The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-08-30
The Charleston Fall Trade.

Every indication promises large aud pro6ta,
bic trade to Charleston for the ensuing Fall.
Strangers are coming in every day from Geor.
gia, Tennessee, etc, and though they thus come
and 20 without any unusual caution, We have
learned Of no case Of fever Of any sort origi
mating in our city. In fact she has never been
more free from all kinds Of fever. If this
blessing, for which we cannot be too grateful,
shall conlinue-and there are no indications to
the cOntrary-our city will, this Fall, reap
largely of the fruits of her enterprise. Her
merchants were never better prepared for it.
They have laid in full asSertflcnts of dry and
fancy goods hardware, crockery, groceries,
boots and shoes hats, drugs, etc, etc., OF which
many of the dry goods, etc, are BY direct i'm
pnrtailun We learn that the revenue of the
Charleston Custom House. for the las week.
exceeded $4,000. 1T has So happened that
these importatons and early purchases at the
North have given oar merchants great advau-
tages for The Fall trade. Sincetley purchased,
many articles. especially ronlens and heavy
cotlo.s have risen in the European aud North.
crn markc,s. This rise will so materially al
feet New York, us to insure to the country
merchants cheaper rates in Charleston. But
thcv understand this better than VI do, expe-
rience having long ago tanght them that mi ad
vance by the manufacturers, late in July or
August, always affects Immediately the North.
ern markets whereas the Charleston trade,
being @c!l supplied before that time, does not
feel the effects OF the advance. unless it be con.
tlnued during the Winter and Spring. We
may, therefore, safely say 10 the country mer-
chants that the chances in their favor are, this
Fall, better in Charleston than in the North
ern cities. Oar merchants have laid in large
! socks of every variety. They seem to be fGl,
" impressed with the fact, that Cha lesion has
become, and will continue, to be, more and
more, Il city 20 he travelled 10, not Mrough ;
and whatever the nlarnisl may say ;.b'ut the
main routes giving her the go by, they are
satisfied that her connection with the West are
sure TO make her, no. Il way station ON rail.
road, however great, but an important com.
mcrcaI terminus OF the seaboard.
Tie fall stocks for most of our VIII sale
houses are rapidly arriving, and we are assured
that. within the fortnight next ensuing, the en-.
tic supply of Fail goods will be upon the
shelves, aGd. ready for distribution.
perhaps no city ever presented so complete Il
Il contrast to itself, AT any two peri"ds of its
existence, as Charleston nov presents to her
condition one year ago. I'hcm the fever was
at It's height and had been raging for near q
fortnight Now, we have not 6nl ' no fever,
but none Of the usual premnniti6hs of its ap-
prnach Then. our streets " ere deserted; now
they are thronged, with busy people then
blr>ine>s was suspended; now, dray> are run
ming, hammers are falling, and in walking our
principal thoroughiares, we are arrested at eveI J
step by the nlaterial, for buildings in the pro,
cess of erection. and by the stocks of good
that are being run into the stores. Then,
travellers stunned our city, or hurried through,
it with bags of camphnr to their noses; now,
they return here, from the North, relieved not
only of the intense heat, but nf all apprehen-
sion of diseases, and walk abuu; the streets
with feeling of security and independence
they failed to experience amid the mortality
prevailing in the cities North and South of us.
Southern Standard