| From the Southern Confederacy (Atlanta,
Ga.) |
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| January 9, 1862 |
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| Plenty of It! |
| 300 |
| Hogsheads of |
| Sugar |
| 2,000 |
| Barrels of |
|
Molasses! |
|
Just Received |
|
From New Orleans |
| We will keep the market
supplied, if it is possible for any body to do so. |
| A. C. Wyly & Co. |
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|
Salt, Sugar , Molasses |
| I have now is store and for
sale, 120 hhds Sugar, various grades, just received from New Orleans,
which I will sell to the wholesale trade at very low rates. |
| ***** |
| A. K. Seago |
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| At a time when
railroad transportation was evidently not completely taken for
military needs, the above two ads show that 420 hogsheads of sugar (at
about 1100 lbs each) would have required 29 cars from New Orleans to
Atlanta. The molasses (at 400 lbs per barrel) would have required
another 50 cars from New Orleans to Atlanta. By the summer of 1862,
such shipments would have been very difficult to make and would have
required Special Messengers going with them to ensure prompt handling. |
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