The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-13
Foreign News.

before O'clock finished % minutes past o'clock; the
second at 20 minutes past and finished At 5 minutes before
Foreign News.
To the hour OF our going 10 press, we had not
received any tidings of the steamship Acadia,
which vessel is now in, her fifteenth day. and
more than due at Boston. We expect her arrival
10 be announced every hour
We are happy 10 say that the telegraph between
this city and Boston is in fine working order
The news by this steamship is awaited with
eagerness. The sanguine friends of Ireland are
IN hope that their countrymen have ere this risen
in arms against, and defeated the government of
Great Britain, and that the blow struck there has
been succeeded by an outbreak the part of the
Chartists in England a few hours, perhaps, will
decide the question.
If this steamship do not arrive within day or
two we 100 shall believe either that something of
that kind has taken place, or that the Acadlas ma
chinery has been damaged IN some way or other.
business Prospects,
IN very short time the regular fall bu-
slness will commence. In week, or two,
or three, the country merchants, who are
the distributors of the articles of necessity and
luxury of human life throughout the confederacy,
will be focklng to New York, the great entrepot
OF the nations commerce, from all parts of the
country, North, South, East, and West to make
their purchases for the tall and winter, and to
supply themselves with stock sufficient for the
consumption of the respective localities in which
they reside. until the ensuing spring. From lndi-
cations around us, we believe the price of goods
of every description, of both home and foreign
manufacture, will be extremely low this season.
much more than they have been in number
OF years. Heavy imporatons of manufactured
goods, II is understood, are on the way to this
country, from France and England, which, on ac-
count of the political troubles that have occurred
In Europe within few months, have been pur-
chased at remarkably low prices. This will tend
10 glut the market, and 10 injure TO certain ex-
tent, the manufacturing interests of this country.
Indeed. the prospect for American manufacturers
is not bright for the fall BUSINESS and we think it
will be a matter OF much doubt whether domestic
goods will bring remunerating prices. This par
ticular class OF citizens may be affected in
this way, but the country, generally, will be pro-
fitted by It, for the masses of the people will be
able 10 purchase at prlees lower than what they
have had TO pay in any previous year. The fall
business Will, IN great measure, be confined to
the importing and commission houses and there
will, as usual, be struggle among them, each en-
deavoring TO undersell and outstrip his neighbor
in the amount of his sales and profits.
As general thing, our merchants display very
little sagaclty in furthering their business and
making themselves known. They know, TO be |
sure, that IN tins age of the world and of newspa-
pers advertising is TO business what fuel is to the
locomotive. They know that il sets the wheels in |
motion but, following out the comparison, they |
cannot distinguish the difference between green |
hemlock, fresh cut, and good solid North Caro-
lima pitch pine, duly dried and seasoned They |
select generally papers of tile or no circulation,
and IN these they advertise TO great or small ex-
tent, and think that they have done enough. If
they see no one coming TO their stores and in
curing about their goods, they find fault with the
times, complain of dulness and inactivity in busl-
ness, while, at the same time, their next neighbor
perhaps IS selling and packing off, as fast as he can
Now, this kind of advertising acts as green and
swampy hemlock would in driving locomotive
II may possibly bring them few customers but
that is all. II they would only advertise in papers
of large and general circulation, such as the Nec
York Herald they might have reason to complain
less, and to blame the times more sparlngly This
description of advertising is to business what the ,
dry seasoned and pichy pine is to the locomotive
II VIII drive II on at rate of forty or fifty miles
an hour-ust as fast as the fuel is heaped on
Without wishing TO disparage the advantages
which other journals present to the man of busl-
ness, we think we can Justly clam. that the
Herald is unequalled, in this country. for the
facilities which II offers TO merchants and men of
business generally, TO make themselves and their
occupations known TO the world, as well as 70
make their fortunes. We have circulation of
nearly twenty-five thousand per day, among the
most Intellectual, wealthy, and fashionable por-
ton OF society Our subscribers and readers are
The very persons TO whom our men of business
take roundabout ways to make themselves
known Our establishment is unique and perfect
IN every particular. It cannot be equalled on this
SIDE OF me Atlantic, and cannot be exceled bv
any similar concern IN any part of the world Our
readers are not confined 10 New York mr. any
other city, but are found IN every mar, NJ ne
country. Wherever village is seen. even if If
contain but hotel, backsmith's shop and
hen-roost there the Herald is to be found withont
fail "i''iou'
We think, therefore, that our men of business
they are possessed of that rare commoditv'
called common sense, which appears TO he ~ |
matter OF doubt, will al once see that If thev de-
sire to get on in the world by fair and honorable
competition, they will advertise in papers like the 4
Hoalc, the circulation OF which is not limited 10
ihe CRY or town IN which they are published but
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