The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-10
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, sEpTEMB 10

SCI ooner. owned in San Francisco, iH Doiif ihs
S,sa, and captured large quantity OF hquof,
seyerai hundred rifles and lot OF cartridges
The coast to be guarded, however, ID SO e4-
tensiye that anything like tnofough es-
Dionage on the part OF the revenue oiliooao =
inauossIble, and the great pfofies q 1he JUST
nass In case of success outweigh me IeIhobe
chance Of detection and loss.
0ftho noot and shoe trade. the Boston Post,
Of the sixth instant, says.
rrp.. too+ and shoe market fs quiet 50 far as
nnru b,foiness la concerned, with not mofe bhan
Gftv nersonal buyers here, ana THESE mostly
anyrassertirp the small trade OF the South and
Interior A few new ofoefs re Deiiig IeceIysu
nv mail and telegraph from large iobbers who
"a " already been here and returned nome.
Rs1t these are mostly for small lots needed to
keep up assortnents, in shape OF addenda, TO
~ tackled Oh to former orders now being
filled But this device to obtain more and
higher cost goods at the prices current at the
opening OF the season, Is not working very
successfully, as manufacturers, While seeing
the point, are not much inclined to lengthen
out their early contracts except on paying
basis
On the other hand, buyers are not disposed
TO operate freely at the advanced prices, and
when these are insisted on, as is generally
the case, they take only what their i'm pera-
tive necessities compel. They have q vague
but apparently Qroundless idea that seasonal
little later in the season, and hence they
will not duplicate to any extent until present
supplies are exhausted. But the fact iS tnat
the stock Of ready-made goods was never 80
small at this stage OF the season az at present.
Manufacturers have thus far been too busy
with orders TO get up q stock for the selection
OF buyers, and with contracts on hand suffi-
Gent TO keep their m achinery running for Inc
next four or five weeks, the prospect Of any
accumulation is very remote, to say the least.
Besides, producers margins are very scant,
even at the prices now asked, and with the
experience Of the past to warn them, they are
too cautious and prudent, even ii the oppor-
tunity should occur, to place themselves 10
such predicament as would com pei them 10
work at a loss.
But while new business IL just now on g.
moderate scale, It can hardly remain 50 for
any considerable length of time, as the large
Western jobbers are selling off their goods,
purchased In July and August, very rapidly,
and hence will soon be forced in for additional
supplies. The prospect now is that large
supplementary demand for heavy goods Will
spring up later ia the season, and that pres
ent prices will be fully maintained. The
early orders were for large quantities. but,
owing to the baroness Of the consuming mar
kets, these have been taken as fast as re-
eeived, and the pressure upon Eastern con-
tractors for Immediate deliveries still con-
tinues urgent. Hence there Is great activity
in manufacturing circles to meet this ext
gency OF distributors, and the current ship
ments are BY far the largest ever recorded In
the history of the trade.
The last weeks shipments OF boots and
shoes from this market to places outside OF
New England, foot up an aggregate OF S.
1863 cases, against S. 400 for the week previous,
and 81, $50 for the corresponding week last
year. The excess over any single week :
shipments, In this, or any former year, Is 35o9
cases. The total shipments thus far
during the year foot up 1,3o8,69o cases,
against 1,05l, 1888 for the corresponding time
last year.