New-York tribune., 1882-04-10
nIrSINESS ON A GOOD BASIS
r,prr MONTHS OF THE YEAR SHOW

,,xn-TALKS WITH MEN IN NAiiOOS in1N
t.,1s,lo merchants and jobbers OF dry gooos
W., hoots and shoes and groceries, oy 'niS
- generally figured up the results VI tn,"
,i"0 ions dnring the hrst three months VI i0'-
r. are now able TO give, approN'ni"'oS' q,
s"" ,re amount Of business done aS oo"'P'''OD
least "'' --.,nording quarter of preceding years
" ,be lines Of trade mentioned as lar as .'ls .'J
IL Ve '" '"a1-,nd the financial and commeroial
Is eonee'"< Ncs-York may be cons erred as fairly
cono''io. cono.;ac the prosperity depression OF the
,ntrr-the footing up of the sales Tor Jan
Wh'" r"t-,erv and March is far from unsals-
ul9' In drv goods and clothing there
% have been tendency to"afu
sT'~ u-;cad goods: this Of itself Is consld-
~ indication that people have plenty ol
ei'- Tlose houses which regard the Southern
leading factor in their business have OF
ss,,v teu-o,arily felt the eject Of the M''s's-
u. or,raoyy. This. however, il Is ant cipa'eo'
III bc ful,y offset Y the trade which VIII loi.o"
,e FIRST CT, p that shall find us way into market
pics generally have tended upward. so far as All
..a.pfoc,ured articles are concerned The cost OF
rodnetion has been lightly increased owing 10 the
icer rriccs raid for labor. There Is Thought 10 DC
,o more bopeful sign on which to base reasonable
ordinations Of continued prosperity. with hcTeAs-
inc volume and in larger ratio than is propoi'olic
n the legitimate growth of the country thah 'Ho
f,ct that the demand for labor now oilers employ
,oenr 70 everyone who can or will work, ana al re-
muperative rates. The trade of the hTst tIiree
months of tie year bias been more fuctuaing tlan
rsna owing in a good degree 10 the vasarles OF 'le
season itself: but the general average appears I"
mt merchants ahead Of their last years sales lof
tbe same period Interviews by tribune reporter
with the heads Of representative houses ndica1e
that. with good crops. the business prosperity oi
1Ss2 will equal If it does not exceed. that OF 1851
or ai.y other year in the last decade.
SATISFACTORY TRANSACTIONS II DRY GOODS.
"1be s,,ri, business so far as our house is con-
cerned" said L. VI. Bates. senior partner OF Bates
Reed & Cooley. Of No. $40 Broadway. " has been
verr satisfactory taken as a whole Floods in the
South and Southwest have kept large number OF
h,,,cr from tie city no usually come here u trade
There has been "a larger home trade than usual and
fnllv as good trade rs heretofore from the West.
The small Western trade goes TO Chicago but the
te,ter class of merchants in the West and North
west visit New-York at least twice year for their
nam purchases. What we call the home trade
from STATE, near Ncw-York. is increasing all the
time These merchants are IN the market often and
ar dsposinc Of a great many goods The aggre-
gste Of our sales from January 10 April has been
between 100000 and 100000 in excess OF last
year for the same time and far in April we have
sold more goods than ar the same time last year.
There are many large buyers here now
from the " est and NeW-dcXlco. lie trade Iom
Colorado New-MeXico and some Of the other ern-
tories is o. a good class The chants come here
10 make their purchase and buy large bills; these
merchants of class that our jobbers are very
glad u deal with
How about the dry ,ods trade generally
pared with a year ago - asked the reporter.
is' thirl, ne most of our leading dry goods iO-
A.rr had a @ Ter rad
than in the spring of 81. Goods with the exccp-
ton OF some d0meStlcs, prints and gnghams have
been very uniform I'D price thlS sprlug and VIII pay
retailers a good pront. COuecuons are not quite
90 good as year ago throughout the
country. but falurcs-with us-Layc been fewer,
and there has not been so much loss IN I'D debts
How DO account for the sowness Of collections
From the fact that such vast sums have been tied
up IL speculation, and 30 there has not been money
enough m circulation 10 accommodate the demands
oflusiness. Speculative products have been largely
sold. however; money Is easier and collections are
improving
Then you are satisfied with the outlook for the
res OF the year =
81 SEE no reason why it should not be as good
year for JObbcrs and retailers 10 make money and
do a safe business il last year. If the South
has good crops there Will be very
large trade from that section next fall
because they have bought light this spring
From cores QOndents we learn that they now
putting 10 their crops very rapidly and that they
are planting more wheat, corn and oats than for
several wears. They do not wish longer 10 be de-
pendent on the West for their grain. don't see
snythlne that looks Ike panic or the deranCemcnt
of business from It's ordinary channels. think the
business meu Of the country are in good condition
and everything has " WnoleSomc aspect. One OF the
best features connected with the welfare of the
country to-day i that labOIing men are all en-
poyed at such prices as TO enable them 10 live COM
fouabiy and lay up something for the future"
The country Is blgger-there are more people 10
buy dry goods and More people TO wear
Mr Eames. Of H. b. Claim & Co.. when hen
asked Tor some facts showing tie condition of spring
trade he country rs prosperous, as you know and
the people having more money viii buy a better
quality OF goods. The country Is growing and
trade keeps up with it. Very naturally the volume
OF trade Is larger this year than it il ISL"
WHAT The AGENTS OF THE FACTORIES SAY.
Charles s. smith, Of the firm Of George c. Rich
srdson Il CO., commission merchants at No. 1l5
Worth-st.. sad that he considered the aggregate
sales in the United States TO be as larges last wear
up 10 the Isl Of April although the trade has been
more uneyenly distributed. Southern trade
has been much interfered with" he
remarked, "but to offset this all the
Chicago jobbers say they arc ahead
Of their 1851 sales. The export trade this vaor
has been very much larger than last. Prices are |
iuui a. hIgh Tor plain staple goods although there
has been large failing of IL Pacific mills Brown
staples have sod up and the mills have smaller
tocA than they ever have had at this season. Col
ofeJ goods are slightly depressed the auction sale
VIZ VIZ Wees HSt'd the market pretty thoroughly |
49, .neS HhQ lpr 10 10 - per cent of from what /
& Ia oteh tne ruling rates. All manufacturers Of ex-
pS1t goods have sod ahead to June and JULY for
'ne Ohlna Trade. The aggregate of staples In stock
ao ,e "a saaI ~ A usual III not smaller; jobbers stocks
- aIe m Small, a. they have not bought heavily
ialuclpaie that trade viii continue later than
sot sole; w. LOsi Of the Western peope bought lightly
,s iAe ~ 'Ae uace IS somewhat behindhaud. Trade |
.vot @Itays good when every body Is at worx-and |
Con- DGdy Il al work now Our dcpressions in trade
tga dh nHeh people are idle. The export feature of |
nrodoo;; sooas tfa,e Is very important 6ne: the |
IL sold Tr,fr-
So ,ne same Is true OF all the leading uaAes This
60 demand relieves the looms from making |
frad SSeyOhd The demand for nome trade The |
T. , ca Is growing all the time and the prospects |
~ ~, ne ear are more than satisfactory"
1s IaN big spring trade six weeks before the |
-. W JannlrTN saIn I Y Mennnln ~ IL e.. -