New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-28
THE FALL TRADE IN DRY GOODS

The Fall season has opened this year nearly
or quite two weeks later than usual but business very
fair; there every prospect OF good Fall trade aud
thought that tho late trade will be better than 1t has
been for two three years The general crop prospects
throughout the country and the low state TO which the
stocks Of goods store have become reduced will compel
merchants to purchase about heavy usual Most
the small country buyers have large outstanding ac
counts with the farmers. and they Obliged TO wait
until the crops are moved before purchasing The city
jobbing houses, anticipating a light trade, have
bought cautiously, and there has been no demand for
speculative purposes. The Western iobbers generally
have laid In very light stocks and this fact viii probably
drive Of the Western retail buyers to this city
Since the low freight broke out, however Of
the Western iobbing houses and the large retail dealers
have bought quite extensively. The facilities for getting
goods 70 all parts OF the country short notice are such
bat buyers are inclined 10 buy the goods are wanted
There is also an increasing disposition manifested 10 ask
for credit abandon the cash system that sprung
trade has been fair, while from particular sections.
especially TeKas and Alabama, it has not been better
slnce the war The supply Of goods Is not as large as
year. and Ia some styles OF goods u Is mnen smaller
Good styles Of woolens are bringing prices tnat WI
munerate the manufacturers, but great many OF the
wooden mills working half time only, whiie many
have stopped atEs seTay e'I Poor and undss
able STYLES are selling at little or 10
profit to the manufacturers The medium
grades OF cassmeres rather scarce ana with cotton
cashmere such denims stripes etc, are selling reey
at about The prices last year There IS also
good demand for @ good quality OF casslmeres Al
grades Of wooden blacks and colors are sought
after and are paying fair profit TO the manufacturers
The demand for black doeskns has been quite heavy
and they have sold at what considered gOod price
The medium grades Of beavers aud black cOeskns nave
excluded the foreign goods OF the same class they Oeig
vastly superior to them and selling at rom
to onehalf dollar less per yard The trade IN cotton
goods Is very fair and prices are generally STEADY the
principal demand being from the South Prints are nr
with slight advance over this Springs and decline OF
about cent from last Falls prices. The sales are MOI
Brown sheetings are lower than last year but
show an OF from TO two cents per yard over
this Springs prices Muslin deaines are Ia TAR quany
with moderate sales There Is large trade In black Al
pacas and there is great competition between the
agents for the different brands The produo
ton OF sheetngs present is quite small many OF the
manufacturers having stopped their mills In consequence
of inability 10 pay expenses at the present hgn
price OF cotton The trade In dress silks Is very light
there being scarcely any demand for them except from
the far South-Texas, Alabama and the City OF New.
Orleans The importatlons lighter than usual ana
prices from Is TO 20 cent lower In foreign dress
goods the trade is light and the prices are lower Ine
Clothing trade very brisk and in fact can hardly
be said TO have opened yet Notwithstanding the strike
OF the taOrs prices have not been materially advanced
All things considered, trade Is very fair. and tho mer
chants confident that there Will DC good season