The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-07-31
SOMETHING FOR OUR
MERCHANTS.
FROM THE NEW YORK DRY GOODS REPORTER
JULY 81.


JULY "a.
A greater activity is observable in our
Foreign than in our Domestic market
There is, however, fair activity in this
also. We have anabundant supply of sam
Piles Of all denominations of Domestics, but
the stock Of each is very small, and de-
mand for any considerable quantity of Shee-
tings or drills would not easily be supplied,
while bleached goods are abundant.
Brown Sheetings and Shirtings are in fair
demand. In bleached the assortment is
good and enquiry also. Drills are firm and
stock small. Ticks are firm and assortment
good. The export demand for Stripes is
small. There is good supply of Prints
in the market and the sales are fair. Low
blue Cloths and fancy Cassimeres are in some
request, and low Kerseys and Lindseys are
sold freely. Assortments Of Flannels very
good.
The assortments Of foreign goods are
daily improving, and business generally is
some Is days in advance Of last year. Our
principal importers have good stocks, but
not heavy the prospect Of a good fall
trade has not shown SO favorable an aspect
for long time as at the present season.
The supply will be abundant, but, as we
have before remarked, not excessive. The
English mills are not producing sufficient
to cause an overstock 10 be sent to America !;
or, at least, not until too late in the season
10 interfere with fall sales The supply of
Blankets, flushing, and other similar goods,
will not be as great as usual, and for these
goods there is now an excellent demand. -
The better grade of all descriptions Of dress
goods are in good request and find ready
sales. Inferior qualities are less wanted,
and are selling lower in proportion TO their
cost. As a general remark, there are fewer
Inferior goods Of foreign manufacture now
than formerly. In French goods we have
a moderate supply, but so far as we can
Judge, the assortments are very good-and
desirable goods meet with ready sale.
Of Canton goods the demand continue
good, with slight additions to the supply
Stocks Of Barages very small, and good styles
| in demand Plain and fancy, black and
colored Alpacas, assortment very good f.
ner qualities quick sale--mode Of colors in
demand. Demand good for good style WOOL
len Shawls. Some very good colored Cam
brics, at less prices than American. The
ASSORTMENT Of Paddings is very good. Re-
cent arrivals add to the stock Of Dundee
goods, which is now heavy assortment
good. Low Blankets are scarse; other quail
tiles are in fair request-moderate supply.
German and Belgian Cloth, assortment very
good. Fair demand for low priced blues. A
very good assortment of prints exhibited,
with fair demand-goo fall styles are
freely taken. Good styles Cashmeres in
demand. Assortments of Ginghams very
good better qualities are taken freely
stock small Sewing Silks have advanced
about 25 cents per pound.
A writer in the Literary world tells
the following anecdote illustrative Of Gen.
Taylor's tact in the management Of men:
"Some time after Stillman's defeat by
Black Hawks band, Taylor, marching with
large body Of volunteers anil handful Of
regulars in pursuit Of the hostile Indian
force, found himself approaching the Rock
River, then asserted by many to be the true
northwestern boundary OF the State OF
Illinois. The volunteers, as Taylor was
informed, would refuse to cross 4he stream.
They we're militia, they said, called out for
the defence of the Stale, and it was uncon-
stitutional 10 order them to march beyond
its frontier into the Indian country. Tay-
lor thereupon halted his command, and en-
camped within the acknowledged bounda-
ries Of Illinois. He would not, as the rela-
tor Of the story said, bulge an inch further
without orders. He had already driven
Black Hawk out Of the State, but the ques-
ton Of crossing Rock River seemed hugely
to trouble his ideas Of integrity to the con-
stitution on one side and military expedien-
cy on the other. During the night, how
ever, orders came, either from Gen. Scott
or Gen. Atkinson, for him to followup Black
Hawk to the last. The quietness of the
regular Colonel meanwhile had rather en-
couraged the mutinous militia 10 bring the
proceedings to head. A sort of town
meeting was called, upon the prairie, aud
Taylor invited to attend. After listening
for some time very quietly to the proceed
ings, it became Rough and Ready's turn to
address the chair. "He had heard" he
said, "with much pleasure, the views which
several speakers had expressed Of the inde-
pendence and dignity Of each private Amer
lean citizen. He felt that all gentlemen
there present were his equals reality,
he was persuaded that many of them would
in Anew years be his superiors, and perhaps,
in the capacity Of members Of Congress,
arbters of the fortune and reputation Of
humble servants of the Republic like him
self. He expected then to obey them as
interpreters Of the will of the people; and
the best proof he could give that he would
obey them was now to observe the orders
of those whom the people had already put
in the places of authority, to which many
gentlemen around him justly aspired In
plain English, gentlemen and fellow-citizens
the word has been passed on to me from
Washington to follow Black Hawk, and to
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