Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-26
Commerce Of New OrleanS--A word to Country
Merchants.

Merchants.
The public journals of Baltimore, Richmond and
Charleston inform that the trade of those cities
is rapidly increasing, many Southern merchants
heretofore trading with New York and Boston hav-
ing resolved to try the Southern cities in future
We reoiced to hear this, and as the spring trade
is now opening, we would inform country merch-
ants in this and the adjoining States, that the i'm
porters and jobbers of this city are prepared to
supply them with every article for complete. mis-
cellanous stock, in large small quantities. at N
York prices, and on the most accommodating
terms
New Orleans is the national receptacle of the
products OF the Southwest and she ought to sup
ply the articles required in return for the
glon OF country and our objects is to show the
ability OF merchants here to furnish these as low
as they can be had in any of the eastern markets.
The general obbing business has generally increas-
ed here within year or two past; and at no for
mer period has there been such general and COM
plete stocks of goods have been laid in this
present season, and now sale, at prices
quite as reasonable as elsewhere.
All descriptions of foreign goods imported into
New York or Boston, are imported here with the
same facility, and sometimes at less cost-iess at
least regards exchanges and freight, and equal
in every other respect.
The miliner and fancy goods dealers import
most of their goods direct from France and Ger
many, where they maintain agents who constantly
supply them with the latest styles. In this branch
40 city in the Union compete with ours.
All the various wines, brandes and liquors of
France, Spain and lilly are imported here and
much of the stock of brandies, and red and white
wines Is supplied by own citizens holding
estates in France, or by dealers who have lived
here formerly, and since returned to Europe
These articles cannot be purchased as pure and
genuine Ii any other city in the Union. The adul-
iteration and manufacture of liquors and wines are
practiced here 10 fearful extent and it is we'll
known fact that of fortune in the Northern
States seldom buy gallon of brandy or bottle
of wine of a New York or Boston merchant
They import direct and very often send orders here
to dealers. This is a fact well known to con-
noiSseurs. If YOU dine with nabob of New ork
or a mionarier of Boston, he will be very apt to
say:
. Come Sir-this Claret is from PAUL LoNG1s :;
this Sherry is from PAUL JUFE, Els you will
find this brandy cordial. procured it from E
RocHEREAU u Co., of New Orleans
All descriptions of Birmingham and Sheffield
hardware ore imported by our merthonts direct,
expressly to order. Musical instruments are made
IN Europe, with special reference to our own eli
mate and temperature. We import every species
of dry goods, such as linens, blankets hosiery,
prints, jackonats cambrics, casimeres, broadcohs,
boots, shoes, hats, clothing, trimmings, saddlerv
harness, DC, &c. For drugs and medicines there
is no better market.
For wet and dry groceries, including sugar, cof-
fee, fruit, sweetmeats, DC, this is, decidedly the
best market in the United States.
All descriptions of American goods-most of
them manufactured to order-arc sold here at cost
and charges and many staple goods are sold at
manufacturers prices.
Does it not follow then, setting the question of
patriotism aside, that country merchants will save,
by purchasing here; the expense of trip east
ward, the expense of transportation from Boston
or New York to New Orleans insurance by sea,
drayages, storage commissions for forwarding,
and delay incidental to rc-shipment? Unques-
tionaby We, therefore, urge the merchants of
the interior, and planters whose natural market
this Is, to give merchants trial for all kinds
of goods Let and all come this spring, and
try the experiment. By doing so they will stimu-
late competition, the only way of keeping
prices down to the lowest sale of profits and they
aid too, in building up great commercial empo-
rum within the reach of ally. o. Courier.