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Ia The sEpport az Gn Insane ssSiaua, a
Territorial penileuI.aTy arc d ualregai'y.
the territory aaEuaiiy cxpenas ovsr $40,
COO. With the exception ~ the rlt-n ,
eontribution by shs Cnlted SAFES for The
expenses az trying Ua.tei S5s.es causes,
and thu salsricS oi three Judges, lie as
,ricr attorney and marshal, he Pe1r.e
par the expeases OF their courts. The
.xceus.. ( legislation are par1,a.iy PAD
by the United States, the people elect
the members, ba, Their lass are suhjecs
to congressional approval fne goeerCor
and seczs.sry an ySiS by She I25'nb
S,ates, bat BOW eori.aliy Sos'3 fhr yso-
PIE psy their ,ais1iss fpT tho SeD5C7sliC
privilege OF elseEa2 ti.sss owe fciers- Al
,hss, exoenses a;e derived fFam taxaiic2
ior ,err.iorisl par2. sss ia sSditseE 10 our
county, school, road and mauiclpaI taxes
The TERRITORY Geyoid Of sovereignty owas
no property, sad cannot rod any from
which income cza be denveG, sn6 thus
IL i, the tAxpayers are caGsd aroa 70
lear this burdgn 10 ms'nrsIn govern
ment 10. OF their osn making,
Third-Slr grsa: nz:a.al resouecss-
car future xesl,h demand ssch rseogoi-
tioa, and they s-e entitled Ia coagres-
a.onal rspassn.a,ion 10 secure Their de-
rsispuent Vita rsq1.siss pepuls,ion
;a numbers, aho have dsmon.tF.sed their
ability 10 n.a,ntsia gaveraGiSui. We pay
tia. our disab,lit;es Dsy be reascved and
be restored to thosa rishss which belong
10 American b.Eshr,za; sEG eitzsnship-
tie right 70 select oas o%a Tu.ers. 70
make or- osn i.sa
We AK tor no.sins ths. i. II rot your
duty 70 c5atsc. We Psxy ossiy TO 10
.iio=si 10 c1u-i3er Ourselves citizens Of
the United States as Aacr:ca, and a in
right. dusy, AMI good esasciense vs via
Sse p<sy.
, 1883-11-24

MIR. Wizard has STABBED Old Ms, ia 8
horse which drew the fra. and last load OF
r,ils for ihe Northern Pacific road, CON-
sor:al,.y il Nss York, there to pass the
the rem....der of his days in peaceful en-.
ievnsrt u all the ,ats he can eat.
, 1883-11-24

MoIHTrs Dos'c ASow.-How many chill
dren are punished .or Being unoouth. wilfui
sa5 in different e ;astructio or rewards SIM
.ly because they ale out Of health. IN mss'
iigcnt lady said OF child Of thia KIN
as: h.rs .aouii know lhss il they would give
the little one. modaraoe doses Of dop Bitters
:or two cr three wesld, tue chisdree would be
all psrsn. cou.1 desire"
, 1883-11-24

iafl.isse. sssts'sss. tsxnfr.s. cath at.r; fur
fsrss;aha-s rsstle..aaRI panA ssasaiD.aiss.
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FoLuEs OF MARRIAGE,

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haluss ~ sffR na1am. mt sscuss1y sesie6
% ssse&pe Il = -. (siiYss q posta0 stn1fal
AAdn1 =. cA1I. - Psi Ass, Dsssha5a.
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- ssg1 1sS1 rsisss = D,ss.huy Besak
, 1883-11-24
eo..A y.,y s<,.ss.

