The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-02

and has become more accurate y goVerhe" :"
laws Of supply and demand. The lear aas ose
on the whnle, one OF very satisfactory P'oe'.o
and OF gratitying success. The prospects io' m,o
hmm, dlate future are most encouraging luz
fall trade has opened brishly. anu oeeast -
ten DAYS earlier than usual, owing no uou,
Tho prospect OF an eaily arrival Oh AK =.
crop In several lines In WI len the ian 'lae.
usual Y expected to begin about Jus OH :.
,ember there have been .ctiye operations 'ot ~
mast week. and many OF the joobsrs anu "not'
ss,s dealers express the conviction thas LUG i"i'
,r,da NJ 1872 will exceed that OF any year slIce
1860.
DRY GODS.
Tho jobbing business in this line mas
increase Of p FER cent. over the preceuioe 49,
The endemic OF last fall diver ed Sono "a Uio
re- uu,ar custom, rs among The interior nefon"u's
oIar v rp for their first stocks OF lal goods;
INT tnev aenended upon Charleston for keeping
an assortment, and the aggregate sales did not
chow n a,y marked extent the effect OF the fever
h,ockade. The trade has. lao, been OF q more
satisfactory nature, with more regular. buyers.
prompter payments and fewer losses than LOT
some years past. The aggregate sales for The
year reached 81, 100000
BOOTS AND sHoEs.
The wholesale trace 10 boJts and shoes has
b. Zen about u per cent. better than IN ls7o'7l'
and the prospects at this date are better than al
any corresponding period since the war. the
fal trade is opening unusually early on account
Of carly cotton. The sales will foot up S 1900, 600.
HARDWARE.
nl.. ubolao.1a bnr1 vuro fr0dA nf GharleSn ID
from September 10 September has been about IL
per cent. better tDen In 1871 und fully rs per cent
better than In 1870. The PR speeds for this TALL are
n.tterinv, tho trace being a week earlier man
even in 1870. The sales have aggregated s7oo'ooo.
CLOTHING.
The clothing business has shown an improve
ment Of IS PER cent upon tn fpuroa OF l6Il, 81 q
has iul 2 equalled those OF 1870. while IL mas
been more sa,lsfac DRY than either o those years.
because more settled. The prospects for the I'M
mediate future are unusually good. gales Tor the
year $500. 600.
The wholes ale drug business 10 this CITY is grow.
tug Very rapu,ly, the increase over 1901 being
g. t,maied rs high as 80 per cent. The yellow
fever g. ason of last fall n, her Increased ior de-
creased the am ,unt Of ga es, its tendency In the
latter direction being overcome by the energy
the merchants in attracting custom. The aale'
have announced to $375 600, which is considers
bly more than even the aggregate for 1869.
FANCY GOODS.
The business In this line has shown an increase
of about 10 per cent. over that Of 1901, and
the aggregate OF sales by the regular ia 'cy
goods houses, exclusive Of incidental sales OF
fancy goods by dry goods houses, has been about
$500, 90.
HATS AND CAPS.
Tie business In hats and caps has been about
Is per cent larger than last year; the depressing
Iunuence OF the sIckly season having been more
than overcome by the increased exertions Of the
Tale IL settled and satisfactory.
and prospects drst.rate. The safes have been
about SITE. 900.