May 16, 1863, (Marshall) Texas Republican
The Raleigh State Journal alluding to the high prices of newspaper, and the difficulty of procuring it at almost any price says:
What remedy is there for this state of things? We see but two: either an enormous increase in the price of subscription, or a suspension of the press. With paper at fifty cents per pound a weekly sheet cannot be issued for less than five dollars. This calculation excludes any profit. To preserve the profits of ordinary times, the price would be at least seven dollars. The dailies at that rate must to go to fifteen dollars. To pay, outside of the large cities, a daily must go to twenty dollars.