Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-31

prices I little better Than befc wes,.r,
Wors are scarce on thc market. Pvlict
wooIs are In good sucp,y. ana there Ar,
sesne very good samples on the snarket.-
Combins woods are in some demnpSs. bu
the tine when these woods are syld the hes
has not vet arriFtd. On account Of "a,
short supply Of these woods they have. il
former years, commanded the best price Il
the months OF April, Nav and july. bu
Nnat they may 90 this year Is question
rather bard 10 settle. In view 90 III, man,
disturbing CAUSES. sheold the worSted
pl.ls run full THE these months would Ger
family be The most feyosatle Tor the sa'e o.
these rools hyyF5 3 d. isfc aine. " wait,
ing the con o. congress-; fer .ss'tt Any
attention IN Tue pr aut tsfilf-ia iaef. q
islsss ma sff,y d ..-af iasst H. eTesssd Az
ds.isous that this should not lie done. but
thcy do desire i.a. congress would relieve
them OF some OF the duties, in order ,ha,
they might produce goods at less cost. and
thus keep the foreign Manufacturer out Of
this market. and enable I'm TO pay bet
ter price On wool in fac this is the only
way n permanently relieve the present
stagnation. There il also another thing
which hey as earnestly desire, ard that is.
that congress would bc sufficiently mScnan
imous - " let the tariff alone for the next
---at isas,--lo years 10 fact we know of
no favor which they could confer on the
woolei! business as the assurance that il
would be severely let alone for good long
time which would be SO favorably received.
There is nothing which 20 initiates against
the true intcrcstc OF the manufacturer as
this continually mcdding with the tariff
II is all tie time unsettllrg values. and put
ting wool dealers, farmers and manufactur
srs, into positions where they can make no
cslcnlsticns Tor the future as consequence
few desire a higher tariff, for this would
soon be followed by one much lower. and
the result would be most disastrous to the
interests both OF manufacturer: dealer and
and wool grower; but all src anxiousIy
locking r c0nsress t. repeal some of the
duties that now press 50 hca,ily upon them
We hope, aud as yet No arr glad 10 be
able TO state, that the anticipation Of villa,
congress may do has not yet Mt all changed
vaiues-no one desires to speculate in wool
IN anticipation OF an advance in price caused
by Congressional nction but many DO cx
pect an advance IN February, on account of
curtaiiing production, and
importers not daring e. send Gu. nus or
ders 10 any extent for spring goods, Tor, as
result OF these two combined. they expect
when the spnng trade opens there will he
an active demand for woolcns. with advanced
pric 4, and consequently better price for
wool.
"tia1 Congress not NEEDLES with the tar
III last May, we should no, row B. In such
n condition as we are. Then, IN anticirs,
ton ct The passage Of the tamil, and. conse
4ucntly. an enormous Use in the price OF
goods, importers would not have sent out
the large orders they did WOO, would no,
have been forced mp IN the way it was. nor
would II be so low as at present; neither |
shouad we'bs complaining OF the enormous |
OF money tlat has been paid for i'm. I
portat,on nor would our factories te run.
hing short time, nor our operatives out Of |
employ. Il is this heavy importation, in
anticipation Of the tariff pas ing, that is
proving at the present time so disastrous 10 \
Tho whole community; and, supposirg the
sriT bill had passed, where should We have
,e"ny As many goola would have been
brown upon the market; 20 more. il as
many, would have been consumed If more
'ad been bought they would only have been
aiken on speculation, the sane quantity
you'd have been upon the market that there
ire nov, and, if it is true that supply and
le'nand regulates the price, land who dares
leny IT, then goods would have soll for no
more than they now do, because the tariff
ousd not produce a consump'ive demand If
could speculative one. consequently we
hould have bout the >ane state Jl ih,a.s
W. now have, next Year, if not this. This
Argc importation would have kept down the
,iicc both Of wool and WOODEN; and. on ac-
cunt OF the length OF TIM taat has lcea IA
we'd 10 lapse from The iir>, agitation If
NY tauil, to the Tine which it was
ila@ed L. taNe cllrc'. has always lie
iroAtd the very elleets II was ia
ended 10 produce rs rxciin. large
mi atiou IN an: cilauon OF ndvancs d
'r'vcs; While the very inn o,tn atoms in ad-
encc OF the iarif have broke down the
riccs which the tariff was expected 20 un-
odd. And VI importers keep out &c the fire
his time they viii neither get burnt them.
elves nor burn other people. and We are
ure the wool grower aii consider himself
realty favored and the manufacturer will
ave sufficient cause 10 remember them with
latitude the remainder OF hi, life Let MS
stenuy wait. The market il inactive, and
e hope will remain 30 until after Congress
ae made it, decision; he farmers, manu-
icturefs. wool dealers and merchants can
ct inteiiigeatiy, and. Consequently, safely.
The sales for the week include 27J, 900
-. fleece. ranging from 43W57 $4,000
~. Texas, lacsa2lc 10 bags do, 21cr
CSC; $4,000 lbs unwa>hed western, 30cn
l.; 1000 lbs. tub washed, Zoe, 10 bales
cured wool, private terms; 105 bales pull
l. i5c IL, 900 lbs tubbed, Doe; 10000 ,
vs. Mexican. 20c; 30 bales grape, private
rms 25o bales unqualified Mest,z,. TO m
'stein Manufacturer, below 22c, gold; ls1
ales, do, 2?c currency some small lots of
,inbing at o5c, and 81, oo0 lbs California,
s@3ic."
We approheni that before Congress can
, induced to lei the tartl alonc for 10
ears. there will be most material reduc>
90 from the present scale of duties. Iae
,ople OF this country viii not consent to
'nt,nuc the immense bouf ties they are now
aying manufacturers of every giade. The
ier.d ol free trade are daily increasing, and {
fore long they Will oe suiii GENTLY nuner>
IL to place the tariff down where, 1t belongs
I'd then, il our manufacturing iends are
ed OF these changes, they can join hands
,h us and keep it down permanently.
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