Or sasara,y afternoon 1t 5.S s'closs tie
Sssad Jary EIed their repor. and were DIS
chs.eei .ron farther service on the court
Ths soilowins is thsir report:
70 tie Hon. 5. c. wing,rd, Jadgs OF the
Ftss Jadrei,i Districs. hOlding terms IN
Wal. Wall, county, comnea.irg Nov.
Y. 4. d. lSs3:-
oa toe part os the Territory ~s have ex-
sr,;ae6 sir.y three witnesses snd have found
thirty three tue bills. ;glor,nS four.
We kayo ex.ninsd the county jail ard
i,uci j. well aePt. a. sx.minatior of ths
ely ] Il sho=s that the ofhser l. ea1rgs tis-
oo.s, uf his duties Ia Xn eiie.ens manner. We
iaa he gear. HOase IL so,d concis,cn AID
n q. fe.pec.s c-editshl, 60 our c1unty. We
s.ce sx,m.ued the books a CIR County Au-
i::so. n rse.saie. ani 6ai saeia vel ke2t
IN u crie-iy spL syst sts...s:; -iaaner, sad
-ee-- "a srces ~ szr-r. a. saJYa ty Their
rep Nv. Slstsu'snSs '~:sT-s-. s1b'aittet.
.ye exariae,i Ia 5yo.s {. the Probate
.gu - sos t,.i..i 5A-1 s-l arrsased. a-at'g
seat az the eiii.e at,y prs dsi cTer. Ne
visited tas Goa ~ p 'ur who sre caIsS for hi
'. l.. L.nib.y:, sal iiai Inc rocU.s and Sc
lean aud ro-lsgr.-t'e. On csrsful iSqairY
as asctrt. q .las the ioo.i is good Sod .utf-
cisnrlr wsn prepared aLi served, sn1 ths
ceasrs! -9sa...io., Of the innate, Row ave u
namber, .. good as coalG be expected Under
,c,s-lt circumstances. We worH also rec.
oal.esi 81 dii other grand icr'es precsei-
irgus, TIT n G e eJrlleSs Practical :iue
farm nss- this city be p1-cha,e! and sai'sl'ie
sai.c:sg. he crested ihsrzs IT . heE.e EoE
.Ee cCur;y p,c-.
IL aoac L o. W .e.,'sr Crr :hasss 10 sHe
c urt E2i ctticers 70 iH5 cOasVeous TT, st-
.nert. I'D PARTICULARLY ,nriatiaa :he urifoJn.
rIb nity &Il .:t.c;enc7 I cEr p-osec'.t;og
,s3c-ses, W. G,orSe ILJ.ne=o.. Aad now
bEvi =, % tie hlS. ~ cut ability, performed
toe da.ies Tor q ni,h .s ~..e c., vensf, Ne
would :..ost respectfully aak tt .e discharged.
&. $, GIlIIsa, Foreman.
cuuSIY TREASURE EFFORT.
The Count, Treasurer rtports cssh BAL
sHso =: t3s tsasen:s q $2,c21.6. The fol
| " 70 is his stat,fnsp::
Iole:y jand 81 I'D q
rery,.,.-,sI ind sIeS SIS
por rosd l,3oS 80
J. r. Boyer. eco CO
E5ad Ind ni....... 2,257 81
cur. .Soas, fnpd.. 2.sis 81
pern'at seal Iua3. 2,32 III
Totals. .sS,2SI G4 s3,2sl 81
J. :. Boyer il nc ouuE with Wa,ia Wstia
oou1.v, November |, 1883:
| Ro,6 t1na ...... se,s97 Il
1 Co;,nty fu.,s l,l22 "a
| C.sa.. 2,62O 16
roty 5000 81
! School fund ..... % 957 50
J T5rr o,ia: frrI. I09 55
| E,a3 pnl Ind l.a3S %
Goasr aoose sua1 ......-. :,343 %
To,a! sc. .ei9 5S
.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
UNITED STATES DEBT.

The total National debt on August LIST,
interest and non interest bearing, was
1884, 726, 96l, and the total debt less cash
in the treasury wal S1,643, 100, GIG. On
September LIST, 1863, the total debt was
S2,643, 256,285, while the debt less cash in
thetreasury at that timewas 81, 535, 6l4,3l3.
The entire volume of cash on hand at that
period was Sl0L64l, 97l 98, Of which S92,-
b76, 90l was was gold, and S16, OIL ,076 cur
rency. During the Intervening fifteen
years between 1858 and the present, S74S,-
629,329 Of the public debt has been extin-
guished, and the nation was 1892, 467 ,697
better off on the LIST Of August than it was
in September, '68, as the cash on hand q
month ago was 1851, 636,345. At the same
rate Of extinguishment the entirenational
debt would be settled in aboutthirty years
more. But It's reduction last year was
about Sl50,00O,000, and for several years
past it has boen large, therefore, unless the
rate of retirement is diminished, the pros
poets are good for the country 10 have
little or no public debt fifteen or twenty
years hence. The annual interest on the
public debt in 1858 was Sl28, 205, 8l7. Now
the interest is but little over S50.0O0,00C
per annum. There are at present but
three classes Of interest bearing bonds in
circulation not called in for redemption.
The series out are 1901 4l 900 three per
cents, worth in the open market 1857;
1871, 607, $50 four per cents, quoted at ll9s;
against 1901 q year ago and ll6s6 two
years ago, and $250,000,0O0 four and a hall
per cents, market value ll3a, against
ll4% a wear ago and ia two wears ago.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
INSURANCE

