Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-30

w month"; directly from England, LARGE SUPPLY
OF BRITISH DRY GOODS and from the Northern cities
and Manufactures to be purchased by our partner
ing In New York, Domestic French, italian, Stciss
GERMAN ana every other description OF DRY GOODS.
Sometime since tce came to the determination to sell
Goods ioto at Richmond as they could be bought IN
any other market in the United States. The following
facts, 10 which we ask your attention, we think will
snow not only that can, but that is interest
do So
The prosecution of present business for the last
twenty years has put in possession of experience mo.
MED facilities and xions with houses both al home
and abroad that give advantages of the kind Our
inpor'alons (Which have been enabled greatly to
nent aud extend to articles by the reduction of the
arf are paid for in cash before they are shipped from
Europe, where they bought by agents the
o competent who buy for this country In the Northern
ciues our credit, acquaintance aud the quantities we buy
give us access to the favorable obtaining
Information and every kind of Goods.
Fully convinced that we get Goods as low as the
best Philadelphia and lew York Importing mot Jobbing)
Merchants we also know that the expense of
business OF the same extent and kind is little more than
hall IN this place OF what il is in either of those cities as
the following statement will show
The Store we occupy, nearly four stories high,
with hve hoors, including the cellar and garrett,
the two lower OF which run back near 10 feet,
would rent in Philadelphia for $4,000 to $500
and in New York for $500 to $4oOo-put the
rent at O. 5O0
Two dwelling houses, out houses, gardens &C.
such as we occupy, would rent for $3.50 TO 900 an
nualy-put them at $3.50 each, 500
The FIVE Clerks and Assistants we have would
COST Including board and salary at least $500 EACH 500
Inc expenses oil our two families would, exclu-
vs OF rent, exceed 81, 500 each-put the m at this
however, Ooo
The difference in contingent expenses would
exceed 500
$4,000
Now, in Richmond all the expenses mentioned
above, will not exceed non
So great this difference, that tuses us in saying
pha or New York Merchant
Confident oil our ability TO sell low at least we are
equally persuaded that it is interest do So Our
5nrre -.
since we have pursued this policy, proves that we have
done So Otherwise customers could not have COM
peed and competed successfully, with those Merchants
in their neighborhood who have obtained supplies from
Northern Cities In no other way we retain our
many valuable customers or hope to attract others. Sup
posing that we sell as low the New York Merchant
the Virginia Country Merchant would make saving bv
buying here OF about FIVE per in the difference of
his travelling expenses and the freight and other charges
With these advantages, and influenced by these cons
deaions we shall devote ourselves exclusively to selling
10 E'y ana Country Merchants (ayng given up the
tail buness) and shall keep for sale in Richmond stock
o. Dry Goods equal in ertent and uariefy to any in
This country.
II you supply yourselves here at as low rates as in
Tue Norern clues, there is every why you should
give Richmond the preference, and thereby build up with
IN your own State an extensive city and mart which
would give activity 10 industry and dispense riches
throughout The surrounding country and State.
III you neglect the inducements that your own city
holds out, capital and enterprise will leave and seek en-
pioymen elsewhere. Our State will daily become more
and more tributary distant cities from which YOU
expect no returning benefits, which you would receive il
inc poh OF doing your business given, instead
Oh 10 the Northern man, TO the Merchants of your own
city, who with you support the burdens of
and contribute in all things the prosperity OF the State
Ii you will determine TO make this your market you will
ma that every other description OF Goods will be sent
here and offered al low they can be had in The
Northern Cities. We believe this to be the case now
with the exception of very few articles
We invite you to examine Goods when YOU visit
city F. & j. s. JAMES & IN
Richmond Va, July 80 1888. 24-wsw
A NEW SToCK-FRESH GooDS-The subscr.
IA bers will receive in a few DAYS from the shin Supe
nor now at City Point from Liverpool large part of
their Importation OF British Dry Goods, Tor the fall trade
consisting OF
Cloths assorted colours and qualities
Cassimeres do. do
Petershams, fushings
Vestngs, assorted, red paddings, plains
Manchester cords, black and assorted bombazets
Circassans and mernos, Thbet printed merino,
Tartan plaid blue and brown caineis
Prints, a great variety, extra white hannels
Rose, point, duille and whitney blankets
Jaconets, cambrics, fancy checked musns
Ladies' and genemens worsted and lambs vol hose
l,adies hea'e and gen'lemen's buck gloves
MarshalPs patent seine and ewing thread.
And they have In store, about sir hundred mack
ages American Cotton and JPooHen Goods embracing
complete assortment of the former and MANY articles Of
the latter Their purchases both in this country and Eu
rope, have been made in anticipation of not more Than
small part Of the advance in goods and having
within few weeks sold their entire stock of old Goods
they are prepared TO meet their customers and those who
Ei'c hdIhet Ulal, (that they
intelligenty determine whether il TO eir interest to
ouy mere or to the Norh on very favorable terms They
are now receiving from New York. their supply of Swiss
rrench Italian and German Goods-and by the ship Ju
lian, daily expected at Norfolk from Liverpool they will
receive Kendall coons, kerseys British lace goods and
further supplies of cloths cassneres vestings Sn,s
tershams, cambrics, jaconets, stuiIs, &c. &C
+. * J. s. JAMES s. CO., Market Brid0e
August 80. ~ p,
NOTICE. do hereby fOewaru all persons from takino
V an assignment OF bond executed by me to Robert
Si'h, bearing date about the 18th Of March (perhsys