The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-04
New Work Letter.
Nkw Yonk, Jan. %. 1853,
FARIB.uLr CoUSrs


From oa Regular New Yort Correspondent
The city Is rather quito still. IN a bust
Dess point Of view. The country trade has
not begun to come in yet. except from the
far West and South. but the dry goods
drumners lilo In wait at all tho hotels, watch
ing like hungry cats for any early spring
bird Of . purchaser. Tho worst fcA,uee
Of our Wholesale dry goods business IN
New York aud the ono which has most
contributed to give m unsafe reputation n
the trade, Ia the prevailing system Of fore
ing goods upon buyers in excess Of their
wants. A country shop keeper IL looked
upon M prospective victim. whose eyes are
to DO dazxled by tho display Of new
styles and brilliant coloripgs, and whose ears
are 10 he filled with sanguine predictions,
until. in q iew infatuated moments. he is led
to give orders for three times the stock be
had intended u buy, and more than no can
sell In two year, lIs store Ia filed every
SEASON with two year old goods, and he 10.
comes thus, In the end. = poorer customer
for tho wholesale merchant. besides the In.
jury TO tho solvcncy Of the party. Wemve
no hesitation 10 saying that tho smart 70 lee
mcn" Of our leading houses have ruined ma
ny q small dealer, Of cour@ inconsi,i crntcly,
but ail efiec,uaIly, by loading him with
more goods than be- could possibly carry
Said leading cloth dealer 10 IN, the other
day /" ! never did thing Of that kind but
once In my life, and the result gave me
new idea Of business A small tailor came
into tbs store from the interior OF the State,
intending TO buy about $500 worth Of
goods. showed him ono thing after an.
other ill | had run up tho mans bill 10
$1,000, and thought had done cute thing
But thu man never got over 1t. The goods
mostly laid on bis hands. be could not ply ;
w had 10 cell him out, the mans prospects
wore ruined and IA good customer lost so
much for forcing goods into consumption.
The recently exposed system Of accom-
mediation blldrawing," in con- with
British banks. explain what haa "a been .
mystery. namely, how English manufAc.
turer could afford 10 produces goods and
seod them TO this market. 10 be sold, year
alter year, un'er cost. An equitable com
petition now would hardly injure our manu-.
f.cturers, were there no t1rid at oil on cot
tons. But chesp labor aud money 80 cheap,
that II WINS never paid for at oil. were fscili-
ties not p@scssed by New England manu-
facturers, and consequently they found them
selves continually swDmped by the British,
in most mysterious way Now tia, these
facilities nre likely 10 he removed from I'M
Irineiped spectators abroad, We may hope
Tor the good time coming Of our own manu-
faciucr Manufactured goods arc now
evidently scarce 10 market. ard on active
demand, for Few wceks, would raise prices;
though raw material isvery low. Domestic
goods are beins L1ught M. by spectators
al suction, TO keep over 10 next August.
Wien every one looks for lively trade and
small supply Of goods consequently, .
high range Of prices. Manufactures IL not
reviving 10 generally. as was expected. after
the opening d the New Year.
Taking about dry goods, the Gaze Of the
young dry goods man, who ran sway with .
fortune Of 10000. right 10 the thick Of
Of the hard time'. e1citss . great deal Of
attention. The bride Is restrained BY tho
mother, who thinks the catch rather q tues
oDe for young fellow on $500 wear. espe.
cially considering tho increased vsloe Of
money. II the swain Is successful he viii
probably have chance to enter O. partner
at any one Of thirty or fortv i'm nove rished