The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-03-18
Prospects and Business.

We cheerfully give place to the fol-
lowing good word in behalf OF Trenton,
and are only sorry some friend has not
ventured to speak for Trenton before.
-ED. TELL
TRENTON, March s, 1871.
Editors MISUNDERSTANDING in your
sDaily" n solicitation for can articlc''
from Trenton, and right pround to bring
our little city (whose name seldom ap-
pears Gin the papers" except through
all ADVERTISEMENT before the people, we
checrfully respond. You may say to
those many readers of your valuable
paper that old Trenton-always notOri-
Gus for the high prices she pays for cot
ton and the extreme low figures ut
which she deals out her merchandise to
cial trials and disasters and so many
financial hurricanes abroad, still moves
bravely on with hardly a stain on her
escutcheon.
There is no town in the State, with
the same number Of inhabitants, that
sells as many goods or ships as much
cotton as Trenton does. She has f;,cili-
ties for shipping and a convenience of
location that will hold her Gas firm as
the rock Of ages" false alarms Of rail
roads and grOundless fears Of her being
moved to Cotton Port, to tho contrary.
The round figures that real estate is held
at, and the number Of new buildings
that are being erected, both stor"llouscs
and dwellings, lis substantial evidence
that her citizens are very contidcn: of
her standing the 'siege."
The enormous amount of business that
has been transacted hero since the war
has induced Il number Of cntcrprising
merchants to invest their capital here,
and the consequence is the trade. has
gradually increased, and improvements
that arc daily going on, is Il proof that
all are reaping the reward of judicious
investments.
Notwithstanding the increased re-
ccipts of cotton over receipts up to this
time last year, the sale of all staple
goods has been unusually dull-owing
to the disappointment Of planters to re-
majority of them selling for cash to sct-
tie accounts, and cOntining their pur-
chases to family groceries and waiting
for summer to buy their dry goods. Vet
most transactions during the season
have been favorable to the merchant.
because cotton has ruled at much moro
uniform prices than previously, leaving
them with less risk of heavy losses to
carry, and enabling them to sell their
goods at much smaller profit than they
are generally sold at in inland towns
Cotton during the present season has
ruled at thrcc-fOurths to one cent below
New Orleans prices, making the rates
somewhat in favor of planters with Il
chance left the merchants to realize a
living profit on their goods. IN keep
goods have been reduced % per cent
and groceries % to 80 per cent, which,
you see, brings them down to figures
that are bound to give satisfaction 20
customers and invite trade.
The two last weeks have been t.har-
by Il very dull business, and
the trade will materially decrease now
until corn planting is over, when VIC
again look for Il rush of business.
There has been shipped from this
point up to this date II, ,7}5 bales OF cot !
ton, hauled here from parishes west of
the Ouachita, including some from Il
few plantations east of the river, beside
about 1000 bales that have been rr-
shipped here from out Bayous Barthol-
Omew and D'Arbonc and Saline river,
a portion of which has been bought by
here. The above 16 900 bales
is about tWO-thir,lS the amount that
will be shipped from this point this
year.
The following are our quotations for
this date
COttOn--lOw middiing II to l34, with
trade; superfine flour 81 30, Y $50, xxx
900 to 1000; bacon 13 to II; nlolilsl-,<
10 to 80; sugar 1} to lG; corn 81 ..!:,; oats
81 90.
There is q heavy stock of dry goods
being offered here at very low rates.
AHcOtTST.A ut.
There is undoubtedly a happy life