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Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-04-04
RED WING KOUNE.

=. JACOB BENNETT, Proprietor.
RED WING, MINNESOTA.
sBConnected with the House is largo and
lconvenicnt Stable. Stages leave daily for the
interior. Teams and Carriages on hand to
convey Passengers to any part Of the country.
April "a, 1883. .a.>-.-.. - 49, 9O-tf
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1859. RED WING: 1851
STEA M PL MING MIL L

SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY
Zone Block above Freeborn's Saw Mill.)
WE SHALL BE PREPARED TO FUR
w ni>h ut all times anything in the above
line Of business, and shall keep on hand all
kinds Of pluacd and match I Lumber, Mould
in"s, etc.
Or;ers promptly attended to, which may al-
80 be left with Brown Il Bctcher.
Produce Of all kinds taken in exchange fol
work. COGEL & BETCIlER.
Red Wing, April 10, 1859. l42-ly
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CHILLsON HOUSE.

CORNER OF BROAD AND TH1RD STREETS.
. - "A. B. MILLER, Proprietor.
THIS new Hotel is now open for the reception
L Of tho travelling public, where they will
And the best Of accommodations. There is a
good sta bla attached. Passengers and Bag
gage conveyed to and from the Boats free Of
charge. "#5 lilly
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GOLD GR1MEs,S'' LAST.

GOLD GRIMES'S'' LAST.
You have probably heard Of "Old
Grimes, and seen the song beginning
with the words:
"Old Grimes 10 Dead" etc.
Some thirty or more years ago, "Old
Grimes" lived in "our town." It was
before the temperance societies were
in vogue, and he was very fond of his
/" cups" but being often destitute Of
the cash wherewith to crafty his sp;r.
it,sal yearntngs, he would, at such
times, substitute his wit for the hard
coin. One Of those days, my father
happened in the grocery, whore liquor
was for sale. While there, stranger
to all present, ordered q glass of ''fire.
water" to warm bis inner man. "Old
Grimes'' being present, stepped to the
counter, and - soon - the filed glass
was deposited thereon, seized it, and
holding it between the light and his
eyes, remarked, in . way peculiar to
himself: a2.'4 z'..+ - r
- ee 4 1:<x1> -. -.
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-04-04

o. might load my arms with thee,
Like that young lover Of Romance,
Who loved and gained 50 gloriously
The fair Princess Of Franco!
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-04-04

Here is very funny scene as IL ap.
peared in an interior village of Penn
sylvania:
, 1860-01-02
louthiy Receipts and Shipments Of Hogs BY Lake
dnd l,diltcay for Tsco 1sars

Total Live and
Dressed. .s.a,&oo 1866 ess,436 c1.,sso
The receipts Of hogs for the past two years,
with the sources of supply will be found in the
following table:
Receipts cf Lirs Hogs ard Sources ef Sa1zpiy for
, 1860-01-02

BUTTER.

Besides the local demand for Butter, there is.
a large amount shipped annually to the New
York and Canadian markets. In the former, it
Is invariably quoted as Ohio butter; but as it is
generally inferior, Illinois does not lose much
It is to be regretted that da'rymen do not
take more pains in preparing their Butter for
market. Not unfreqnentiy good sound dairy
Butter is in put up in foul packages, which not
onlv spoil the couteuts, but renders il unmar-
ketabte from its outside appearance: There are
d.iryuen in this State who can at all times COM
mapd 465c per lb more than the market, just
from the fact that their Butter is always sound
and well packed in clean and nice looking pack,
ares. They make mouey in the operation; and
it is no more trouble to them than it would be
to send their property to market. ~ large pro-
portion is received here, in old frkins-tha very
appearance Of which would damage the sale Of
packers grease.
It would be. . mistake, however, to suppose
, 1860-01-02


