The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-14
Trade Matters In Cincinnati.


Trade Matters In Cincinnati.
Thaawrflkf returned yesterday from
few days absence in Cincinnati. While
there he looked In upon Change and
ba nmong Che merchanta, 10 iehrn whit they
were doing. and what was the feeling OF
MERCHANTS and pfovisioh and produce.
dealers. asto the prospects ofthe Fail and
Winter trade. The business of ciuei matt
for the summer aud Fall trade, has been
very unsatisfactory and To many very dis
f couraging lEarly IN the season the first
visit OF the cholera deferred country mef-
chants la great measure from visiting the
81 city; and this renewal Of the seodrge for
the past few weeks. mas had the
effect of Accepting many away, who
would otherwise have Visited that city.
Some OF them have fc,.-s'A~thefr way to
other markets, hutinany ha. e remained
at home. contenting themselves with linn
tied orders. But, aside from the effects or
cholera, there can be little doubt that mer-
chants have been disappointed In refer
ence TO their estimates OF tho amount of
trade for the season The demand for
= goods for the Fall trade has been much
- lighter than was expected. The retrench-
ment and falling offhas been at first hands.
The people arc buying less, and the eoan-
try merchants are keeping lighter stocks
aud seilin fewer goods. The fatlhg of in
trade among the Pearl Street MERCHANTS
has been especially felt, and the dry goods
and fancy houses from present indications,
Vswiif have ~ carry over a constd erable
amount of stock. The consequences Is an
eager desire 10 sell, "a relaxation OF the
short Time credits less care exercised as to
the responsibility OF customers; and thh
= fear OF decline In prices of goods East.
which weakens the market.
Tho Grocery market has been u little Less
Unsatisfactory, but dull enough. There IN
q considerable falling Off In sales, and In
some houses All extension OF credit beyond
the usual terms in this line 81 cash or thirty
days;7'iso that allpurchasers have found
little difficulty in getting aii the goods they
wanted. The feeling last week was for lower
prices In coffee, sugar, and In fact the
y whole list OF eastern and imported Gfoce-
ries, and round lots OF goods could be- pur-
chased at much better prices than tho
quoted rates. There Is a general disposi-
ton to -" unload" and take the chances OF
II the market 10 replenish stocks. .,,t
4 - Tho grain ana general pfotince markets
were like almost everything else, duh and
lower There seems to be q conviction In
the public mind that existing quotations
are neither Justified BY the supplies In the
official statements OF the yields OF the late
hafyests show that ample amounts OF
wheat and, corn were raised FOR our home
consumption, while the exhibits OF exr.
ports evidence the fact that the require
ment from foreign markets IL hardly so
fanabove the usual figures as to lead lektti-
mately to the existing enhancernent of
II prices. Etill IL Is claimed that the English
BreadatulfA market will become OF great
hrIhness for the balance or the season,
with upward movement of price.
Choice and prime Wheat VIII continue To
command high figure; and corn, though
somewhat unsettled, viii bring remunera-l
tive prices.
s-aThere was qultea panic among stheypro-
9 vision inen OF CINCINNATI lastweek New
mess Pork sold down as low as s2l 30, and
Lard at I3c and probably lower; prices
which have not before been reached for
some time. There has been q very limited
business transacted as yet In the pork line.
The weather has been unfavorable for
packing, but the state OF the market has
also been very unsatisfactory, and the
large decline OF last week completely un-
q settled all calculations. IL is claimed, by
those well posted, that the requirements
for pork products viii be principally from
oursdofnestic markets, as the stock and
yiclu VI ditut blALsliny ouI PiiiSAP"A IN PDAh
market, are largely fntexcess of last year.
II Is well known that much of the meats
shipped to Europe have within the last,
few weeks re-cfossed the Atlantic and
have gone Into consumption in this coun-.
try; and very little Pork will be packed
foi English account, Cohceding these facts
aud present estimate OF heavy yield of
hogs in the West, and we will be forced To
admit that the farmers will be compelled
TO accept low prices. AZ least such Is the
opinion OF both packers and commission
merchants of Cincinnati.
The Cholera has boon quite serious in
that city during the pnst few weeks
Though the number OF deaths have not
beenl large the disease appears 70 have
been more fatal and TO have reached the
classes OF society which are usually most
exempt from the sconree The Board of
Health reports, however, for the past few
days, show that It has almost altogether
disappeared. II IL thought that there In
now little danger in visiting the city. !.
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