The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-18
FALL TRADE IN DRY GOODS
NOW THE POLITTC1L SITUITTON rs
AFFECTING TIE MARKET.
The Outlook ofthe Coming season for the Men
who Handle the Manufactured fnbrics Of
the World Talk of the Merchants.

state Of the dry goods market can be gained
by conversations with our leading wholesale dry
goods men this fall. Most Of them seem to be
feverishy over anxious to give favorable re-
port Some Of them assert In tone that i'm
plies the expectancy OF contradiction, that the
market is hcalthv."." We have had line opening
Of trade" I'VE have sold more goods this fall
than any season for three years past;' or we
think that We reached bottom last spring, and
now trade has begun to take an upward ten
dency that we believe will be lasting" As set
Oh to the sanguino men, the bulls of the dry
goods trade, there are many sound. old i'm
porters and large dealers in home manufactured
dry goods. men who have been known I'm the
mercantile world OF New York for years as safe
men," who will not hazard AN opinion, or make
any particular or general statement as to the
conditions Of the market. Those who converse
at all agree. however, ON one point, dry goods
are much cheaper"
How much cheapcr7" This natural inquiry
elcts varously from different men.
"Twenty-nye per cent. lower"
Fully fifteen per cent. below last year."
Ten per cent. below last years prices"
Considerably lower, but saos are fair and
prices are no lower considering the return we
are trying to make to specie basis"
Those merchants whose trade comes largely
from the South and Southwest report very
favorably rs regards the number ~ buyers from
those parts and the amount Of cash sales They
unhesitatingly say that those sections are in a
much better financial condition than is sup
posed, and they declare that their buyers arc
buoyed up with the hope OF the result OF the
election, and Of a new administration under the
Democratic party The wholesale merchants
admit many of them at least, that they are sell
lns Tor cash at low price. to southern and South.
western men, for, "if the election should
terminate in the triumph of the Republican
party they say, there is no telling where We
will become ~ the southern and Southwestern
men. We must lake ourselves safe
To come down To particular lines " goods. In
heavy wOollen- for mems wear the market is i'm
proving. There was some room for this, a. every
line Of these goods has been very low. In June
fore In New York. The large auction sales
which took place In June and since have had a
auctions commanded fair rates. and tho bids
were active. Among the buyers there was A
spirit OF competti1n to get the goods AZ the
prices at which they wore sold. The sacrifice
was not so great a. the holders anticipated he-
fore tho saIes took place; consequently tho
market has been healthier since, In every sense
of the word. The bulk ~ the impoitations this
fal has been In broken checks and pliid-, mix
lures. and narrow hair lines Ia fancy cas-i-
mercs there has been a iudicious importation In
both low and high. priced goods. Tho market is
steady, the demand fair.
Dress goods for ladies wear. both all wool and
silk and wool. though reduced in price. are In
steady demand. For black cashmeres of me
Is
fact. almost unlimited. This Is a certain evi-
denco Of the disposition TO economic among all
classes. Fine black mohairs and brilliantines
sell IN moderate quantities. but for the lower
grades OF alpacas there is little or no demand,
the cashmcres having almost taken their place.
The impurtations and home productions of nne
dress fabrics have not been IN excess. The stocks
have been comparatively light and for the finest
goods there has been demand quite equal to
the supply up to date.
Prices are low said the intelligent head OF
the depart tment for fine dress goods In one Of our
LARGEST wholesale when
We take into consideration the fact that We have
siA points less III sold thah We had three Years
were then. Perhaps that T. saying too much
liut YOU may say ihel are a. hrin a. they were Ia
the sprihg' well they began 10 improve last
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ms h'"h th!Vd - Het"ia l"l'lilEehl merchants
tiht "n,heNe thri. 10 "a IeIIt- ,i"n IN mefcah-
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the mtulW tuieis' lneN laNe tlne duiinf lhe
sthsnhti0u In business TO improve the patterns
ana designs on ,helr nsured goods Sever has
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