The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-13

= Aaaaniag : much better appearance, ana -
| Iatter trade promises 70 be still better. Iuess
have besn soms new arrivals Of elk eoe0e
which uill meet with : rood market. TIE oesl
\ grades % black silks aso However scarce. KID.
| bons ars aiso 10 good request. The supply q
desirable qualities b limited. Robes are moro
wanted. The aaciion sales have been nearly
altogether Of foreign goods, and mostly French;
| delainea, bareges, cashmercs, silk grenadines,
chene and organize robes, organ,.ies etc. In
domestic goods there has been more active
demand, chiefly from jobbers, little OF it - auc-
sion. and moderately from commission houses.
Brown and bleached sheetings and shirtings,
and drills, continue buoyant in price. Prints
also are doing better, but delaines are without
animation. BUYERS from the interior Of the
State and the West are numerous. The Erie
Canal will be open on the goth, and the feduced
rates or tolls will be Of benefit. Messrs. =. ".
Corlies 4 Co, Who suspended last fall, have, W
are glad 70 say, resumed.
REVIVAL OF TRADE.
We arc glad to have to observe marked i'm.
provement in almost every branch OF trade-an
improvement which has been Effected not ~
any unwise stimulus, but BY the natural enort 70
recover from the great previous depression ana
contraction, The early coming in Of spring,
and reopenng Of internal canal and river navi-
cation, are helping the markets wonderfully
The produce Of the interior will be sent Tor.
ward TO market, and the country exchanges
still further improve. Liquidation OF old &C.
counts is still in progress and though much
extended paper remains unpaid, much IS IN
course OF payment. There are also other eymp-
toms Of improvement, namely, the shortest
credits generally acquiesced in, and the more
general purchasing Of goods for cash. There
has of course been general sitting OF credits.
The great mercantile agencies have had 70 re-
write up their books. Merchants from the ~.
terror have found their credits more limited, and
the safest Of them have voluntarily restricted
their purchases materially as yet; but the
months Of April and May will, it is now more
than suspected, develop an active demand for
goods, which are in some degree scarce in the
country.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
The market has suddenly risen. The Joo0ers
and importers are renting more freely. Many
Of these are now paying their extended paper
Of last fall The rates for sterling bankers bills
are lO9allO, with an upward tendency an al
vance Of per cent for the week. Commercial
bills are lOS2alOs3. Francs have also risen,
and are s. lS4a5.l64.
SPECIE.
The accumulation Of specie steadily proceeds,
both in New Orleans, New YORK, Philadelphia
and Boston. The amount in our city banks is
e3l $50. 900. The New Orleans banks held
lO,O76,576 in specie on the 9th oil March.
In London and Paris q similar accumulation
proceeds The Bank of England holds Eli.
972, 1856 sterling. The sudden rise in the rates
Of exchange on Europe, points to an early re.
sumption Of specie exports; and will be the
first important circumstance to change the
present easy tone Of the New York Money
Most of our large surplus Of specie
seems destined for Europe. Specie has been
sent to Boston and Philadelphia, notwithstand-
ing the increase shown in our banks. We can
spare as we'll az not 10000, 900 more.