The New York herald., 1876-09-27
THE RETURNING TIDE OF TRADE.
Reports from tho Lumber, Furniture, Hard
ware, Stove, Brick, Marble and Other
Branches Of Business.
The Cotton Trade and Operatives Wages
at Fall River
HRAITHY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.
Wages To Be Restored to the Rate Before
the Late Reduction.

Inc L0te kcductl0n.
rAses can b no doubt that business, wholesale
retail has largely improved during the last two or
three weeks that the city which is the financial
and commercial centre OF the whole country, is
On the upward grade. From tho reports OF represen
tativss OF tho HERALD who Instructed yesterday
10 make patient full and exhaustive inquiries among
Wholesale and retail merchants Is learned that the
feeling business circles than 1t has been
for some time past better than ut this period last
year. or indeed, for several years back. spurt in
trade to have about the ars Of the month";
and every day marks q higher and higher level and
commercial water mark. The business OF New
York are, 1t is exaggeraton to say, tho best in the
world. Obstacles and difficulties that would utterly
parayxe the commercial men OF almost any other CON-
munity are made light OF and looked upon only
many Incentives greater energy and endeavor They
arc satisfied with smaller percentage Of profit than
the merchants and traders of any other city on .he
continent will take larger risks, work harder,
rice earlier In the morning, sit up later at
night than any other people. 1t is because OF these
qualities and characteristics Of Its inhabitants, to-
gether with its great natural advantages the
mcrcial metropolis. that New York is day the lead
Ing city the CONTINENT the leader in every great
movement moral purely commercial. the pivotal
years. OF its central and anding position,
1t has suffered severely; not much SO however as
othcr places Of lesser consequence 1t only natural
that should be the first to feel the thrill of re-
viving trade and industry which Is springng up
all over the whole country There are some
branches Of industry that arc comparatively
speaking, ss dull now as they twelve
months and ago. but all that class of trade
which lies al tho foundation OF business shows very
marked Improvement Purely speculative interests
and enterprises still suffer the position they
were year since; but that class Of business which
hssls with the necessities of life has revived i'm
menseiy. Said leading lumber merchant to re
porter OF the HERALD yesterday, "I doing great
deal better now than month ago. Since the lst Of
january last there has been q steady improvement In
my business, and beAove tho lumber trade gen.
orally. To be frank with you and 70 tell the
Huth, l have had to handle third more
stock since the 1st Of January to show the
same amount OF money my bookA This is owing
TO the fall In prices but entirely satisfied Our
sales are more than third greater than they
1or the nrst nine months OF 1875, but our profits,
there are any, are about the same"
..Where does your trade lie, among builders"
"No. there is very little building being done. But
have large demand for lumber tor boxes and furn
ture work and tnen repairs Holders Of tenement
instance, tho genileman whom you saw with me a
moment ago owns large number OF tenement houses.
As has just made d. large purchase oi ak amoeI s
and when he tries rent those applying complain Of
Abe appearance OF things and he cannot obtain eligible
tenanta There Is good deal of work or that KIND
being done l feel confident we touched bottom long
ago in the lumber trade; business has certainly in-
proved during the last twenty days. and SO no rea-
son why IL should not continue To increase from this
forward The fact is, therc is entirely too much
s'growng" among business men generally. We all
might be good deal worse OIL than are, and for
my part sense reason In complaining as
much as We do. 1t Kills confidence aud deAdens
toPp tha tuO Al.
svated and strengthened IN every way possible
FURMrURR BUSINESS.
The cheerful tone and spirit OF the gentleman above
alluded 10, who has very large establishments on the
river front Br0Ome street. seems 10 pervade all
classes whom our resentatvcsv visited The prnci-
pal partner large and house furnishing
Establishments Pearl street in the bost OF spirits
line Said he. I'VE have not done better or saicr
for years. during the last three weeks our
orders have been tat We are pressed 10
Nli them. will be glad 70 answer your questions and
give the HERALD all tho Information cAn but have
only twenty minutes to give you am Obliged
30 20 factory out OF town aud make arrange
ments increase It's capacity Our trade is growing
90 rapidly compelled 10 put up new build
ings- Our export trado south America and tno
Southern States has grown worry largely during the
last Inonlhs We have done good business the
past season In furn sh ing STEAMBOATS, curing
last Two weeks domestic trade has picked up con-
Bideraby. We do very little business with the Wcst
u having factories Of its own IN our line OF business
We sell the adjacent cities In New jersey Pennsyl
vania and Newark, as we'll TO the city proper, and
shat trade mas shown avery marked improvements
lately. The outlook Is very encouraging"
A GOOD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND LIBRARIES
The head OF an establishment on Fuipn street, In
what might be called Kindred house OF business, gave
equally bsalthy report 1--WE DEAL" said he, 'ex-
clusivcly oico library furniture, and since the
beginning Of the present month there has been large
better than we did ut this time last year. Frees are
lower, but there is greater demand for goods The
demand office desks aud furniture better than It
has been Tor some time, which, in our opn-
ion. IL healthy sign OF the return Of trade
and of the general prosperity. Hitherto the rule
hnS
ones, and the furnishing Of libraries has been al
most .. Z standstilL We have good southern trade
aud /. is growing every day. During the past month Is
has improved ~ marked degree ana aiso our west
srn trade.
PAINTS OILS AND coLoRs.
Tho manager of = iacluring color house, whito
lead, varnishes and artists materials, down town,
We have bought this large properly whicE
occupy here, invested good deal y! money
wo shall do = large trade During the iast thirty
days have had quite revival IN uado
Ana expect henccior.h an increase rather than
. dminution OF orders "A large number oi calico
mik East have reopened and caused revival OF trade
In section. The Western trade has always been
very lar Our city and domestic trade has snot UP
wtnn the lost month, and IL Ia stiN improving.
Stocks generally through tho country are very low,
and parties buy now actual consumption Prices
In our tine are down they well get lower
than Uley have been Tor years. The maIn staple, I'm
seed OIL has not rules so low since before the war lis
price currency lower Than the gold price at
that lime. Business IS better than year ngo; trade
showa most decided Improvement. The Centennial
visitors visit New York their way home and the
nost OF them buy goods OF sonc description or oher
but she Increase IN that way very slsht compared
with purchases that come in the natural
and regular order. We got down TO bed rock st
last land arc dong business basis upon which IL
should be done laying up stocks or manufacturing
Tor rise, but TOR actual consumption"
Tu rning from theso or
rHE LIGHTER BRANCHES OF BUsNEss,
IN equally healthy condition OF Affairs wcs found 10
extsa Al large establishment devoted TO me inpor
taton aud mapuiaSure OF fishing tackle OF all descrip
tsons, employing n large iorco oI workingmen. the
t<incipa partner gave most encouraging
outlook "Uur season." he SAID, ''is over
but We making extensive preparations
tor the irst OF the year. when business Will begin
again. The season just closed has been a very good
onc, much better than expected, ana have
apprehensons whatever of the future This year
trade has becn very heavy. We supply tho Southern
and Western mark,Ns aud not only is the volume OF
business increasing. bu; the demand for higher and