The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-07-29

ing the six months have doubled in
the leading lines, compared with cor
responding dates in any previous
year and collections have been salts
factory.
From Ohio the reports at hand
comprise localities of which Gin
cinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Day.
ton and Toledo are the business CEN
tres. In Cincinnati merchants in
every branch are hopeful of fair, II
not good fall trade, and manufac-
turers, as class, are prosperous. In
Columbus business for the last six
months was larger than for the first
half of 1881, but manufacturers are
conservative and jObbers buy SPAR
ingly. In Dayton, while the spring
business, has been disappointing,s. n
large gain IS looked for In The fall.
In st. Louis trade has been very
quiet, Dut the feeling of dependency
lately apparent has given place to
confidence that the fall trade of 1882
will he healthy and remuneratiye.
In Wisconsin, as well as in Michigan,
while merchants were compelled to
carry over large quantities of last
winters goods, on account of the
open season the lumber interest has
been prosperous, and dealers are
gathering in rich harvest. The
small return for salt has been COM
pensated by the enhanced value of
lumber of every description. Farm
ers in some sections are engaging
profitably in stock raising and the
dairy business. Altogether, mer-
chants are very hopeful. Wheat in
Michigan, taking the whole State
through, is one.t third better than last
year, while in the southern counties
the yield has doubled. In Kansas
the harvest of winter and spring
wheat will be the largest in the his
tory of the State, while merchants
will draw heavily upon wholesale
dealers in merchandise within the
next two months.
In the vicinity of Omaha an excel
lent harvest is assured. Colorado
has had backward season, and the
iobbing trade has not fulfilled the ex-
pectations of dealers, but there is no
feeling ofdepression. The mammoth
mining exposition at Denver for
which preparations are making, is
expected to attract large amounts of
capital for investment in manufac-
turing and other interests. Indiana
suffered from backward spring,
and wind storms have caused much
havoc, hut with more favorable
weather the outlOOked is consindered
full encouragement. Manufactures
in Evansville are rapidly extending.
In Pennsylvania, of course prol0ng.
ell strikes, involving 10000 work
men, will have a bed effect, but very
little of this is apparent thus far.
Jobbers in Pittsburgh and Philadel.
phia find their trade has fallen but
little short of the same period of 1881 i.
Should the strike continue, however,
the business will become worse and
the years business, though by no
means promising poorly, will be con-
siderably affected.
Accounts from New York State are
somewhat qualified, but in Albany
and Troy the stove manufacturers
are doing business equal to, if not
larger, than last years, and the fruit
crop.apples particularly, will be very
abundant. Buffalo suffers from the
low price Of OIL, but this drawback
has already been corrected to an ex-
tent by the recent advance. Glovers-
vile is 0verstocked with gloves and
mittens, the sales this year having
fallen off about.one-half. Al Utica,
the hop center, the vines are in poor
condition. But with all these draw.
backs, the Empire State has promise
off prosperous year.
Taking the South as whole, the
ambition of the mercantile classes is
to recover from the losses of one year
ago. Texas. however, has gathered
bountiful harvest of small grains.
supplemented by prolific corn crop
in the lower part of the State, and is
now rejoicing in the prospect of real
izing a cotton crop equal to that of
two years ago, viz, 1.250, 900 bales.
Louisiana, 1t is predicted, will sur
pass all expectations in the WELD of
the sugar plantations, the estimates
in some Instances being as high as
100000 hogsheaGs, against 125, 900 the
previous season. Merchants in New
Orleans would consider business
promising and healthfuI were it not
for the extensions of credit asked and
granted in the overflowed districts.
The accounts from Eastern States
are more or less ciOuded. In Boston
the distribution of manufactured
goods is below pxnpctation and tho