The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-30
baltimore American, Yesterday ]

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baltimore American, yesterday
Between fifty and hundred merchants
from North and South Carolina were in
Baltimore yesterday prospecting for the fall
trade, and in some instances making liberal
purchases OF goods. Their presence in
Baltimore was brought about by peculiar
circumstances. They arrived here with a
few exceptions) yesterday morning by the
Bay Line steamer from Norfolk, on cheap
excursion tickets issued by the Seaboard
Airline. Another delegation. probably
numbering as many more, will arrive in
Baltimore this morning by the same route.
All of those who came yesterday morning
by the Norfolk steamer did not stop overin
Baltimore. but went right on through to
New York, for which they were provided
with tickets; nor were all Of those who
stopped over here merchants, as it seems
advantage was taken Of the cheap rates by
clerks, young physicians, and many others
besides merchants to make trip for recrea-
ton. The excursion was originally al
ranged by the Seaboard Airline
FOR THE BENEFIT OF NORFOLK
business Interests alone. 1t wes designed
| to bring the country merchants OF North
and South Carolina and Georgia to Norfolk:
| to entertain them handsomely; and to show
| them, il possible, the advance OF wholesale
| interests nearer home, in order to prove that
there was no necessity in going to either
! Baltimore or New York when goods could
be purchased nearly as cheap in Norfolk
with an immense saving on freight. This
part OF the programme was successfully
carried out. The most Of the merchants
did stop over in Norfolk, and during yes
terday were entertained with banquet, an
excursion, and other festivities. The most
OF those who stopped over will no doubt
come on to Baltimore to-day. The original
intention, however, OF making Norfolk the
destination OF the excursion, was broken in
upon by counter move OF the Piedmont
Airline, the rival OF the Seaboard Air.
Line, which proceeded to get up an excur-
sion also from Wilmington, n. g., and
along the lines of the Carolina Central, the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta, and
the Wilmington and Weldon railroads, the
point Of destination being Richmond, Va.
at the start it was simply contention OF
RICHMOND BUSINESS INTERESTS &. g..
against those OF Norfolk for the southern
fall trade. Out Of this state Of affairs
sprang new complication in the extension
OF both the excursions to New York, by
way OF Baltimore. with decided advantage
in favor OF New York. At a consultation
held last week at the Carrolton Hotel with
the Baltimore merchants, called at the sug-
gestion OF Mr.. John NJ. Robinson, president
of the Baltimore Steam-Packet Company
and Seaboard and Roanoke railroad, ar
rangements were made for the transporta-
ton over the Bay Line Of any merchants
who might choose to come to Baltimore,
and it was determined to send representa-
tives OF Baltimore houses to Norfolk to meet
the excursionists and induce as many OF
the merchants as possible to come to this
market. This was done, and some OF these
representatives OF Baltimore houses are still
in Norfolk, although the most OF them have
returned. Those who have returned state
that extraordinary efforts were made to
divert the excursionists to New. York,
and that three or four hundred Of
the excursionists did 20 on to New
York by the Old - Dominion Line. A
large steamtug 10 the interest OF New
York houses was on hand to convey the
excursionists rapidly from the depot to the
boat, lest they might change their mind and
90 to Baltimore II any delay occurred in
Norfolk or any Baltimore drummer en-
countered them. E: a.. s;ssl<r.,.ttfG. LHft
The other excursion by .,.,s--......, ..,..,.
=. THE PIEDMONT AIR LINE, ~, ~:
is said By leading merchants here to have
been designed especially for the benefit OF
New York houses. This Was principally
done, it is said, by making the tickets lin
tied to New York but unlimited returning,
and by arriving in Baltimore at such an
early hour that it WAS made very inconve-
nient to stop over. Thus, of more than two
hundred merchants who arrived in Balti-
more from Washington early yesterday
morning, not half dozen, it is said, stop
ped over here, the rest going through to
New York. ..|
While it is yeta little too early in the sea-
son to speak inteiligently OF the prospects OF
the fall trade between Baltimore and the
South, enough is known to indicate that it
will be heavier than last year, and probably
heavier than ever before Since the close OF
the war. Something depends upon the ul-
innate price Of cotton and the extent OF the
crop. The crop is unusually heavy, but
planters complain that the recent rains have
run The growth to weed without fruit, de-
stroying in great measure the benent OF
the long preceding spell OF dry weather.
The market has opened well. and ten cents
per pound will no doubt be received for
little white, but so great is - .s~@
-a TIE ANXIETY OF, PLANTERS
to rush their crops in that it Is feared the
price will be run down a little in conse-
quence of the pressure. However, the re-
turn will be very satisfactory, even at eight
cents per pound, as it does not cost near SO
much now to put the cotton in the ground
as it used to. Before the war a pound OF
cotton was always reckoned ras the eq utYa;
lent Of pound Of bacon, 7bnt now a pound
Of cotton will buy, twp pounds OF bacon,
and several other commodities stand sin
similar proportions The, crap oil .peanus
in the Garolinae will also ,be very prolific
and d,yieidls fairI 'retnrns haEEhe Bay Q Line'|
and York River. boata lave liaselg'been
Increased Quantities oi freight
southwark fndtcatiRg that ithe fail
trade e has fffsiFls h'opensd. while on
other routes the activity iii freight has
been even more prone bhnceds spgteat hns,
been the businss q, soi1sring M Georgia,
Florida, and Alabama That the Mereheptss,
and Miners, T Transportasion Company abaVe
had TO place ssotbsr sstsamshIp 1.-THE, ,Sara,s
Rpssl 0ps The route to gesysanae raaktn.