Market Report from Bozen and on the State of Trade

Tyrol.

Botzen, June 28. Our Corpus Domini market came to an end yesterday. Respect for Austrian manufacturers is rising more and more, as several from Brünn and Teltsch in Moravia and from other places visited this market with cloth, and through their fine goods, which yield nothing to those of the Netherlands in fineness and finish, aroused a general desire to make use of the flourishing Austrian industry on offer, well calculated considering the remaining benefits regarding duties, terms of payment calculated in Zwanziger per Viennese ell, and the convenient Viennese and Praguer shipping and exchange center. – Meanwhile, the market was extremely sparsely attended by Italians, remaining true to the general trade stagnation, and was basically very poor; this may well stem from the overly cheap foodstuffs in Italy, where the products of the earth, viewed by the Italians as a branch of trade, have almost no value anymore and thus cannot be converted into cash, whereby they are rendered unable to make purchases of goods that are not a capo di necessità for them. May a middle way thus be found to set the mercantile wheel in motion, so that everyone without distinction may enjoy heaven's bountiful blessing. – Highly sought after were prunellas, fine black cloth, and kaleidoscope handkerchiefs, in which the factory of Mr. Leitenberger in Cosmanos distinguished itself particularly through both designs and colors. Leather was in strong demand. Zwanziger against Kronenthaler made 101¼ %, Augsburg at 3 months was offered al pari, whereas Vienna made 123½ against abusio. – In southern Tyrol, the silkworm cocoons turned out extraordinarily well this year; indeed, on a rearing frame (tabolone), where usually 50 pounds were expected, 70 to 80 pounds were obtained this year. For this reason, silk has also fallen sharply in price, especially in England, where alone in a short time it dropped by 30 %.