The Cattle trade has not been 60 active DUR
irg the past year as Il lS5s, which was rather
an unusuul year On account of the lurge amount
Of spring fed stock brought 10 market As
cutie market, however, Chicago still maintains
its pre- .emncnce over that Of any Western city,
and compared with any year previous to 1885, it
shows healthy progress.
The rcccipts vi cattte during the year amount
to 9D,a14 head but this dues not include the
numbcr driven hero on foot-as large proper
tou at the Texas and Missouri becves arrive
In January tue market opeued with fair
shipping inquiry At 2t@4c gross--tho market
GRADUALLY advancing till Marsh, wien good
beeves were sold nj &4.75, declining about tc
from this figure towards The close Of That month.
In April the eustern railroad war commenced
aud tue rates Of freight during that and the fol.
lowing month were reduced to 3..001i 90 per
head 10 New York. THIS encouraged shippers
1a send forward all tho stock they could possibly
command, and the market becamo buoyant aud
excited, prices ranging as high al $5@J..5.
About The close Of May, however, an advance
in frcights Of 2U por cent. aud in June return
to the old tariff, caused a reaction, and prices
tell till in July tie murket closed at $3.0U@3.-
1t for gopd shipping cattle. In august Aume
Of tue packers commenced, but left of again
till September, when the receipts bscalne lazge
aud the market was active at a range Of $$4.50Gp
3.75 during the balance Of tue year, closing III
in December With good demand for prime
beeycs by shippers Ut $3.00G3.5o.
The following table shows the weekly price Of
cattle in Chicago and New York during thu past
two years:
, 1860-01-02

SEEDS.

Tho cultivation Of sseds throughout ths
North West is annually iacreasng, aud Ibis
market is becoming proportionatcly Of greater
importance. During the past year our receipts
Of all kinds Of seeds amount to :, ,417,596 IT'S,
sgainss 4,5la,s4s lbs in 1883. and :,455,o tbs
il 1857. Timothy comprised ths great hulk OF
tbs imports during the year, although in ths
spring the receipts Of clover were quite liberal
In the early part Of the year, too, there existed
\ vcry active demand for Hungarian Grass Sesd,
both tor eastern and western markets, and for
several months tbs trade in It was active, and
the market buoyant. Its cultivation has been
attended with great success in Iowa and several
portions Of Illinois, and thero was good in
auiry for it by farmers all over the West, rs
we'll as in sou,s Of the eastern States.
In Timothy Seed during the year the market
has been particularly active. In the spring,
besides the usual demand for the East, there
were buyers here from st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Louisville, and other aouthern markets. The
crop OF 1855 Was exhausted III June, and from
that date till August, when the new crop WAS
introduced, there was little or nothing done.
Since then the supply has been liberal. the de-
liseries being much 'feer than last fall, and
prices hare ranged freal s2.e0@2.15 for prime.
4 large amount Of the Timothy Seed sent to
this market IS foul, aud has to be sold a: sac
rifcc. Every seed grower ouchtto be provided
with seed clesner, ns 5@l0c par bushel may
be sared thereby. We also hear some COM
plants o. 1nt secu utluS tul1tu VIII aHe S2uu,
md although these cases are rare, yet wo know
Of several parcels being rejected during the
,.a.t two months On this account alone-,
In Clover Seed. the market was tolerahly ac-
tive during the first four months Of the year,
and quite aspeculatise demand existed for some
time, undcr which prices advanced from ss.ai
10 January TO $3.50 in February, and then grad
ually declined to f4.0o. The new crop Of Clo-
| yer Seed has not been marketed to anr grca'
extent, and prices have ranged from 24.a5@
| 4.6ef.
| In March last quite an active demand sprung
| up for Hungarian Grass Seed, both for manu-
featuring oil and for the use Of farmers all oye1
| tho Northwest. aud prices advanced from sle;
in March to IS 25 in June. Since then, how
| ever, the. market has been bare. In October
| some parcels Of the crop Of 1859 were receve4
aud sold at 75c; but the receipts during th
| past few months have bean tfifinR, and bu
limited sales have been made at 6aa@75c.
, 1860-01-02

POTATOES.

