, 1870-10-18
THE WAR AND TRADE.


What The Importers and ltct0Aefs
SnF about Prbcc*.
frnn The Ntr York Tribune, Oct. Is.
It is remarkable to aee ho. little trade has |
n ret been affected By the existing state Of /
thinee in Europe. Only in the case Of a very |
few hn1taies haye prices been adsanced. and |
esI ecarclty in esen these has not get been |
:elt. But Idle looms. the black and silent
suffering vineyards. rrophesy future scarcity.
Next year it may be expected that all the pro-
,lucts Of the industry OF France aad Germany
1ill be eearce and dear.
In considering tie retail trade Of the city.
part from the question Of the iuhueucc Of
he war. general tightness OF money il to be
uotieed. Many retail dealers complain that
they can neither pay no nor collect hals;
every one pleading th9 tho se1rsaty na,tsr 81
money so!non r,ns;h,e q '0e s esnssd 10
It ie stated. By The requisitlons Of Germans in
the Fashcrland u,,on Cerman-AmeEicAns. In
consequence Of the war. the support Of many
| families 10 Germany has been Withdrawn from
| tathers, cons. and brothers in this country.
ANY cause which Affects an entire nationality
reacts perceptioly upon the general popula-
| ton.
Those articles which hare been affected At
all in price by the var. are Injuries, the appEe-
ier clsescs. Perhaps the article mnst Affected
has been champagne. Khemis whence most
Of the wine purports 10 come. hts 1t present
co railroad connections, and all transportation
scarcity ot The vine the larger dealers aud the
betrer Class Of re,ail dealers have not Adyanc-
cd their pricee more than 10 per cent. Even
this s1tsht advance. they claim. ie merely uoul-
NAL, and to prevent speculation. There are
;tose who fear that the large stores OF cham
pagne in France have been destroyed By the
| .r,uiee hut others. on the contrary. Who liz
| .a,uiliar with the details Of the trade. express
their belief that the large houses there are
Influential enough to obtain protection 10!
necessary. An additional Eeason for presum-
ing that these stores are safe. Is that they
eist for the most part of new vines. muddy
and unit for export 1t Is also said that the
l1uss11n soldiers have received orueFs
: country, and that guasda hare been plased
; orer them to prevent uolestation. But tbs
psctecuon Will not pick the grapes. extract
! the JUICE, or sire proper cafe TO ne M ntS. e.
/ made wine The war has drawn on tne
the result, which. large French houses assert:
xi1l be Of i've yeats duration. Ihe pr1cee OF
other imported N1nea Ind lquoro nave oeen
!, aluaoet entirely unaffected. The usual sup
: plies Of Hoek and Mosene and cl,ret zine: ne
e prices remaiu The same. Native vine grower:
Ne lnproF11g the present oppoxtun4.s ~ l.
bring their vlntAges prominently before ths
- public.
B1eadstuns have been considerably afestet
bx the loes Of the crops OF France aud Gez
y many. Preserved pens, mushrooms. aoo atl
ID e!es Of tho Ike character. the u,anufactuSe Q
:. which if c1zy:ed on largely IN f4c1s asseli
have advanced 50 per cent in price lnis 5.s
Is caused not 20 much by the present ectscst,
=. ~ By the fear th2t no further supply Is 70 .
~ ~ bad tor eome time to come. Sazdines hAs
r advanced from 10 to 50 per cent ~ PRICE; I'M
u is attributed to the povs1ty OF the nsnetle
this year, and, perhaps. in some cases, u u
diminished number Of iAuot=1s af Lie pteset
lime. The soutn-Tn poIta Of Fsa3ce oei9
II. open, olive Gil ia to be ab:ainai w1thoat dio
I'd culty, and 1t but flight increased price
1T The scarcity OF such articlss viii pro!
asly come next season. Tns buslne.
Of d1uggiste Las been affected u mucl
perhaI =. - that of any imp6rtcEs- Eseentl
r., oils, French extracts. Esench soart. Ie
I'll, frmerv, FItnch patent medicines, III
nsa brushes, and combs have al rseu conaldeE'
nlv. For the better French manufactures {
chemicals. which ara usually IN great
nand among chemists. the consumers asse
an that they can look to naive manufacturer
nth D1ugsatts' sundries also sut1et- Hohennl1
glass and German porcelain are only to be 9
famed bY cirruitous md highly expenss
routes Ard hezp. in connection with the 81
Az | 1ees Of glass, comea one OF the phauone
ing of trade IS considered with reference to
var. French plate-g1ass. gl1sa-shAdes
clocks and lowers, French g1assw;
esg generally. tho manufacture of VIII
& carried ote to verJ latgt extent IN
.-,r | v<v districts uher~ thu p.aa:i.n sr:nies
non ssauoRcd, ztUao 1t thei1 old pe3ces. I