The ten insurance companies Of thii
city have an aggregate capital Of 81 ,620,
0O0, and their business during the past
year has been exceedingly prosperous,
mainly on account Of the few losses sus-
tanned, as close competition has caused
low rates for premiums. The following
is list of the companies:
Memphis City Fire and General lnsur-
nee Company, chartered 1870, capital
$4,000, all paid up, the last stock notes
having been cancelled early in July.
Dividends declared tine past year, 5 per
cent in July and s per cent in january.
Stock worth In the open market, Sos per
share, against S55 per share 6 years ago.
Peoples Insurance Company, capital
stock 500, 900, all paid up, organized in
1867. Dividends declaredto stockholders,
4 per cent in July and 8 per cent in Jan
uary last. Stock value in the open mar
ket S65a90 per share.
fernando Insurance Company, capital
stock $4,000, all paid up, organized 1867.
Dividends declared, 8 per cent in July
and o per cent in January last. Stock
value in the open market, Sl0lal06, For
several years the company declared 20
per cent per annum in dividends, and
during that time its stock was from tl2O
to $3.50 per share.
Bluff City Insurance Company, organ
lied in 1871, and all paid ap last January
Dividends declared the past year, 6 per
cent in July and 5 per cent in January.
Stock worth 500 per share, against t6O
per share 6 years ago.
Phoenix Insurance Company, capital
stock $4,000, all paid up. Dividends, 8
per cent in July and s per cent in
January. Value Of stock, 800 bid, against
$45 6 years ago.
Planters Insurance Company, capital
$4,000, organized 1879. Dividends de-
clared, 8 per cent in July and 8 per cent
in January last, Shock value in open
market, Sl3O per share, against SO o years
ago.
Factors Fire Insurance Company, capt.
tai stock $4,000, of which 20 per cent is
paid up, organized last year, also the Fac
tors Mutual, conducted by the same off
GERS, with a guarantee fund of 100000.
Company organized in 1880.
Home Insurance Company, capital
500, 600, of which 70 per cent IS paid up.
Dividends declared, 8 per cent in June
last and 4 per cent in January. Stock ia
worth $40 per share, against SS6 6 years
ago.
Vanderbilt Insurance Company, CAPT
tai stock 800 600, 20 per cent paid up,
organized in 1881. Stock value in open
market, $22 80.
Arlington Insurance Company, capital
stock 100000, recently organized, and
about ready for business, % per cent Of
stock to be paid up at once.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
RANKS

The total capital stock Of our city bank
sums up 81. G8l. 800, and the surplus OF ID
banks $4,000. Fifteen years ago thl
total banking capital Of this city wa
81, 024, 800, and the only institutions theI
in existence and still with us are the Frs
National. the German National Ar .hi
. Manhattan banks, the total capital O
which was then SS95. coo. The Merchants
National, the Savings, the Peoples. the
Memphis the jackson Insurance Com
pany, the DcSoto, the Citizens and ths
Emmett Savings, then prominent, togeth'
er with the Mi sissippi Valley aud Mer,
chants Insurance Companies, have All
l~iquidated and gone out Of service The
banks now doing business are
The Union and Planters, capital $500
600, value in open market Sl45. Dlvi.
bends declared, B per cent in July and
cent in January.
State National, capital $4,000, organ
lied in 1878, value Of stock SIS bid. Div
idends, 4 per cent declared in July aud
per cent in January last.
Bank Of Commerce, capital 10000, or
ganized 1872, value quoted at SlS5 per
share. Dividends, 8 per cent in July and
8 per cent in January last.
Mercantile Bank, capital $4,000,
recently organized and opened 70 busi.
ness.
German National Bank, orgaaized 1866,
capital Sl75,3 800, value Ter share in open
market 500 Dividends declared, 10 per
cent in July and 10 per cent in january
last.
First Nationsl Bank, capitol $4,000,
organized 1865, value in open market
SiiO per share. Dividends declared 4per
cent in July and 4 per cent in January
lFst
Manhattan Bank, capital SlO5,0O0 Or
ganized 1855 and reorganized ls6O, value
in open market sl00 per share. Divi-
dens declared, 8 per cent in July last and
8 per cent? January.
Total cash dividends declared by banks
and insurance companies during the past
year, S222, 76Q. Besides the Memphis Gas
Company distributed $4,000 in cash
earnings to its stockholders, and the
Mutual Compress Company, the cotton
seed oil companies and various manufac-
turing enterprises made liberal earnings
which were divided among their respect
i've stockholders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01

