The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-31
The Fall Trade.

Tho delightful weather of the last few
days has already produced a marked and
yivifyiug effect upon the general business
interests OF the city. During the burning
heat which for nearly month Frustrated
all energy, and brought trade to stand
still, there were very serious misgivings
concerning the outlook for the immediate
future. Now, the great activity which has
suddenly manifested itself throughout the
dry goods trade seems likely to spread
to other interests There are already
goodly number OF buyers in the market
from the extreme South and Southwest,
attracted thus early by the great auction
SAILS of domestic dry goods. They have
bought literally of all articles necessary to
make up their stock for the coming fall and
winter. These purchasers have given an
increased animation TO q certain class Of
prints and cotton goods more especially
adapted to the Southern trade.
Noticeable features in the great auc-
ton trade sale of flannels and blankets,
conducted by TOWNSEND. MoNTANT & Co..
last week, were tho large attendance
of frst-class dry goods merchants
from all parts of the country, the
very satisfactory prices realized, which
were ON an average from to So per
cent. higher than those obtained for
similar goods sold under like ciroum-
stances the week previous. For most de-
scrptions OF goods offered the demand
far outran the supply, and every sample
lot with its duplicates was sold. II is un-
derstood that the value of the packages
sold exceeded Sl,5OO,oOO.
The success OF these sales and the grad
ual rise in prices give abundant token OF
returning confidence and reviviug trade
The manufacturers, relieved of heavy
loads of stock. will replenish those lines of
domestics ut such reduced cost for labor
and material Us will enable them to keep
their mills steadily running, and sell their
manufactured goods at remunesntive rates
The FAN River mills have again resumed
operations, aud no further stoppage is
looked for during the present year. In
fact, some Of the mills have contracted in
full or in part for their production until
next October. while Others have orders
ahead which will require full running time
to that date. Nearly all these mills have
agencies in New York, and by far the
greater portion of their productions are
distributed from this centre. When they
prosper, the New York dry goods trade
must flourish,
The farmers Of the West and Northwest
arc the great consumers of American man
ufactured goods. The enormous export
OF wheat corn, pork, and beef during
the last few years has placed them in n
stronger financial condition than ut any
previous time since the war. The SPLEEN
did harvests which now confront them
bid fair to outrival in aggregate produc-
ton anything the country has yet seen;
and ii Is almost certain that our exports
Of wheat ami corn for ls76-77 will exceed
even those OF the memorable year ls13-7L
when they attained their maximum, name
| -, 105 4s4jls bushels. Since ls731i vast
regions of new land nave been planted in
corn aud wheat The farmer, then, will be
able from the surplus products of his farm
! 10 crafty every reasonable want II IL
this healthy condition of the agricultural
interest which has already given certain
| impetus to trade at our business centres.
The depress which had so long pre-
vailed has given way to II feeling OF hope
| Should present lnticipatlons As to the har-
vest be fully realized, it must greatly help
in restoring the business of the country TO
its normal condition, and in losseulng the
pressure of Indebtedness which is stil seri
ously felt among the trading classes OF our
! large communities