The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04
TIE DRY GOODS MARKET.
The Trade in Dry GooGs During the Week.
What Goods nre in the Most Demand--KGecf
agths Late Wurm Weather the Trade.

~ the Late Wurm Weather ON the Trade.
Rather duLn
.Bnt how do you account for tiatYn
Every easily.n
'But how ~
"Well the orders 40 nor coiee IN as fast as we
would desre,n
"Ihat Is not your fault.n
"Why certainly not. You see we do our best and
have TO depend upon Others like most men. We
try TO keep our stock mp to the mark; but If do
NOT get 1t of our hands In time we experience dead
lossn
The above was part Of conversation held yester-
day between gentleman not over wen posted in
the dry goods trade and prominent importer on
Broadway.
II is almost needless to state that New York city
is The centre Of the dry goods trade of this country
as It Is the centre Of almost every other trade In
Union In which millions Of capital are involved.
When trade of any kind is dull in the metropolis 1t is
pretty certain to be found duh everywhere ese and
when IL is brisk hereabours every other business
town OF note feels the enlivenng I'M
pulse from the metropolis. In the dry
goods trade in this city there Is probably
more capital invested than In any other
Two legitimate trades combined, that Is regarding
The traffic in domestic goods and imported goods as
Of the same mart ON Broadway alone there are
three dry goods houses whose combined sales Tor
the PAST year 3mOint 10 Lne extraordinary or
NINETY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
and this figure is not by any means the maximum
which these houses have reached In their total
amount OF sales in years gone by. This fact taken
mo consideration with the immense number of
smaller" houses who do regular business
that amounts 10 from one 10 four i've millions
annually, shows the great Importance OF the dry
gcous trade in the metropolis Of course every large
house that has any pretensi0ns 10 meeting the wants
/ OF al xmas OF out oil Town buyers deals extensively
IN domestic goods, as well rs Imported goods. Yet
Guy since the Isl of January amounted to
$50, 664, 2Ss during the month of November they
TIE PAST WEEK
the trade in the dry goods market was dun as a
general thing In fact IL has not been very brisk
the wholesale line since September, and Tor very
simple reason. When the European war broke out
The Western and other out OF town buyers gor the
Impression that they would be "shut outn from
Their importalons BY reason OF the conflict, II they
waited too long, SO they at once Hooked 10 the
city and laid In a heavy stock or whatever
rather which they believed they would
stand The most in need Of IN OCTOBER,
and November though of course they did not get the
same variety OF suitable goods tnen that they could
now. During all the month Of September. conse.
rubbed their hands with glee, not anticipating that
the outot-toWn buyers were forestalling what they
would nave, nudef other circumstances, purchased
iatef IN Inc season. october ana November have
come and passed, and the country buyers have mad
Their eyes already opened 70 the ac that they would
net, after all, nave been shut outii from their inn
portations had they bided their time, and that the
French and English steamers go and come on the
ocean as fearless OF priyalecis or hostile olwar
as II there had been no war at all. Owing 70 this
the
TRADE HAS BEEy "pRAGGrNa.,
TO use technical term. Most OF the joObers during
the week eXerted The utmost TO bring their stock
OH hand down to the lowest possible iigure: and to
accomplish this they were compelled to mark
down tier prices considerably on many articles.
Low priced dress fabrics were therefore offered 1T
great sacrlhce5-In tact much below their original
cost-ald Of coarse the demand fer them was greatly
increased by those who were willing, by reason OF
Getung them at low price, 10 risk little for pro-
ndoe luJure pronts sake. In several OF the
large importing houses dress goods OF almost all
descriptions were offered at ten per cent less
than week ago. Plalds, which early In the sea.
son had been IN active demand were during tho
week dead letter. there being little or no de-
mand Tor them. This from their having
become glUt in the market. SiX-quarter pislds,
ler Instance, which a few weeks ago brought 81,
were Saturday offered at 81 TO- The goods most
Ia demand during the week were heavy gosds for
winter and most OF the orders came from the West
especially rom those parts where winter has
already made Itself keenly felt. The warm weather
ia this city, OH the other hand has made the
home demand for the same goods exceedingly light
much TO the disgust or the JObbers who though
tney depend upon the regularity OF the season
Tor activity IN the trade and cast their horoscopes
accordingly, have no more power than other NOR
tails 10 control the vagalies OF the weather. The
past DAY or two, however. has reminded New
Workers that winter cannot be far distant for
thcI and so The trade IN the heavy goods began TO
LOOK up yesterday. During the week black Astla-
khan sacques which range from fifteen to seventy
i've dollars IN wholesale lots, had very large run
peratTice. English pushes OF all Kinds mad a good
sale, and the most extensive raids were made upon
black cassiperes This class OF goods became very
scarce In the market before the close of the
week. and as consequence advanced hf
teen per cent. Fancy dress goods were very
dull, tnere beng little or demand for them, while
the general taste seemed TO run In favor of PLAIN
goods Of all kinds There was very little choice
the matter of
PABJsIAE GOODS,
and as the stock hand fast becoming beauti-
fuily ess It IL quite likely people VIII soon have 20
ian DacS on the goods Of English manufacture IN
tDer ssead which. though not finely made, arc
more soud and heavier. There was q pretty good
demand for elk goods all the week. All cloth colors
ia particular brought good prices. Dark navy blues,
rlne green, serKes and pain Coors appeared to be
the fayorites. Velvets and veveteens were In fair
demand, and woollen snawls were moderately act,ye
! al reduced prices for the watervliet
1 II the present at-wintrish weather should con.
rinue next week, or grow colder, the trade N bea
vers and all heavy goods promises be active there
l beng largo stock now on hand.
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