openings arranged with strict reference
to a free circulation Of air, both for
lower and upper stories. The first story
comprises main and staircase hall, each
10 feet wide, a double saloon parlor II by
"a feet Reception room IL by 20 and
dining room 10 by p feet. The second
story is divided into four large, airy bed
rooms, bathroom and hall running
through, from end TO end; the whole 80
arranged as 10 admit a free current Of air
in every direction. The building was
planned and superIntended by Mr.. Jos G
Alsup, who IS an attache Of the well known
architect, Mr.. 4 Q Jones. The eontrac-
tor is Mr.. John Reid, who expects to have
the building ready for occupancy by DC.
tober LIST. When complete, il will be an
ornament TO that part Of the city and viii
add another 10 the many handsome and
convenient dwellings Of Memphis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Michael Riordan has Just completed !
one story double tenement building neal
the 7 of Hill and johnson avenue, a
a cost ofl200.
Andy Whelan finished about sil
months ago a one story frame on Peytor
avenue near the Raleigh road at a cost o
900.
Mrs. Golfer completed some six month.
ago a n story frame building on Peytor
avenue near the Raleigh road at a cost o
james Thomas has recently completed
a story frame residence on GreenlaW
street nea Seventh at a cost Of ZOO.
Mrs. Gready has Just finished a two
story brick building at the corner of Sew.
1900.
Il. d.. Cannon moved into his new one
story frame residence at No. 81 Sixth
street three or four months ago, and the
cost Of its erection was about 300.
John Tent q Co., northwest corner OF
second and Union streets, two story brick
once auxiliary to planning and saw mill
% North Front-fnished in MAY, 5000.
james Lewis is now erecting on Sixth
street near Greenlaw a one story building
to cost him about 1000.
Dr ) II Brown completed about a
month ago a neat two story frame build
ing on the corner Of Fifth and Greenlaw
streets, theevnense Of which wee 900.
months 400 a 800 n- 'oseu iour OF nye
dence on - neat olle syory Ifaine resi-,
and Tbird 5traa. street oesw oa second
Mrs q p Isi9 Cso ~ a COSY 81 ~
n 1ra9am Will IN a few days
bniidiu0 ~ vsnehehI one story
Fourth streat 81 lWgIHrT rooms eaeh on
which will be 5000. A single one story
nnr6ooh gnglng 70 the same party Is
cost Of ig06 0O"pio''oh next uoor al a
Mrs r Fisobo.
two ster,. oVinPleteu IN May last
M Third s,roatp naLne resluenee at NO
Safarans az y -, " SSlodH "reehla" ana
M TaooIL ~ VI wv,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
OOINAGE ON nee MINIS.

The total coinage of the U. s. minis for
the I months ending July 3lst 1888 was
S3l, 907, 6l6,of which ID, 952, 800 was in gold
and l7,0j2,9l5 silver. OF the latter Is.
725,899 was silver dollars, 400 halves, 205
quarters and S26,4s2 dimes. or the gold
1l.274, $40 was double eagle or 20 dollar
pieces, 1896, 400 eagles, III, 200 half eagles.
100 quarters do and 1910 in dollars.
The annual production Of gold Is
calculated at $50, 100000 OF dol
lars. The production during tho
first Ave years after the discoveries OF
1851 was nearly 10000 O0 Within The
past s years nearly l,~0O0,0O0,0QO has beer
required to supply the United States.
Germany and Italy with gold currency I,
replace paper issues, and this demand hal
been equal TO the total supply Of the worlt
for ten years. The circulation of golt
in England is calculated to have increased
fully 1W,OOO,OOO,OOO during the last teI
wears.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
spECIETMPORTs.

