Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-01
A GREAT HOUSE.
G. A. Eckerly & Bro, one of the First
Among the Great Grocery Firms
of Memphis-Its Specialties.
Its Trade with Four Sta'es-The Men
Who Do the Work are Young,
Energetic and Intelligent.

Perhaps no business has so largely
contributed to the present status OF
Memphis, as q city OF great commercial
Importance, as that Of the grocery trade.
Speaking OF her future prospects, there
IL nothing that guarantees her prosperity
and growth half so much as the grocery
trade. 1t is, therefore, with no little
pride that We point to this feature in the
| commercial character of Memphis, and
would speak of one Of the leading firms
in this branch OF trade-We mean q. a.
Ecksrly & Bros, whose wholesale gro.
Gerry establishment, corner Of Union
ana Front streets, is perhaps the
most complete III the Mississippi valley.
Eckerly & Bros. are we'll known to the
public, for they have been successfully
engaged in business here for q long
time; and occupy, as above stated, q
Prominent and commanding position.
Their method Of conducting business is
Izb0th precise and thorough, and to this
10 added the advantage of judicious
management of everything appertain-
ing to their daily transactions. 1t is no
woRder, then, that their business has
grown Sd rspidly and built up 81 reli-
ably, nor is iC hard to understand how
they manage to conduct such an extern
every patron. Intelligent, active and
enterpIising, they know exactly what to
purchase, and realize the mutual bene-
fs Of selling first. goods at reas on
able rates. These ara some of the rea.
SONS why @. "A. Eckerly & Bros. to-day
occupy the leading position as grocers.
Oaly look into their grand storerooms,
and what do you behOid? A stock OF
groceries, LIQUORS, etc., which in variety
of assortment, excellence of quality,
suitability of grade and price, cannot be
equaled in any city. They have, for in
stance, a full supply of new mackerel,
white fish, North Carolina roe herring,
various grades of flour and new rice, re-
fiued sugars, molasses and syrups, sugar.
cured cRnvassed hams and breakfast
bacon, refined lard, soap and candles,
WHISKY, brandy, gin, port, sherry, and
all other brands OF wine; tobacco, new
canned fruit-embraciDg peaches, toma-
toes, cherries, pine apple, etc oysters,
sardines, Holsters, salmon, jeIlies, pre-
serves, pickles, brandy peaches and
cherries, corned beef and tongues; teas,
spices, lemons; bsgging and cotton ties,
and, IN fact every thing Imaginable to
be found in complete and perfect gro
Gerry establishment. Ali of these goods
ara fresh, ana will give satisfaction to
purchasers. They offer, in fact, larger,
fresher aud better stock Of the above
goods than any house ia the south, and
at prices which are remarkably low even
at this season OF the year. In the cotton
business, Eckerly q Bros. also occupy
front place, for this branch of the busl-
ness is in charge OF Mr.. J. s. CarutheIs,
8 gentleman so well known that it is
hardly necessary to say anything other
than the announcement of his name In
this connection. Mr.. Caruthers is afford
ed every facility for the proper care,
handling and disposition of the staple,
Of which hel is as good and reliable a
judge as there is in Americas compli-
ment that all will accord who know this
sterling gentleman and active business
man. The cotton business is a special-
ty with g. A. Eckerly il Bros, and will
always remain SO, for there Is not bet
ter and more efficient factor in the
Union than Mr.. Caruthers. This fea-
lure contributes largely to the increased
business of she house, which has to keep
its travelling agents going in all the sur
rounding country, so extensive and gen.
eral IS their trade, Mr.. John 81. Nor
gan travels for the firm in Arkansas,
while Mr.. J. Early Hobson travels in
Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Too smuch cannot be- said Of the firm
OF q. A. Eckerly q Bros, in connec-
ton with their mammoth grocery trade
and extensive cotton business. They
richly merit this liberal patronage, for
they contribute greatly and continually
to the commercial growth of Memphis,
as well as to the prosperity of their
countless patrons, by their fair, honest
system Of business dealings.