The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-09-14
THE CHICAGO DRY GOODS TRADE.

II = great mistake made by some Of our wsstssps
country merchants chat they buy goods to better
advantage in New York than in Chicago 1t 10 claimed
that in New York there 10 greater chance for sssc
tion, that prices enough lower to make difference
Of vo per cent that the opportunity to procure the
latest styles Is far better IN Now York than at any
other point West, these the principal In
favor Of New York.
Both observation and experience have satisfied us
that the first is unsound The Chicago dry goods
kct 10 good that Of New York. as an examination
Of the various stocks in country stores, Of
which are from New York and some from Chicago, wiH
prove The farmers wife, who looks through these W.
rous stocks before buying will tell you that she can
get good styles Of tho deaor who buys Chicago
- Of him who buys in New York. A to the second
reason, venture ~ remark that the i've psr cent
more or less is than eaten up in the expenses OF
trip If ls00 miles loss Of from two to four weeks time
and additional freight. In fact, feel safe in saying
that tue difference in price Of goods 10 used up twice
over b. these expenses 1t may bs said that the freight
from Now York to Chicago must be paid; why NOT
well pay it to the transportation companies 70 the
Chicago jobber' We happen to Know that the Chicago
ijobber, shipping millions Of dollars worth of ss,ds
every season, has advantages the country dealer
who ships but Thousands, that leave margin of from
n per cent. to ~ cent In favor ofLe Jobber The
thisd reason 10 unsound tho former Tho job
no opportunity slip If keeping his stock we'll up in
the latest styles Of gosds The Chicago bber b repre-
ssAted from January to January In New York. Paris
and Lesdon by buyers VITO understand tho markets
a. no country retailer These aro
really to take advantage Of every huctuation in the
MARKET change in the style and the ike. ship govis
West and long before the country merchant could get
through looking teground and deciding what 70
buy the better styles o goods In the rooms
NJ tl,A kt~s~ A.
these things Be true, and We know they cannot be
rsfuted no merchant west Of Chicago can afford to
90 further east to lay In s stock Of goods Ills own
Interest will send him TO Chicago
Among the leading Wholesale houses In Chicago non,
stand higher than the old established house Of Bewsx
BEoraIns Lake street. At recent visit We took time
to look their establishment and examine their
stock Of dry goods, II would be- difficult to find svsn
in New York sonap'sts jotbng house a this With
untrng energy these three brothers have laborsd to
build Wholesale trade that should rival that Of the
heaviest eastern FIRMS So we'll have they succeeded
chat to-day they unsurpassed BY any nrn in the,
eountry in ability to meet the wants Of the Nsrth.
western trade their sales for 1864 having reached the
enormous Of g. 100000. With capital sufcient to
ksepup their stock under the depressing state Of
trade they prsparsd to Bf goodh both In quality
and price to the country dealers conditions that
will insure better trade and farer profit than can b
secured by any dealer, who spends . month to vsit
New York. Their facilities for transportation are such
that they can afford to sell the margin % msds,
thus saving TO their customers the money and time
expended In trip East In the city Of Chicsgo they
are unsurpassed in any respect, equalsd In few. In
this pasicuisr section they are especially gaining In
fAvor, sndt noted that the shrewdsst country De-.
lsrs are giving BOWEN BaorAEas the preference. 70
those Of our readers engaged in the dry goods trade
ws would recommend careful sxamination q ths
stock ana prices u tAs houss. bsSgs laSi,s b NJ
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