Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-05-09

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The war news from Europe has come |
like floating iceberg among our mer- !
chants. Its chilling and damaging ef- |
feet has been quite palpable In all direc- |
tions. The fact 10, wenow get very easily |
scared. Weare like children who, having |
once seen ''the bears,p jump and run ut
the mere rustling Of a leaf. We don't
believe there will be war In Europe at
present. The great Bismarck may, very
properly, employ n little of his pastimc
In teaching Napoleon few short ana
easy political lessons. Such pig-head,
ed scholar needs just such teacher, and
we believe none but the best results will
follow the efforts of the great master with
this unruly usurpef. His reckoning
day has at length come, and he Will find
little knee-bending good for him.
Trade has only been fairly active. The
long-looked-for "rusho hasno come, and
canhot now be expected Goods Of nearly
all descriptions have declined In price,
and are still tending downward. Cotton,
however, is firmer and higher for the
moment; but that fact will not material
ly help the price of manufactured goods
the present season Brown. sheetings are
lower under moderate sales, and stocks
are accumulating with nearly all the
commission-houses. Bleached goods of
standard makes continue firm, and are
largely sold ahead-equal probably to the
entire production to the first of July
Other grades are lower, and are still tend
| ing downward. Prints of the best makes
| and newest designs are promptly sold on
arrival-indeed, the demand Is far great
er than the supply. Inferior goods are
lower, and sales restricted. Printed lawns
are in fair demand at steady prices for
latest STYLES others neglected. Drills
are dull and heavy, and sold only in
small lots; and the same Is true of den
! inns and ticks. Corset jeans are wanted,
at steady prices. Printing-cloths are
shade lower, and are sold only in small
lots Cotton bags are weak, with only
few sales. Ginghams of best designs are
wanted, at pretty firm prices. Inferior
goods are considerably lower. Rolled
jaconets are selling freely, without much
variation. Silesias are active at slightly
reduced prices. Muslins delaine are in
4 less demand, on account of the approach
ing warm weather. Thinner goods are
more wanted. Prices are tending DOWN
ward. Cloths are only selling moderate
ly. No demand yet from the clothing
merchants of st. Louis and other West
ern cities for the fall trade. Prices are
heavy and in favor of the purchaser,
Notwithstanding the new tariff. Fancy
cassimeres of the best makes and styles
are firm and in demand. Carpets are
steady in price and active for the better
grades. Inferior are dull and lower
Other domestic goods are generally weak.
Foreign goods are now mostly sold in the
auction-room.y Prices are lower. Job
lots at 'job prices" are taken pretty free
ly, to bait merchants from the interior.
HGreat bargains make sensation
among the iobbers, and attract crowd
of nibblers, who want to "spice up'' their
country stocks. The talk now is gener.
ally for "cheap goods to go by express"
Trade i'm the country is now reported
very fair and collections better, with very
few failures in any direction. Those
who predicted great smash among
merchants, here and elsewhere, are hap
PLY doomed. to disappointment.