New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-27
LIE CLOTHING TRADE.

EFFECT or TIKI FINANCIAL TROUBLES AND THE WARM
WEATHER CONTEMPORARIES DULL, But a
GOOD WINTER TRADE EXPECTED.
The depressing effect OF the recent financial
troubles on the mercantile interests OF the city together
with the holding of OF Winter. has had depressing
effect on the Fall trade Of the clothiers; but the
dealers are confident that the Winter trade Will compare
favoraby with that Of forner years All that needed
10 revive the business they say, frosty weather In
former years with the closing OF the manufacture Of
goods for Fan and Winter use 1t has been customary to
mako provision for the Spring trade Most OF the large
dealers in readymade clothing have not yet begun 10
make Spring goods and holding OF, TO await more
cheerful financial outlook Though carrying large stocks
of Winter goods they confident that the market VIII
improve az the season advances
One Of the Brooks Bros said to TRIBUNE reporter on
Wednesday, that their business little dun, but ne
ala not know that they were doing all that he could
e,pect taking into consideration tho unusually warm
weather for the season About month ago. he said the
prospect seemed very fair for good Fall business, but 1t
dd not open very good. The principal
falling OF now in cash sales. Their
time sales wero good as those Of last year
the fact that the falling of partly
dine 10 the general depression In the money market he
Thought that with good weather the business would I'm.
nroye They had discharged no salesmen and kept all
their cutters the custom department but had reduced
Inc number In the readynode department from SIX 10
ttTo They yero manufacturing a little kept their
chine In operation, and had discharged no work
men, A.. ~.
bnsness WOuld be better with colder weather. Their
busness was In fine ready made goods. When the panic
came on they had finished manufacturing for the Fall
and Winter trade and had reduced their force OF cutters
from twenty men 10 three, not ON account or
depression In business but because they had their stock
made m Their business ahead OF last FPll, rs
they had recently enlarged their house. although they
had not begun the manufacture OF clothing for Spring
wear for they could afford 10 walt. They were man1
FAC turing little. principally finishing goods already
cut and fully prepared for the Winter trade with
fui eonhdence that the market Will soon revive. They
always manufacture their goods In advance Of the sea-
son for after cold weather set IN would be mpOss
be TO get the work in time tn MI orders Al this time
the hands they employed fOs TO the merchant ta0rs
where they get double pnce for the same work their
trades union scale OF prices Thus far Mr. Brokaw said
WE have had frosty weather III 10 cold, this
store would be crowded with customers, panic or no
panic. ~
LIST of May the LIST Of October, s5 were by large
cenge ahead Of the sales for the corresponding months
OF aat year. Their business was exclusively retail aud
all cash. Their business for the preseLt month had
not been favorable IL would aye been but for the
sluggish now OF money Also when labor ~ affected
aud and aborng are ont OF employment,
the clothing business feels II IN certain degree Owing
10 this sympathy with the working classes their trade
not Increasing, and they are also holding of In manutao
ture. Mr. Baldwin sanguine, notwthsl that
the Fall trade botted that their sales this
would equal that OF ether year. They not be-
ginning % manufacture their Spring stock carly
heretofore. ~ they could anVrd " walt