The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
MEMPHIS IN 1897.
A Remarkable Exhibit OF Rapid Com
meroial Progress.


mercial Progress.
Memphis Correspondence Chattanooga Tradesmsn.
What did we do in 1887 What shall
we do in 1882 Let's sec. From January
/, 1887, TO January I, 1888, the local
factors have handled at least 100000 bales
OF cotton; the local -four and grist mills
have turned out nearly 100000 barrels OF
-four and NEAL local dealers have handled
over los, 900, 900 feet OF lumber and timber;
the wooden stuff factories have produced
an output worth $4,000, 900, or more. This
includes manufacturers OF barrels, boxes,
doors, sash, blinds, shingles, laths also,
wheelbarrows, wagons and other vehicles,
and gins, feeders, hullers, pulleys, mold
lngs, etc. The iron foundries and ma
chine shops have produced manufactures
the value OF which was over $1,000, 900.
The value OF the products OF all other
Industries. including harness and saddlery,
stoves and tinwarc, cotton goods and bat
ting, cotton seed oil and cotton seed cake,
clothing, bread, crackers and other baking
products, confectionery, marble and stone
works, brick, upholslering, agricultural
blank book making, brooms and brushes,
soap making, etc, has not been less than
Sl0,0O0. 900.
The trade OF Memphis, including all
lines Of business during the previous year,
Is estimated 10 have been worth $lO0,O00,-
600. Tho dealers handled 10000 barrels
apples, 55, 900 sacks bran, 1000 barrels
beans and peas, 1900 packages butter,
r,.llu oh Ian
con, TO- 900 cases boots and shoes, 7G0, 900
bushels corn, 5000 packages cheese, 50.-
900 sacks coffee, 10000 barrels cotton seed
oil, 100000 sacks cotton seed meal, 225,000
bundles cotton ties, 5000 barrels cement.
10000 packages dry goods, 5000 packages
eggs, 100000 barrels flour, 1880 bales
hay, 1900 cases hats, 1000 hogs, !, 800
sheep, 5000 cattle, 10000 horses and
mules, 10000 packages lard, 10000 pack
ages liquors, 1900 barrels lime, 10000
barrels meal, 1900 packages molasscs,
10000 kegs nails, 100000 bushels oats,
1900 barrels onions, 1000 barrels poia-
toes, 5000 barrels pork, 5O,0OO,OO0 pounds
pork sides, 5000 packages rice, 1900 hogs
heads sugar, G0,0O0 barrels sugar, 10000
packages tobacco, 10000 bushels wheat
These figures are obtained by adding l2I
per cent. 10 the figures Of September |,
which were given out IA the correct
amounts Of these goods handled during
the commercial year Of 1885 ~, and ~ the
general trade has increased at least % per
cent. last year over the fiscal year Of 1856,
We advance the figures OF six months ago
by onc-hali thcperccntage gained in twelve
months.
The gain in cotton this year will be nj
least 1000 bales over the commercial year
OF 1867. II everything else increases
proporionatcly, Memphis will do trade
this year Of Sl75, 100000.
The now industries which started here
last year were w. O. Bell, saw and plan.
ing.mills, X. l.. Cochran, planning mills, J.
II. Anthony, planning. Williams &
farnsworth, wheclbarrow factory; The
Fast End & Prospect Park railroad.
The new concerns 10 be started are Re
mona Land. Lumber 4 Shinglc company's
shinglc machiie factory and a number OF
other smaller concerns.