Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-15
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The cause Of he lats stfinessey 10 The
noasy Aasksa says the money article Of
The Chicsp 1Smes ~ yesterday, + to be
found 10 ~ latsneeD Of the packing ssason
- much = anything els; 20 he honkers
say and they also pre- Iict that the worst
days Of the crisis have been passed. The
weather this fall has been unusually pleas
ant. and farmers have employ ed their time
In blowing end other matters eonr ected
with their farms, and with the extsaordin-
ary abundance Of corn, have found il ., Oft
able to retain their hogs for further feeding.
The season has nov 20 far advanced thu, .
continuation Of pleasant wealth cannot be
expected. add the receipts will doubtless b.
more LIBERAL, end. when the packing sssssn
once commences, il will be prosecuted With
vigor which will counterbalsncs the mac
nv'ty Of the past two months. This will
cause the movement Of large amount Of
currency from the east, and spread it broad.
cast over the nosthwest. every remote
ne'ghborhood receiving ito due pro-
portion, which will enable the country
dealers to make their deferred pc, ments 20
the Wholesale dealers in the city, and they
IN turn. to take up their paper Al the banks.
The greater portion Of this currency will
be retained in the vest, and We may conf
IDENTIFY expect IN easier money market be-
tors the opening Of spring. because our
merchants have managed to pay for the
greater portion Of their winter stocks of
goods. withoat the benefits Of the better
supply Of cunency and more generous trade
which usually attend the active prosecution
Of the packing business. This improved
condition Of money matters may also tend
:. the revival Of trade, and still farther con.
tr'bste to the easy condition Of our H. er
chants
Trade IN CnIcAGo.-The Tmes says
Trade is light, indeed. The country dealers,
being behind hand with their payments on
former purchases. are buying but sparingly
ola few leading articles to keep up an as
sortment, and are unable to sell much Of
anything. The retail trade Of this city is,
perhaps. . fair idea Of what il 10 every
vhere; and we are informed Nv several
bankers and the proprietoSs Of some Of our
leading houses, that their trade 10 scarcely
more than half IS large - usual, though
they are generally hopeful Of marked im-
provement as the holilsys approach. When
the retail trade is slu ggsh. there cannot be
much activity in wholesale channels.
Taking oil things into consideration, 81
large increase in the supply of currency
may be expected; but how far it will con-
tribute to stimulate general trade, is mat
ter which the future alone IN determine
The minds Of the people are filled with un
certainty regarding the future, and it will
not be matter Of surprise If money should
bc just IS hard to obtain, and commodities
just as hard to sell, with an abundant sup
ply OF currency as At present. Until the
contraction storm blows over, and the skies
again become clca-, the people can see
nothing but pcrils and disaster before
them, and will prefer to hold on to their
currency, rs the only kind Of prop, rty
which will with certainty rise in value upon
their hands, and refuse to use it in the pur
chase Of produce or merchandise, which
may depreciate in few mon, hs to the ex
tent Of one fourth its present value.
LEAvENwoRrm.-The trade Of this CITY
for this year is ~ follows:
Wholesale dry goods 81. OOO. 900
Wholesale groceries. .->.... 1000. 900
Wholesale hardware. drug 5, etc. SOC, 900
Retail dry goods, grocer cs, harl.
ware. etc. ............... 5000, 900
Amount paid for pull and pri-
vatc freight over the plains,
starting from I.eavenworth. 10, 1907 0C
Total business. IS. UOD, 900
Leavenwor'h is the most extensive out
hitting point for The Pixies Peak, California,