New-York tribune., 1874-09-21
THE CLOTHING TRADE STEADY.
BUSINESS BRISK WITH NEw-ENGLAND statesmen BCl
SLOWER IN THE WEST AND SOUTH.

BUSINESS BRISK WITH SEW-ENGLASD Statesmen BUI
SLOWER IN THE WEST AND SOUTH.
The sales in clothing, whether custom or
ready made, indicate a moderate though by no means
dscouragng business for the year. II any change can
be noted it is that the stocks smaller than last year.
but of a somewhat higher average grade. More bills
are paid with cash and with promises than for
nerly The finer qualities OF goods are called into re-
quisition more than usual and while prices have fallen
little profits stil such TO keep cothiers cheer
fu and hopeful for the future Trade is brisk with the
England statesmen and rather slow in the West aud
soutb collections are easy The wholesale departments
OF the large houses are much thriving than the re-
tail The recentwarm weather and the diminished travel
through the city have done much 70 place the limit OF
the retail trade far within the usual boundaries at this
season. September is a specially caprcous month for
this department. and from Its sales safe conclusions
can be drawn regarding the whole season.
Devln Co.. Wholesale and retail clothiers, spoke OF
the wholesale department OF the business as better than
usual az this OF the year. With them prices have
reached the lowest figure since 1861. Custom-made
goods vary only a little in prices because nearly all
clothing made order IA OF the finer qualities OF cloths
Medium grades greatly deprecated, and on ready
made clothing the reduction Is large. They have met
with difficulty in collecting, endeavOring as they do
10 conduct very conservative business. Their trade s
largely in New England and IN Western cities. They
find merchants in good condition TO buy and the stocks
in the unry are all light. They said 1t was yet early
TO speak of the retail trade that this would not set In
until cooler weather forced q change from Summer 10
Winter clothes aud started general trade. They
expected the Of the would show the ord-
nary amount of retail business.
Messr Jessup Co.. wholesale and retail clohiers, at
No 25G Broadway, well satisfied with the trade OF
July and August They had been In their and con-
venient building Onlg May aud in that time had
done nearly twice the business that they had calculated
upon. The wholesale business Is especially brisk IN
New En- gland the merchant taOrs composing a large
part of their customers whom they able to sell at
lower prices than the tailors able to mako suits
Mr. Jessup, who has been in the clothing business for
over 20 years. thinks trade IN this particular line
has been unusually good this They expect full
sales this Fall, and judging from the first half OF Sep
tember they LOOK for orders especially for fine classes
Of goods.
Baldwin, the cothier Broadway and Canast., stamps.
upon his One Price, o. d." aud says that he
does strictly cash business At the beginning OF Sep
ember last year. trade he says, in is flush, and Is
now diminished a slight degree During the coming
three months be does not expect business will be much
better than during the corresponding months OF last
year, but that It will be seader and The August
saes were less than In 1873 nut those OF this month
thus far been large former years His BROOKLYN
store is dong unusually brisk business and while
tile ex xpectatous of many will be unreal
zed. he thinks the sales and profits Of this year will
compare favoraby with previous ones.
Brooks Brothers, who are now fairly established IN
their building the corner of Broadway and Bond
Sc. said that early 20 form an accurate udg
ment OF the Fall trade They have been busy for few
days IN putting Fall goods the counters In place or
| Summer patterns. The recent warm weather de-
ayed the opening OF the In the way OF clothing
sales. but with change of atmosphere they expect
fair and healthy trade The panic of last Fall they con-
sidered beneficial 70 their business. People buying
substantial goods IN less Quantities perhaps but
asking shorter time. aud ofsner paying cash. They
had experienced difficulty in making collections and
had every promise OF easy and profitable Fall bsi
meas.
Brokaw Brothers, at Fourth-ave. aud Eiehthst, anti
cipate fully good retail trade this a. last
year and think that the falling on will be Ia the whole
sale department II anywhere. Their stock Ia sliRhuy
reduced from last and prioes tribe lover
but they have large ID force employed ever, and
Notwithstanding the continued weather the nbst
hah OF September shows equal sales " the correspond
ing time In 1873. In July and August the amount OF
ssies was reduced nom lat The effect OF the
panic they thought 10 have been buy more
spartngy ana avoid an accumulation of stock.
Traphagen. Hunter Co.. clothers Nos. 100 sod s12
B0wery said they much by present In
dicatiOns They have q full and complete stock IN an
ucpatton OF Us good Fall business usual although
they do not ask Tor profits equal TO former Prices
tend downward and, while they oannot regulate the
cost or production ali kinds OF goods sold for far
less than during previous They have the
same working force employed and pay the same wages
as Formerly having made change In particulars
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