The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-19
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Thtss Faii Ti9ds IN New, New, York. {, H.
The'Nsw York Sun; of Tuesday, says:
All Our hotels are jammed With business
men from all parts OF the country, who
have come to purchase their fall stock Of
goods. The amodhtof sales amoneSaall
branches of trade averages thirty per
cent beyond those of last fall, and fully
.httYs per- Gent. beyond those of, the
spring. AS yet they have been chiefly
confined TO Northern and Western buy
ers, but Southwestern men are coming
in and purchasing 10 the extent of nearly
double the amounts OF last year. Their
action is based on the heavy cotton crop.
which has now passed the usual possibili-
ties Of failure through worms and wea-
ther, and can be safely calculated upon.
Trade has opened only since the begin
ming of this month. iy.
The, large dealers are having an advan-
tage over, tho small men, especially in
dry goods. They are giving longer cre-
dts, and monopolizing the bulk of the
business. Cash sales at thirty days are
less the rule than of late since the war,
and an approach to the old times of
eight, twelve and eighteen months Gre
dit is being made, not only in the ready
granting of four months, but increasing
the time to six, adding interest for the
extra, two months. rso
Every heavy dry goods house is a bee
hive. The clerks and statesmen alone
would form q regiment, and are distin-
guishable usually from buyers by being
in shirt-sleeyes, and carrying pencils on
their ears. Goods are dragged from
boxes and scattered in disorder, and each
loft is scene of confusion: -.
There is q general growl among dry
goods dealers at the ugly styles Of the
present season. The taste of inventors
seems to have been exhausted Retail
ers snarl, and say they can't lay siege to
the women with such patterns Buy,
however, they must. The country wants
goods; and. whateyeriishe prospects of
gold or political measures. may be, they
are compelled to invest heavily. j.
The hotels in the evening present an
unusually animated and lively appear
ance. In the, lobbies of the hotels, in
the reading-rooms, in the bar-rooms, and
in the -billiafd-rooms, can be seen mer-
chants from. oil parts of the Union. You
will find the Western man generally
playing Billiards. He is tall, stout,
healthy gentleman, with q ruddy COM
plexion. He isi genial open-hearted,
goodtnatured and soeiable. His coat is
off, and be- appears to enjoy the game.
If defeated, he plays again, and will
keep on playing until mid might Just to
win. enee.= On q little mahogany table
to his right lies, his favorite beverage,
which every now and then he sips. On
on elevated platform are soft cushioned
chairs, where, .thoughtfula and motionless,
sits the Southerner. He wears q long
chin whisker. His complexion is sallow.
His jet-black eye sparkles with ANNA
ton. He is of thin and delicate
physique. He wears broad -brimmed
black felt hat, and is dressed in deep
black cloth. -, .;t-l .f ~ Il
In the bar-room you will, find all sorts
from all parts Beside our country cou-
sin, with his, tongue rafting ut fearful
rate, is, the acute drummer, who offers
every inducement that can bring custom
to his house. i0 He spends money freely.
He sells on commission, and he cnn we'll
afford to regale his customer with wine,
suppers and choice seats at the theatre.
The dry)goods salesman is the sharpest
of the lot. He begins his apprentice
ship when boy, and by the time he at
talns his majority he knows every pro-
minent buyer in the country. He is
close observer Of character, and can tell
his man. at a glance. :" :A-H'
From 8 o'olocki until IL, the multi.
tudes throng all the avenues of the first
floor of the hotel. They are scattered in
groups of four! five, six, or more. The
prospect of fall or decline in the prices
is discussed. Views are exchanged, ac-
quaintances formed, plans laid. Boots
and shoes, Hardware, dry goods. groce-
ries, drugs, hats and caps, and every
variety of meYohahdiae comes up in it's
turn, and receives full share of atterf-
ton. The crowd continues to surge to-
and fro. One man will listen here, and
shortly after join some other group, and
so on throughout the evening. At mid
night, the buzz and commotion has
ceased. The strangers have retired for
CoUNTERFErTs. Government detect
ives have obtained possession of the
Autograph stone from which the fve.doI.
lar counterfeit greenbacks that have been
extensively circulated in the South and