The New York herald., 1878-08-25

The imports Of dry goods st THIS port for the past
week. ana since January l. compare as follows with
''f 70" s-us tie pS.Sa' week " " is7s " 1877. 1878
Eatereo at port. S. 1877, ,sI9 ST. 2oa4 425 $2os5 6s1
thrown on market. 2,2ol,65 2,2oo' 4ao 2'lS4'lls
Entered at port. 55 s22 1853 6a252,6l5 4s,soe o92
Thrown on market. 7O'9l7,O69 o275S, III 4oasS'oS7
LMPKRIAL CITY.
While the impor ,at,ons show heavy increase
over previous years and the export movement con-
button at home. ..New York is distribuung to-day"
said Mr. Robinson, of Ii, b. Cisain Il Co. Is. "mors
goods than ever before, even during the war; All the
stories about the grass growing the streets Of tho
metropolis are ABSURD While Chicago grows win
the growth OF The country IN the distribution o goods
New York docs more-she keeps pace with her own
greatness. Tins Is something tho country ought to
know, for SHOWS that nothing can pow rob this i'm
periAI city Of its pre-emlncnce."
MOVEMENT IN DOMESTIC GOODS.
It certainly encouraging that IN spite o the COM
merchants Of New York should all DO hopeful, ana
that the dullest week IN the dulcst mouth In iae
year should show an active movement. 10 aomssuc
Standard prints and cotton dress goods are IN steady
demand at frst hands ana active Win the oobers and
shirtiDgs, solid blacks aud ooiors. turkey rcd ana
robes are in fair demand at firm prices. Woollen
dress goods, shawls and hosiery ana underwear are
all meeting with reaoy sales In silks there Is an m.
proved demand Tor low and medium grades,
and an Improvement on last years prices.
American fabrics especially beng in good
that spite Of the active movement In domestic
goods generally, AMI particularly IN prints, ootn Tor
-
tion 70 crowd the production, as Is sometimes the
case For print cloths The market Is not very active,
and, while many New York merchants are disposed
10 tax of an advance in prints, In this market tho
prices OF cloths have not bcen maintained. During
tue week ending August II "a 600 piscos 64x64I were
sold in Fail River So 600 pioess IN Providence at
the following prlces:-5S.0oo pieces 64!64s at SA
cents easn 1900 pieces 64xo4s At 3 1915 cents.
cash and shirty days; $500 pieces 64x6Fs AZ 80
cents, thirty days; 70 800 pieces 64x6Hs on privats
terms.
The stock OF cloths on hand on August II
Pieces.
Stock hand in Fall $40 600
Stock held by manufacturers In Provdence. ZS3 OO0
stock held by Spectators 10 Pfovidence. 4O0,OOO
stock held by New Bedford psrtss. l30, 600
Stock held IN Boston. 90 700
STOCK held In New YORK. so 900
Total stock (ou,s,ds Of priners) $40 ooo
PRICES.
AS regards prices New York commission or job
bing house IL tue place In tue world ~ learn
anything about them except by going rs buyer. 'It
ID not 10 Interest 10 allow them TO DO published
able TO givc them with absolute accuracy" said
prominent merchant. "rhoy are guided by the
ticket price while our selling price 10 oitcn u
very different matter" To speculate upon the
subject is vain, but It Is like the ante
belium dAys which everybody thought would
never return again when fancy prints arc sell-
IL cents and worstsds low rs 20 cents
There Is considerable ielicitaton ON account Of
the slight advance during the past week which, II II
claimed, has inspired the tobbsrs with confidence
but, has been seen, importance Is attached to
this In houses like A. I. stewart Co., where II 10
believed low prices will continue throughout The sea
The time has not yet arrived tor tue opening Of
the tall trade but US joObcrs generally have only
small SOCKS on hand, having been prevented from
buying largely by the prevailing depression, and as
there is prospect OF a steady demand without vio-
lent nuctuati0n, II Is expected that most OF them viii
upon the autumn campaign with Increased con-
adence and spirit