New-York tribune., 1870-10-15
THE VAR AND TRADE
,,, ,,,poRTERs AND RETAILERS SAY
""N' ABOUT PRICES.

al
~, put idle looms the black and silent founderes. the
,raken sheries and the whering vineyards prophesy
ture scarcity Next year 1t may be expected that al
the products Of the industry of France and Germany VIII
be and dear.
In considering the retail trade OF the city, apart from
the question of the influence Of the general tight
nes OF money is t. ne noticed. Many retail dealers com
plain that they neither pay nor collect bs every
one pleading the scarcity OF money solution OF the
matter given which seems plausible. II il caused 50
it stated by the acquisitions Of Germans IN the Father
land upon Gernan-Americans. In consequence OF the
war the support of many families in Germany has been
withdrawn from them, and the deficiency Ia sup
piled by their fathers sons and brothers In this country
ANY cause which affects entire nationality reacts
perceptibly upon the general population.
Those articles which have been affected at all in price
by the war are Injuries, the appreciation of whichw
only be felt by the Weather classes Perhaps the art
Gle most affected has been champagne. Rheims whence
most of the wine purports to come, has at present no
railroad connections, and all transportation Is made by
wagons Notwithstanding the scarcity Of the wine the
large dealers and the better class OF retail dealers have
not advanced their prices more than 10 per cent Even
this slight advance, they claim, is merely nominal, and
10 prevent speculation. There are those who fear
that the large stores of champagne IN France have
been destroyed by the armies but others the con
trary who familiar with the details of the trade
press their belief that the large houses there are nhu
enal enough to Obtain protection for their stores and
rich enough 10 pay for it, If necessary An additional
for presumng that these stores are safe IA that
they consist for the most part of new wines muddy and
unfit for export is also said that the Prussan soldiers
have received orders not to destroy the vines Of the
champagne country and that guards have been placed
over them to prevent mOlCstatiOn. But this protection
viii not pick the grapes extract the juice, or give proper
care TO the new-made wine. The has drawn Off the
skilled labor from this field, and scarcity Is the result
which, large French houses assert will be of five years
duration The prices Of other imported wines and liquors
have been almost entirely unatT ctcd. The usual sup
plies Of Hook and Mosee and Clare wines and Cognac
brandes are on hand and the prices remain the same
Native wine-gOwcrs are improving the present opp0r
tunity TO bring their NntaSeS prominently DeIoIe 'ho
Brcadtu have been considerably affected by the loss
mushrooms, and articles Of the like character the manu-
flcture of which is carried on largely IN P!r' lseIl
have advanced 50 per cent in price This rise Is caused
not much by the present scarcity as by the fear that
further supply to be had for some time to come
SaTducs have advanced from 20 10 so per cent IN price
This is attributed to the poye1y OF the hSh,les ii9
number of abOToTs at the present time. The southern
Hitbot " dNic,ity and M In sry Increased prices The
scarcity such articles will probably come next season.
The business Of druggists has been Iiltccd ~ much
perhaps as that Of any Importers Essential oils French
extracts, French soaps, perfumery, Jrgncn patent
medicines, fine brushes, and combs have all risen con
sideraby. For the better French manufactures Of
chemists the consumers assert that trF caH l'ok 10
native manufacturers. Druggists suLdres also suffer
bohemian glass and German porcelain ore oIy 10 D1
IrruIfuIS and highly expensive routes. Ana
here in come ton with the subject OF glass comes ono
Of the phenomena of trade considered with reference
10 the war French IateslasS class shades TOT c,Gc6s
and flowers French glassware generally the nlanul2c
of which is carried ON To very large cNtehi ID lAe
very districts where the Prussan armies are now
stationed, remain at eir OLD prices Ihe dealers sato
that their stock laid in for the FAIL ana tlal hey nave
fears for the future Their manufactoncs have been
uharmed 10y the Prussans, and if peace is soon con
c.uGed between the opposing they Willlmmedatcy
their factories in this country If both of these sources
of supply should fail they will experience no GLheuy
gra fT,trt tnfsr r,r0prS in
remarks apply Parian ware, siveIed glass balls drug
gists show jars sheeIWax, ana materials lor making
The consideration Of teas coees and sugars brings up
es in TEA do not seem to he at ali disturbed by tie
that China refuses reparaon for the Iien-i SIN mas
ere and that France and England viii probably proceed
sooner or later to lay waste The FOwery Kingdom. At
least increased activity has been pereepMDe IN the
market since tne reception OI VIC news. u'.CI' "a.
