The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-18
MOVEMENTS ~ FOREIGN DRY Goops.

Total value put the market during the week 81 36 20
The first failure in the dry goods jobbing line
which has occurred for some time took place this
week. The house dealt TO o considerable extent In
staple silk goods; and, finding their collections in
adequate to meet their liabilities To importers, by
which they would be enabled TO make fresh pur-
chases for the fall trade they unable TO stock
their house with suitable goods for their trade. and
were compelled to suspend; upon doing which they
returned recent purchases TO houses from whom
they had been recently made. II was supposed that
in the final settlement Of their accounts their
assets would bc sufficient 10 square their liabilities.
During the autumn Of is5, the stock Of French
fabrics, such silks, dry good. ribbons and vest
ings, were greatly reduced by auction. Owing
To the short crops and bad collections jobbers did
not buy freely from the importers; hence the hitter
sought the auction mars and sold on heavily 10 the
highest bidder. This year, the autumn trade opens
with prospect OF heavy crops and active de-
mand for staple goods The importations have been
light and the supply Of desirable French dress goods
has materially advanced both in France and in the
United States. The advance Isl dress silks IL est
mated at 10 to 20 per cent Ribbons are also better
There il marked and increased activity among our
iobbers with the prospect Of doing good and safe
fall business. Cloths have moderately advanced;
the greatest having been realized on low grades Of
which, stocks are light. Figured yelycts and vest
ings in good request. Dress goods arrive slowly
and sell we'll. Shawis have not moved much yet;
prices are higher English staple goods are better.
Low grades Of hosiery are in good demand al better
rates. Merinoes, which we're a drug las, year, on
auctoneers shelves and were sold at ruinous rates
have advanced Is 10 10 per cent. The stock of
bombazines IL moderate, and prices have slightly
advanced. Domestic goods have assumed greater
regularity in prices with the promise Of a healthy
trade, though we unable 10 notice any material
change In most descriptions the present week. The
market IN well supplied with desirable assortncn1
Of domestic sba~Is from the mills Of New England
and Of this state, IN which good business Ia ex-
pccted 10 be done. A good business IL rprnging MP
with wholesale lothng houses, whose trade with
the South and West Is every year augmenting. For.
merly they only sent out manua lures lcay.
ing fine goods TO b. supplied by local retailers and
taIlors; the plan H. n send out expensive fash
ionable and well made up goois. which are pur.
chased by the better class a consumers, and
are supplaniing the old customs Of the trade
Many large honscs In Broadway, such an Jennings
and others. are sugmenting their sales every year
through the Southern and Western States o-aa ly
giving the same facilities 10 purchasers granted By
the regular dry goods jobbing trade.
Upon the whole, the dry goods jobbcr II New
York have 70 feel encouraged Of the fayora
bic prospects ahead. The auction sales have
menced. and arc well attended; bat they not
patronzed by importers, they ~err in the former
sesson who now look 70 the jobter, /. formerly.
for regular customers leaving the trade 10 ho~ In
IT, accustomed and heaIrhy channel