Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-09-21
TIE CHICAGO DRY GOODS TRADE.

1t is great mistake made by some of our Western
country merchants that they buy goods to better
advantage in New York than in Chicago. 1t is claimed
that in New Yor! there is greater chance for selec-
tion that prices enough lower make difference
Of five per cent that the opportunity to procure the
latest styles is far better in New York than at any
other point West these tho principal reasons in
favor Of New York.
Both observation and experience have satisfied
that the first is unsound The Chicago dry goods
ket is good that of New York, examination
of the various stocks in country stores, Of
which from New York and some from Chicago, will
prove The farmers wife, who looks through these
lious stocks before buying will tell you that size
get as good styles Of the dealer who buys at Chicago
as of him who buys in New York. As to the second
reason we venture to remark that the five per cent.
more or less is than eaten up in the expenses ofa
trip of 800 miles, loss of from two to four weeks time,
and additional freight In fact we feel safe in saying
that the difference in price of goods is used up twice
by these expenses 1t may be said that the freight
from New York to Chicago must be paid; why not
well pay it to the transportation companies to the
Chicago jobber? We happen to know that the Chicago
jobber, shipping millions of dollars worth of goods
every season, has advantages the country dealer,
who ships but thousands, That leave margin of from
per cent to ~ per cent in favor Of the jobber Tho
third reason is unsound as the former ones The job
Der, as every sensible man understand, will allow
opportunity to slip of keeping his stock well up
the latest styles of goods The Chicago obber is repre-
sented from January to January in New York. Paris
and London by buyers, who understand the markets
country retailer These representatives aro
ready to take advantage Of every fnctnation in the
market change in the style and the like to ship goods
West and long before the country merchant could get
through looking the ground and deciding what to
buy, the better styles of goods in the
of the Chicago firm, ready for the country trade If
these things be true and VIC know they cannot be
refuted, merchant west of Chicago can afford to
go further east TO ley in his stock Of goods Ills
interest will send him 10 Chicago
Among the leading wholesale houses in Chicago none
stand higher than the old established house Of BowrS
BROTHERS, Lake street. Al visit teok time
to look over their establishment and examine their
stock of dry goods It would be difficult to find
in New York complete obbng house this. Witt
untirng energy these three brothers have labored to
build wholesale trade that should rival that Of the
heaviest eastern firms So we'll have they succeeded
that to-day they unsurpassed by any firm in the
country in ability to meet the wants Of the North
trade their sales for 1864 having reached the
enormous of $50O0000. With capital sufficient to
keep up their stock under the most depressing state Of
trade, they prepared to bill goods both in quality
and price to the country dealers on conditions that
will insure better trade and fairer profit than can be
secured by any dealer, who spends month to visit
New York. Their facilities for transportation such
that they afford to sell on the margin SO made,
thus saving to their customers the money and time
expended in trip East In the city of Chicago they
are unsurpassed in any respect, equalled in few In
this particular section they especially gaining in
favor and is noted that the shrewdest country dea
lers are giving Bowen BROTHERS the preference To
those of readers engaged in the dry goods trade
we would recommend careful examination Of the
stock and prices this house, before laying in
fall stocks.