| From the Houston Telegraph |
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| September 17, 1864 |
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| Headquarters, Trans-Miss. Department |
| Shreveport, La., Sept. 6th, 1864 |
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| Special Orders, No. 223 |
| 1. The following prices having
been adopted by the Commissioners of the State of Texas, will remain in
force until further orders: |
| Schedule of Prices for Texas |
| Office of Board of Commissioners |
| Marshall, Sept. 1st, 1864 |
| Schedule of prices adopted by
commissioners for the State of Texas, to take effect, and be in force on
the first day of September, 1864. Schedule for August 1st, ultimo, is
hereby adopted, and re-affirmed, and will remain in force till further
notice, except in the following articles: |
| Transportation, per mile, Stage |
$ |
40 |
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|
"
" Railroad |
|
25 |
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|
"
" Steamboat |
|
05 |
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| Freight per mile per 100 lbs. in wagons |
|
06 |
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| Bacon, good, hog round, per 100 lbs. |
50 |
00 |
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| Lard, good, per 100 lbs. |
50 |
00 |
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| Sugar, white, clarified, per 100 lbs |
125 |
00 |
|
| " brown,
prime, per 100 lbs. |
75 |
00 |
|
| "
" common, per 100 lbs. |
65 |
00 |
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| W. R. D. Ward |
| Frank E. Williams |
| Commissioners |
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| By command of General E. Kirby Smith |
| S. S. Anderson, A. A. G. |
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