The partial failure If the Pot alto crop Of 1855
in many portions OF theS South and West, caused
a buoyant and somewhat excited market during
The first six months Of 1859. In January aud
February the trade was quiet and steady at
range Of 5uGsske, IL March, however, de-
mand took place for Southern and Westera mar
kcts, and undsr the pressure Of orders the sup
plies diminished ane prices advanced to e5c-
reacting, however. Is soon as fresh supplies
came in. aud falling back in May to roc for
prime Seshanuocks., In June, the demand
became again mora astiye. and heavy shipments
took place to S.. Lous, Cincinnati, and South
ern Illinois. under which prices rapidly ad-
ranced, till on the eoth OF June, $l.15 was
reached upon which large quantities were sent
hithcE from New York, which caused q second
reaction-the price declining a5@soc in one
week, and closing onthe lath Of July at 50@11c.
About the middle # July the new crop began
TO be rnarketed-opaing 1t $l.1et, aud closing
at the end Of the moth Ut eoc@sl-the market
being sustained owing to good shipping de-
rnand for Wisconsin and Northern Illinois,
where the crop wasi,jurcd By the long drought.
Heavy receipts fron ST LOUIS, Michigan md
Indiana, however, soon rendered the market
easier. aud in August the prices ranged from
40@60c for Prime Seshannocks and Pinkeyes.
During the balance # the year the 1narke. was
quiet aod steady-ptices improving towards the
, 1860-01-02

a. acass equal to those kept in Utmost any Other
city anu this together with the faet that aho
onir difference IN price between ts1ix 7ntf east-
ern nlarkets is the cost III transportation and
exchange, and that the stocks Kept. hers ars -
large nou complete NJ are found anywhere, is
ilduc1oy many frst class merchants to purchase
bers inh:ead oi the E .st Us hereto5ose.
The Boot and Shoe Trade Of Chicngo extepds
through Michigan, Northern indiana, Illinois.
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and a few
goWas afc solt IN Northern Missouri. Many
merchants residing iu Southern Illinois and
Southern Iowa. who have been in itss habit OF
dediny in Cincinnati aud 81. Louis ara transfer-
ing theiE tratle 10 Cheago, and We have now al
most tho entire trade Of Gc::tral illiaois which,
till within short time pa>:, vent to ST. Lopis.
The low traib which was ip = great mrasure
cut off after the great How OF emigration ceased,
Is row Morr sought afs,r, and. has increased
very much since lie bniliist:; uf their railroads.
There is q large amount Of guotls sold to Min
nesota, but owing to .he difficulty Of finding u
market for her produce, and the consequent in
ability Of country merchants SO make co1teo-
tons, this trade Is not looked upon with much
favor Ut prexsht, aud tbs sclyencs Of lnsrchants
applying for credit fronl This State IL thorough
II insesugat.d. The trade from Wisconsin il
now quite large and il rapidly increasing, be-
sides being Of much bestor class than formerly
came tn this market from that State
Oath wis.'i. it isa significant f.lct that tho
Boot and Shne Tra,ie is Us > class much Aups-
zior to what it Was two or three years since :
and there is no doubt bat the Wholesale firms
whicl, represent it have dono ~ much to bring
about this stale Of things II those engaged in
auy other brunch Of mercantile trade.
, 1860-01-02

The receipts Of Coal during the past year
were l39, ,56l tons, against 1os Chs tons in 1853.
or this amount, 1.0,al tons we're received By
Lake, md 1851 tons By Canal auI Railroads.
Ous Of the principal features of the trade dur.
iug the past year has been the more general use
Of Illinois Goal. as the increased receipts By
the Canal and Railroads show. The guilty Of
this Coal continues to improve every year; aud
although it is not IS good for many purposes as
PENNSYLVANIA Coal, still the difference in price
is sufficient to induce all who eau burn it to do
So For manufacturing purposes it is used to
great extent IN the city, aud we hear it spoken
Of IN more datteriug terms than heretofore.
For driving machinery, It certainly does not
work as we'll Us Erie and Driar Hill Coal. unless
the furnaces are made for its especial use.
When this is done there is no difficulty. and
those who hare tried it aver that they have
sared money in the experiment. The ruling
price Of good Illinois Coal during the season
was e 3aaj@3-5o.
The receipts BY Lake during the year. rs al
ready stated, show an increase Of p, 900 tons-
The trade during 1855 has been steady, and as
general thing mora healthy than any year
since the crisis. Dealers have been very eau
tious in their movements, and instead Of accu-
mulatiug their stocks all summer till the winter
set in, they hare sold freely By the cargo at .
moderate profit. During the season, the sales Of
cargoes Of Erie and Driar Hill coal ranged from
$c.50G4.o0 misunderstanding about 1910 Up
freiehts have ruled low, and this has enabled
them to sell at lower prices than they could 9TH
crwlae have done-
A few weeks since the dealers took tho stock
Of Coal on hand, which Was published as fol-
lows:
, 1860-01-02

