BUSINESS AND MONEY.
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we peed not occupy space In specializing
(that Is the word specuid,ing) on the state
OF business, trade, and the money market,
until after the passing Of the political ca.e
which has been sweeping our country for
months past, and which has but Just reach
ed the eliminating point. Our mercantile
readers may gather a few scraps Of inter


est, however, from the remarks Of the edi-
tor OF Bicknell's valuable .Reporter and
counterfeit Detector," who says:-"We
attended an auction sale a few days ago,
and were glad TO notice among the bidders
not only large number of our own whole
sale and retail dealers, but n goodly body of
merchants from the interior Of the State,
and several from Ohio. The prices obtain
ed were fair, all things considered; but scvc-
raj articles of foreign manufacture undoubt-
edly sold below cost. The truth is. the
imPortations have been too heavy, heavier
than the demand, and thus goods in some
cases have been sold at sacrifice. Better
this, however, than to keep them on hand
Tor months, and then, perhaps, TO sell them
still lower. The first loss i'm such cases is
always the best, and, although in the i'm
stances named, the importers may be re-
Gh'NSH "' Sill Ittll Duslfic--
on the whole, has been fair, and there is
but little cause for complaint. That large
quantities of goods have been disposed Of,
Is clear from the increased amount of tolls
on the canals and railroads of Pennsylva.
MIA and New York. The country more
over, is sound. and the moment we get rid
OF the political excitement; business will
revive. Of course, it cannot be expected
that much will be done du: ing the winter,
but we may look, and speedily, for active
preparations with reference TO an early
spring trade. ."-Sa,urday Courier.