RobinHood70, do you have his dialogue at hand?
Yeah, it's in HERSCH.DLG in the original BG1 install:
Hello hello. I don't suppose you would be interested in a few trinkets? A coin or two for my finley crafted wares? Ehh, I thought not. The iron shortage wanes, but even so, the customers do not come back quite yet. Who can blame them though? They are afraid because they see that the merchants are still without wares. Who believes that a shortage has ended, when they still cannot hold a new blade in their hands. I blame the Iron Throne, I do. Many others do as well.
- Why do you blame them? What have they done?
- I am not surprised. Their role in the iron shortage was pure villainy.
First response goes to:Nothing direct, I suppose, though the impact is still harsh. Since Sarevok has assumed control they have ceased most business transactions and frozen most of their assets. They were major importers, and without their active help it will be much longer before the average citizen feels that the crisis is over. It would seem that Sarevok is going to use the Iron Throne to fuel his harsh stance on Amn, and thus his bid for the position of Grand Duke. The fact that he is crippling a large merchant house seems inconsequential to him. I cannot imagine sane businessmen following such directives. Something is very odd at the Iron Throne building indeed.
Second response goes to a chain of single-option texts:Excuse me? Where have you heard such tales? As far as any are concerned in this city, the Iron Throne is a respectable mercantile group. Such talk as yours without proof will get you nowhere, I am sure.
-> Then what did you mean?
--> I was talking about the Iron Throne's actions since Sarevok has assumed control of it. He is disinterested, and seems likely to sacrifice it to fund the re-arming of Baldur's Gate, and thus his bid to become a Grand Duke. It is the Iron Throne's instability which has prolonged the strife in the city, and that is why other merchants blame them. They were major importers, and without their help it will take much longer to reassure people that all is well. It makes no business sense that they should do this, and I think there is something very wrong at their headquarters.
Sorry for the crappy formatting...couldn't figure out how to make it prettier.
Given that he's talking about merchants, and most of the merchants are in the East section, that's probably the most logical place, but you could probably move him to the Manycoins Merchant League in...the SW section, I think it is.