Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-05-05

S-hEVIEW OF THE MARKET.-SinCe the
establishment ofthe Press in Rhode-Island, un-
til the present moment, there never has been
published in any of the papers of the State,
Review of our Market, and as one has been
long and loudly called for, at the commence
ment OF our second volume, we determined to
prepare and publish one, and in doing so, we
certainly believed we should win the entire ap-
probation Of the mercantile part of the COM
munity. In this we have not been entirely dis
appointed, though one or two of our patrons,
mercantile gentleman, for whom we entertain
the most profound respect, and for whose opin-
ions we are willing to show proper Difference,
have signiied their disapprobation of the meas
ure.
In publishing the review, we thought we
should render benefit to all, particularly to
town and country merchants; and guided by
this impression, in the second number of the
present volume, we laid the review before the
public, and we are proud to say, that it was
received with avidity, and tended to augment
the list Of our patronage. Many advantages
will grow out Of our review, which in the end
will be felt and acknowledged by all, we feel
perfectly assured; for as the state of the mar
ket will be made known abroad, it will in
troduce to our trade country merchants, who
in consequence of their entire ignorance of the
state and size of our market, have been induc-
ed to make their purchases in Boston and
New-York, when they could be effected in
Providence to their entire convenience and
profit. 1t has been said in objection to our re-
view, that it is somewhat governed by the state
of distant markets; and whilst we admit the
fact, we must insist that it is correct. and
affords our merchants with. "a correct statement
OF our trade, and the prices of the merchandise
which is exposed for sale in the Providence
Market. But for something of this dcscrip-
ton, many OF our grocers, who are not in the
way Of seeing the prices current in New-York
and Boston, would not be enabled to form
correct opinion of those which are current in
Providence, and for them, more particularly, is
the review inte nded.
In taking up a thing somewhat novel to the
town, we have laboured under some en-
barrassments, as some gentlemen have been
unwilling to give us the prices of the articles
in which they deal, and thus we have been
compelled to quote them on the best authori-
ty we could obtain. On the contrary, many
clerks, and very large majority of our mer-
chants, have kindly offered us every facility;
and to them we now respectfully tender our
grateful thanks. 1t has been said by some,
that our review is not accurate, and though
we shall not admit that such is the fact in
gross, we are prepared to say, that some in
accuracies have crept into it, through the
press, and by our own errors. But while WE
admit, that it is not infallble, we will add
that it is as accurate as any one that is pub
ished in the United States, and can be de-
pended on by those who are interested in mer-
camille transactions.
We are exceedingly sorry that il does not
please all, but as it meets the decided appro-
baton of very large majority of our patrons,
we shall continue to publish il each Saturday,
until wo are convinced that the public do not
want il land in the interim shall study to
make it still further interesting to the commu-
nifty As we will not set ourselves up as the
infallible censors Of the market, we invite all
who discover any errors in our review, to point
them out to us, and we assure such as may be
pleased to do so, that so far from taking any
exceptions, we shall be greatly obliged to them.
We take no exceptions to the disposition of
those who are opposed to our rcview;-it is a
public thing, and all who find fault with il, if
they treat as public property, are at liberty
to do so.