confident Of obtaining al necessary supplies oi Tea
even i'm of The tea ana coffee market Is par
tcuarly dull at the present time and only about two
thirds O the usual sales made On the lSt Of Janu
duty or tea and with that date increased activity is ex
peeled in the market OF sugar is believed there Will
crop which is onethrd of the entire crop OF the world
viii be small Life and property are Of such uncertain
tenure in that island thai few will risk either in the cult
walton Of the so and the number of aborers Is neceS
sariy small The French crop Of beetroOt sugar which
is also Ouchird OF the worlds crop, Will he almost an
failure. Sugars seem, therefore, predesned to ad-
Foreign dress goods maintain about the position.
Dealers have made nominal advance OF to " per cent
contrary is found TO be the The French maufac
turers, in anticipation OF losing communication with
other countries, hurried on all Their fabrics To England;
aud the latter, having lost her French and German mar
kets, sends here her own manufactures and ~ addition,
many tfench ana German goods Inc market mere Is
therefore full French cloths, casSimeres broadcoths,
c have appreciated in price. Importers OF French
articles OF furniture MAKE the Salne port LNen lnoae
little adOTnments OF the bOdOiT and the parlor, known
distinctly de Paris sold at the same prices for
mery Carpets are not afected at al by the war, as
most Of the goods sold here Of English manufacture
Where one wOud expect to find certainly some tuctua
tOn in consequence of the suspension OF the industries
of two great nations, would be in the line OttOys But
the prices of these delights OF the nyene mind are as
phegmatc as their TeutOnic makers All the importa
lions in this line finished in May, when the cloud
In French fancy goods there IS nominal advance in
price, slight however TO DE yet undetermined. The
manufacturer OF bronzes requires labor OF the highest
skill and II is expected that 10 Will be impossible 10
Ie4ssetDa te Wbole killed force OF the InafactOres
tho advance Of prices in this line will be very marked
Clocks with French movements are also advanced. En-
Ch ewery and SWISS fancy goods are undisturbed The
same is true Of Paran ware large portion OF which Is
OF English manufacture JdTdtH'eTeS vases ana the Ike
have been affected slightly in price. Vienna leather
goods, comprising glove boxes pocket books, travelling
bags &C. sold at the usual prices speculators are
turning Their attention toward kld gloves Inc price OF
these articles, Of first class quality in this city, when
the commenced in Europe was, with BUTTON 81 25
buttons S4 buttons " oO 4DultOhs, - 3 ana put
tons, s. 5 Yesterday theywere button, y %; bat
tons, " 49, buttons - %; buttons - 90 ahdO buttons,
-. h3weYer lhe advance IN the price mas moi dini-
ished the demand Indeed yesterday and for some days
previously business vastly active than il this
time last year. The kid gloves which were most used IN
New1Crk were those supposed to he manufactured IN
Paris There is not single manufacOry Of those gloves
now III operation in hai clty ana te amount OF STOCK IN
the market here b. said 10 be scarcely enough Tor two
Paris even II the war were soon stopped the supply
must run out, and inferior qualities Of gloves manufaC
tuTed in GrenODe, Vienna, and London, come for a
time in their stead The value Of the Kid gloves which
are imported into this city is estimated at over S10OOO
per aHnum.
The heavy retail dry goods houses have yet made
noticeable advance IN prices except IN the case OF black
silks grenadines, and similar goods Customers,
however extremely appreheusive of rise and they
reach their conclusions by very simple and natural
process of reasoning. Lyons for example, has been
known Of the great manufacturing cities Of silks:
and il Is well understood that her mills are stopped
her wOrkncn have gone TO the wars. dGmOrzed.
and Ler capitalists seeking other places OF invest
meut The advance from these causes comes more
slowly than people expected; for one OF the first effects