The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-08
ErrIJED BrsINKss INDIcIIED.
The Downtown street. Crowded with Nehi-
Gle, Convey Ing Goods and Produce.

One of the evidences of increasing busi-
moss is tho crowlins Of the streets Of the city
with tru .ks and carts used for the transpcria-
ton Of goolss In Ncscy. Washington. Gr""n-
wich and West streets, the vehicles are 30
numerous that travel Is seriously oh-tru ted
and the services Of the police are called into
frequent rclui stion to break the bockadcs The
street cnr- are often stopped ana kept at astand-
still for a length Of time that Is very annoying
To- pa-scngcrs The large amount OF freight
being drawn to and from the vessels at
the North river piers is one cause oi the
extra amount Of tcaming; hut the country
produce brought to Washington Market from
Long Island and New Jersey adds greatly to
to tho number of vehicles in the streets named.
Soon after midnight the loads from the country
begin TO arrive. and by daylight the farmers
and gardeners wagons m every street near
The market. There ARE frequent controversies
in regard 10 position. and thr war oi words often
results in pusilis:.c en '"uni"r~.
At O'Clock yesterday morning the streets
adjacent 10 Washington Market presented q
IVnly scene AL was huhubh. The drivers of
the wagons that arrive first have the choice ni
poSiti0ns in which their vehicles can stand uniil
ihe loud- nre sold. At. many of IA" wtNs
had hocn unloadci and started hom,Nard. ~
The thrnuE had greatly diminished, ana al 2
the policemen ordered ali the market irainSt'r-
la imoyc on. The rrnor,sr took p.ss'tG m i a
blocks had seven prira,'ed walIsNcaused ~
the street being block ckndrd.
Tho revival Of business noted on the North
river side of the city II also "Nd M on ~" East
river side although the -trn"ts in IA" Inter scc-
lion nr,, not nearly So crowded ~ IN tn" former,
| Al th,. places where touustrrs are in the hahlt
| of waiting for stray Jobs lew nnrlnpluY'd We
| hicl,s are now to he found. TINS II IN" chsc
! "snocially with such places n III" Junction "i
| sixth and Greenwich avenues, near III" JeI'r-
son Market Court House, and chatham sluar';
| one tramstrr said; \ few weeks aS9 we hnl
| tp beg for wur.. enough tp IaY Tor l"u loi "ul
| teams and families. Now "" have all We can
do and the merchant whu has not regular ear,
| men engaged finds It dnlrult to g,t a man ana
| team to DO an odd job. We can charge better
! prices for our work now than We could lew
weeks ago In the summer tim"s were So har'
that some II ~ unhitched our horses from t'l'
! trucks and hHrn"sSrd them 10 cabs and hncks
hut that was humping out of III" frying pan int
tho IRE; for the hack business was hs dull II no
worse than trucking. Al present all oi the "a
ira hack horses are put into the trurklng hlnl
moss" In Spruce street ana Sltr lo'alltirl
where the leather and hide trniil' II carried oi
| there are signs OF activity The unsaNory odo
| Ol uutlnnnl hides grcrts the noStrlls Of tn
| passcrs hy and vehicles loaded with hides am
| leather block tn" streets. TINS hrAn'h ol trud
| has opened up earlier this fall than usual In
creased activity in tine -four trade also maxi,
extra work lor the t"Qm9tcrs, The whol"sal
dry goods dcnrrs ARE busy with the fall trad'
m, heavy firms. At the Hudson RIVER and N''
Haven freight d"pots large quantities Of ir"gi
are being shipped. The Troy and A'any steam
boats are bringing thousnnds ul barrels oi Iota
toes grown in Albany, Washington NSnssclde
| and SulutDlu counties.