New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-06
BUSINESS POURING IN.
DRYGOODS MERCHANTS SURE THAT THE
BAD TINES ARE ON THE wANE
OVERTIME TO FILL. ORDERS CONTINGENT ON
MKINLEY's ELEcTION-NoT A SUDDEN
BOON. BUT A GRADUAL RE
WAL ~ TRADE.

WAL L.: TRADE.
The feeling which several prominent wholesale dry
goods merchants expressed In The Tribune yesterday
that the election of Mckinley would bring In Its wake
a complete revival OF business activity was amply
confirmed yesterday by the large buying orders that
were paced in the drygoods market Yesterday the
merchants were pronounced in their expressions
of qualification and satisfaction at the result OF the
election than the previous day. and the opinion
was general among some twenty more drygoods
men who seen by Tribune reporter that
thorough confidence would he re-establlshed In the
large business centres Immediately. Many OF them
declared that in order 10 execute the orders that
would pour for the three weeks II would
be necessary for mills and factories which have
hitherto been standing ide. work up to their fullest
capacity day and night for long time TO come. The
unanimous opinion was. however, that nothing In the
shape Of a sudden boom would be felt but the tide OF
prosperity would gradually until business was
again at It's best.
Joshua A. Tweedy Of the firm OF Lee. Tweedy &
Co.. said yesterday that from his experience and
from reports that had him The effects OF Nc
Kinleys election In the direction OF Increased orders
already felt This election OF Mckinley TO the
Presidency. he continued. cannot be overest.mated
In the benefits II will bring to business generally
throughout the country There is only one drawback
to the satisfaction personally feel and that Is the
fact that there Is great change In the opposing
parties in the Senate. which may. to some extent
block good legislation. Jones and Blackburn too
TO be doing their best to create dssensions but
for all that there is distinct and emphatic renewal
OF confidence and activity in this district and despite
the fact that the weather IL bad we have had to-
day buyers here than for a long time past. The
move toward revival that set in Immediately after
the result Of the election was known Is growing. and
the next few months will a wondrous change all
round"
j. II. sweetser of sweetser. Pembroke & Co.
,k,olv,
Jorty for Mckinley will have tendency TO restore
confidence at once. and. inasmuch as the buyers
from the West and South made their purchases In
very sparing manner. We think that many within
the next few weeks will visit the market and buy
more largely than usual ut this time OF year; and
looking for many renewal orders from this
time on"
j.. 8. Pinkus who is prominent In the linen I'M
porting trade although not In favor OF greatly
higher protective tariff than Is now in force. Is
greatly elated that the people have taken n firm
stand against any change in the currency. I'm a
few months at the most" he said yesterday. the
clouds that have hung over business interests for
so long will have completely rolled away. The re-
turning confidence OF the manufacturers and bust
ness people IL best cxempined In the large numbers
Of orders that have already been placed, but the
full force OF tho election will probably not make
itself felt for another month or two. when buying
for tho spring trade will begin. An American. II
and Il is not hard TO prophesy that In short time
the National consumption WIN Increase two and
threc-fold above tho prevailing rate The jobbers
have the first to feel the revival. but the Inn
portcrs and commission agents Will get their turn
before the end OF the year
Alfred Ray OF the cotton goods manufacturing
firm OF Lawrence * Co. said there were many
hopeful signs OF the times He thought the influx
OF gold that WAS going into the SubTreasury
pointed TO complete renewal Of confidence In the
commercial centres Of the country, What We
need also" Mr. Ray said. is tariff sufficiently
high TO pay our expenses. which IL something We
have not had for four years. We don't want any
more gold bond issues and II We can he assured
that our tariN will meet expenditure better
times are certain Ny own opinion Is that the next
four years going to be the most prosperous that
the country has ever seen.
William Creighton the senior partner In the nrfn
OF Creighton Il Burch. said: Every indication oil
tho last two days points to n resumption OF pros
porous times Almost every order placed with mt
iattery has been marked with the words subject
TO the election Of William Mckinney Now that
there IL no longer any fear Of such orders beinR
cancelled the sources Of production VIII nav" ,o
work their hardest 10 meet tho demand That VII
mean that bad times will be only a memory Win
n Republican President and a settled currency inc
turn for the better has come. and with commence
generally restored, the wheels OF commerce VIII
run smoothly and the Nations prosperity VIII re-
turn to Its proper level