There are four Disti|ieriea in tLis city-Cursis'
Crosby, Nawson, and Nickerson;--who have
Used in the manufacture Of lIighwines during
The past year, from six to seven hundred thou:
sand bushels Of gruin, about threc.fourths Of
which IS Corn, producing therefro1n about Il, 900
bbls Hi2hw,nes. BESIDES this, however, the
market is supplied By Peoria, and other points
West and North Of us, as well Us from Northern
Indiana, mud several portions of Michigan.
The market daring the past year has been
more uniform than usual. In January it open.
ed at :sc, md advanced 10 25c in February. to
PIC in March; aud fell back again to .4c in April.
In May, owing to the general advance in Grain
consequent upon the European war, prices be-
came buoyant, aud under speculative and ship
ping inquiry; the market advanced from este On
The 3d. 10 sc on the l7th, declining to 28c before
the slst. From June to The end OF july pri-
ces ranged from a@scc, closing at the end Of
tkelatter month dull at elite. ln August, how
ever, with an advance in Corn, prices again raj
lied, and the market tended upward till October,
when CSC MAS reached, falling back and closing
at ths end Of theyear at a1c. The highest prizes
paid during the year was 3sc, on the 18th Of
May, and the lowest price 2ulc on the 9Th Of
December.
The following table shows the weekly price Of
UivhXinea during the past YEAR,
, 1860-01-02

HAY.
There are in this city four or hve establish
ments for pressing Hay, and the trade is becom-
ing quite large. Besides the usual demand for
the lumber regions which is good, during
the past year there have bean hsayy shipments
to Buftilo, Cleveland and other markets. By
reference to our tables OF shipments, it will be
seen that we have exported during 1859, o,339
tons. During the months Of August and Sep.
tember the demand Was SO active that the va
rious hay presses in this city were kept work
ing night and day in order to supply the orders
pressing on them. which would hare increased
but for The difficulty Of gstt,ng freight room.
The crop in the country is good. and the quail
ity of the prairie grasses IL much better Than
usual but in several portions Of this State.
Wisconsin, and in the Eastern States, The
drought cut the crop short. aud good business
is anticipated this winter and next spring before
the grass is grown.
Tie prejudice which has long attached to the
use Of prairie hay fodder 10 cattle and horses,
il fast wearing away. While, as = general
thing, it is not claimed to be a. nutritious a.
Timothy or other ttne grasses, still it is highly
valuable, and when cut in the prsrer season on
the urlands, and properly cured, the difference
will be found to be small For horses, espec-
tally, it has the reputation Of being both whole
some aud nourishing.
The following table shows the prices On the
first Of each month during the past year:
, 1860-01-02
ROOTS AND SHOES.

In the summer Of 1851 the first exclusively
wholesale Boot and Shoe Houses were estab-
lished in Chicago. Since that time the trade
ha. ranidlT increased till it has become scarcely
second in importance to my other branch Of
mercantile houses. ::
There are ut this time II firms engaged in
manufacturing anil lwholesalngB Boots md shoes
in this city, besides several others who retail in
connection with jobbing business. and the
amount Of goods sold during ths pass year faS1 o.
two to three millions Of dollars.
This trade was probably less affected by the
crisi, Of 1857 than almost Any other hers; a
few firms were unable to sustain themselves
but those who were in . Pvsisiea to keep good
stocks, suffered little If sny dim1nnt!on Of t1aas.
keps than ever before, and nearly. s.ery FIRM
engaged in the loot and Shoe trada has sppa'
re1ttv done prosperous busipess.
The quality Of goods sold in this market is -
, 1860-01-02
CLOTHING

