New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-21
A GOOD BUSINESS SIGN.
THE HOTELS FILLED WITH COUNTRY MERCHANTS
A BRIGHT FALL TRADE EXPECTED.


BRIGHT FALL TRADE EXPECTED.
I'm spite of the indications that have led to
many gloomy representations in regard to the FAN
trade the influx OF strangers into this city during
past days has been large than that of last year
at this tme and business INDUCING In hopes OF
q brisk trade. The larger hotels which become the
great exchanges and of trade during the season
when the merchants OF other cities soournng here,
have begun to feel the envenng effects of the revival
OF business. The Fifth Avenue Hotel has received
large increase of guests this week. and the clerks say
that its business is larger than 1t was at this
time last year. The increase at this hotel Is
mainly due to influx Of Summer tourists who may DO
going from waternG-pace to another stlll there
some merchants staying at the Fifth Avenue Out
their trade does not begin early in the season AZ tue
downtown hotels. The merchants who stay at the
Fifth Avenue usually bring their families with them,
who do their Fall shopping while the merchants trans
act the business that has called them to tho city
They usually take suite OF rooms ana remain TOUR vi
five weeks The increase In the past week at TINS hote
has been about seventyve. The other uptown hoteis
have received OF the freshenng OF business Du
the men who have to the city on business soieH
have taken rooms in the hotels further downtown
In the Grand Central Hotel business began 10 DC
brisk ten DAYS ago Mr. Powers the cashier said that
the arrivals at this hotel had increased 100 per cent All
through the long the large room IN the rear
OF the Office yesterday were gathered In Knots as
great houses in all kinds of trade were making up pns
and giving the buyers as clear idea possible OF the
goods they could Offer and their peculiar advantages.
This class Of visitors comprises mostly the large loDoerS
from distant cities IN the West ana south lucy aro
buying early for their Fall trade for they in turn sup
ply the traders In the smaller towns surrounding her
own cities This is their dull and, therefore,
they can best spare the time to cometo TINS city, Dry
goods dealers predominant but there is the usuai mum
her OF the other branches OF trade
The St. Nicholas has been rapidly filling It's epaclous
apartments and this hotel is generally cOnsdereu Tue
central stoppngplaee for very large numoer Oh t"'
large buyers from other cities Their cdshier sau 'n"
the increase week had been 40 per cent ana ths
week Is per cent upon their totals OF last week eie
too the saesmen meet their customers ana present 10
them clear idea of what the market Oilers anu ieIn
what line aDd how extensively they ihIehI 10 pu,
chase The general opinion prevails that the ran uiue
has opened more auspciousy than ~ a0es eiis
year. large number OF the BUYERS NJ tne ot Ncnoas
came from Texas and the Southwest Ihey are nope
full of excellent crops, AMI say that the reaction rom
the effects Of the late pane mas Deeh conpe'e anu
| brisk trade can be expected ,, a
Elrles Hotel, further down town. has been overn1w
ing with strangers from all parts OF the union lac
clerks estimate that the number OF arrivals tnere dS
the past w0 Teek Mo a' of their guests are
many of them intending to remain only week, ana
Others planning stay from three 10 four weeks Oy
FEY nave their families with them. aud they are mere
solely on business While the large cities are geheray
well represented many are business men from the l9ws
within few hundred miles OF this city. They have
taken advantage of she Frightening prospects OF goou
Fall come on w nav
the first choice the goods.
AT the Aston the clerk said that the nf1ux OF
strangers 10 that hotel remarkable The register
hes shown an OF over three pages OF names III
.be past week and Of them are strangers incy
come from the Western aud Southern cities ana the
guests are mostly the dry goods AMI boot ana shoe
business Many tourists have stopped at TINS hote IN
the past week. en route from one watering pace 10
another. Ali the hotels have materially 1et tnls
marked of business and many have been caught
the midst OF repairs and houseeeannG. Inc latsc
influx of strangers early i'll the season was uhcA-
pected but good Fall business Is predicted Prices vi
goods IN the market generally are low, ana great III
ducenents offered TO Duyers TO make eAtensVc pur
cbases This early waking up OF so Disk Fan business
will rsca TO city the heads Of firms ana the Dusl
ness men who taken adv Jntagc OF the duh season
TO 90 into with their families regular
routine of trade will be kept w for six weeks or
two months The BUYERS now IN the city are those VINO
life farthest away, and TO whom II VIII take longest
10 snip their purchases. They VIII conclude tneir
business then those nearer the CITY WIZ take their
places the trade will on until the country mas
been supplied. More merchants visit the CITY AT the
Fall buying than other time Every largs mousse
i'm other cities IN contact with the nrns III
ths city with whom they deal az least once year,
Then arrangen be made and the trade can DC
continued by correspondence. Ga the other hand the
commercial travellers nd 1t profitable TO return these
visits Of the merchants from otner cities who thus nave
the advantage of dealing in person with tne hru or It's
representative, both here aud In thelr own city'