Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-21
THE FALL TRADE.
WHEELING MERCHANTS IN SEVERAL LINES
GIVE THEIR OPINIONS
OF the Outlook for the Fall and Winter Seasons
Trade Good During the Year and
Prospects Encouraging.

Wheeling's mercantile interests have
always enjoyed high reputation among
manufacturers and jobbers, both for their
solid financial backlog md the volume
OF trade done in and about the city.
Probably no city of equal size in the
country can show up a greater volume
of business than Wheeling. The past
season has been prosperous one IN all
branches. Below will be found Few
expressions OF opinion regarding the
outlook for the fall trade.
CLOTHING.
Gnndling's-"Our trade during the
spring and summer months has shown
steady growth, and we are entirely sat
isfed. All prospects point to good
fall trade, and we have bought heavier
than ever before in anticipation OF
good demand for cool weather clothing.
Wheeling people all dress we'll, and the
price is not so much consideration as
quality and workmanship. In gents
furnishing goods we have bought cor
respondingly heavy"
Gutmans-"Of course it is hard to
predict whether or not season Will De
successful, particularly the fall trade, as
all depends upon the weather. Cool
and damp weather creates demand for
winter clothing, while backward sea-
son and mild weather works against
clothing dealers. However, judging
By the steady demand during this and
previous seasons we anticipate a good
fall trade. Money does not appear to
be tight in Wheeling, and we think
trade will be perfectly satisfactory.
HATS AND CAPS.
Harper g. Bro.-''Our spring trade
was away ahead Of last year, and the
demand has kept up until 1t encroache1
upon the usual dull months. Trade
has so far this year been more than sat
isfactory. Upon this fact we base the
opinion that the fall trade will be good.
The outlook is certainly very bright,
and we have bought heavily in antici-
patton of strong demand for fall and
winter styles"
f. Buchanan & Co.-"Everything so
far this year has been very encouraging,
and l think can safely say that we will
have fall trade which will equal II not
surpass that of any recent year. Our
iobbing trade has grown steadily during
the year, the spring trade being perfect
ly satisfactory. There appears to be
great deal of money in circulation, and
sales are encouraging. Campaign year
always means slight increase IN bus
mess"
GROCERIES.
In the grocery business the demand
is usually the same the year around,
the trade in certain classes OF goods In
the fall and winter being offset by the
demand for other lines in the spring
and summer. Inquiry at a half dozen
of the leading wholesale houses brought
the same answer, that trade for the
wear, with the exception of the past
two months, has been very good, and
all indications point to heavy fall
trade. Crops have been uniformly good
throughout the territory reached by
local jobbers, and farmers having a
good supply of money makes trade
good in the grocery line. Wheeling
firms are satisfied with the seasons
showing and hopeful for the future.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
This is another branch of trade that
is affected by the weather. The Vance
Shoe Co., the Mccoy Shoe Co., Boyd IL
Co., and other firms engaged in the job
bing trade report business for the past
few months entirely satisfactory, and
everything pointing TO a successful
trade during the fall and winter.
DRY GOODS.
L. S. Delaplaine, Son & Co.: "We
have had fair trade throughout the
year, and the prospects for the fall sea-
son are certainly very encouraging.
Hicks Il Hoge: "All things point to a
good fall trade We have bought
heavier this year than for some time
past in anticipation OF a good de-
mand."