New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-18

cut restricted condition, without much peril Of failures"
D. H. Leeman, OF the firm Of Edward W Baxter q Co.,
SAID that In their there had been marked
adeerease In the city retail trade In manufacturing
orders As the firm does not make the very highest
priced goods largely the full retail demand for their
eurta may indicate disposition among buyers 20
rees than IN preceding In the wholesale trade
% naa been reduction OF at least 25 per cent from
49, but IA In May more goods are sold than IN
si1rch there may be activity In the later Spring
nnin lhe lowering OF demand has been general IN
.' western PennsylVania, ana western New fOrK,
ana IN other sections OF country Indiana and
Illinois now manufacture most OF the furniture they
been slow, but there have been failures
are not many expected although trade drags one hrm
o neen manufacturing brlskly and now has very
u, IVY socE on hand as bave many other manufacturers
lI Nana st, said that their wholesale trade light
Ana backward III January aud February, but brisk in
,n, sales had been made to many new customers
.e1ouu the Mississippi and beyond the Rocky Noun
,aIns Inc number OF buyers from the West mas been
NOT end 10 less expensive styles however Collections
are rather slow. some OF the soundest houses
no pptiSns renew their paper The s0utnern trade IL
MANY Southern buvers come To- New York IN ASenst
trade dull.
THE STANDING OF TIE CARRIAGE TRADE.
III might have been expected that the manufacture
ana sale OF such articles of luxury rriages would
nave been vastly injured by which attend
panic and general prostration OF Industries Some OF
the largest houses have suffered much loss bat there
mas not been very large decrease OF sales The trade
IL py no means dsOrganzed and small number OF the
cosest vehicles have been bought this season. Most OF
the employers IN the trade have at work nearly II not
ALL their full force OF men, and though collections
difcn and orders small failures not anticipated
IL was said by of the partners in Wood Brothers
Co.. at No IiO Broadway that the for carriages
ia very dull Tue trade has been inactive all the Winter,
and the depression extends throughout the country II
Is yet too early for the hight Of the Western demand
but there are signs OF announcement In the prospect
The export business is also light this Collections
are very difficult and slow almost universally. The ten
dency to retrenchment falls the carriage trade among
the foremost 1t does not show itself in call for less
luxurious styles for persons who have been used the
finest will have only the finest still but great
duction OF the number sold Prices lower
than before the panic. Nevertheless, giving
employment TO as many men as then.
At the establishment OF A. T. Demarest & Co.. No. COS
Broadway, it asserted that while the carriage bust
ness has been much cut down by the panic and made
very fiat during October, November, aud December
there had been good deal Of Improvement with their
house since Jan. l. satisfactory number Of orders
have come in from outside the city, but they arc mainly
for medium grades OF vehicles This firm finds little call
for the most expensive carriages with dull city trade,
which shows promise OF early improvement. Colec-
tons said to be reasonably free with them Bradley
Pray Co.. at No $50 Broadway state that their Febru
duh. April has opened with promise. The cost
Hest carriages have been taken in the city trade, to
certain extent those who order carriages now are not
Of those whose means were straitened by the panic.
Bugges selling well the roads get settled This
firm now employing as many men as before the crisis
The inquirer at the establishment OF Brewster Co,
Fourteenthst and Fthave., told that the car
riage trade in general had fallen of fully as much as %
per cent when compared with last season, and that
firm Win OF
simply misrepresentng matters. There reasonable
evidence OF life for month and half at the opening
OF the but since that time business had been nat
The Western trade ought 10 be very active at TINS tme
but there is comparatively little inquiry There's a
drag In all sections The Boston trade has been hardly
Payments are slow; even private customers OF wealth
os many men az before the panic because the repairing
business been largely extended OF late. The ante
D. ter CO. v At tT,d 1 Sem hast b sea
backward and dragging, although the number OF car
sold compares fayoraDy with that OF last year
want OF the trade, which. 10 Is thought, Will u-
prove with settled weather and better defined conditions
for general business. Less luxurious styles are not
called for the city trade This house employs as many
men before the panic, and az the same wages The
panic discount OF 10 per cent prices now at au end
now PIANOS ARE SELLING.
More pianos have sold since the panic than could
have been expected the prostraon OF the trade at
the opening OF the Winter. All the manufacturers are
now almost their old footing to production, and
although up short time sales had been probably
third less than during the panic time last year, the
prodneers have beer crippled the cautious
retailers in grieyous difficulties. Sales are now in
creasing.
VIM steinway Of way & Sons said that the piano
trade OF New-Y0rk was hurt by the strike OF 1872
People got an idea that account OK the insane de
mands Of New-YOrk wOrkngmen, pianos could be made
cheaper in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. The
tghtness OF the money market last spring and summer
also discouraged activity but in August there came
pressure Of business, and in September there was
plenty 20 do till the crash We dld not feei us
effects Immediately, but in the latter part of October in
November and December the trade was PROSTATE, and
aid not revive till February In the past month there
has been a great improvement. Our mousse has oeen
selling 50 pianos per week-almost as many az at the
same time yearbut there is no such rush OF orders
at this time as past years when we have had 800 or
400 orders ahead Now we can I'll all easily We have
kent all our men at work FIVE days week during the
tight times a sacrifice TO ourselves They are
now upon full time. Other manufacturers have cut
down hours and About March they all began 20
creep up again, and now most OF them are
in full activity. The city trade has not so
much declined as that OF the West and
South West. As far south as Washington and az far
west as Buffalo and in the NewEngand States there has
been a fair trade There have been q few failures,
among them two in Virginia. The South is badly on
Collections are easier than were expected put good
houses ask CONCESSIONS and long credits are the general
rule Grand pianos much sought after in proper
ton 10 the costly kinds last year. but buyers are
urgent to get pianos much lower prices. As only
small reduction Of wages was made on account OF the
panic much decrease Of prices out OF the question
The Decker Bros at No 80 Union-square nave SOLD so
far this year about 10 per cent pianos than IN the
same time last year. In February there was cOhsd-
erabe falling of as compared with February Of last
year but in March there a compensating increase,
and April has full Of encouragement The Cleye-
land trade Of this has been brisk and that N the
extreme West has satisfactory. larger proper
ton Of expensive pianos has been SOLD than last year