New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29
No. 4 West Eighi-.n0-s'.. Sew- rorL. May @s
NfP RETAIL TRJDE.

WILT rEiDyvG HOUSES ~ VARIOUS DrPAfTMfNTS
or BUSINESS HAVE BEEN BONG.
The pulse Of the retail trade OF New-fork,
which Lad been beating with something OF unce tiny
has been queLened into yisor By the genial alno
sphere of the past week. Dealers, seeing h2t There
only snort time LETT in which TO dispose OF thcT SOon'
before the oi,y Is depleted Tor the Slin ne!' arc iahs
great eQrs TO seI! at prices which Will meet The appf
baliOn " buyers ana people have shown themselves qlaA
To take advantage Of The opportunities thus afforded. TIC
retail crowded from morning to evening Wan
Customers anxious 10 plrehasc, ana tue clerks VINO A
begun tire OF their deuess n0w called apon to us
ply all their endurance ana ACTIVITY. Following are
statement showing tio stale oi business nom representa-
live retail hOuseS
"Olr Spring rado this year" said Sir. Adams OF the
German s CT AilnHlacurnS Company, IN bondH To IA
TEiByAE reporter yesterday, "hs boon satisfactory ~
wiUi Fol snort time IN the early ra!i OF the season
We feared that the trade would 10 very light but ia tbia
We were mistaken. We have foGrd that NJ matter now
tight money is generally there IL always class 0i Ieople
with Xed incomes who are not prevented from e%pchu
Ig Gbo.I. rs 8.;Ci IN luxury ut any other uic We
have rald usI attention The rlaGturo az goods
fol- bridal presents lately, and have Introduced great
number OF now designs, which have been sought aiter
with cons ioic caigeIness. so long as peope marry
our b1,nrs, in this line VIII b. good Silver Is almost
the only thing fos brda gifts in these days. aud people
who are us b. Cunning 20 discover that NO have ie~n
store of onr Ia purchase directiy from u.s."
handler OF acsig Ia solid tea services were exhibited
Around tho bass and If the pieces are raised IN
wrought silver antique ana Striking de'ices. Ihse ai'
the recent ttcrs, aid ale attracting good dci
attention Tho thus far Is described as peter
~ tio lry coIds business Lord Taylor, at Broadway
iwtntirti-st, sV that there u a conSdeaIo a
ysn.c ,i in Tie .lnO,nt 0i goods sod Sh
dcurct 40 tnr rrcryts .ilnis "hirh s.ld ia ytIi
Tor i2ls cent, brng I'll cents PEE yard. There Is
prevailing sp1t OF go Doiny amoig bnYrrs. ihe III"
icupio bOi,,h SIX goods ~ nom p ~
So ieg yld no. ] to Enss3' s9Gd a l ~ 1t Win.
has gwen place 10 warner ana d'ifr Atmosphere
t....c has slrHn- mp w.fiI rem we'd aCtlFIy. .,
store, at iroldmay and Nuerecnt.7 states that while
TRADE Ia. improved randy within the past ie" day 80
tIe revival cores 700 Late 10 repair me oHS .' Mas 'i
ian'd during thr r' pr 81 me season; in| ,e q
but vita tla. cp,ion business has Dren behind ii't
TIE itCiD5 could II Y aSeiined t0 TUG sircy
daily Tnrre t. - strong spirit 81 n'frrnrhmcrt nn'ng
bny ~, aud while 1t lists the retail dry goods trade VIII
d. q. JonnSton, at No. 1857 Broadway. assert that
| do MOI command high prices a. they have brougni
heIeVoofo bat .ie nIdyar OF puit1ss ms hG.o dse''
ern, Of u,lcrs Mr. J huston said thai the firm paid
more 10 the pop ar Than the afistoctc class
in prices and III tho qualify oi goods lao - nes gni
pres, NJ lad, using them fnr ovctdrcsos for summer
wear A Largo nurner az merchants from the country
buying gOOos u snail quantities rs "a pIccadSoh
a5iil't " isa..ta I'll = d'ii o,.i',f o1 r,,.h,
say that business has brgAteDel wonderfully within NE
past few days Of aud warm weather The spring
l. sic very slow In coming account OF tie unusI
ally late continuance Of cold al storms. Tie salcspOs
are row,led purchasers daily. and in part of
Ao oti department tDe brisknes> OF trade 10 Lot'oe
Tro wholesale ,icp..I tmeut Is reported as JUL
H. H. Macy retail dcpait- ut, a stXtiJNe nnf Four
erni,-ll is stated he doing better bu~less than
ever before To apartments crowded to tdcii ut
most capacity every day by ci-oncrs and the dnlncs
OF trade com planned of in lnauy is not sc IN there
DIR. .1cy says tAtt II large 10 kept On hiil al
prices not inconsistent with the times, ewl'rk people
viii not refuse 10 buy.
Mr. Knzey's sore Ninthst and Broadway co times
10 do very large business, bis ,t OF prizes PROVING 10
be AN attraction to the purchasing public He sta es
that suffered decrease what yer IN bis regular
trade AM assets his belief IA tn plan vi making
quicA sales even ut very snail prof. CT tho OrS!a.
the ready made clothing line. MI ID Win nj Grand
ST. and broadway aud WarIcn-S.. AM broadway states
that he doing business That would have been credit
able to the when money p1lios were unknown.
enllenlan buying their Sum Quilts Ia: biii
ness the summer Holidays and the saeSnol and
cutLers arc kept in constant activity.