In 1873, Henry L. Burnell printed a small booklet at Fayetteville titled Arkansas: The Home for Immigrants; a Sketch of Her Resources. The booklet described the state's attributes, governance and resources. He also included a description of Fayetteville and included prices of groceries available on several markets in the state, including the following list of prices on the Fayetteville Grocery Market:
| Buying | Selling | |
| Apples | .30@ | .40 |
| Butter | .20 | .25 |
| Coffee | .26½ | .33 1/3 |
| Eggs | .10 | |
| Fish–Mackerel | .15 | .20 |
| Fish–Cod | .12½ | |
| Fish–Cod Kits | 2.50 | 3.00 |
| Fish–Salmon | 3.75 | |
| Potatoes | .50 | .60 |
| Rice | .13 | .16 2/3 |
| Sugar–Brown | .13 | .16 2/3 |
| Sugar–White | .16 | .20 |
| Soda | .9 | .12½ |
| Tea–Green | 1.60 | 2.00 |
| Tea–Black | 1.28 | 1.40 |
| Whisky | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| Flour | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| Sorghum | .40 | .50 |
| Syrup | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Pork | 4.00 | 7.20 |
| Bacon | .10 | .15 |
| Nails | 7.50 | 9.00 |
| Salt, per bbl. and lb. | 4.00 | .3 |
| Canned Peaches | .40 | |
| Canned Tomatoes | .35 | |
| Canned Pears | .50< | |
| Canned Strawberries | .50 | |
| Vinegar | .25 | .50 |
| Coal Oil | .60 | |
| Soap | .8 | .10 |
| Tobacco–Plug | .65 | 1.25 |
| Tobacco–Smoking | .40 | 1.60 |
| Candy | .20 | .50 |
| Crackers | .9 | .15 |
| Oysters, per doz. cans | 1.80 | 2.85 |
| Oysters, per can | .25 | .35 |
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