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SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT, &C.,
Numbers 239.
Near Millican, September 4, 1863.* * * * *
By command of Major General J. Bankehad Magruder:
STEPHEN D. YANCEY,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
SCHEDULE OF PRICES FOR TEXAS.
OFFICE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Tyler, September 4, 1863.
In accordance with an act of Congress to "regulate impressments," the following schedule of prices is agreed upon, and published by the Board of Commissioners for the State of Texas, for the information of all concerned, to continue in force until altered:
Articles Quality Description Quantity Value
Wheat Prime White or Per bushel, $2 50
red 60-pounds
Flour Good Superfine Per barrel, 15 00
196 pounds
Do Do Less cost Per 98 7 00
of sacks pounds
Corn Prime Shelled Per bushel, 1 50
56 pounds
Do do Unshelled Per bushel, 1 37
70 pounds
Corn meal Good ....... Per bushel, 1 50
48 pounds
Barley do ....... Per bushel, 2 00
50 pounds
Rye do ........ Per bushel, 2 00
60 pounds
Oats do ......... Per bushel 1 50
Rice do Old Per pound 20
Do do New do 25
Pease do ........ Per bushel, 1 75
60 pounds
Reans do ........ do 2 00
Bacon do Sides Per pound 35
Do do Hams do 35
Do do Shoulders do 30
Pork do Fresh Per 100 15 00
pounds
Do do Salt do 20 00
Hogs Fair Gross do 12 25
Lard Good Nett Per pound 35
Beef- 4 years old ......... Per head 30 00
cattle and upward
Beef Good Salt or Per 100 15 00
corned pounds
Do do Dried do 25 00
Mutton Fair Wethers Per head 6 00
Do do Nett Per pound 10
Tallow Good ........ do 30
Candles do Tallow do 50
Potatoes do Sweet Per bushel, 1 00
60 pounds
Sugar Common Hogshead Per 100 20 00
brown pounds
Do Prime do do 25 00
Do White do do 35 00
clarified
Molasses Good Merchantabl Per gallon 1 25
e
Peaches Dried Pealed Per bushel, 8 00
38 pounds
Do do Unpealed do 5 00
Vinegar Good Barrel Per gallon 1 50
Salt do Merchantabl Per bushel, 2 50
e 50 pounds
Soap do Hard Per pound 20
Fodder do Blade Per 100 2 00
pounds
Hay ....... Grass do 2 00
Leather Good Common sole Per pound 75
Do do Best sole do 1 00
Do ........ Harness do 1 25
Do Good russet Heavy upper do 1 37 1/2
Do do Light do 1 50
Do Kid and Black Each 15 00
calf
Shoes Good Russet Per pair 5 00
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