The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-02-25
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

The WeAther-Business- money
mRrket-W WheRt-SiIk HOuse of Beld-
ins b. Os. & Co.-LabOr-SavtnQI In
venttODs-t Oty Washing machine-
National Clothes WIinger-N om a m
Suffrage -Amuse ms nts.
CHICAGO, Feb IA, 1s70.-After a long sea-
son Of very mild weather, eliminating, last
Fridsy, in an old fashioned Indisn summer
day, the wind ve6red around and a sharp
breeze from the north stiffened the mud
again. Yesterday it thswed some, and to-
day 1t Is comparatively mild, with promise Of
rain.
BUSINESS e.r
contiRues dull, t. ough the preparations for
N sctlye spring trade are going on siC adiv.
The lSrSe houses especially are enlargiag z
their faculties tor an increase of business
oyer that of isst year. The tendency here
a IN al large cities, Is 70 the concentration
OF trade in 8rge establs hmeuts. thein Z ense
sales Of such houses enabling hem TO beth
buy and aell at lower rates than smaller
houses can, and still make ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Aud the number and resources ofthese large
wholesale houses here present advantages
O. the retail purchaser which smaller cities
canuOt furnish. Here, too, as elsewhere, the
number engaged in trade, in nearly al de-
partments, causes sharp competition and
low prices, the motto IF most being quick
sales and small profits.
MONEY
is easier, and all regular customers in any
legitimate business can obtain all needed ac-
com "Od4tiOns at the banks. Exchange ru'e
low and the price Of
remains about the same, No. closing on
Saturday at 81 cts. There has been a brisk
speculative demand Tor wheat the past week
Tue receipts increased 10000 bushels over
the previous week. Farmers will have to
turn their attention more than hitherto to
something beside wheat raising.
] have spoken OF tha increase of business
IN The largest wholesale establishments.
name striking Instance of this the last
year-a year not favorable to the expansion
Of trade.
THE GREAT SILK HOUSE
II Beldigg, Brothers & Co.. at Chicago, New
York and unaH-manufactuTers of sew
ing silk, machine twist, &c.,-keep four mills
constantly running to supply the growing de-
msnd Ter tn II goods, making $50 600 worth
year. Their sales last year having in
creased S150,OO0. Their sIlk-always Just
- hat It Is represented to be, both in measure
and weight is conceded to be the best made
in America, and the Chicago house, Al Sc and
5S Wabash Avenue, takes the lead Of all 9th
-rs in supplying the trade Of the Northwest
LABOR SAVING INVENTIONS
Every invention which saves manual labor
n
ton to the sum OF human happiness. And
never are such inventions more needed or
more welcome than in saving household Ia
bOrs. Wash and be clean, was the SaviOr's
injunction to the leper, a. the condition of
restored heath. Cleanliness-Which is akin
70 GUdEness--ls one Of the cardinal vir ues
and he who facilitates the cleaning process Is
the friend OF Humanity. In my own family /
have made trial OF sEndry inventions iur
this purpose, and have examined carefully
many more, and in my Judgment
DoTY's WASHING MACHINE
Greatly excels all others in perfectly cleans
ms dirty clothes with the least labor and
wesT Of material. Light, durable and cheap,
with
THE UNIVERSAL CL LlTHEs wBINGER,
the best in use, washing becomes pastime
instead Of drudgery. Every family should
have them.
THE wOMAN SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
at SpIingf field, last week, was success as far
as speech making goes. But the whole thing
was gotten up and managed bv haf g dozen
members and did not enlist the great body OF
Q he friends Of Woman Suffrage. The u al
asement called out some sharp criticisms in
the daily papers; chiefly, however, on Mrs.
Simmons course.
The Cardiff Giant has been the great at
with good play always thrown in.
The lydia ThlmpsOl troupe are advertised
for the Opera House again. B.