The New York herald., 1879-09-20
FALL TRADE PROSPECTS.
Extraordinary Activity in All Lines
of Business.
INCREASED EXPORTS
Transactions in All Staples Greater Now
Than in Many Years Before.
A MAGNIFICENT OUTLOOK.

The dullest hypocrite could discern the signs OF
the times in New York to-day. Crowded cars and
stages no crowded stores and sidewalks, over
flowing hotels overloaded drays ana overfreghted
trains and attest the activity OF what
Ia termed '.fal trade" stranger walking up
Broadway at midnight during the past four weeks
might have thought that this portion of New York
never went to rest. Scarcely block between the
Post ofhce and Union square but had its open
stores and piles of merchandise upon tie
sidewalks; busy clerks and sweating dray
men at hours when ordinary citizens
fast asleep What is true of the metropolis is
or less true of the entire country. New York is
barometer of national trade and almost everyb body
within its limits is working hard and is being paid
Cor it, The docks and storehouses along the river
front put to harder service since the busy
days of the American merchant marine before the
bellon. The river and coasting steamers come and go
with overhowing cabins and immense cargoes of
freight of every description. The eye that is native
to the harbor and familiar with the names of YES
sells trading here will to-day find vessels taking in
loads of grain and cattle that never before in
the American trade and that have been brought now
into requisition to meet unparalleled demands.
EXPORTS SHOW
The total exports from New York alone. not in
Guiding specie, for the week ending September 16
were 81, ,627 576 This is increase the exports
of the week before of Sl4i0419 The previously
ported exports for the present year, added to the
week above given, makes total showing OF
S234906ls1. The same period in 1877 shows exports
amounting only to S195 344 500. In 1878, however.
for a corresponding period. the total exports. in
elusive of specie. from this port exceeded those of
this year by about $l2 0O0.o0O but prominent ship
pers opine that the record OF the entire year
will much more than wipe out this de-
cline. Among the exports OF last week
100000 bushels of wheat. than
l000o 900 bushels of nearly 6OO0 900 pounds of
cut meats 1.50O 900 pounds of butter 300OO 900
pounds of cheese. than 1000 900 pounds lard
and 6,5O0,000 gallons of petroleum. OF the
$7000,000 in exports for the week. Si49.953 were
directed to London, S1,77424l to Liverpool s63O,97s
to Antwerp S44i.O4 to Glasgow and about S250.O0O
each to Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Havre
For the eight weeks ending September 10. 1879, the
export cearances of wheat for Europe, from the
ports of New York. Montreal. Boston. Portland,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans, were
B3,269 032 bushels against 130.055 for the
spending eight weeks of the previous year.
England will want say 30,0o0.000 bushels Of
wheat this year. said Z. H. Walker, the statistcian
Of the Produce Exchange. "In exchange for that
we shall get from England very nearly $50 900 900
in gold The movement Of wheat in the United
States for the past weeks has been greater than
The amount of deliveries from lake ports to New
York for eight weeks has been sc, 900 600 bushels
About one-half of this yet remains to be shipped.
It is one way for accounting for the importa-
lions OF specie that have lately come to America.
have given you the figures to account in large de-
gree for the briskness of trade in New York this
fall"
OBSERVATION.
The railroad depots in and near New York are q
uhJoot lu
The number and character of passengers arriving
will convince observer of the pros
porous condition of things in all parts of the coun-
try. When people have money to spend they travel,
and when people have money to invest they come to
such point as New York to obtain their goods in
stead of sending for them: Said downtown mer-
full because the people OF the South and West feel
that they can afford the trip" Tie great express
companies will tell the inquirer at their offices that
their business never better. The reporter
was told by a representative of the Adams Ex-
press Company that their business has been
increasing steadily for three years. but espe
cally in the last 'The express traffic." said
he. $50 far as the quantity goes. infallple
index the condition of business The very fact of
Hush times induces people to visit central points for
the purchase of small articles which they might
otherwise send for by express but the character of
the goods that have lately been shipping plainly
evident OF the improvement OF trade. Just now the
express companies are carrying unusual amount
OF goods to the south and West. We have had moth
ing like 1t in many years."
ingly than perhaps any other line OF observation.
All the leading caravansares are full to overlooking
and have been so for six weeks. Five nights out
seven in that period they have had TO turn away
guests for whom they could not provide accommo-
dation. The question naturally occurs. What be-
comes OF the unacco nodated? and the only answer
~ that they 20 to second and third rate houses In
quiries at tine fHth Avenue. ST. Nicholas Metropol-
itan aud the Astor House, which get large share OF
merchant patronage, proved that each one of them
has been habitually turning guests from its doors
for u month back, ard III them all very large and
unusual percentage of their AUTUMN guests have
hailed from the South.
X. THURBER.
Hazarding his lfe among the trucks and express
wagons thar make Chambers street aud West Broad
way terror to the pedestrian, the HERALD reporter
stepped into the establishment OF IL. X. n +. B.
Ihurber n Co., grocers. The senior member of the
frm heard his request for a few minutes conversa-
tion the condition OF TALL trade, and laying aside
other matters of business. said. brisky and cour-
teousy
bettor times are undoubtedly founded upon TACT.
We have been getting to it, hoping for 1t and expect
aug Improvement confidently for three years. The
trade OF New York this fall declares the return
OF a prosperous era"
trade frumY'
''rhc rush Of the Southern trade is about over"
answered Mr. Thurber ''Seventy five per cent OF the
southern visitors have returned to their homes. but
large nnmbcr of them here stili. You know
that as soon as cotton picking begins in the South
southern merchants 80 home. great deal of the
success OF the cotton season depends upon pleas
snt fa and thus tar picking has been going with
favorable weather. Reports from all quarters of the
cotton section guarantee good crops, and all they
need Is good opportunity TOR gathering them.
The cotton picking season begins about the LIST of
September. Isn't that so. AIR. Brigham" Mr..
Thurbcr asked of portly gentleman who entered
At that moment and had overheard the preceding re-
mark.
MIR. Brigham is the president of the Planters
National Bank of savannah, Ca, and al Mr..
Thurber's request he to ION in the conyer-
sation while the reporter listened attentively.
"The receipts of cotton crops" said the banker,
',bcein ia the middle of August. They small
that time and reach maximum about the LIST of
October At savannah hear they received 1000
bales yesterday, which s - very good day tor this
period OF the season. Good weather means good re-
ceipts and the receipts continue ia good weather
until frost comes along in January or February.
Cotton keeps making until tue frost eemes-of
;ourse in smaller quantity AS the season grows
ate"
'Theu suppose" said Mr.. Thurber 'that they
20 back and forth over and over the ieldsY
'les, until there IL nothing lett to pick. It's n
common remark" continued Mr.. Brigham. con