Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-19
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THE FALL TRADE Be

The FALL TRADE, &c.
The city begins to wear busy aspect; the princi-
pal business streets, partially deserted during the hot
summer months, are now thfonged with a busy bust
ing muutude, strange faces are encountered in bust
ness circles, and indications every side convey the
gratifying assurance that merchants are in the midst
of an active fall trade.
During the past summer, unusually large number o.
Richmond merchants visited Europe for the purpose OF
selecting goods and wares suitable to the tastes md
wants ofthe Southern public. These gentlemen pur
chased extensively, with the view of afordng every ia
cillty to the rapidly increasing trade Of the city The
goods thus selected have not only come to md but
have been conveniently and taste fully arranged, and
await the demands of trade.
10 say that our merchants better prepared
than at any former period, to supply the trade would
convey only Imperfect idea of the magnitude of their
stocks Having recently stroed through the stores and
warerooms of some ofthe principal importing houses
forciby impressed with the magnitude of the
fall importaons. There are now in store in this ctv
verify believe, fully third more goods than have
usually been found at this season consequently coun-
try merchants may rely upon superior inducements be.
ing offered to purchase in this market That purcha-
sers fare well in this city, both as regard
prices and quality of goods, as in any other in the
Union, is conceded fact far regards legitimate
trade In the Northern aud Eastern cities 1t sometimes
happens, that purchasers meet with great inducements
at the heavy auction sales of odds and endy shipped
to this country by the European manufacturers; but
these instances rare yet they constitute almost the
only advantage afforded by those markets over our
own.
In the DRY GooDs trade business is brisk. Country
merchants are beginning to buy freely;
toners have made bills in Richmond, and we trust
many others will follow their example before the close
OF the season. We ask attention to the stock adver-
tsements in this branch OF trade, published in the
"Times"
In the Departments of Hardware, Fancy Goods, Gro
ceries, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps Jewellery,
Clothing Books and Drugs and Medicines, trade is be-
coming brisk, whilst the inducements offered purcha
sers never better.
Trade in Richmond is gradually assuming whole.
and steady tone. The wholesale houses
steadily the increase, whilst business is beginning
be marked by that degree OF individuality observable in
all large cities. All the departments oil trade, one,
now represented in market by wholesale deal
The department to which we aude as being de-
fecve is the silk trade-there being at present
house in the city exclusively de oted to that branch
True all the wholesale dry goods dealers prepared
TO furnish silk goods of all kinds, but presume the
majority OF those who import this description OF goods
ted exclusively to this branch all the departments OF
trade would be fully represented.
Whilst trade is brisk and business in wholesome
condition, the money market continues stringent
This is wing to the pressure which exists in the N orh
citss, and the great demand fell there for remtan
ces to Europe. The amount OF paper offering at Bank
is unusually heavy, learn; whilst the line oil dis
count is not unduly LIBERAL The temporary pressure
which now exists is not owing to overtradng on the
part OF our merchantson the contrary they were ne
Yer in better condition; the demand Tor money arises
almost entirely we learn from desire on the part o,
our merchants to anticipate payments falling due at
long intervals, out of the city.
The greatest de gree OF zeal and animation is percep
tlbe among our business men; all, without exception
looking forward to buoyan fall trade. We trust the
present fine, bracng weather. will induce our country
friends to flock to the city in crowds. Those disposed
to farther, word for may fare worse; therefore,
we would advise those who may have set out from their
homes with the intention of visiting the Northern cities
to stop in Richmond, look at the goods offered here
enquire the prices, and if they pW go North, Institute
a comparison between prices in this city and those
asked in New York and Philadelphia. We imagine
they will find, after reaching the Northern Cities they
have Jared worse.
During the past year many substantial and elegant
improvements have been made in the store houses
Main and Broad Streets these will readily strike the
eye of the stranger and force upon his mind the con-
vlctlon that the of our city not only onward
but upward.
The facilities Of transportation to and from the city
are also rapidly improving. The iron arms OF the
Central and Danvle Railroads are being rapidly ex-
tended into different and hitherto inaccessible sec
tons, whilst the advantages derivaole from the
James River and Kanawha Canal are to be speedily
increased by the extension ofslha great improvement
from Lynchburg to the mouth of North River
The health of the city at present was never better.
Indeed, throughout the past summer, characterised
as it was by extremely hot weather, the genera
health of the city continued good.
Under all these favourable circumstances then,
may we not confidently lock forward to prosperous