The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-11
Healthy Revival of Business

says: New York merchants, jObbers
and commission merchants are gen.
orally satisfied with the condition of
trade. Business Is picking up and
shows in most lines a yeIy decided
improvement. Buyers for the fall
trade haye been and continue to be
numerous, and in many kinds of bus.
mess very late hours have to be kept
by the employees to pack up and for
ward the goods ordered. The long
arrays of boxes and cases piled up in
front of business houses down town,
all waiting their turn to be carted off,
give strong ocular demonstration of
busy season. Inquiries among
merchants corrObOrate the testimony
of these mute witnesses.
A noted feature is in the increase Of
orders from the South and South
west. They are ordering from there
not only large quantities of goods,
but they are also demanding the finer
grades. Dry goods men say that the
outlook for the fall trade with them
is unusually bright.
In the way of wholesale transac.
tons the week just closed has been
the largest of the season. Merchants
from the West and South have nearly
finished their fall buying. Only a
few of them We're left in the city yes
terday, their places being taken by
merchants from less remote sections
of the country. The States of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota are largely
represented BY the merchants now in
the markets. Almost without ex-
ceptiOn the INGREDIENTS are buying
freely On account of the better outlook
in their business and the firmer
prices of goods. Prices for general
dry goods are sufficiently firm to in
spire confidence. Wholesale clothing
houses report business better than
for several years past. The most no.
table increase in demand is from the
South. Merchants estimate the in.
crease at full 335 percent. The de-
mand for, clothing in the Western
States is also reported good. The
boot and shoe houses says: Taking
it all around. there is more doing this
season than at any previous time for
five years.
The wholesale hide and leather
trade reports business brisk at about
old prices.
Dealers in the glassware and crock
cry trade feel very comfortable over
the outlook for fall and winter trade.
There has been no extraordinary de-
mand for goods from any section. but
the tendency all over is toward bet
ter business and increased consump.
ton.
In the iron trade the one report is
that business is f1ourishing. Manu-
facturers are busy, there is brisk de-
mand and good prices prevail. There
is no indication of big boom. but "a
big BOOM" said leading iron man
yesterday, isn't wanted, When
trade is good: when we can keep our
mills steadily employed up to their
limit, then we are content. That Is
the case now. We have business that
is remunerative, business that we
believe has come to stay. 1t doesn't
partake of the boom character, uul is
rather quiet and on solvent basis.
1t Is not to he rphemrral and pass
away like bOonis do, as they are first
discovered. The present PROSPERITY is
going to last"
The leading companies report large
inquiries for next year and at the Of
flee of one leading mill Saturday il
was stated that nearly or quite AL of
the steel raj manufactures, l0romO-
tive and general machinery builders
now have not only enough orders
booked to keep them busy all this
year, but enough AZ well to insure
business we'll into 1887. Big orders
have been refused within the last
week for rails.
1.-THE pig iron trade was never bet
ter than now" were the words used
Saturday by Il magnate in that line.
Another said that industries were re-
ported brisk and remuneratlye. The
iron and steel and metal trades gen.
orally are working now In perfect
harmony. There is no cutting of rates.
There seems to be enough and more
than enough for all to Go.
Large orders for rails may have to