The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-16

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We have already noticed the completion
OF the definite arrangements for Ihs ess
tabiishntenttn this aitF NJ q irAt Glass Cot
ton Mill, The WnfA OF preparing the house
for the machinery n being pushed forward,
aud by the lsf Of DeeeinbeF we hope TO see
the dapnfimeat al spinning in spafa sion
We met IN the city yesterday ouf Old
friend and former felaw-eitizen. Mr., John
w, finghata. of the House Of ifairehilds
Varhoett 4 isingiam u New Orleans, lie
states tliaFtiis best infufined cotton fec
tors aud planters Ms tie Yield OF 1866 at
not exceeding eae million baies.
We were shewn yesterday. two splendid
SAMPLES ~ bright and black oats 81 un-
usually large aud heavy grains, brought
from ireland. ny Mr. Samuel Ger We.
donbtif tiie Green fale could do better
than that even under fr4nian rule. British
tyranny don't rslaFd the growth Of oi1tA tit
any rate ,g4le 9.s.y ,aeW
The trade OF the eity during the past
week, has been very good. IA some de.
part merits 81 business, and IN few
HOUSED, the dftnend for goods may not
have been go larlEe as was EXPECTED But
the general business Of the city haA been
iargeululiy up bflthe SEASON, and equal II
not greater, thaa the CORRESPONDING season
last yenF 1hii h especially the case ia
Dry Goods, where the demand has been
quite heavy, aud in "a good degree 80 IN
Boots and hiioea. In Groceries, our inef-
ehanta haye not been rushed, but have
been pretty well occupied, The local aud
near W trade mas not been III "a freely as
yet, but u N alllltie iaterin coming to mar.
ket stiiii "a haa been up To the average.
The trade ffnm Tennessee aud Alabnna
has been large, fha Tenneshes River
PACKET has brought ont good orders and
liberal buyers, which have occupied SONS
of our larger housed pretty fully, still The
trade OF that region can hardly bg said to-
haye eonireneed fullyi and net until the
planters begin 10 buy IA our market
their plantation supplies of produce aud
pfoviaiona win IT appear 10 be freely,
openeds Rrhs mIvfng Of colloht Us iAaiitet
II and Will be eonskleraHlyl deiageda1
And on this account traders ffom abroad
are ahking Longer time than our pborchanta
haye been Accustomed 20 grant. We are
sorry 20 know that the great eagerneaa b.
sall g9Qdsria leading some OF our business
iiieil 20 act the bad example ~ giving long
time weheard ofa country merchant not
long since in the city, Who bought thoua-
anua OF dollars worth OF goods entirely On
credit not leaving 4 dollar In payment Of
his large stock OF purchases. Bills have
heen made la thirty daya and the pur-
ehastf not seen or scarcely hear from, aud
from fiya 20 six montha have passed by,
Andwhat Ia worse, the goods were sold on
q, eHal baaiAAIid the profits very eloae. one
"lause duck would teisa away the profta of
two on three aeofea or rtiatoniers. llasidea
thia legitimate business 81 settling goodA,
some Of our merchants are III effect
doing n banlting business and q
very lame one M that. nnanoiera
would say. They soil goods ~ cash prices,
and lei out their capital en long Time TO-
men whose notes could hardly be dis
counted at all inouf banks. Aud the con-
sequence IL that the inerehenih Themselves
viii DO driven 20 Bank TO enable them TO
repIeniah the utaoka exhausted by the
credit system. white EyanayilIe has q
banking capital larger than tliat az any
city In Indiana, with one exception, at
this early day ia the season a IL fully eni-
pioyed, even before the tobacco corn, and
pork, has begun Ia create market. There
can be but nne certainly safe course, and
that one In, TO stand out firnly against the
pressure that ia becoming so strong for
long credits. Any other course will, ia the
end, bring with 10 emharraaament and "a
erippling OF our business.
The effort which the Louisville lner-
chants have been making for the Green
River trade have not Us yet been very sue
eeaaful. our merchants report that they
have not missed any OF their old CUSTOM
era whose loss would he regretted. The
free rides and hard drumming has not az
yet effected anything, The truth In, that
Louisville has pretty Just reputation ~ a |
dear market, and being 80 far from home, |
the new enterpriae has less patronage than
was anticipated from tho traders OF tho
Green River country, but our merchants
should not be Indifferent to these river
10 oar mercantile business.
Green, Cumberland, and Tennessee Riy-
era are the sources wherefrom Evansville
must derive much of her commercial Inns
pprtancc. aud we should carefully watch
any encroaohmanta upou tho partof rival
aontera of trade, aud redouble our efforts
to'eontrol them. a &aetf
We give below u review of the different
of trade OF tho city. with
such changes Ia quotations an the market
requires. which. wa think. win DO found
correct and reliable, II Inust BIO remem-
bered that prices are for goods In Jobbing
lots 20 the trade, and not for. articles Ia a
small way, II hsih WNHA 900 no f