The daily gazette., 1879-04-21
FOURTH. EDITION
THE DRY GOODS TRADE.

HOW THE BUSINESS IS PRosPERING IN
THIS CITY.
A GAZETTE reporter, this morning,
called at several of the leading dry goods
establishments OF the city, In order to
learn the state OF trade, and the general
business outlook. The present state Of
trade was apparent at glance as in each
store visited there was comfortable
crowd of cus' omers, examining goods and
making purchases.
Messrs. w. NJ. Kennard & Co., No. 621
Market street, reported a fair business i'll
general dry goods, fully equal to that OF
last year and great increase IN the car
pet trade. Their carpet sales for the
present month, they fully expected, would
exceed those of May, 1876, during which
month the sales OF carpets was larger than
ever before.
Granville Worrell, of No. $50 and S22
Market street Masonic Temple) reported
a solid and satisfactory business in all the
departments of his store. He regards the
prospect for the future as very encoura-
ging, the recent advance In the price OF
raw cotton aud other material for textile
fabrics, having the effect of preventing
any shrinkage in the value ofthese goods
while not positively increasing the price.
Messrs. Adams Y Bro, report salts
factory increase of business since they
moved into their handsome new store, No.
5O4 Market street not only In the dry
goods, but in all the other departments.
Mr.. w. X. Crosby, Of Crosby x Hill,
220 and 222 Market street, reported a
good business when the weather was
fine, with an extra rush on Wednesday,
and Saturdays. The general condition
of trade he considered very good. Good'
were selling cheap though muslins wer'
advancing somewhat in price. This IL
due to an increase in expectations, TO-,
600 packages of muslins and textibl'
fabrics having been exported from New
: York during the last week alone. Mr.
Crosby considered the present busines
very good, and the prospects highly en-
couraging.
NJ. l.. Lichtenstein, No. 226 Marke
street, reported good sales, though tn
margins are very small. HIS genera
sales this year were from 25 TO 30 pc
cent. in excess of the sales for the col
responding period of last year, while til
increase in the sale of ribbons is fully Z
per cent. He reports good demand Il
\ Guinet black silks, while the business !
} Butterick's patterns is unusually larg
Mr.. l.. reports good business prospect
and is preparing to manufacture ladie
suits this spring and summer on larg'
scale than ever before.
Mr.. VIM. B. Sharp, at the southea
corner of Fourth and Market street
spoke favorably of his present busines
and the general prospects for the futur
In his store, at present, is large stock
fresh and beautiful goods, which are goir
OIL rapidly, and as significant fact
relation to prices 1t may be mentione
that among his customers this mon
ing was lady from Philadelphia, wi
: frequently comes to Wilmington to d
her shopping. Mr.. Sharp reporis goc
trade in silks, as well as white good
hosiery and underwear, for the sale
which he has special and well arrange
departments. He also has a special d
partment of buttons, desired to accoI
modate dress suits of every shade al
pattern, which is really wonderful in ii
=, extent of its variety and design
TO Messrs. Russell * SpeHcer, of No. 8,
Market street, reported good busine.
with the spring goods going Off at a liy
ly rate. In silks, their business is e
cellent, their being a fair demand
blacks as well as the colors. The lat,
IL. novelty in this store is the reversit
iinene collar, for which the firm has ia
sr. ell the agency for this State. 1t is
collar finished alike on both sides,
that it can be reversed, thus enabling t
I'm wearer to get double amount Of we
-, out of it. These collars sell for % Gel
e. per box.
" From these reports it can readily
inferred that the dry goods business
this city is in a very healthy conditit
and that the prospects for the future |
very encnurapinp.