The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-13
THE CHICAGO DRY GOODS MARKET.

uo cuause IN prices to-day: but ii the pres
ent decline in gold is maintained, some
thing OF decline may be looked for: not
such decline as we had a few weeks
since when prices Of all kinds INDUCED in
general tumble far below the point at
which they should have stopped, but de-
cline IN prices to represent the increased
value OF currency.
The amount Of cotton in the southern
states is matter which will have much to
90 with the low price of cotton goods, and
It Is estimated all the way from ZOO, 900 to
5000, COO bales.
In the absence of change we omit quo.
tattons OF dry goods in this market.
The opening Of trade with the States re-
Gently tn rebellion is attracting very gene
raj attention, and the opinions as to what
the Government should, aud should not
do are numerous.
The authorities doubtless understand this
matter, and will be prompted to do all they
can consistently with the interest of all
concerned to resume trade with our ''mis-
guided Southern brethren"
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
the following instructions.
|. TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
May A. 1865.
NAl!tSA udSIux Deeu fPLllO.
we'd upon the transportation of merchan-
disc into the following named States and
parts OF States heretofore declared in it,
surrection, viz: TenEessee, Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina and So mich
OF the States of Florida, Alabama, Mlssis-
sippi aud Louisiana lying east OF the Mis-
sissippi river as shall be declared to be
within the lines Of military occupation,
comptrOlierso of custCms OF the several ports
IN the loyal States, and of such ports in the
insurrectionary States as have been open.
ed to the commerce of the world have been
declared permit officers, aud authorized
and directed to permit and clear such mer-
chandise not prohibited as shall be reques.
ted, n copy of which authority aud direc-
ton is hereto attached.
ION the arrival OF anv vessel with car.
go so permitted and cleared at any port
within an insurrectionary State, it will be
the duty OF the special agent to require her
manifest to be delivered to him and the
vessel to be discharged under his general
supervision; and if. on examination, there
is found merchandise not duly entered on
the manifest and permitted, or any prOhib.
tied articles such articles must be seized
and toe facts promptly reported to this de-
partment. All articles shipped from any
port i'll an insurrectionary State must be
manifested, aud permit therefor duly
granted by the proper special agent. No
goods can be transpoi ted from an insurrec-
tionary port, except as authorized by the
ninth section Of the act Of July 9, 1864, and
such as have been resold by the govern
! ment. II. MCCULLoCH,
(. ''Secretary of the Treasury"
| The enormous subscriptions to tue pop
u!ar $50 loan, which reached over 10000, :
| ly or quite doubled this week. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday they amounted
TO over $4,000 900.
| The history OF the financeering has no
parallel for it. and puts upon our rulers
very grave responsibilities. From the out
set O.. the rebellion tue people have stood
ready to furnish men and money to put 1t
down, ard now when the thing is in the
agonies OF death, and the government wants
the means to pay of the army, and liquid
ate unpaid reQuisitioEs, the people again
respond with willingness that astonishes
the whole world. The days for negotiating
loans in the back parlors OF bank offices
are past and gone. all the government has
to do when it needs money is to appeal to
the whole people, and it will be furnished
with lavish hand. 1t was generally an.
t:cipatod that on the receipt Of the inteli.
gence in Europe OF tie assassination o. the
President. tina; our securities would decline
| rapidly, and be returned here for sale, but
such has not been the result. Our gold
bearing bonds are now about as high as
they have been ai any time, the 5-oOs stand
at d ncrt 5 per cent. premium with the May
| eupons tH--and the SKIES of'sl are selling
At 81 70. - 3,8 t..I s,
The exports of specie continue to. fall off,
which indicates that tho balance of trade
is largely in our favor. 80 40 sh
| The shipments Of specie from the port of
| New York last week and since Jan. I.
compare as follows with the exports during
| the same time last year:
Eighteenth weeks liz, 241 s 5s7 ,s4s /.
Previously shipped IA, 967, s47 5,524,2l4
! Total. 1926 s g. liz, O62
Excess III lS64:....................l0 10, 030, 900
/ The gold received from California this
year compares as follows with the EXPORTS:
Reed from Cal. to May 6, '65..... 81, All, 29S
Exp'td from N. Y. to May 6, '65 6,ll2,O62
Excess Of receipts over shipm'ts $l,359,Z2l
The river at this point is still falling, but
there remains good stage of water hence
.