The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-30


1905, June-.................'.'', 'i01H iVo4 /
1896 July ....s. .-.... 1904 lObA 4
The following quotations are from the
office OF w. J. Lowry & Co, BANKERS, No. |
Firststreet,
HAgKAnLE FUNDS.
u. $. Treasury Notes.
National Bank Notes.
state Bank Of Indiana.
state Bank Of Ohio.
UEouInEET.
Indiana Free Banksr""~.~..a..l 10 l0c dis,
Mlhhouii '''''s'..'2c
Eastern Bank Notes, DO .
Planters nk"..r,....,..,.~ ,..,..~...53e
mon mn ba g.. "a g.; 99c
Virginia, North and south Carolina.
Georgia. Alabama aud La...l0 10 soc
The month or October closes with very
satisfactory business exhibit forour mer-
chants, comparing favorably with the
trade Of the same period last year, when
money wnsmore plenty and prices higher.
The past week has been little more quiet
than the previous weeks Of the month,
being the week following the Fair, and
owing, IA some degree TO the fact that bat
few dealers have as yet made their second
purchases, which they win be doing next
month. We anticipate IL large business
through both November and December, as
many dealers have not been forward yet
for their first purchases, owing 70 the
scarcity OF money; and many persons IN
Tennessee, Alabama, and Mssissppi are
waiting to get ready for market n few bales
Of cotton, before they buy their Ball stocks.
Money viii begin 10 be more plenty In the
country the coming month, NJ the con-
tracts for Pork and Tobacco Will reaiize
funds, and the corn crop Will be ready for
market; all OF which viii have It's effect
upon the trade OF our city merchants.
The new Cloth House OF III. Feldman a
Go. has rented the middle store-room ia Gill
bert's Block, and Will go into II as soon as
finished. Weare glad to note this evidence
OF the success OF this new enterprise.
The writer, during the last week, passed
through the counties OF Knox, paviess,
Pike and Gibson. In conversing with the
merchants in those localities, especially in.
the first three les, we found that they
were making very few OF their purchases
| IN Evansville. one OF our most enterpris-
ing wholesale merchants has also just
turned from a tour through these counties,
and Green ana sullivan, and he agrees
| with us that our city has too much me-
elected these regions, and that Evansville
| can do great deal more In that direction,
| If the proper effort Is made. The gentle
man alluded to sold goods as high mp as
| Linton, in Green County, and found bull
! little difficulty In getting orders from deal
ers In towns where Evansville has not
heretofore sold n bill OF goods for years
The merchants IN these localities are
daily visited by drnmmers, not only
from Cincinnati. lat from louisville,
| New Albany, indianapolis and Terre
! Haute, aud these men are taking
from us the trade of rich region
/ of country, which should come TO this city
and can be brought here rs we'll as not
/ Why should New Albany, Indianapolis.
! and Terre Haute merchants come almost
10 our very doors and take away orders to
be filled by the small houses OF those places
None of them can compare with us in
stocks of Dry Goods, Goceries, Boots and
Shoes Hardware, Queensware. Drugs,
and the other departments OF trade. We
are farm advance oftheIn IA stocks, and can
be equally In advance of them In Rttract-
ing trade to our city. But our merchants
must not sit stun, thinking the trade will
come TO us OF any rate. Our location has
done much for us, bat our enterprise has
done more. But the fact that we have lost
much OF the trade In question, which we
once enjoyed shows that we must be active
in keeping our claims before the country
merchants. We are glad to know that this
region has of late been visited by num-
ber OF our merchants, and that they are
greatly encouraged 20 believe that we can
regain great portion of It's trade.
IL may not be known to all of our mer-
chants, that little steamboat is now ply
Ing on White River, between Hazelton, on
the Il. n G. II. r., and Petersburgh, in;Pike
County, which thus opens up to our BUSH
ness men the trade of that country, which
can be made a valuable tributary to our
city, If properly looked after. The great
advantage II affords to the country mer-
chants Is cheap freight and early receipt OF
goods, In which Evansville will have a de-
cided advantage over Cincinnati.
Our market has been pretty steady the
past week In prices. Few changes have
occurred, which will be found noted IN
|. the following review of the different de.
partments of trade:
THE GROCERY MARKET
: This market has ruled steady, with only
q moderate amount of business doing
Prices OF staple articles continue firm, with
/. few quotable changes since our last cate
The only change of Importance made is in
Z woodenware, which In higher.
CoFFEE.-The market has been quiet bui
r firm, rs such are the advices from the sea
: board. We quote common to good at d,
n TO 2sc: prime to choice, 29c to SOC; ant
strictly choice at 3lc; good to choice Java
ssc to 4lc, withlittle in the market.
SUGAR. There has been fair demand
with firm market, but prices are un
changed We quote raw at l2I(c for low
y grades, up to Ice to- l6izc for choice Dem
arara Refined 6, lie; b, lie; A, l7I%c
Hards, lSc to lShc. No New Orleans Ii
market.
TEAs.-A moderate demand is reported