Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-07

| mcttlo and sir up the younger men Of IN
metropolis for tho next six years Of prop
aratlOn. have not seen the aUgpeatlpl
In any Of the newspapers yet, but II !
being talked OF among business men
with what substantial result remains L
be seen.
II IL undoniablc that business In al
| lines throughout the Fast N rapidly mend
ing. Shrowd observers tell mo they ec'
signs OF the opening Of n long ern Of com
mcrclal prosperity A leading dry g0od'
man IN Fourteenth street said to-day
'efhis year has opened much brighter
Ithan 1886 The prices Of all goods
J arc, without exception, much lriner
| There Ia n confident feeling aud trade l,
improving daily" A leading glass and
orockory dealer and importer said "rhc
| trade outlook IN good We are building
up American industries The glass trade
and tho rich crygtal.wafo industry In the
country have grown up from nothing un.
Oh they now surpaas the foreign wares at
much lower prices than imported goods,
Tho homo goods are better, and are made
IN unlimited quantities Another In
dustry Rprlnglug into lilo IN the manufac-
turo " old colonial clocks. They beat
the English trade all TO pieces Art
pottery ~ also being fostorod, and some
fine specimens arc being turned ont at
Trenton, New Jersey. Beautiful brass
fire screens are now made In Philadelphia
that are better than any made In Europe -
mGmbcr oi the firm Of MACY Co
said "Our experience as largo import
ora Of fancy goods shows that there ~ n
general advance In trade all along the
llno. In diamonds and precious stonuf
the average advance * much heavier than
last year. This Ia particularly no In the
purchase OF expensive gems We are, /
believe, entering on an era OF great pros.
perity. There has been a marked impetus
In the AllYorwaro trade We have sold
more presentation aud dinner services
this year than Tor years back year or
SO ago people wanted 10 get cheaper
grade OF goods, now they want expensive
and elaborate ware. 1 believe the buBl.
ness Of this month will more than double
that OF February, 1885. We nro making
cXtensly0 sales Of an English imported
cameo glass this year Uf the highest or
der Of art, People do not hesitate 70
pay now from $500 TO $500 Tor exquisite
pieces Of this Webb w1fb, Money must
DO plenty, for people are buying AT q
heavier rato. We have thirteen sales.
men on tho road, who report that bus.
ness was mover better thm now. Orders
are coming In from all sections OF the
country Sales OF silks alone have been
much larger than before. There sOoms
to be u healthy feeling In business
Stocks are In good condition. There is
no speculation In goods. We nrc ahead
on all sorts Of material, Last season
was an 'od year In Silks. Novelties
were al the rage. There Ia q boom In
silks this year"
Speaking OF the iron trade, which is
pretty good business barometer, two
large dealers aud manufacturer speak
~ follows "Plg iron In nrm and has
made allght advances during the past few
but manufactured iron IN dull
BuslnOss IN az good II not better than at
this time last year and thoro liz great
hope among iron men TINT the spring
trade Will be moro brlgk than Tor some
time past, but 10 far II In hope only.
Steel rails are firm at s8l and s8b per
ton AT the rolling Mills This Is nbout
OK advance over the price ut this time
last yeur"
"Whllo the present condition Of the
Iron trade IN not all that could u0 dralfcd,
thcrc seems to be good evidences OF un.
usual activity In the spring, There arc
great many inquiries just now and rather
more sales than usual at this timo Of the
year. Tho stool-rall mills are running
Iull blast and arG turning away orders for
nafly summer delivery, as most OF thom
have contracts which will take them
until July to All"
Tho great shlp.bulldlng nrm OF Cramp
s Sons has 1000 men ut work and over a |
million dollars In contracts ahead"
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