose, wagon load, 70a75c per cwt
L.. - 4 NJ -
DRIED FKUITs-Dull, market unsettled ;
Peaches, loose, from wagons, in halves, 6a61c
per 10 mixed and in quarters, 5a6c. according
to quality. Apples, 6s5ic; sacked, in depot,
ia1c higher per n. $50.
F.oUn-Only local demand and very dull :;
best brands of Family held at 400 per sack and
Extras 3.50a3.75 per sack, but to effect cash
sales commissions must be made.
BACoN-Nominal, in the absence of orders
from the country, prices have wide range
Clear Sides 7icaSc buying price and selling,
9cal0c; no Hams or Shoulders offered
LARD-No price on the market some local
demand forSweet Lard at 9c10ae.
: FEATHERs-Buying price for prime Geese at
55cseOc. Mixed and Duck new 45ca5Oc.
/ BUTTER-Prime sells readily at Zoe to 22lc
butirregular and rancid lots are hard TO sell at
any price.
EGas-l5c to 1sc per dozen.
IRISH PoTAToEs--Only local demand and
the supply much better than was expected I;
worth 5Ocs70c per bushelas to quality.
SWEET PoTAToEs-LOcal demand only 60caS0e
per bushel. e. E2&
ONIoNs-Local demand only, Ga sOc per
bushel.
GREEN APPLEs-Some very fine North Caro-
Ina Apples sold last week At 200 per bushel
Common varieties are worth 1.00a1.25. e =
observation-disclosures 15s1Sc each; Ducks
about the same; Turkeys 60a85c. --rs -..r
RAGs-3a3!c cash.
BEEswAx-25a2Sc per pound. --rs
GINsENG-75aS0 per pound.
SEED-Clover, S.OOa8. 80 per bushel; Timothy,
500 per bushel. ...I.' b AHh'h
HeGs-Parties here will pack several thous-
and hogs at &c gross, and some orders for ship
melt may be expected at about that price
When the season opens let the hogs come for
ward.
CATrLE.Nominal, sorae demand for stock
cattle to ship East 80