Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-01-26
; CHICAGO CORREsPoNDENoE.

The Snow Seorm-TheW heat Marker-Pork
PackinG-Business FaiIures-TFade-Busi-
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CHICAGO, Jan. 81, 1811.-Theo late snow
storm-the most severe that has occurred
here for years-has proved a serious inter
Eruption to business. The delays of freight
trains-muchmore protracted than the stop
page of passenger trains-have been quite
embarrassing to- the EPublic- But mild
weather, the opening of the usua1 thorough
fares, and the resumption of travel and trade
have restored our wonted activity, and Chi
-cago looks like herself again, at this season,
save that there Is an unusual quantity of
snow and slush. The freezing sleet did some
damage to the trees, and farther south was
quite destructive. The storm extended over
a larger region of country than usual, and
the amount of snowfall was almost unpre-l
cedented. 3 As17aul -s.HfbGW Ab5s -
THE WHEAT MARKET ne
Has been quite active the past week, No.2
selling for $I.22t-an advance of shout 20
cents in a month. The receipts are small,
but next week will probably show a large
s-f PORK PAokfNs&As z &
Has been very active through the season, up
to the time of the January thaw, when it al
most entirely ceased.NBat it is being re-
stunned again, with a large supply of live
hogs. Thus far there has been a large in
crease on last season in the number of hogs
packed, andsabont twelve per cent. increase
in weight. but prices have ruled much
lower than last year.
BUSINESS FAILURES
The numbers Of failures here has been
larger than vas anticipated six weeks agos
But ~theyshave sbeen chiefly Of that class Of
houses that have been weak, or embarrassed,
for some time, though their condition was not
known to the general public. Some of them
were e4gectsd but a fey we're 2 general sur
~stringeney Of the money market and the.
partial failufesof crops the past seasons
the exorbitapt prices OF rents, in some cases
absorbing an fhe profits and partofs the
capital OF the merchants. We shell get.
and bysand have fever fuctuations in the
prices 81 eyerything. But not until we have
Q return tc-specie payments. :
TRADE.
The sFolume of trade, despite tie conf
plants oi1hard times, has been oseatere than
ever before, but business men represent that
their sales have been made at small profits,
one house. assuring me that on sales Of
5000 900, since July, they had not made a
cent. This, however, may be an exceptional
Undoubtedly been quite low, though the
larger houses have done a very satisfactory.
trade. s.as I&48EG &&saeZW &&ESt
TEBUspxEss PRosPEcTsgE1zW
There nave been large Preparations for an
increased trade the coming season, many
new sIoroo hoNfnS oeen eEecee0
for that purpose the past year, or will be
completed in season for the spring trade
There is a marvellous energy and elasticity
in the Chicago business man. He maybe
disappointed in this direction, or in that
But hope springs eternal in his breast, and
if he fails in one enterprise he tries another,
and another, I'LL he succeeds. welIknown.
firm here, not worth a dollar in 1855,
though doing a large business, are now
worth million and a quarter, ra -n
The energy manifested by Chicago, in
business pursuits, is equalled by her activity
in religious enterprises. In this respect, she
obeys the command, I" Whatsoever thy hand
fndeth to do, do it with thy might Not
only are large sums raised to build churches,
endow religious seminaries, sustain Christian
associations and support public charities, but
her religious newspapers are conducted in
the same liberal and enterprising spirit, and
no material or intellectual resources are