Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-16

rY-SKcoxD. The 32d passed here las
night, bound for Clinton s5i strong, under
the command Of Col. Eberhard.
TIE Rock ISLAND papers complain thai
their city is without . Justice Of the
Peace.
Tsx CITIZENS Of Galena are making pre-.
parations to give Gen. Grant . reception
worthy Of his greatness.
SoLDIERs.-The steamer New Boston car.
ricd large number Of discharged soldiers
down the river this morning.
WooD.-The little steamers Turtle and
Oriole are busily transporting wool to this
point from below, for the railroad company
BusY.-This has been the busiest day VIC
have had for some time. More corn was in
than any other grain. The demand for po-
tatOcs is nominal
PLEASANT SURPRISE. Kent. pastor
Of tho NJ. f. Church in Roen lsaat, was
presented by his friends with . purse con-
tanning $s7, few evenings ago.
PoLIcY -"There should be policy in all
things" and there is policy in doing your
trading with Child & Co. on Second, below
Brady.
A SrFIKE.-We would not blame the Ia
dies il they should make strike through
out the State for Singers Nnrivalled
Sewing Machines at krause's Office, above
Smiths hat store.
BusINgss.-Owingt TO the late accidents on
the NJ. 4 NJ. road, onr city is being flooded
with Life Insurance circulars. One compa.
ny, we notice, insures by the day, a: ten
cents per day.
FIRE.-At about three o'clock this after
noon, AZ alarm of fire was rung. The .ma.
chimes were brought out in quick time,
but the cause Was merely the burning Of
some shanty on Third street, and the boys
returned.
CorILLloN PARrY-Therc will be cotilion
party given at the German Theatre to-mor
row evening which promises to surpass any
other that has been given this season.
Every possible arrangement has been made
for the comfort and enjoyment Of those
wishing to atter,d Music by the "Daven
port Quadrillc Band" John Cameron,
prompter.
Commission. Those Of our produce mcr-
chants doing business with Chicago will dc
well to entrust their interests with Reid,
White 4 Co., whose card may be found in
another column. This is an old. and well
established firm favorably known wherever
Chicago enterprise extends, and is always
enabled to furnish satisfaction 10y its prompt
and honorable manner of conducting bust!
ness.
The chicago lDry Goods Trade.
1t is great mistake made by some of our
Western country merchants that they can
buy goods to better advantage in New \ ork
than in Chicago. 1t is claimed that in New
York there is greater chance for selection,
that prices are enough lower to make differ
ence Of Ave per cent, that the opportunity
10 procure the latest STYLES is far better in
New York than at any other poin. West;
these arc the principal reasons in favor OF
New York.
Both observation and experience have sat
isfied us that the first is ansound. The Chi
cago dry goods market is as good as that oi
New York, as an examination Of the various
stocks in our country stores, some Of which
are from New York and some from Chicago
will prove The farmers wife, who locks
through these various stocks before buying
will tell you that she can get as good styles
Of the dealer who buys at Chicago As othinl
who buys in New York. As to the second
reason, we venture to remark that the five
per cent more or less is more than eaten up
in the expenses Of trip of / 800 miles
loss Of from two to four weeks lime, and
additional freight. In fact, we feel safe in
say ing that the difference IN price Of goods
is used up twice over BY these expenses. II
may be said that the freight from New York
to Chicago must be paid, why not as well
pay it to the transportation companies as to
the Chicago jobberg We happen to know
that the Chicago jobber, shipping millions
Of dollars worth OF goods every season, has
advantages over the country dealer, who
ships but thousands, that leave margin Of
! per cent. to - per cent. in favor Of the
jobbcr. The third reason is as unsound as
the former ones. The jobber, as any sen
siblc man can understand, will allow no op-
portunity to slip Of keeping his stock well
up in the latest styles OF goods. The Chi
cago jobber is represented from January to
January in New York, Paris and London,
by Luycrs, who understand the markets as
no country retailer can. These representa-
tives are ready to take advantage Of every
tiuctuation in tie market change in the
style and the like, to ship goods West, and
long before the country merchant could get
through looking over the ground and deci-
ding what to buy, the same or better styles
of goods are in the looms Of the Chicago
firm, ready for tie country trade. If these
things be true, and We know they cannot
be refuted, no merchant west Of Chicago can
afford to 60 further east to lay In his stock
Of goods. His own interest will send him
to Chicago.
Among the leading wholesale houses in
Chicago, none stand higher than the old
established house Of Bowen Brothers, Lake
street. At recent visit We took time to
look over their establishment and examine
their stock Of dry goods. It would be
difficult - find even in New York as CON-
plctc jobLiug house ~ this. With un-
firing clergy these three brothers have
labored TO huili . wholesale trade that
should rival that Of the heaviest eastern
firms. So we'll have they succeeded that
today they are unsurpassed by any firm
in the country in ability to meet the wants
Of the Northwestern trade, their sales for
1864 having reached the enormous sum Of
81, 200, 900. With capital sufficient to
keep up their stock under the most de-
pressing state Of trade, they are prepared
to bill goods both in quality and price to
the country dealers on conditions that win
insure better trade and fairer profit than
can be secured BY any dealer, who spends :
month to visit New York. Their facilities
for transportation are such that they can
afford to sell on the margin so made, thus
saving to their customers the money and
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