The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-09-21
CHARLESTON.


be done in Charleston this Fall and Winter.
We had thought that great many Mer-
chants. combining business with pleasure,
would lay in their supplies while on visit
to the Worlds Fair in New York.
We are rejoiced to learn, that although
early in the season, merchants have already
began to purchase their stocks in Charleston.
Charleston is bound to be great CONNER
mercial city-if this be not the case, the
charge must be laid to the Charlestonians.-
The city has for n number Of years enjoyed
degree of health, surprising any other in
the Union.
We have few words to say in relation
to the trade of Charleston.
For Grocerics-Charleston is one of the
best in the Union. Baltimore is said to be
the best Coffee Market, but when we take
into consideration, that Charleston rs n su-
gar market supercedes Baltimore, and that
in Charleston, rice, molasses and sugar can
be bought ut n lower figure than in Balti-
more, we are bound TO give Charleston the
preference rs II Grocery Market.
There are n number of very excellent
Grocery Houses in Charleston, and we have
been somewhat surprised, that the propric-
tors and also those of other establishments.
do not through the medium of the country
Press. inform country merchants of their bn-
sincss facilities. As market for crockery,
Charleston occupies prc-emincnt position.
The palm has been givcr to Philadelphia,
but of later years, since the establishment of
several large importing Houses, Charleston
is one of the be- {, and Certainly the best for
merchants of North and South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Eastern Ten
ncsscc0 Of any city in the Union.
When we speak of Dry Goods, we alludc
to every kind of Dry Goods. Prints, Domcs-
tics, Clothing, Silks, &c. These kinds Of
goods we are sure can be purchased as low
in Charleston, as in New York We have
positively known men to purchase Dry
Goods in Charleston, and largely too, after
they had been to the North for that purpose
Not perhaps because they did not purchase
ut the North, but on their return, LOOKING
through stocks in Charleston, their interest
prompted them to increase their purchases,
and they have said that they purchased the
the same articles in Charleston cheaper than
they did in New York. a vacuum has hith-
erto existed in the Clothing business. There
always have been n large number of retail
clothing stores-King street abounds with
them, but not n sullicienry of wholesale cs-
tablishments This vacuum is though now
happily filed This season two or three
large establishments have been opened. To
soaEsertain knowledge, two;
Z There is great adFadtsee though to the
Dry Goods purchascr5 81 lase eston, over one
in New York. In az 1a{ter city, You are
compelled % purchdsoTrrfArn afIlcles In ono
house, and certain articles in another; for
instance, you will find prints. and articles of
Il like kind in one house, silks in another,
dOmcStcs in another, and so on; whereas.
in Charleston all these various kinds of goods
can be purchased in one establishment. II
is Of considerable advantage to the country
merchant, TO confne his business us much
as possible to one house. In purchasing,
it saves him much trouble and fatigue, and
then, in his monetary affairs il is much bet
ter to make settlements with one house,
than with half dozen. Itis no inconsidera-
bic advantage, we repeat, for the country
merchant to contine his business to one
house as much as possible. II has no doubt
been the means of saving many a man from
bankruptcy, for the firm you have dealt so
largely with, and for so long period, will
extend that leniency to you which you are
not so sure, and neither have YOU any right
to expect, will be extended by firms scatter
co about, whose interest it is to get their
money, rather than indulge for so small pat
ronagc.
For Hats, Bonncts, and all kinds Of straw
goods, but little advantage is derived from go.
ing North. Hats it is true, can be purchased
either in New York or Philadelphia about
Is per cent cheaper than in Charleston, but
when we consider, insurance, freight, OK.
pense of travel, &c, nothing is gained.
In straw goods, there is also little DIFF
ference, but as this branch of business with
county merchants is small at best, il max es
no material difference.
Boots and Shoes. Boston has always
been considered the best market for Boots
and Shoes, and no doubt continues to be-
Although the shoes manufactured at thc
South are far superior to those made at the
North, yet it is folly, to try to compete with
the North in cheapness. Political economy
teaches us, that labor should be diversified
and this branch Of mechanical trade. is oi
such potent benefit to the INDECENT people OF
the North, that TO be deprived of it, serious
consequences would follow. Shoes and
Boots can be purchased cheaper in Boston
than in Charleston. We have thought the
Shoe Dealers in Charleston, taxed too high
profit. Scarcely any of our Lerchants buy
shoes in Charleston.
In the shoe business of Charleston there
is another important consideration; it is sci.