Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-02

Committee Queensware.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 28-Gentlemen: After
consulting a number of our leading mer-
chants as to how many imported goods are
sold within twelve months in the dry goods,
boots and shoes, and drug line, the best es-
timate can make upon short notice will
approximate in round numbers to the fol-
lowing amount, viz:
BOOTS and shoes. es..............
Drugs, chemicals, etc. ......... 100000
Respectfully su mitted,
t-- SAM s. WHARTON,
Committee on Dry goods ard Drugs.
To Chamber Of Commerce, Nashv lie.
To II. c. HENsLEY, ESQ, President of
the Nashville Board Of Trade: Dear Sir
Having been appointed by you to colate
and present the amount of goods of foreign
manufacture sold by the hardware and con-
tiguoUs branches of trade in Nashville, in
the course If the year, have taken pains
to get as ne'Tly as possible at the exact
amount, but it is almost an impossibility to
do so, as under the general term of hard
ware is included goods or material sold by
hardware, tinWsre, iron, and other mer-
chants, and also by dealers in agricultural
implements. The amount sold by the
hardware merchants proper is slightly above
but may safely be set down at 100000
As near as can arrive at the facts, among
the contiguous branches, feel sure il can
not be less than Sl50,000. Total amount
sold in Nashville by the hardw are and other
closely allied 'rades, $4,000, all of which
respectfully submitted.
A. A. BREAST.
Committee on Hardware and kindred trades.
NASHVILLE, IENN., Aug. 80, 1S73.-J.
NJ Sharp, ESQ, Chairman of Nashville
Board of Trade: Dear Sir.-As reques ed
have made an approximate estimate Of
the foreign groceries sold in our market dur
ing the current year and ind same amount
in value to 81 100000. Very respectfully,
l.. h. LANIER, JR.
NASHVILLE, Aug 80, 1S73.-Dr. j. III.
Sharpe, Chairman Special Committee from
Board of Trade, Nashville, Tenn: Dear
Sir: That part of your contemplated report
relative to the quantity of imported liquors
brought to this market and which has been
assigned my special duty as one of your as
soc;ate committeeman, to investigate and re-
port back to you, has received such con-
siderStion at my hands as the limited time
and opportunity afforded me. TIE result
of this investigation leads to the belief that
the quantity of imported brSndies, gins,
runs, whiski etc purchased and brought
to this market per annum would reach the
sum of five hundred thousand dollars, all
Of which is re pectfuly submitted. Yours,
ETC., GEO S KINNEY.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Au. %, IS73.-M Mr..
II. @. Hensley, President of Board of Trade:
Slr-Fr1m the best information at my COM
mand, l would report the amount of gra n
and flour made and handled on the Nash
vile market at five million dollars per Sn-
uum. OF this entire amount nothing
worthy of mention is exported directly and
nearly I'll that is exported passes through
second hand via New York and New Or
leans. l do not hesitate to say, as l believe
that thousands of dollars worth of produce
would be shipped directly every year to
Liverpool, had we direct and reliable line
established. Respectfully,
J. NJ. SHARPE,
Committee Grain and Flour.
To j. M. Sharpe, Esq, Chairman, ETC.
1t is confidently expected that with a regu-
lar line of steamsh ps from Savannah to
Liverpool the railroads terminating in that
city will offer such inducements that cotton
can be ira spogted from Nashville to Liver
pool via Savannah at about seven dollars
per bale. Such an arrange ent will do
more to make Nashville desirable cotton
market for export buyers than anything
that car be done, when we take into con-
sideration the very important fact that cot
ton is handled in Nashville AZ very much
less expel So than any other market of its
SIZE in the Uni ed States. If then, Nash
vile can offer such inducements to planters
and soecul tors as being a market where
e0tton can be handled cheaper, and az the
same ime move promp -ly, thereby securing
quick returns, is t not reasonable to as
sumo that ber trade in that important arti-
Gle wi ill increase? To the buyer or exporter
we Offar the inducement OF as 10 y a market
as the country affords, and through
route to Liverpool always open, never i'm
peded by snow OF ice, at a lower rate Of
freight and quicker transportation than any
other line. There are manifest advantages
10 the exporter buying here and shipping
direct to Liverpool. Taking the average
time of cotton en- route to New York to be
hfGeen days, and to Savannah six days, it
will be readily seen that much time and ex-
pence win b saved in shipping via Savan-
nah. During the winter mouths many of
the Northern roaGs are obstructed by snow
and ice. Then twenty to twenty five days
will be the average time to New York,
while Sivannsn there will be no inter-
ruption from snow and ice.
1t is estimated that of the crop of 1872
and '73 handled in Nashville fully fifty
Thousand bales, weighing %, 750, 900 pounds
and valued at S., ,325, ,00Q, have beeh expOr-
ted, estimating the rate of freight at seven
dollars Der bals TO Liverpool received, make
a freight item alone Of three hundred and
6fty thousand collars. With an arTang.
ment such as con emplated it is confidently
expected the receipts Of cotton at Nashville
will be Increased twenty to twenty-five
thousand bales year.
&. R. PARSONS, Committee on Cotton.
Nashville, Aug. 29ah, 1873.
TOBACCO.
OF this article abou5 ten thousand hogs
heads, valued at one million five huudrei
thousand dollars is exported, and with
rapidly increasing demand, this demand
will soon draw fifteen 20 twenty Thousand
bogsheads year to this market.
C.R. PARSONS, Com on Tobacco.
COTTON SEED PRODUCT.
Until within a few years cotton seed has
had but little value. By the aid Of valu-
aLle improvements in machinery, it is now
utilized to such az extept that lJ has BE-
come an important article Of merchandise.
The following facts will show the value OF
that portion of the product which for the
most part is exported. During nine months
Of the current year the two mills in Nashville
turned out
S400 bbls cotton seed oil, valued
at. ''s'' ''' "ANO,N"N
500 tons cotton seed cake, valued
aLss ss'sssts''s'.' NSNj-
To which add for the remaining
And you have the amount OF three hun
ired and forty-two thousand seven hum
dred dollars, with a mill capacity OF 20
per cent additional. q. r. PARSONS,