The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-01-30
SPRING TRADE.

Western country, statements relative to the stocks
Of goods, and prices of merchandise in this market,
which their face, misrepresentation, by
tail, but wholesale and without discount Our late
disastrous fire has been made the hook to hang these
misrepresentation upon The accounts circulated and
published of the destruction of treny millions of pro-
perry in night, have furnished a very plausible
foundation for that species of sympathy and friendship,
which IS put up in packages and marked Market
street, Philadelphia-keep this side up"
Ii is well known, however, in this city, that not
twentieth part of the losses in that fire, of goods
entering into the dealings between merchants and
those of the South and West. Only small-a very
small portion of the goods destroyed of any use
whatever. These goods consisted principally of the
remnants and refuse of several years-and far
trade is concerned the destruction Of that property
positive benefit the merchants. The Insurance
Companies pay the amount lost and the merchants
realise in cash full prices for the remains and sweepings
osyears which under other circumstances, would have
lain on their hands for long time TO come.
So much for the little attempt of Philadelphia jour-
nails and merchants to extract from that untoward cir
cuastance any thing to the disadvantage Of the New
York market.
The other misrepresentation in relation the
hand, is equally untenable, and at a moderate
prove the assertion.
Because larger amount Of business was done here
last year, than any previous OCCASION il has been
argued by the sages of Market street, that less
will be transacted during the approaching season-and
that the imports for the period be of like
diminishing character Now for handful of facts.
From the highest authority in the cify-r0m the Nerr
York Custom Hosse-we have learned the extraordi-
nary fact that the imports this port since the Con-
aagraton the 10th December have exceeded those Of
last year. at least third and that from the number
ofvessels up for entry and others daily and weekly
expected is calculated that the imports for the first
quarter of 1885, will at least exceed those of the first
quarter Of l834-nearly one fourth
will be perceived in this statement that the average
increase for that portion Of the present quarter which
has elapsed greater than that for the remainder of the
quarter This arises from another striking fact
which we also received on the same authority-the
Castom House.
The Spring business has begun this year least three
weeks earlier than did during the present century,
The has indeed been nclement-and the weather
forbiddng but already there daily arriving,
chants rsm the west the SOUTH and the valley of the
Mississippi. This is the The merchants LAST
fall in sending their orders TO England and France
particular in giving directions that the quantities should
occasion. This grew of the and peculiar lines of
intercourse recently opened between New FORK and the
south and west. II is we'll known, that half the
revenue of the Pennsylvania Canals, arise from the
transmission Of goods sold in New York. either Pha
delpha or western merchants. This line of intercourse
is open a month earlier than the New York Canals.
Last Spring this fact had entered into the element
Of calculation among merchants In consequence
thereof they lost the sale of large quantities of goods
because they could not comply with orders in time.
This has been avoided during the present season.
BY the Transmission last fall of orders month earlier
-tnd the reception here Of these shipments three weeks
earlier.
T0a general understanding entered into between the
and southern merchants last fall based these
facts indebted for the arrival this city already Of
many merchants from the south and west, full month
earlier than they to New York.
Fron these statements based inl isputablc facts
il will be that life, energy, and
movement has begun this spring in the great inter
course between the west and south and New York.
The opening of the Pennsylvania Canals-the estab-
fishing eff boat hnes-the rapid increase of the
far west-the ncessant progress of emigration the
other side of the Allegheny, carrying customers
further towards the setting sum- all conspre render
the commencement of business in New York earlier
Than il has been any occasion, former year.
In making these statements, and in circulating this
Journal that contains them by thousands all the
southern and western towns, do not wish-t is not
our inenion-to say any thing unpleasant, CALLING,