, 1861-03-01
MONTHLY alER RCAkTILER REVIEW.
Opening Of the Spring
Trade.


This busiuces dnring the month OF February,
though not large, was highly satisfactory to the
rrcst buIk Of orr wholesale merchants The or
dcss were ce1e.auy email, but numerous, aud -
compared with tho two previous years, the trade
ehowa healthy t1creaae-
the Necessity prepnrstions are noW going for
wa to complete stocks, in this line, at m early
dz3, 30 tha. II thero should be M carly opening OF
tho chauncls Of trade this spring, Chicago Will be
ready to meet all demands made rpon her, Ia sup
plying the wants Of the country. Goods are now
coming in rapidly for several Of our largest houses
who eee11 determined to be Ton time - in all Of
their arrangements
Nothing bat on sncorriglbla currency stands in
ths way Of naost healthy end extensive trade this
spring. TtIa viii undoubtedly ci1cumscsibe Its
6oands in great measure, though or still unIaar-
kssed cropa viii to mercantile ope<o1iops,
provided the farmers are satisfied to rccetFe 1t Tor
their grain. ..,.t
The grc.t State Of Illinois, growing with the
wealth Of her natural productions, has taxed her
MERCHANTS alr1oet to tho fill amount Of their pro-
nts, during the past sIx months, to sustain cur
raney which her law-sive1s harc given legal pro:
lection to for nlacmHn.As longer This, Of course,
.nust inevitably affect trade mom tteEetrortly at
homo, and at tho same time servo 10 destroy the
credit OF Illinois merchants IN tbs Atlantic cities
to xooueidcrab.e n.tent, which hut ior our serops
would completely pro.tsate the cnergies Of all
elxsses Of buttucss nlen.
Country merchants who hare bo1ght their stocA
IL Chicago hasn been a.ge.y the gainers this year.
md already quito 4 number Of merchants who
Axye beca suffering from the high rates Of cx-
ehaace, ii paying taeir notes due in, New Etrl,
h.va bean In this market. to make Arrangements
for sptIn. stocks; <hos it will be tcen th2t New
York, IS we'll as Chicago il largely interested in
car having sound currency with which 10 ttals-
At onr buatuess. TheEs remarks arc: made to
show the probable effect Of our monetary dif5cul
lies 12ontrada generally. ..
Time viii dIse1osc fully, in fact, what Il here In
atezted in Theory. The feeling among merchants
hare H. that they ave carried this load Al long aa
Jobs pasienca will wa1rart than in doing 1t, and
$A6t unless our bankers who have mudc and scat
tered this cus1&ncy snail reauseltase OF retire 1t,
they WIN be compelled to reject It in the trantac-
lions Of trade. -. -
Ther fsel that the interests OF the e.ato large,
win eaz1y them ont In such a course, 6nd after
having spaitod for tho proper parties to do It. till
E becomes apparent that they ara moro interested
IN Keeping 1t A1oat. than in having good cur
xeucy tsko Its place the, viii probsbly purane that
course. 70. ~ >:= -, ~:...:
Soma styiss OF goods are cheaper. this spring
than they wers last season. The almost complete
embargo rpuu trade with the South. has made
xnsoJ styles Of heavy goods more ahundantihan
usual md Oppression ID the price Is the tneFta.
bic result - -~ - -
Some beautiful datisas of dress goods are being
opened this week, from etirsct 4ospo.tGtIons This
Indicates ditpositien to keep up Aita the times
on the part Of orr 1ohbers, rsho have succeeded
heretofore IN maintaining mont mar
ket, rnder difficulties that most localities would
nsrer hsve surnozn:ed. Ii almost every step Tia.
hza been ,aade snes Chicago became wholesale
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4 lazse importing trade znnst be done here not
many yeass hnnee, a. oui fuamense resources are
develapsd Saahe future cauxse of trade .:
The following = Hist Of the exeaa.tre1y whole:
s,ls houses dainE Enstness ii thi1 this spstng:
Conley, FxrwnIt Il CO., Richards, Czumhau9h i
Harmon, Aiken & Gals, - shs.; $. ~: ).
Gsvnor Keith 4 Co" j. NJ. 6tfuc Il Co,
Hogsn Grothsrr, Field, Benedict q CO.
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