The Ready Made Clothing trade has within
the past four years. increased rapidly, and is
now one Of the most extensive branches OF whole
sale aud retail traffic 1T the city. Prior to 1859
there Vas only q small retail trade done. But
the advent Of railroads. the construction OIL
which created demand for all kinds Of sup
plies, induced certain enterpr,sing individuals
10 embark largely in the manufacture and sale
of ready made clothing. and its importance ~ =
branch Of trade conducive to the general busl-
ness welfare Of our city is now second to 20
other. There are many prosperous firms IN Tue
Henry 4. Huntingdon, now OF the hrm OF
Huntington, Wudsworth + Parks, may be con-
sidered the pioneer among our wholesale cloth-
ing merchants. lie opened store on " atcr
street in November 1852, with what be consld-
cred an immense stock; but be had barely time
to open aud expose to the world MS gooos oe-
Abouf this time Cooley, WadswoEth i Co.,
embarked in the Wholesale Boot and Shoe and
Clothing misunderstanding that one braach
alone would not do . paying business. lhev
were however deceived, and the increase OF all
Kinds Of trade soon drove them back to the Dry
Goods business, which demanded their entire
attention. They relioquished Boots and Shoes
to C, v, Henderson Co., and Clothing to Hun
tiucton, Wadsworth 4 Parks. whose first years,
trade was nearly two hundred thousand dollars,
and has steadily increased ever since. 4. D. Tits
worth. who bad been IN the retail business, now
engaged in the Wholesale trade extensively.
In the Sprinc Of 1851, Barrett, King, Co.,
| started m extensive house, and have establish
ed themselves rs one Of the heaviest firms IN
the country. At present, the wholesale clothin &
trade of the s,ty; is psineiP!y in tie hand; o..
| / Co. .. +. White + Brothers,, Leopold &
Schlossmo,. Foreman Brothers. and Il. ". Hunt
60. though several other firms wholesale to
| quite IN extent in connection with retailing.
, 1860-01-02

'' Total At@u.1H
Tie following tabc showa the receipts aud
shipments Of }aides for eight years. -
Coa,rlratire Receipts AID Eaipmsnts Of Hides .for
E-srLf 1..r*x
, 1860-01-02

There are six firms engaged in wholesaIipg
Iron, Walls, Steel and hcaty hardware in this
city. and their aggregate sales during ths past
year will amount 10 between 45tNO00 aud
$GuU,O00. Probably no branch Of business was
more seriously affected BY the crisis Of 1857 than
tie iron trade, aud all oyer tho country the
sales since then have not been over half ~ largo
rs usual- The trade Of tl,s past year, howeser,
has shown unmistakable symptoms Of revival;
aud although no special efforts have been put
chants aie gradually drawing towards ,hem
much of slle trade which hasfn1nlerty been con-
srol'cl by some Of our sister cities in tho Vest
With regard 10 prices. il il well known in the
trade that since the completion Of our railroads.
to the Eust, Chicago has uudersoll st. Louis in
all kinds Of small IRON aud steel; while for bar
iron, since the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad was built, it is also II success
full competitor for the trade Of the Mississippi
Valley.
Wart's Rolling Mill was established ia this
city in 1865, aud is engaged in the snsnufacture
vi Railroad trOn.
, 1860-01-02

During The past year the traeie in Groceries
has made q healthy progress. There are thirty
four wholesale tiruls engaged in the business,
und their sales in lS'3 will aggregate from ten
to twelve million dollars. In staple Groceries
the trade has been much extended; while in
minor articles there has been q fair increase on
tue previous xear. In the latter branch Of the
business ST. Louis finds Chicago most suc-
cessful competitor, as our merchants eau gem
erally unicrsell them. In the staple articles,
also we can compete with them. prices in both
markets being about the same. The advantages
which Chicago possesses ~ n rairoad centre,
draws to her much OF the trade Of Southern H.
liuois and Iowa which formerly went to St Louis.
Since the publication Of our l,st annual re-
view, there has been established in our city a
Sugar Refinery, Of which Belcher, formerly OF
ST. Louis, il one Of tue chief managers. Their
capacity to refine is about 3o,ouv brss. Sugar and
l3,0O0 brls. Syrup annually.
Ihe following table shows the receipts Of Su,
gars and Coffee by luke, canal aud railroad:
Ee~11ks # Gsrs<,is i. 1879.