The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-03-12
LEE MONUMENT

commission business. many others con-
filming their attention to speCialtles,
as produce, fruits, poultry, butter and
eggs, tobacco, &c. Large quantities of
goods find their way from southern farms
to the North by way of the Richmond
commission houses, while the local
market requires great quantities OF pro-
duce for home consumption.
DRUGS.
The capital invested in the drug trade
is $4,000, and the sales last year
crowded closely the mii|ion-dollar mark.
The increase in this line has been rapid
of late years, as dealers have been reach
ing out into more distant regions and
embracing every opportunity to extend
Richmond's trade There is no good
reason why success should not follow
such efforts, as the stocks carried are
as full and complets as in other markets,
and prices to country dealers can be
made as low.
HATS AND CAPS.
One hundred and sixty-fve thousand
dollars capital are invested IN this line Of
trade, and the yearly sales reach $375, 600.
!
this line, and large trade is growing up
last year a straw-hat factory was estah-
lished for making all kinds of braided
| hats for men, women and children. This
enterprise has met with favor and its sue
cess is already assured, thus adding
another important interest to Richmond S
| industrial establishments and placing
additional facilities within easier reach of
southern markets.
WOODEN AND WILLOW-WARE.
The wooden and willow-ware trade
represents capital of $50, 900, with an
nual sales of 100000.
1t will be noticed in this enumeration
of lines of wholesale trade that every
important branch of the jobbing business
is included. This fact in itself is a great
advantage to the city; for when gene
raj dealer buys his goods in person it is
an advantage to him to be able to obtain
all he wants in one place and by making
one trip. So those who require wooden
and willow-ware, paper, paper bags.
Irvine, &C., can be supplied in Richmond
as we'll as elsewhere. This trade is on a
into greater proportions in the near
future.
Next to the grocery trade IN amount OF
sales, and, in in fact, closely connected
Herewith, is the provision business.
Provisions are largely handled by the
grocery trade, though it is also sepa-
rate and independent branch with an
invested s capital Of 1892 and sales s Of
tons of the South, and is continually
increasing in extent and importance
DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS.
This is one of the largest jobbing lines
in Richmond, extending its trade owe,
Virginia, North and South Carolina, ano
Georgia, and with West Virginia and
Tennessee, while good deal of trade i:
obtained in Florida, Alabama and Mis-
: sissippi. Richmond dealers possess ad
vantages equal. and in some respect.
superior, to their northern competitors
Stocks here are selected with specia
reference to the southern trade, and are
confined to that locality and to its de
, mandS the attention is not divided ul
. among several different lines of good:
suitable to differing sections, as is tn,
:. case in northern markets. Prices are a!
low ana shipping laClilCeS equai, ana Il
many points better than from norther,
cities. This line of trade is consequent,
meeting with increased recognition from
country dealers and its growth is mate
rial. The sales last year reached thre
and half million dollars. The capita
invested is $4,000.
i RUBBER GOODS.
This line is we'll represented and las
= year reached $3.50. 900 in amount of sales
l The various products made from rubbe
! are kept in stock and sold with view G
meeting competition in all respects. TIL
trade is increasing and promises contin
ued improvement in the future
BOOKS, STATIONERY, sc.
/ Three hundred thousand dollars rer
It resents the capital invested in this linz
e with sales last year Of nearly millio
D dollars. All the standard and currer
e literary productions are kept in stool
Al and dealers can be supplied prompt