The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-04
From the N. Y. Independent. ]
DRvsGOOdn Trade.

Dry.G0Ods Trade.
| The dry-gOods trade for the year now ended
| has, on the whole, been one of fair prosperity
| Afew housss-both in the commission and lob
bling business-have increased their sales con.
sidsraby over any previous year. Others by
perhaps extraordinary efforts, have done abou
a. much as usual, while much the larger mum
Der have done less. Considering, however, the
state Of the country, the unprecedented panic
through which the whole mercantile commup
" have passed, and the fixed purpose Of ali
sound business men 10 do CeH what was done,
the result has been quite equal to our expec-
tations. Indeed the verdics Of . vast majority
OF the better class Of merchants, il given, would
be that business has been larges and more prof.
table than the most sanguine could reasonably
have anticipated.
Our importers Of French and English fabrics
have done q limited business. The market has
been supplied with fair variety Of rich goods,
all Of watch have found q ready sale at good
profits. Styles a little old, in consequence Of
the limited demand for any description of goods,
have only found purchasers in the auction room
large amount Of dress goods, in the aggregate,
have been forced off in this way al loss Of
from ten to fifty per cent. Shawls have paid a
fair proht, both to the importer and jobber.-
Dress silks, in new styles, have seldom done
better. No profit has been made on the aggre.
gate Importation of ribbons. The demand for
hosiery and lace goods has been light. The sea-
son closes with only light stock in the hands
Of our importers.
The domestic commission business has been
good at steadily advancing prices through the
year. All the leading styies and brands of sta
pie fabrics are held firmly. Wooden pansaloon
stuffs, in fair styles, have sold we'll all the sea
son, at prices very much above the current quo.
tatrous a year ago. The stock on hand now is
not heavy, consequently our manufacturers are
not disposed to accept ofany reduction to make
clearing out" sales. Already there is some
demand for domestic goods, with considerable
sales, for the coming season.
The jobbers never probably closed season e
business with smaller stocks, and as a whole,
We think no class of business men are more
sound. The lessons OF the past year will not
soon be forgotten, and the determination pre-
walls generally, to raise the standard OF credits
and do business upon safer basis.
The city retail trade for the year has been
good-not large but healthy. Just now the
holiday demand makes business active. In oil
tho large interior cities what are called "lead:ng
houses" have done remarkably well the past
year. Weak houses have been in poor credit,
and therefore could not offer to buyers their
usual 'extraordinary attractions" The country
aAd "cross road trade in some sections has
been God, but in others very poor. Our ad-
vices arc such as to warrant US in expressing the
opinion, that stocks OF goods On hand all over
the country are much smaller than usual
The fo!ioWing is a comparative statement Of
the imports OF foreign dry goods At New York
fer tie eek and since Jan. LIST:
For the week. 1856. 1857. 1858.
Entered 81
the port, 9s42,s54 $sl4,5ls 1891, e32
Thrown on
market, 792,645 2S7,S66 1851
Since Jan. /.
Entered At
the port, Sel,ss7 $50 go, 244, 7ss t57, 49,, s2s
Throunon
market, S9,4s9,7l0 9l,so4,174 65 ,677, SO