The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-09
TIE OUTLOOK FOR TRADE.
THE OPINIONS or BUSINESS DLN AS
70 a GENERAL REFIrIL.

cevery Of Prosperity viii be slow nnd
sure rcAspecis OF the Autumn Sensou.
Space having been given by the news-
papers to the subject OF revival Of trade, and
reports, confined chiefly TO the dry goods and
jobbins trade. having been published. SUS re-
porter called On representatives Of various
branches OF business, ard asceItaned their in
dividual views on this subject.
NJ. Mckenzie, Nce-pIosident Of the singer
Sewing Machine Company, and Mr.. Hopper, the
President said that they had no expectation Of
any great or immediate revival Of trade. Busi-
meas would be fair but not large. The best
goods would be bought for the lowest prices
but the day for either inferior workmanship or
extravagant charges was past. A representative
OF tho Wilcox & Gibbs Seving Machine Com
pany predicted a safe trade" but he thought
that business would have 10 be done on small
margins. No great amount OF money could bc
made his year, and there would be no marked
revival
Nlcht nrothers. importers Ct fancy goods en-
tertained 10 sangWnc expectations. IeAial
Read, dealer in hats and caps, found business
fair, and the Southern trade, especiaily from
1exas, exceptionally iefss, tlt anticipated no
general reviv D..
The leather uade seemed 10 expect NJ re-
vival. Tue Bucknz Lcatter Company repre-
sentattve said that times would be worse before
they were bettof. th,t marsin5 we'c 50 small
and ricc- $ unsettled that 10 money could be
made; ami that be looked forward g. hard
winter. he repre- utatiyc = the Bronx wool
| future, although ngsin. IS was encouraging
Ine larse sdyeriisins ugeucie. believed thai
business WC-'l il hc..Hr -. on. but tUat tAcrc
' wohd he O.. rot .d r.tIvIl. Hr',.'i & o..
| hu.,pe.. h.i t.s.. afe.....,-t .,nr. s,..t.
and Pctrnsill g. nare toius fairy; tat the
"Pern,a 5o ,ot o.e -t,,,.r, t,. ,s ,n., iii
hernre tnS p,nic. .nl &c n..! ~. ~ I'D asain.
oIl made a., oS,nisn slu h. s,id,ns prl.s s,i1
| ,hat tno yVok "us,ue-s bHd '%Ssh % were 70 iT
tnis WIS, h.sr tnsn "a yen. ~ IIi not siS tne
Z Zsiis.'es 60 .vi supl o'.s va. ~ W. ~ oe-
e,me ~, ne..er ,n Ml,'n'n i N'at or W.. hs no.
VINO preu,cA'e a uIlsn, l.niA el'at. iutuIe, saIn
III, Nt, boMi,ss' pa th'f E,ii.tions On one
- .nimn "n.'IunPe: -. ", ta,iet,9h gave M 40 ei',
couraSlnk view. am doinI aii me work
gan nsgsr' under esii he, LiterainFe l.
iuok'hs " spISIuil,i pcr,ily hsn' hteth-
ture; he tendency unIl ~ late ha, Neen io
oeCline manuscripts ol B, Ninas. As not hkcF to
| SELL but bov the publishers are taking more
chances, uue!shiag hooks frsely AMI selling
| lnem rhpl1iy' lhe'e ms beeh no rcal panic
| only real loss Of confidence,
| ibe senior partner O the App.ttons eaid that
| thls le hao uecu my per cent uetter than
l.st, anu tnni almost All ms cu-,9mers sp9ke en-
| touiHglhSN' otlil lie ihousht there would onlN
oe stehJF anu t9lera' 10 business ihis ial4' he-
| coyeIy would ne -lfe' b., wow.
| Inc noot nuu shoe traus Was q Vded IN opin-
| ION. W. n hAns3m y 60. reported L on -os-
poets as NsfI god and tbeir trade as hisnly ou.
| - - -. - e'N''''s "
southern ana western buYeis' especially ircm
| letas, whl'n STATE seem, 10 be PARTICULARLY
ptosperine. iotter' Day a ~. represented theiT
| present tTade as gcvd. but held thet uusinerr
woulu soon De worse tnan over. lheY conSd-
60 me revival a. OnS spaSm. ana 10 be
IoHuwsu oS reaction. loitti, Diy -. re
ssrued tne prme cause ~ tne depression as
oisnohestN, iostereu bS tne oincia corruption
10 Wa.h,"Ys"n' eh9 the bAnhtupt act a grossly
uh.oun9' ilinorai, anu pet1l.lous; second
cause OF depr.ssinn they hold TO be the prevail
ihg sNsten OF long crr9t, even year some
tunes; Nc pouse sOulu 20 sucA business SAFE
". insy nsd hmiteo the'r cEeuu 70 four
| months. ne ooiIbefn trade, though good, Was
not neaIy =" larHo as !. WSuii DC u HSutheIh
nuNete were nol III ute'u or ulstprohhcc. IN tue
| comiuR e,eetiuhs' several patteS hau refused
| to,nu unIl stet NoNehoet.
| Ieth iutoiu' tue ktoeets, seemed 10 rave
tuo Uus luts sl'u 'tloh win more 70 tu
| o oiuats care. AccnrGnH thrul tuere VIII oe
| Nery erhuuai, out s,eauJ lntIovelneht Ia
| tehetal " ur Nerlt!i ll"es, suSu - we pro
uuS ny " ny, tne ms laiI g. Nll ua'e 70 uetliue'