Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-04-21

Railroad companies ior their moderauoL
upon The domestic produce. And II vii
be the interest of The corn grower TO send
his crop here, because bag of Corn, or
barrel of Flour, of Pork. or of Beef, with
moderate Railroad freight, can be laid
down at Liverpool, via Charleston al a
cheaper rate from its starting point, 10
Tennessee. for example, than by any
other channel. Add the freight by The
Railroad al what it oush, to be, 10 the
freight from Charleston to Liverpool, and
the sum will be found less than through
any other port in :he United States. The
famine in. Ireland, Of course, gives an in
creased value 10 all provisions. and it
would be false calculation to expect a
continuance of preseu, prices; but 1t has
also taught them the value of Maize, Tor
Indian CoTn) as an article Of food, and 10
consider it as cheap and nutrilive sub
slir,e for their former dependence, the
POTATO. As there is little hope of the
successful culture of that root for years 10
come, there is every reason TO expect a
large and steady demand for American
provisions. With the reduction Of duties
on The other side Of the wafer. and the ia
cilities Transportation OF By Railroads on
this, the products of the country must al
ways command remunerltive prices, and
Charleston, from its position and natural
advantages, with an ordinary degree OF
enterprise and energy. must necessarily
become the great mart Of those products
that have heretofore been scarcely known
in its commercial transactions.
Ii may be said tina, all these advantages.
in some measure rebound 10 the beneht OF
Northern cities. Trade is thing that
will regulate itself, end people engaged In
it will 60 or stay, just wherever ii may be
to their interest, How then does The mat.
ter stand as between New York aud Char
lesion? New York is great market,
with heavy stocks Of goods, that are often
lines sacrificed at forced sales, and pur-
chasers are tempted TO buy; and if they
buy largely and possess ample means, and
are up 10 what are known as the tricks oi
trade, they may get goods TO great advan-
vantage. But these advantages are not
available TO the country merchant. Goods
when sacrificed at auction. for iuslance,
are sold in too large quantities, or IN lois
that do snor suit his trade; solhalfreqnent-
lily in.order To- Obtain a single article that
lshe really needs he is Obliged to buy thai
which he does not want, or double the the
Equaniily he requires; all which of course.
is dead sock 10 him al home. Ii he. buys
ayssas or
hIg her Than lie does in3 Charlesl on. Rents,
are ihree or -four. times higher in New
York allan they are here, and The cost of
fliping al least double. This Of course,
tells III the price Of, goods. Merchants
having establishments in both liplaces, get
as is much or mole IN New York than they
can in Charleston for the same goods.
This is we'll known fact. Indeed, there
is moi a jobbing merchant in Charleston
THAT will not readily engage 10 duplicate
au entire bill Of any description of goods
purchased in New York.
But, besides this, the expense Of travel
ling. the freight aud insurance, is much
greater; ant 10 avoid this additional cost,
country merchants are apl TO buy 100 many
goods as they go but once year; where
as they can as conveniently come or send
TO Charleston, every three months, as their
sales may require, always have fresh goods,
and never be overstocked, or caught by
surprise by any sudden change of The
times. The relationship between the coun
lry aud the Charleston Merchant is much
more intimate and confidential than thai
which exists with The Merchant III New
York. With him il is lifetime business.
and customers are sought after. to be per-
lnanently retained. In New York the
fluctuations of business are great, aud eve
ry transaction is made as iii were 10 be
The last between the parties: The most
is made Of every one. There rs another
circumstance in favor of the Charleston
Merchant not sufficiently estimated. 1t is
lie great extent and variety Of bis assoH-
ment. For example, in aldry goods esla
blishmenl, country me,chaut will find in
Charleston, foreign dry goods, domestic
goods, silk goods, fancy goods of all kinds,
buttons. combs, and every article OF cotton,
silk or wool that he may need. IL is the
same with hardware, grocery and other
eStlDIiSnfneDlSi White III NeT Ioih az
,I:ese things are sold separately, SO that,
instead of few hills, as in Charleston,
the buyer has TO make separate bill for
each description of goods. The stocks
kept on hand by the jobber in Charleston
are double in amount 10 those in New
York, for the above reasons, and because
the New York jobber can supply himself
from day 10 day from The auctoneers aud
the importers.
Greater facilities are obtained too in
Charleston by country merchants than
perhaps any where else. Money is never
above per CT. and with good paper is
almost always 10 be procured. Country
paper, payable at Banks in the interior Of
South Carolina, Georgia, or elsewhere, is
always available 10 the Charleston mer
chaut, there being no instance known when
such paper could not bereadily discounted.
In New York the fluctuations in the money
market ale often very great Money is
frequently 9. 10 and IL per cent, and diff
ficull TO be obtained, aud'very often country
-, nor cannot he used A. any sacrifice.