The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-09
THE SPRING TRADE.

BRIGHT PROSPECT OF REVIVED TRADE
THROUGHOUT oHIo-BANKERs VERY HOPEFUL
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN NEW BUILDINGS
IN COURSE OF ERECTION.
CINCINNATI, April G, 1875.
The strife and agony OF the spring election have
sursided and while the politicians are adjusting
themselves to the new situation. carrying out
plans TO reward friends and punish enemies, the
business community is gathering strength Tor the
business season suddenly opened upon IL by the
protracted departure OF winter. And very fortu-
nately lor US tie season opens with high river.
which Will give Iresh impetus to certain kinds
OF traflc which droop and languisn when river
navigation Is suspended on account Of a low
stage OF water In the Ohio. THESE branches may
be briefly summarized There are the coal,
iron and salt interests, upon which IN
turn depend manufactures OF every kind
in which IRON is used, and cooperage; the last
item not only embracing cooperage Tor salt
but Tor crude oils, whiskey ana nignwlnes. Coop
erage is carried on almost exclusively along the
shores oil the ONO on account OF the cheap trans
poration by water, and when 1t is understood that
the crude oil OF the upper ONO region. OF Western
Pennsylvania, all the salt, nour ana whlskey OF
the state are put IN ONO cooperage, 1t VIII be
seen that a season commencing with navigaole
river is very suspicious Tor cooFera9e. the re-
celpts OF empty pieces for last year amounted to
over 500, 600.
FUEL PANIos.
Cincinnati has always been subject TO fuel
panics, from the fact that IL had 10 depend almost
entirely upon the river for the INSPIRATION or
coal from the Onto, Western Virginia and Pennsyl-
wanna coal mines. Wnen the river Is too low 10
loat the broad horns' "a coal Darges are called
on he western rivers, the city Is almost COM
pletely at the mercy OF the coal dealers, wno
nave been provoent enough to ay up Large
stores OF coal IN the extensive Yards and eie-
yators along the river 'front.' Quite lately how
ever, raur0ad supply mas been secured RON In
diana aud the interior OF ONO, the Hooking Valley
region, and the dire depenoence upon the rlyer
has TO some extent at least been obviated. For
large and largely lncreas NJ manufacturing city
such as ms the luel supply - OF grea importance.
fulN ana II rs, there ore source Oi infinite salts
faction 10 them when the year opens WITH
noats the cruae materials OF the mInes INTO
tneir factory yards and storenouses. Every
ounce OF IRON used mere Is transported DY
wafer, y we except q lew nne grades from
tine Lake superior region. some OF winch come oy
ran. here was falling of In iron last year,
from olher causes, however, tnan traasD ortatlon.
The price san continues low, out with the avor-
able navigation immense quantities Will undouDt-
eoly cnange nands, aud tnis urancn, too VIII re-
celye resh impetus.
Backward as the business season has been, thus
Keeping the vast machinery VI commerce at u
stand, the community mas not been iole Losses
ana failures nave been lew considering tine Duard
times,'' out OF when The merchants and manuiac-
turels are clearly seeing tHelf way, for the lapse
has been occupied preparing for the sprung
campaign by seuding out agents TO look up old
customers and make new ones.
THE PORK PACKERS.
One OF the best indications OF our good business
prospects Is tue renewed confidence oil the pork
packers, whose seasoI closed on rne Ist OF March,
Ihs whole number PACKED, not including the
butchers nugs aas 5l03}4 neau; whole number,
including Du chersi hogs 800, l64 ne a. TnIs Is
Iaillng OF rom last year, but IL does not Indicate
eitser loss or a want ~ prosperity. The season
hd-, IN lact, been 5. tsIo Glory, and enterprises
season oil lST5-8. rnere surer indication Of
prosperity aud g0ou prospect tnan this resolu ION
capital and industry 10 enter upon q large field
IN Il branch OF Ou>iuess involving so muca heavy
investment as pork packing IN tue West.
II may not be unnterestlng In tnls connection
10 tie the following table, showing the whole
number OF nogs PACKED IN the West Tor tae past
tWenty-slx years: -