The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-09-04
BaIiDg StuhS.
JUTE BAGGING.

JUTE BAGGING.
The market for the past year has peg
remarkable for its steadiness, tuctnaa9
not being at any period over one-hat c'
per yard. Opening at II &c. Tor
pound and at the closing of the season
II31c. Consumption equal to about 2
oOo rolls one hundred yards each
would take occasion to say that
amount is nearly equal to the entire
duction of twenty loom bagging factors
showing clearly that the factory about
ing started here will have greater j
mand than they can supply.
IRON COTTON TIES.
The market for ties has shown 'or-
very violent fuctuatiOns-Openrg Z
wear at S.. 20 per bundle. with usual o.
| counts. Svmpathizing strongly with f'-
they advanced rapidly, and S. = per g "
dlewas touched in February last lR
market has usually been controlled oy -
American Cotton Tie Supply ComP-.1
whose patents gave them virtual!
nopolv of the business until March rs.
when the most important feature IN ".
ton tie buckles. called the side $40" ~
covered by latter's patent, expired o y, .-
itation, and an extension was DENIED 'Ii'-
The expiration of this patent has INV N,
ties open to commerce.. This, ana ~. Nv
decline in raw iron. forced ties ra. ~ !.
down and prices are now nomlnai'. =
per bundle.
BALING TWINE.
Steady trade entire year, owing a., 81
| most g., ;1,,ra -, Crpfp Prices b"''
shown great fluctuations, Opening
at IL cents prices rapidly advanced. @DD .. |.
cents per pound was touched. WIN -
hemp crop, which is said to be iaif' Il.
reacted somewhat, and we now quo"
market IS cents firm.
The Dry Goods Market
The dry goods market has shared y,
general improvement i'll trade heio ~.
greater degree if anything than IN ~ =,
branches of business. and Is opehl''7 I,
more lively manner than for sever" -
sons past, with more frequent tra's1' -.
in wholesale way in staple taoil0S'. ',.z
good iobbing trade doing in the SpeS'";,, -
such as printed calicoes, wors'eu ~,
goods, cotton dress fabrics, cotton - e.
etc. In fact there is good 'eo'' I'LL
every branch of this trade. and no III.
exists that with the well known lip' d.
of our dry goods merchants 'he, cor
an unprecedented good business '"'
ting season.
CrOckery. a,1r
The crockery and glaFs busii'e 1fsc,o1
the past wear has been very salis '',ssrs
larger numbers of BUYERS have aPG3 ha,
and somewhat better class OF 80.
been sold than for number OF Nj
] past. A source of qualification hG t,sr
the number of strangers who nave - ct
this market, buving goods III ttiis I'm Ing
have been in the habit OF purChss FOR
the East and West The prosPe0"
good fall trade are very bright
Cattle. T.,
The general tone and feeling ID n%
stock trade at the close OF TINS h
compared with that sof last, SNOW ,ran
cided improvement, and tie bushes rLss hsr
actions in nearly all its branOa hs'
been brisk and active. Kecei,'1 oa.
been liberal, and the general aver"s cbaa
4 ity about medium. The trade ioi .ri-
stock during the season las pee - NJ
| ard the receipts quite insufficient ION, -
all demands. Rough anc co'i ~ IN.
which the market is nearly n l. q
oversupplied, have been slow 9, he's d
dragging. Altogether busln1s ship,
been very satisfactory to ei'''''
! OF buyers,