The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-04

Total each year. ....... $57, 1913 Ss2 S57 1914 5e7
The amount of business in dry goods during
the past six days. has not been very large The term
nation Of the active autumnsl demand and the yet
scarcely nchoste spring inquiry have occasoned this
Yet prices Of all productions especially woolens and do
nestc cottons remain very firm and display rising To-
Stocks excessive and not pressed upon
the market. Imports still rather moderate but will
shortly augment Very few Of the goods recently received
have been exhibited for sale thus holders preferrng to
await the revival Of activity in the trade to the supplying
Of orders for seasonae fabrics at the rates current the
last three months They prefer to act husbecause they
In hopes that the appreciation of materials and
the increasing scarcity OF labor In Ru
rope will then enable them to procure higher prices
Several buyers from importers entertain similar and
eviDce eagernes to stocks staple and fash
ionabe articles before she spring trade is thoroughly
msneed. There is toleraby fair enquiry for brown
sheetings and shrtings at sighty improved quotations
They are in limited stock. comparative scarcity Of
beached sheetiDgs and shtDgs exists These goods have
been in active request and have favored Desirs
bic styles Of canton annss and much needed by
dealers Denims have been extensively dealt in and
are row very firm at &C. for fashionable makes The de-
mand for drills keep up with the production and
quently stocks are prevented from aceumusting They
are worth &c. for browns for beached and yc for
blues very brisk business has been done in gnghsms
in Light supply and good request at Is 100 have
been actively sought after at full prices But for the
ment in value would doubtless occur. fair inquiry
prevails for osnsburgs 1t advancing rates. Printing
csths are in supply and brick demand 1t the
rise The fall stocks Of prints being rapidly cleared
out ~ rsmunerstive figures. Some spring styles have
appeared and are held at an advance which 1t is gene
rally supposed will be established the require
ments of obbers providing for the ensuing bust
ness become more urgent favorre makes Of stripes
91ac Hamilton 1910 and New Jersey Mills at l2c
The stock Of reduced and the assortment is not
very complete. Holders Of seasonable kinds obtain
their own prices The purchases Of tweed
large at the quotations OF last The deficient sup.
ply and increased value Of WOOL impart greater
and to woolen The am ount now
here and is eagerly taken by dealers at
rent prices That which to forward next
three months it is believed will not be very extensive
and probably fetch much higher rates The FIRST cost Of
the materials will justify to work their
upon gooos destined for the ensuing season at the
prices which have ruled here during the fall months
They must procure meney for their produc
order to render their business lucrative Unless this is
secured by them, they will have to work at loss
pend operations There scarcity of the desirable
sorts OF blankets which command full rising figures
seem firm spring styles commencing arrive They
promise well both regards quality sale Little has
liable to an improvement during the three months
OwrR to the poor stock and good demand an up ward
proclivty apparent in fannes they readily bought
at firm rates The local and sti deal
ing In fashionable light coored do LANES to some
extent st unchaDged figures Low kinds Of satnets
active but ubaitered There fair enquiry for choice
shaWls, and they not abundant Foreign commodi-
ties are temporarily inaninate The fall season has
closed, snd the succeeding is yet in embryo. Some
descriptions of British blankets and cloths moder
ate requfs at full prices Other fabrics are quiet but
firm The jobbers alone buying and even these very
spariDgy Cothers are yet limited operators Shippers
are doing little in goods suitable to California The
productions still sought after and steady French
dres goods find moderate buyers and briHg uniform
German cloths not active but they sustain their
value The preparations making for the spring season
by al parties very extensive Importers and whole
esle dealers having disposed Of nearly all their fall sup
plies now engaged in arranging their books and
certaing their years. profits The amount these they
jealousy conceal but generally confess them BE- argr
than usual The Dporations Of spring goods are very
ample, bat they still withheld from exhibition. To.
wards the end II the year they will nearly all SALE
when 1t is anticipated business will become very brisk
and prices more strongly tend upwards.