The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-20

Total each year.. S5e7s2 494 $50 $40 $50
Business in dry goods Is abating Wholesale houses
are doing little; the stocks retained by them nall;
their prices sustained Jobbers and retailers stu
actively employed in filling the orders of their country
and local customers who take reasonable fabrics freely
at full rates This class Of factors win be in possess
sion Of limited supply and defective assortment which
will be satisfactory preparation for the spring trade
Indeed every indication of the fall trades pro-
pitous to large and profitable business during the
son which ensues Few have been character
lied by so much activity and the ap
preaching end Production has extensive sales
unusually SIMPLE prices remunerative aud payments
promptly made Supplies light, and prices are
buoyant Importers disposng Of their old and get
ting in fresh goods Dealers sell quickly and buy spar
ngly of the fall articles These being gone and the
abundance of money continuing shall be greatly
pred at anything less than large and lucrative spring
trade devoid Of all the greyous and
sacrifices OF previous years The operations in bro
sheengs and shrtings comparatively fair in part for
domestic consumption and shipment, at unchanged
figures BleacLed goods sell fast received at old
The stock is diminishing The amount of dcsirs-
bic drills the market is light and acid at very high
rates Hence transactions restricted Browns are
held at 7slc a Sc bleached at SIC and blues at 9Ac
We hear OF very few important movements in denms-
they not abundant and msintain their value Ship
por are yet seeking after sui able STYLES of
which are rather scarce and firm The articles
steadily purchased by home dealers ut full Cling
hams find ready buyers at l0c. for Manchester and
for Glasgow and Lancasters Jeaus little
tive, and without change of moment There il q scarcity
of seaonable stripes, which in good request and
bought quickly in part for future delivery uniform
quotations Very little alter alton has occurred in ticks
The demand is moderate, and prices supported.
Canton fannels are saleable and firm. The supply is
not very heavy Fancy cassmeres speedily
purchased on being rendered for sale, ut full
pricess The dark colors are not much noticed So
tinets off steadily unchanged figures There
only limited inquiry for cloths, which in light sup
ply and held firmly The production is less extensive.
The rarity and enhanced value Of snRes impede opera
tions The demand for blankets good at uniform
Desirable styles prints freely bought steady pri
The supplies moderate Printing cloth
tive and drm at the recent Improvement There good
business doing in havls at unchanged figures The for
eign goods trade Is very light, the fall having al
most passed and dealers being occupied with preparations
for that which follows All parties look for extensive
spring trade though fear that the increased value
turing districts Of Europe will check the production and
in consequence contract tie stocks likely reach the
market Should the and large orders out
no wever be partially executed why
the supplies will not be perfectly adequate the demand
which will doubtless be very brisk. Very little has
done in British anufactures aside from the purchases of
blankets and heavy goods made to supply the California
trade Occasional sales made to clothes OF suitable
articles at uniform prices but they moderate in
tent and In struggling lots French goods less active
They not abundant and maintain their prices Silks
yelvets and most kind Of dress goods continue to be
bought fair quantities and they are now rather
They command very high rates. French and usrmsu
cloths are in less demand at unatered figures There
have been sundry auction sales OF foreign goods during
the week which have perhaps passed of with less spirit
and at reduction In prices But this is the usual
result Of such nearly ended for