The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-09
The Spring Trade.

io' we take occasion to address a ie"
ton. ormercial people and the great
community of consumers VINO n;asn poop1l'
Thin the trading sphere Of haon.a .;a'S g
VIM, n"sr;ns the brunt of the operations OF
bea .a Car Richmond made sacrifices in
the lass .. to which Virginia had plighted
tn. the sslty, honor, and fate which few
n '';.s in the world ever made. She en-"
d d all the dread evils Of war, to which
10. added, at its close, the calamity Of
Are that destroyed near sso,ooo,ooo OF
property. ~
.,ose trials were endured are honorable
- the people of Richmond. The spirit of
enterprise and hopeful energy with which
,,sv have rebuilt their town, and gone
shout recuperating their fallen fortunes,
cid the bright fame previously acquired
with additional lustre.
The commercial enterprise which had
mt Richmond on the high road to prospe-
r;,v before the war, the public good faith,
-ssolption, and endurance displayed du-
.;no ,bst severest of ordeals, and the he
ro;c fortitude with which the desolation it
loft Ms was borne, and the intrepid energy
nth which it's ruins were obliterated,
are the highest guarantee that there is still
here enough of all the public virtues to
make Richmond great, and to vindicate
the commerce and accelerate the growth
and power of Virginia.
These are merits which should alike
command the confidence and applause OF
yirgiuians-especially Virginia merchants.
They should look in upon their capital
and renew their relations with these people
of whom the world speaks in praise: who
have not only rebuilt their stores; but have
re-stocked them-if not to the extent of
the stocks in greater cities, at least fully
equal to the demands of these times.
In the DRY GOODS line there are stocks
varied and Standardization the stout
and cheap fabric, which is designed for
endurance, to the fashionable textures and
shades of the day. There are, indeed,
now in Richmond stores that are more
spscious and elegant than any we ever
had, and the country customer will IND
in them everything he may desire.
In the READY-MADE CLOTHING line the
stocks are not excelled by those of larger
cities, whether as to variety or quality, and
they are sold at prices even lower than
those which prevail in the larger cities
This ia fact to which we desire especially
to call the attention Of the country trader
He can buy ready made clothing cheaper
In Richmond than he can in New YORK
There are no finer stores in this depart
ment anywhere, nor are there more varied
or better stocks.
In the line of HATS AND SHOES there is
no occasion for passing through Richmond
to examine other markets. No man will
gain anything by so doing. Hats can be
bought here for the same prices that pre-
vail in New York for the country trade
and we may say the same of boots and
shoes. Besides, there is q large bushes!
done in the manufacturing of shoes in thi:
city-shoes suited to the southern trade
that are we'll and faithfully made. This il
most assuredly great advantage to the
country merchant in laying in his stocks.
The Richmond market for GROCERIES
mas always stood second to none and in
other days no man went to any city far
Their off from him than Richmond to buy
his groceries. 1t can, relatively, do as vel
now for its customers as ever. The stocks
are large and in the line of refined SUI
CARS we have mandatory here that
turns out every grade of sugar and
syrup, inferior to none in the Union, at
northern prices.
In the modern departments Of NOTIONS
and House. FURNISHING we have stores most
creditable to their proprietors and to the
city, where everything that heart could
wish is on hand, as cheap as can be found
anywhere.
In CHINA, GLASS, CRoCKERY, ETC., there
are more fine stores now in Richmond thar
at any previous time. A large part o.
their stocks were imported direct from
Europe, and embrace every pattern anc
style of late invention.
The CABINET WAREHOUSES; have found i
more difficult than other departments o
manufacture to recover from the terrible
disaster to which all in that line we're vic
tins at the close of the war. The loss o
the timber accumulated for years-tht
patterns-the materials for working will
and to be worked up-were not readily tx
be supplied in day or year. Neverthe
less, there are establishments here turning
out excellent work, and which have import
ed stocks that include everything that car
be demanded by the trade. In this line
the improvement is steady, and year OF
two will make Richmond again distih,
guished In this branch of manufacturing
enterprise.
The DgUa STORES were swept by the
fire but these, too, have risen from the
calamity with admirable spirit and enter
prise. In other days people never went
through Richmond to buy drugs; they
need not do so now. They can do no bet
ter elsewhere. Drugs especially belong to
class of commodities which have a set
tied and well-understood value in the
commercial world, and buyers generally
understand this. Richmond can do the
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