The imports of specie into this country
since January LIST sum S9,806,20l. The
heaviest receipts this year were for the
week ending August 18th and amounted
to l,SS0,9le The imports Of gold into
the country from January lst toJuly 3lst,
seven months, was 6,098,80 0 against 6l8,.
740 last year and 28,624,087 the year be-
fore for the same time. The imports Of
silver for this year was 2,462,Sl6 against
1,46l, ia last year and l ,754, 2lS the yeai
before. 0fgold exports the amount fol-
the I months ending with July this yeai
was but 257,768 against 82,85l, sl5 las
year and 3l0,800 the year before. o.
silver this years exports sum up 7,88l,87i
against 6,696,227 last year and 6,465,
7f5 the year before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01

rear has slightly exceeded 5000 bbls per
wesk which, together with some S0,O00
bbls ground here by the Enterprise
FIGURING Mills Of our own city, destroyed
by fire last winter makes the total Hour
used here 10 exceed the quahtiiy used last
year. The supply used here "a chiefly
drawn from points above Cairo on the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers though sew
eal thousand barrels per annum come
from mills located IN Middle and West
ern Tennessee. Selling prices here
opened at g 75a5 20 for family classes,
fell 25c per Dbl In November, and con-
tinued unchanged ut the lowest prices Of
the year until the second week Of Janua-
~, when values advanced slowly until
oOc per Dbl had been added 10 all classes,
and during May and June, when the
highest prices Of the year were realized,
the difference was zoe above quotations
during the season Of lowest prices In the
early winter months. In the latter part
Of June a decline Of DC per Dbl occurred,
AMI by the midd eof July il had widened
10 Soc Ter Dbl below thehigh prices ruling
in May. About the middle Of July
prices advanced some l5c per Dbl on all
classes, and since then no variation has
occurred worthy Of mention. The value
Of wheat from orly in August, whom
mills began 10 operate here, until they
were destroyed by Ere three months after,
ranged from 9Oc to 81 per bushel. Prices
have ruled since then ut leading Western
points at from CSC to 81 70, the highest
being reached during the last week in
May. For the past two months prices
have not varied over &c per bushel. The
total variation during the year from the
highest TO the lowest was less than 25cper
bushel. Last year il was 4Sc per bushel,
ranging from 95c 10 81 43. Our period Of
heaviest receipts was in the latter part of
February in which over 10000 bbls
arrived inside Of four weeks, and during
the first two weeks Of August over 1900
bbls arrived. The demand here has run
almost exclusively on the higher and
medium grades Of family -four For a
short time during the winter months there
was some movement in low qualities, and
all through the season q moderate request
prevailed for the hnoies and patents, but
the chief movement, as before remarked,
is in medium and choice families. The
total variation in the price Of -four during
the year has been less than 81 per bbl,
,WhhV ehI JtaA uclVit ~ WIS lulA " " POI
Dbl and during the fall and winter months
of 1881, after the season Of drouth and
short crops, the lowest grades were worth
t5a6 per Dbl, while the better classes were
VI 5Oa2 higher. The season just closed
compares more closely to that Of l8S0-8l,
though variations were wider that year
than they have been during the one under
review. In looO-Sl we used an average
of 400 bbls per week here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
DIR CITY DEBT.

The total debt of this city, when the
compromise of 60c on the dollar plan Il
completed, will be about $3,000,000, and
about half of the amount has already beer
cancelled or bonded. The bonds under
the new plan bear interest at 3 per cent
for three years from january 9TH, 1881,
pefeelt for 3 years thereafter, and 6 per
cent from then forward.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
-QnNmm
THE LUMBER TRADE.

An unusually heavy traffic in lumber
has been done here during the past twelve
montha, and business has been especially
large In all classes Of sawed stuiis, includ-
ing shingles, laths and other kinds Of
building material The capacity Of all
! the mills in the vicinity has been fully
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
CORN.

