, 1879-03-10

manufacturers generally nre running With a
ta dorfe 2, e aa tay 81 81 eu e G
machinery. The prospects for M lctive spring
trade are very aattcrIng.
MILLINERY GOODS.
Keith Bros. thought 1t was little tno carl
to Offer prognoattcatfons as 10 the business Of
tho coming scason, as those In this limo OF goods
do not generally and themselves busy until
about the middle OF hiarch. So far rs ho could
judge from present Indications, tho outlook was
decidedly promising lie was free to sny TINT
he did not look for any unusual increaao Of
trade. but, rather, was Of opinion .that the i'm
provemcnt would bo gradual ard healthy ono. :.
At tho present his housc was doing more than
years past, and 1t was from this condition Of
things TINT 10 argued t1lnt tho outlook was 0i,e
TINT promised to bring better ttn!ea. ME: Keith
did not hear my u1uaunl complaint on the part
money market. Collections came fl promptly,
and tflcro was no reason 10 believe tint tile pco
plo were any. worse OF than heretofore. In
fact, taking MI things Into consideration. tho
At the millinery establishment Of D. d. Fisk
E Co. tile reporter met Alr. Fras!er, manager of
tho firm In tic absence Of the proprlctors. Mr.
Frassr fuddyfaesd ma genial Gentleman tn
one. True, trade had hardly bcgun,-it being Q
! ono accessories which 20 TO mike up ttsc stork
IN trade Of a. house, Of THIS ctaraetcr,-a.nd It
would be easier to give d definite opiuIop,, based
upon actual trading, along a6out the middle Of
March; but there was, nevertheless, IN unusual
stir for this season, md everything would in
yoiuno ] Of business done. Tie trade
il tho lnlllinery line viii run from tho middle Of
March to July. June being very busy. The
weather has much to do WITH tho oarlness OF
the tralo, favorable and ltght spring develop
tMg business In advance Of an opposite season.
Tic volume Of business In millinery goods Is
continually Increasing. Chicago las to-day
three Of tfle largest houses n the country, and
| other. Collections during the winter months
arc genernly light, Ind little ls expected iu this
direction until the opening spring gives an I'm
they have bcen for a long ttmo past. md coun-
better goods than formerly, bccauso {IeSS
can get them for less money. Four
! articles, but now this l'as all changed. Tllfa
/ depreciation necessitntes q corresponding In
crease In the volume OF business to cover tho
same gross sales as in former years, and conso-
nucutly tle house finds additional assistance
llcrcssary. This house, besides selling millinery
goods from direct tmportations, doyotcs much
attention to manufacturing, making bonnets,
gontiemcn's straw goods, antl ARTIFICIAL flowers,
| uf industry, nnl Elyes employment to an army
Of mon and girls. The trade in these lines Is
| rapidly increasing. This house sells its gooda
from Ohio to tho Pacific coass, and from tho
northern limits Of tho United States to the
Cult Of Mo1tcn.
IRON.
HAs for the iron trade" safd Mr.. Bale, Of tic
firm Of Hale, Clevcsanl j. Co., ut generally
opcus about tile 1st Of March. Our mcn who
ara now On tho road report to US that trado Is
good, and that tho outlook Ia favorable. Wo
1 }tDt fhcfv f,nta tuutnrtn11u nil
with the exception OF nails, In which latter goods
there has been Of late IN enhancement Of yaluo.
We anticipate that the general trade In irou will
grow botter; but tho roytyal In this industry at
tho East has not as yet tnuchcd tho market
heta- We do not put much faith III any matte
rial advance IN prices. Collections are good,
| You must know tl.ore has Tor a long time
been Ereat depression IN this trade mud
dealers aud manufacturers have long hoped
Judge, think this chaugo for thu better is
c0nstng, alld Ia near ut hand. We traao en-
tIrcly with tho West mud Northwest, and hayo
| no business relations with the 6outh.n
JEwEERY.
Mr.. Il. F. Norris sud that the trade of bis
house at present WIS exceedingly good. III fact,
1t had, strange to say, been 50 even slnco tho
llolldaYs,--au unusual circumstance, for It was
| generally expected that aftur tie iuat
Of December, mud for at least two months,
business would elow decdad falling oil.
1t Is customary for tho Wholesale jcwelry houses
at this season to reduce their force Of ass!stants
uul await tho ron1wal Of trade about tho millllo
of March to engage their maximum number OF
clerks; hut this year, 60 large had been the
trade Of this house, at lcast, they were not only
not obliged to reduce, but on tho contrary had
augmented tho numbcs Of their assistants. Tho
trado Of this establishment covers the cntire
Wsst and Nosthwss A. Nor,is observations
Ia fair condition financially, ns collec-
The class 81 pe,opls Will ,.I. whom r., thls rs
deal, il G!irh that t!luy viii no. bear prompt and
vigorous pushing Ia case they do not inect their
obligations when due, for tley tlAd II necessary
to Ecaltzo upon tllcir stocks to much gfeater
degree than do otl,er branches; ulat is, they
must be slYou little moro 'eeway than other
dealers ask Therefore tho whoesala lealera
asa somewhat !enieit, and do not crowd tae1r
greater denand than formerly for . cheap ling
Of goods, Or. more correctly speaking, goods OF
low yaluu but standard make, Thls Is psEticu'
larly tue Of w8tchsa and clocks. Nr. Norris
oticr than encouraging In tho highest aud most
"Our lrals," said Mr.: Young, OF tho house
cspS 59aps LSokp kGo ors4 %opsn: ss s sG1af
Urn conyinred that there has beon aliRht re-
YiyAl. unstl,ess to-day Is IN more healthy con
dition than Il has bcon for some time past, and
VIC bc4tn to feel es though We bad reached the
solid bottom wllere W. can safely stAnd In tho
futura Prlces have not materially dceIiued
during tbs past ycar, sxcopt tn the matter Of
American watch movements, We hnl that we
are selling bottcr lEns of goods than VIC did q
year ago. Iu February our tradewa much bet
ter than In that month In sny. other. year
since 1871 BUSINESS, wa think, 10 gradually
advancing, Orderr. while small, comparatively,
aro more frequent than IN for1ner yeaEs, md
this Indicates that DEALERS ata increasing their
sales, willis pcrhaps thu aggregate Of money
value 10 not much EIeator to III. Wo Gud t!At
dealers iu the country ate just - proluae with