, 1859-03-26
OUR SPRING TRADE.
A Stroll Among the Jt3bbcrs, J.

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period last year. The country almost, literally
"swamped +" in mud, has become more passable,
tue delays and hindrances to locomotion, of the
lines Of the railways, are wearing Or hare worn
awav, and wc arc beginning to hear, and havc
for sometime past been hearing, from urfricnds
in the interior in the way Of Spring trade.
If one lesson has been taught to the country
merchants Of the West and Northwest more
prominently than another by The late revulsiou,
it. is that which, though it might hare been
earlier and moro cheuply gained, comes better
late than never" and to the direct advantage Of
the Spring Trade ef our city, represented by our
wholesale md jobbing houses. In former times,
as now, the country merchants and traders Of
the Eastern and middle States, within few
hours ride Of tlse metropolis, hare made their
business yisits to the wholesale market directly
proportionatc AID in keeping with the wants Of
their trade, or have relied upon orders during
the season ut short notice to fill up any line Of
goods. Thus they have avoided carrying tile
hcavy stock that the Western merchant visiting
the East only opcc or twice year found him
self cnticed into assuming, by too lax rules Of
credit, and his desire to suit his stock to every
possible and oftcntin1cs cxtrayagautly imagined
cxigency.
| T1o ho.,,h;or +oro of vostorn roto;, trodo fin
,roseot ve,r IL shown hr the dcs;re If wh;cl,
nccessity is not in all cases the parcnt. 10 1uu
| Hyht, and to enjoy the same advantage at the
| West that the trade Of New York and New
England has always enjoyed, frequent bills and
orders with the jobbing house.
A., .n.ha,o ond nrnnar,tor,. = = , rov;o,r IF Tim
r.... t.. 80. .,,u ;<t,,u.. :,
..;1 - -, .,.. .to, oa.r a. +,,o +r.da
G -o.s:,- .,o..s:,,.za,,. c.a., r~aa
d,.o .,,,t thor .o, dn.,co,a tho hills If rastc,n
;.,,,o,. - at t,,o ,,r;o,s ,;nos of ooods odd;pr
the necessary freight. which latter the retailer
vopld of course incur on his own purchases in
| vcw y,,t
Within few davs mast ye hare visited num-
hrs If our best houses. not so much to learn
the amount Of present business rs to ascertain
ccnrra,lv what tbcy ure ant;cipatinc and prc-
n,rcd for. We hare deyo.cd no small amount
If labor to sneak adyisedly in this matter, and
the result of our observation has been to con-
yiuce us in the opinion that the stocks in our
mercantile houses ure, though not perhaps n,ucl,
heavier. vet superior as compared with former
seasons. and such rs must command, aud have
commanded. the attention If judicious buyers,
m,nr If wbon, are fur the first time making IN
tbo;r hills in ch;raqo or have a]ready made
,be, nm
With the building improvements Of the past
two years. Lake street, especially its lower
portion, has attracted to its noble business
structures Of brick, iron and marble, large
! share Of the formrr wholesale trade Of South
| Water street.
When Messrs. Cooley, Farwell & Co., rcmor-
| cd to their spacious store Oh Wabash avenue,
| near Lake street, they seemed pioneers far in
| advance Of anv setting of the iobbins trade in
that direction. That yicinity within two or
three blocks distant now includes most of tie
leading houses in the departments Of Dry Goods,
Clothing. Boots and Shoes, Hardware. Hats.
Cans. and Straw ..oods. and DRUGS.
The housp WE have named. Mcssrs. Cooley
FarwclE & Co., are Il distinguished representa-.
tive house in the Wholesale Drv Goods trade in
t,,;s c;tv. and t],c;r snrinr stock ia eomnlctc
Mcssrs, Richards. Crun,bauyh < Shay lcake
Marsh f. Helms, Harmon Aiken T. Ga,e sovo,c
Keith r co arc :1so lrad;no houscs in thc line of
D,y coods md yot;ons Mcssrz nar;a s,v-
rcr + r, odd to fin ccncra,l;uc of Drv f,oods
m crtens;xe and fu, assortment of Hats md
r,,s n,o+. ,,,1 shoos rosars no+ro, rro.r-
| crs to their iobbiur trade in Dry Goods unite y
.,cncral trade in Notions and Fancy wares and
:, cornn,etc assortment of croclerx Glass ,nl
cbn, M st;,c f. n hor. p, t,ro, t-oao r.
| Fancy f.oods and yoi;ons Nesxrs Eel p;,.
| lcv rrc 1,rvc1v in ,be linz If 11,,,inerr trim.
MINIS 6c
n H., cooa. t1,a e,r;,o s.,c,s ~ 4,,o ,,o,,sos
,h,-o n.,,od ,,r,so,, 1or1o nd ,.r;oa st,o,s
Thu ,ncort,;ntv ,s IN 4,c cr,n tia com;nr sco,
san rcstr;c,s one,ations of buvcrs very rcncr-
,},v n 1;cht hills and in ston1cs chiefly vet cxeu
nov an innrovemcnt is indicated in lbc fcel;ur
urcr tbe last scason MT This pcriod,
Mcssrs r;c)d benedict T. ca arc tbc Ica,1;nr
| cxc]us;rc c1oth .bo,sc in thc city, They are d.
| r.ct ;,,,or+ors IF Frcnch cloths docst;rs fire.
y.stinns and French fancy cassjmcrcs. and haze
d,r;nc Ton ve,rs ,obh,nc ,r,de established w;1c
| -o,rt.t;o, +h-,r,b,,t III, <,-tbvoet !, the;r
,;ro Their snr;no stocs is ,nusu,,r comn'e,e
| md a,troct;vc' Mcssrs. Lcono1d & Schlossmau.
u, +3,s cc,c,, c,oth;n,, trade mite dcnartmcnt
| in finn american and forc;cn cloths
| Tin ,rho,cs,,c c1othinr tr,do os tb;c ritz has
tent excn n,cc with Tho ;ncreascd ;,n,o-t,nco
| and extent ,f 4hot 1,r,,cb of ,,orc,,t;,. h,e;-
ness. Stocks of thc nrcscnt snr;nr nrc inst he.
inn oncncd or are o,rcadv m t,o rorntcrs
Nrssrs. Barrett Kim Co. are onc of the o,d-
rst houses in thc;r };nc md in ndd;tio, IN
,,o.h;nc hove dcn,rtm.nt acvotoa J., oo,,,o-