Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-05
neelIne IN Prlces.

The Bfsoklyh IN. ~ t',soz, in an editorial On
the decline in che prices II Dry Goods gives rs III
following,
The decbhe IN price. i gradually extending, y
all branches Of trade II mads itself leli In the i'm
porting and jShhing hoases almost simultaneously
with The hgfuning of tho decline in gold; n least
az aoch rs i appeared certain that this fell was b
he permanent The larger retail houses have yield
"a tn II little later and The smaller estAblsShnent'
win sooa have te follow The fall in AIl articles
except provisions has eesa wonderfal; and In some
staples Il has been considerably greater than that o
gold Thus tho agurcs Of tho markets tell IA that
one who may have invested given sum in gold a
zoe On she FIRST Of February would realize iauoh
more ffnm it, sale now at iso than 10 who having
invested TIM same amount al the same time In dry
,,lpds. iron, teas, &e Il tho then current prizes
wonld from At the rates now prevailing In dry
goods there are really no fixed yalucs. Jobbcrs whc
are not obliged 10 part with their goods ax nominal
prices upon them considerably above What tier ex
rect % get snd wait the turn Of the market Those
who canno; do this but who mist keep trade alive
are content "a receive the bcst prices tho purchases
viii give, which srr very seldom up to the asking
satne
We hear of Isbher who, In comparing note,
with his neishbors called up an importer; Here
aid the importer by way % Illustrating the condi
tioh Of trade SIS pieea of goods for which l ask
you q dollar a yard II YOU should ask me If ]
would take eighty cents, should answer, No; bii
IL yO should positively offer me that price you coald
have the goods" And that, il Is said Is the way
The dry goods trade Is nov conducted.
Jobhers are nov asking for prints, Of which the
best qualities have sold ~ high Is Sc cents yard,
nom Is 20 Is conts bleached muslins are held At
from IS to 2si cents--in September they ranged up
30 IS coats. Brown domes;ics have not fallen a.
low proportlorAly the best being held at IS cents
bleaehed table liaens are held At SS7l and the Low
grades Of Irish linens ct so cents yard. Woollen
goods have never boen a high ProportionAlly ~
cotton, hence their decline Aas not been Is marked
They have fallen generally about 20 per cent fancy
goods have fallen about 2S per cent. These IL viii
b remembered, the asking prices. and We seri-
ously doubt amer examining retail stocks, II they
can be realized IN salss Of any magnitude.
Uniformity cannot vet b. said 20 be established
in retail prices Many establishments may stil At
tempt 10 maintain the old standards OF at least keep
a. near 10 them as possible. The moro onterprsing
ones, however, keep even paee with the jobbeFs IN
the reduction Of rates, and we hAya had goods Of
ferei Va for even less than had been given the
rates ST wholesale We have seen prints from Is
10 Is cents a yard the best can probably be OBJ
tanned for 30. Alpaccas from % cents TO
and we have seen large assortment Of challio de-
lAines for 2s cents yard. Certainly no one ought
now 20 pay more than 30 cents for delaines any
where Bleached sheetings may Be obtained az diff
fercut prices, according 20 quality, from Wsltham
Is at % cents 70 York Mills ~ at 81. We found
Portsmouth browns 81, at Is cents extras, - at
%, and other marks In proportion. A lsdy's ordi-
nary pin-maney win again sGtfiee 20 supply her
with spool cotton, since CiArks white sPools can be
purchased for 10 cents each. Table dAmask rules
from 81 as 20 tI.T5 yard, Canton hannels nom so
10 so eents English raerinos from 50 70 rs cents,
French from $50 - Sl.75, and Richardson's Irish
linens from 80 10 s74 cents.