Inc receipts OF corn here the past year
exhibit a marked decrease compared with
that Of last and Is considerably less than
the year before. The falling of is due
TO the heavy yield Of the country last
year, a large surplus having been pro-
duced nearly all over the South. The
average consumption here duringthe year
just closed has been less than 300 SKIS per
week. Prices here for shelled corn in SKIS
opened in September last at SEC per bushel
and declined gradually until january
last, when it touched SOC, and from that
period forward il ranged from so to SOC,
dropping to 4Ic two weeks ago, this being
the lowest value Of the season. During
1882 II ranged from 70 to CSC, and in
l88O-8l between AZ and SOC. During 1872
some thirty barges andtwo steamers came
here loaded with corn in bulk 10 supply an
extraordinary demand caused BY the over
flow Of the Mississippi in the early spring
Of 'S2, and the general scarcity Of corn
throughout the South, due to a failure oil
the crop from douth the summer before.
The demand here duriug the year just
closed has been very little more than
local, together with a moderate one from
railway and leyee builders, The yield O
the Southern country last year was angle
for all domestic purposes, and in many
localities there was a liberal surplus. The
prospect for the ensuing fall and winter
Is favorable for a crop sufficient TO satisfy
home consumption. The total production
Of corn in this country is given at 1866
millions Of bushels against 1895 millions
in 81 and III millions in 80. The ex.
ports 1880 were 80 millions, in 81 92 mill.
ions and 's2 43 millions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
monday, september 10, Issa,

At 70 O'Clock at the southwest corner Of Main
and Madison streets, in the city Of Memphis,
sell az public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described land situ-
ated In Memphis. Taxing District Of Shelby
county, Tennessee, to-wit;
Part Of lots six and seven In the subdivision
Of county lot 493, bounded as follows; Be.
ginning on the south side Of Court street at
the southeast corner Of the brick cotton shed,
about eight and one-half feet east Of the east
line Of lot No 7; running thence south thirty.
two ceErses west with the east line Of said
Gotten shed two hundred and eleven feet to
the north side Of Madison street; thence
west with the parth line Of Madison street
one hundred and twenty-nine feet 10 the cor
ner Of W n Mason's lot; thence north twenty
eight and three quarters degrees with the
east line Of said Mason's lot about two hun.
dred ands iorty-three feet TO the south line Of
Court street; thence eastwardly TO the south
side Of Court street one hundred and twenty.
ave feet to the beginning. being the lame LOT
now occupied by BoWdrie Brothers as a cot
Fquity Of redemption and dover waived,
and title believed 10 be good, but w will
convey only as trustees aforesaid,
RI COFFIN,
lat Trustees.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01

The value Of bran opened last Septem-
Der at Sl3al3 so per ton, rose 10 Sl6 90 in
November, to SlS in February, and
touched its highest for the year,
$40, the latter part Of March,
afterwards receding to $l4 early
in June, and it has since maintained
q rather steady tone at about that price.
The preceding year II ranged from $40 TO
500, and during the period Of scarcity,
from October to June, itranged from S2l
10 S26 per ton. In 80 and 81 the price va
ried between SIG to SIS per ton. Corn
bran, which ismainly supplied by loca
mills, has ranged from SI1 to sl6 so pei
ton, the highest ruling early last winter
and the lowest during the past two OF
three months. The consumption Of bran
Is chiefly local, but little being shipped
| for use 10 the interior country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
pnTATnRS

The value of potatoes at this date last
year was 81 90 TO 2 70 per Dbl. They de-
clined gradually until late in November
to 81 50 and l 80 per Dbl. subsequently
advancing slowly and reaching 276 to
8 % in the latter part Of February and
early in March, when the demand for
planting was heavy and active. The lat
ter were the highest prices Of the wear,
except for a few days when the earliest
arrivals of the new crop from La sold up
to So so and6. During the first week in
June, when new potatoes grown in this
vicinity began 10 come into market, prices
fell 10 81 81 and / 70 per Dbl, and the
prospect for those who had mAdo aontraOn
for crops ut & Is and over was anything
bet hattering, Since then they hay,
ranged from 40to 85o per Dbl loose, and
81 10 to l 10 In shipping order. The high.
est price paid by shippers TO growers o
this vicinity during the past season wa
81 30 per Dbl, one or two carloads beinl
purchased at that figure early In the sea
J son, aud about the same time numerou