Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-30
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JEo. 2. MesEELY.
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To the Louisville Press Of the 25th
inst we find the following comments on
the increasing trade Of Louisville, in the
commercial column. We commend them
to the thoughtful attention OF our bust
ness men:
The general tone Of the m arket to-
day was expressive of rather more firm
ness for many articles Of import and
produce, though transactions were limit.
ed The demand for the leading pro-
ducts is Increasing, with heavy orders
received by the packets from Memphis
and the Cumberland for provisions, mer-
chandise and manufactured articles
We may we'll Say that the prices Of near
ly all the necessaFIes of life, and very
many OF the Injuries, including coffee,
are relatively lower here than at any
point west Of New York. Oar whole.
sale dealers are fully alive to the true
| interests Of Louisville, and have not
| only determined, but are selling all the
leading articles OF import and produc-
| ton at as low rates as can be purchased
elsewhere. The dry goods merchants,
the druggists, the grocers and aour deal
! ers, are all duplicating the ra es Of Gin.
/ cinnati, with the sure guarantee of good
articles, and full weights, while our pro-
I vision merchants are actually selling at
more favorable rates TO the consumer
than the same qualities can be produced
/ elseEhere.
/ Our merchants and manufacturers here
have the secret ofthe incrense Of business
at Louisville. The merchants Of that
city, aware Of their liability to lose much
of their trade through natural inclina-
tion on the part Of many Of their old Gus
toners in Kentucky to buy goods at
this point, as most convenient, are ar0us-
ing themselves and putting forth extra
ordinary exertious to retain all they
have aud recover all they have lost To
this end they are establishing regular
packet lines OF mboats between then+
selves and their customers, and boiding
out inducements to them in the way Of
freights. But lines Of steamers can not
of themselves secure trade Other in
dncemeDts and advantages must be com
bined with them. The great cousidera.
tion with oil merchants is, where can
goods be bought the cheapest2 II will
do NO good to establish line Of packets
up the Tennessee river, or TO Memphis,
unless our merchants are willing to du-
plicate Cincinnati and Louisville prices
If those who subscribe for the new lines
of packets do so under tie impression
that the packets will bring them custom.
ers who will pay them twenty five per
cent. more than the same goods can be
bought for elsewhere, hey will be great
y mistaken. They will lose the money
invested in the boats, aud have no trade
to recompense them ior their trouble.
We think our merchants aud mauufac-
turers are aware of the necessity Of
setting cheap A parsimonioas policy
is most al@ays an unwise policy Il is
far better now to sell goods at very
low profits, or no profits at all, than to
permit other cities to rob US Of our
trade. Wneu ouce trade runs in regu-
lar channel, it is hard 10 change it, but
until the channel is made it is liable to
be Influenced by q thousand eircun.
stances which are controlled by ener.
getic and far-seeing business men.