Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-04
OUR MEICHA STOCKS.

It has become hy-word with strangers who arc daily arriving in our town, What heavy stocks youF merchants carry" and the general wonder is. what becomes of them our answer is, that Prescott being the com merciai center uf Gavapai county. which has population of over l5,000 souls, all oi whom are industrious. thriving, white peo- pie, and who are A~cd to having all the nee eSSaries of life, inc large amounts of good. continually arriving in our village, naturally find their wax 10 the homes of all our in habitants. Ii clo.c observer will watch our different mercantile houses, for few days. loading small teams. pack animals etc, snd dispatching them to the noun talns, valleys and different portions of the county, the question, of what becomes oi the goods will be easily solved.
 The firm of (. T. Head X Co, alone, car " a stock of liquors which will aggregate al least fifteen thousand dollars, and the whole amount of goods in this establish mcni, very often. could be safely put down at worth Sil0.000. This amount, however, is only when their large stocks arrive, as a few days sales decrease the amount st least  ford * Co. who carry tine largest stock of hardware. together with a general assort- ment of everything needed by their numer- ous customers.
 John C. Campbell. one of the oldest mcr- chants in this village. i> not behind his noishbors in enterprise Here you find q large tiu-shop attached to the store, where Is tnsie every conceivable article in that line. Campbell has the reputation of keep ing none but the very best of goods, and we have vet to hear the first man say that he bought this pr that from Ca,, found 1t bad. S"inpbell ana CAmnI,-'' ..cNt door neichbor to NIT Acii. Keeps constantly on hand every lining needed in store m Prescott, and Is & fayurite with many. None know him l-s: te appreciate his lair and gentlemanly way Of doing business.
 Loisiilon. the quietest man in town, is up fo the times and Keeps his shelves filled with goods and sells reasonable.
 The White House k another ot the mann moth institutions nf which Prescott should feel proud. They buy in san Francisco and New York, having agents m both places They know what tbe demands of this mar let are. and never fail to make their pur- chases accordingly.
 The (. o. n. store of finders & Rowe is continually getting empty and immediately rc-filled with fine clothing and general assortment Of outfitting goods.
 Outside of ali these stores, which arc lsrrc mammoth houses, We have many other establishments which deal entirely in . different class of goods. Kelly X Steph- ens, at their news depot. kcepa large assort- mcnt of everything apPeraining to their respective line of trade, and We will venture the assertion that no house between thls pISce and San Francisco Surpasses their stock of iobaecoS, which are the finest that could he purchased in the city of San Fran cisco.
 Bones & Spencer have large assortment of cigars, candies. fruit, etc.
 Nr. Otis. ai thc po>totiice store. keeps pa per, fruit, groceries and nearly all the arti- CleS usually kcrt in large stores; l. very ac- Srommodatinr sells reasonable and has good stare ot the trade
 Cram, st the Variety Store, is in his glory arranging the many and numerous articles which constitute his stock m trade To tell what h. has not goI would puzzle Phila- delphia lawyer.
 We now have got around to Hayden S Co. who arr on the east side of the Plaza. They deal largely m Salt River flour, and keep variety of goods manufactured m the Tnited Statc> and Mexico; do large trade ssrc liberal in their dealings. and daily are ssroNing into favor with the miners and far snerS.
 We called at the store of N. Goldwater & Bro. last evening, and were surprised to see shc large and varied assortment of goods which they have on hand. and artisticasly arranged The show Is dazzling 10 the eyes and would do credit to a boa foa store m san Francisco or New York. Ladies goods -f every conceivable kind; ladies hats of the most delicate mako and the latest pat terms. and enough to supply the whole Ter ritorv. Ladies shoes and slippers fit to atorn the feet q queen; and their IFess goods, toilet scttS, etc. are just immense. Their stock of gentlemen $ clothing Is of a superior quality ahd unriyalled in quantity To enumeratc everything would i'll our pa per, therefore we will SAY they have every thing from needle to an anchor.
 Besides these establishments VIC have iai lor shops. boot and shoe shops, millinery ard Jrcssmaking houses, etc.