The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-03
From the Galena Advertiser, May 81.
State of Trade.

The news received during the week
has produced the very best feelings
throug hout the city and community. 1t
is rare that journalist has an opportuni-
ty of recording SO much TO give satisfac-
tion to all classes as we have this week.
The news first received was of political
character, end announced the nomination
OF General Scott to the Presidency by the
Baltimore Wing Convention. This piece
OF intelligence, SO far as We observed,
produced joy as general among the peo-
pie as ii it had not been of political
complexion. Every man seemed to con-
slider it an omen of the happiest kind,
and his success in the coming campaign
as natural and as necessary to the carry
ing out of the great system of internal
improvement going on in the West, as the
employment of labor and capital. The
next intelligence that arrived concerned
the railroad-its commencement-th
probable time of breaking ground-ter-
minus and other collateral matters, which
may be gathered from articles and para
graphs in another part of this paper
The third and last item of news was tele-
graphic dispatches from Washington an
nouncing the ratification of the Sioux
Treaties. AS we have before remarked,
the dilatoriness of the Senate in this mat
ter has had very prejudicial effect upon
emigration and business in Minnesota,
and the whole Territory may be said to
have been laying on its oars. waiting for
the ratification of the Senate. The pros
poets for very large and increased
wholesale and retail trade above and be-
low, are now of the most flattcring char
acter Nearly $2,000,00O will be paid
out in Minnesota before the close of navi-
CATION this fall, which is enough to stimu-
late travel, enterprise and manufactures
to the highest degree.
Travel to and from the East seems TO
be increasing in an accelerated proper
ton, and Intercourse of social and COM
mercial character is becoming more and
more intimate and related, and from this
time up to the opening of Railroad to
Chicago, we put it down that the travel
and business will be doubled, thereafter
to increase with measureless prosperity.
The dry weather continues and the riv-
ers are falling but the crops have not
suffered much, and steamers Of the larg-
est class continue to make their regular
trips both above and below, but should
the present weather continue the former
may suffer somewhat, and the latter lie
compelled to lay up for few weeks. :.
The prognostics relative to the railroad,
treaties, nomination for the presidency.
which we have been making for some
time past, having been fulfilled, we still
beg the reader to bear in mind another
prophecy Of ours, that here is to grow
up one of the largest, if not one of the
very largest cities in the Northwest,
North Of st. Louis--that our growth is
just beginning, and that there will be as
much difference between of 1852 and
Galena of 1857, as between the same
place in 1927 and 1852.
The best feeling prevails among our
business men and our miners, farmers
and mechanics, and they look forward to
an animated trade-good prices for min
eral, grain, beef, pork and produce, and
abundance of work for good wages.
PRoDUcE MAnKEr-Thc trade in grain
is mostly over, until the gathering of the
coming crops. Considerable quantities of
Barley and Oats remain in first hands,
and with the coming low water and in
creasing rate of freights will not be like
ly to be brought forward at present. OF
farm produce there is still good demand
for Butter, Cheese and Eggs, the latter
particularly, being in sharp request at 10
cents. Currents and Gooseberries, green,
and Strawberries, the latter not abundant,
are the only fruits offered in our market.
Vegetables are still rather small in size
and meagre in quantity. Every culinary
plant brings great prices in a market.
CArrLE-We have nothing further to
add than that prices are fully sustained,
and the general opinion seems 10 be that
good grass fed beef will be half a dollar
hundred higher next fall than last season,
and pork for packing rs cents. If farm
ers are unable to sell their grain at remu-
nerating prices, certainly they have no
small show of compensation in the advance
in beef and pork, which have nearly
doubled in prices in seven years.
DEATH OF DAVID GRAHAM, Esa.-The
Evening Mirror announces this event.
1t was generally rumored yesterday fore
noon, and is no doubt SO. The distin-
guished advocate went to Europe early
in January, in the hope of restoration Of
his then shattered health from change of
climate. He breathed his last in Italy.
Mr.. Graham was an eminent member
Of the New York bar rs his FAT her d..