Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-11-28
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FEE TINES.
The information from al parts of ths
States is that times arc duh and hard.
and We do not douht that ell that is
said is III a great measure true, and
That money is scarcef than it has been
since the commencement of the wsr.
EAgacSaas iinanciers have been warn.
mg the people for several years that a
crash was bound to come, and it is
somewhat surprising the country was
not better prepared for ii. No doubt
many who deemed themselves indie
pendent viii be ruined, and it viii be
some time before ;;se finances of the
country are restored te s sound condi-
ton. We % rot taiRk, Acmcyer, that
the crisis ~iil cripple 10 any serious
extent, the farming class of the coun-
try. Whilst r-sns for products will
rule somc%'hat lower, yet there is a
larger dcssaad, ard gold is pouring
anto or country for cotton, wheat and
ptheS articles that will have a tendency
TO keep UP pretty fair prices. When
the returns come in from the sale Of
all the cotton and wheat produced this
year, there viii be sensible relief and
prosperous times return to a consider
able extent. Then there is great ac-
tivity in the production Of silver, it
being now the policy to coin large
amounts and put it into circulation to
supply the place Of fractional currency.
In looking over the condition OF the
country, we find that in Montana times
are really better than they are repre-
scented to be in the States. There does
not seem to be the same pressure as
elsewhere. The people Of this country
do not appear to be in debt to any
great extent and they have an abund-
ancc of grain, and "cattle on thous-
and hills" We are convinced that in
the Spring, every fat beef in Montana
will be driven to tile raiIroad-iiltelIi-
gent dealers say with confidence that |
cattle can be sold at paying profit |
by taking them to Corin1e or Ogden.
We lsok for traders in hunting for
beef cattle, and this will be good
paying business. So far the weather
has been mild and cattle continue to
hold their flesh, and if proper atten-
ton is paid to them the balance of the
winter, they can &c put into the mar
ket quite early next season. Then
there has been a. larger number of
hogs raised and fattened in the Terri
tory than ever before, and thousands
Of dollars that went East to buy bacon
and lard will be kept at home. Money
is abundant in Montana, as is shown
by the reports Of tie banks. There
is not far from million dollars on de-
post in Helena alone. The Deer Lodge
banks have good deal of money OH
deposit, and no doubt Virginia City
has as much or more. The First Ma
honal Bank of Bozeman has fair ,,
share of deposits also. The money is
here, but not well distributed. It will
come out after awhile. Those who
own it do not mean to let it lie idle
always. The low price of stock and
grain is gradually drawing money from
where it is boarded, and we do not en-
terrain the opinion that times will be
any tighter hereafter than at the pres
emit time. We think there has been /.
slight improvement in the last two
weeks. So far as money matters are
in and about Bozeman, there
is no question, they will improve in a
few weeks. When the contractors.
who furnished some thirty thousand
dollars worth of grain, &C., to Fort
Ellis about one year ago, get their
money, and the present contractors get
their pay for what they are furnish
ing to the Post, it will put in circnla- ;
ton some fifty thousand dollars. Late
ly the paymaster, Major Walker, paid
at Fort Ellis about ten thousand dol
lars. In view Of all these considera-
tons, we think our people are in a
pretty good condition and should be
very thankful for it. After the first of
January times will begin to look up
and We shall all have brighter views