The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-10-06

,rur FALL Trade, PEARL STREET, &c.-The
fan trade which opened this season earlier than 1t
aver did before, aud with unusual spirit. IL con.
| tinuine with briskness unparalleled In the com.
! msrcisl history of Richmond. We learn from
| ,bose who are familiar with the subject, that the
an cunt of goods of all kinds brought to this mar
ket for the fall trade has been almost double the
amount Of any former season, and that the sales
have been in the same ratio with the supplies
And what is true in reference to imports, is also
true in regard to our own immediate manufactures.
All descriptions of trade have been and are still
doing greatly increased amount Of business The
shipping engaged in the direct regular trade
with our port has been found inadequate to meet
the demands Of both the import and the export
trade and freight in consequence, has often been
turned away. This is true in reference to the yes
sells of the Virginia Packet Companys lines, aud also
with the Roanoke and other steamers To meet the
demands of the increased trade, the Virginia com
psny have determined to add two more vessels to
their lines at an early day. Nor has the transient
shipping ever before been great as 1t has been
this fall Since The fall trade set in, early as The
first of August, the whsrves at Rockets have pre-
sented scene of hustle and business never before
equslled in the marine affairs of this city. The
wag ons drays &c, numerous as they are, have at
times been unequal to the task of promptly convey
ing the goods to and from the vessels; and Cary
street. the great emporium of the heavy trade of the
city, has teen o crowded, daily, with wagons and
draws az to remind US forcby Of some of the prin
cpa business streets of the great city OF New York
Our stores too, have never before presented such
piles and quantities of goods. Not to speak OF the
larU nd aIp MT
street. no better evidence could be presented of the
truth Ct what say than is afforded by visit to
Pearl or I4th street, south of Main. Here appears
to be the head quarters Of the wholesale business
For the last months the sidewalks of that street
have daily presented avalanche of buxes, crates.
bales, &c, containing goods packed up and labelled
for every point Of the compass Indeed great has
been the pressure CT business operations there for
time past that it has been difficult for pedes-
TRAN to find room for passage along the sdew aks.
stroll through thelarge dry goods, hardware, and
other wholesale establishments located there, filed
with choice aud beautiful goods Of all kinds-to wit
ness the clerks with their coats of, buried
in goods, and all busy bees, in exhibiting their
| splendid sssorments, making sales, packing, CLERK.
ing and waiting upon their numerous country
friends presents a scene enlivening as it must
be gratifying to all who desire the prosperity Of
Richmond 1t ia seldom, we learn, that the ndustri-
GUS salesmen there have an opportunity to eat any
thing from early morn until late at night COM
pletely is their tin e engrossed with business
II we turn from the dry goods trade to other
branches of commerce., similar increase is obser.
vabe in all The dealers in groceries, iron, leather
Shoes hats clothing furniture, China, tin, hard
ware, drugs and medicines, millinery, confections-
| aries, &c. &c, are all engaged at this time in an
active business. And we are pleased to learn that
the country merchants have not only come to this
market in greatly increased numbers this season,
but that they have brought more money with them
than has teen customary. This, too, is very i'm
portant consideration, and shows that the country
is also more prosperous than usual.
Not only has the regular local city trade been
great, but the transit commission business has
also been unusually large the present season. The
extension of our railroads together with the estab
lishment of fine steam vessels making rapid and re-
gular trips between the Northern cities and Rich
mond, has caused large quantity of the passing
trade, which hitherto took other routes, to make
Richmond depot for trans hipment Large guam
titles of goods Tor the souta-side formerly landed
at City Point and other places, now come here to
take the Danvile railroad; aud in referen ce to
goods for the Charlottesville district Ct country by
means of the extension Of tn. Central Railroad
Ali these things toreshadow bright destiny soon
for Richmond, and show the beneficial results of
our several great lines of internal improvements
and an increased steam marine. That new and
prosperous era has opened upon our city CONNER
eally, no one can any longer doubt. Already is
seen the germ OF a most prosperous state of things
soon to be developed in our charming CITY,
TENE ME- -rrher. L. a x-o...