New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-09
BUSINESS OUTLOOK EXCELLENT
MERCHANTS REPORT GOOD FALL TRADE, And Elk
PECT THE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE.
OAR Fec Effected By WaH Street FIurrs and Strike Troubles
Department Stores Al Doing Finely


-ts--s in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Nest OF
-, gave the information requested and freely
--sssea their oriuions- Some were unwilling
: .srs --uch while several refused 70 say a
- II was several times asked by the To-
,--s- r the recent Wall Street disturbances
80 the building strikes. or any other Influences.
hss affected business. The almost unanimous
s-sve~ was THAI they had not
re general report is that business is good.
.Hs- fall trade has been excellent and that the
,,-.,oo,- for Writer is Of the most encouraging
-s--e Several business men were pessiruistic
hut r. "a the most took an entirely optimistic
view
unanimous ID the opinion that business was
res Tbs indicates that the retail trade is and
fss been - satisfactory condition. The only
COMPLAINT heard u some OF these establishments
vas rl-- the wet weather il the early fall
caused & temporary dulness This. Il was as
es-,e6. has been more than made Up.
A splendid fall iobbing trade has been done.
r-E a. business compares most taVorably with
tha- q recent years
The ADAMS DRTGooDs COMPANY.
TIE big department store OF the Adams DRY
goods Company. sixth-ave. and Twenty-second-
- vas teeuing with business when the Trib-
--e -er-esentatfve visited it. This popular
es-ablish-nent has had q prosperous season. and
sales have run ahead Of last year. Thomas A
Adams q the frra. said. our business has
been goes tAis year. II strikes and Wall Street
f.--ies have caused money 10 be tight as has
hee- asserted, We have rot felt IL yet Our
regular trade has increased. and the purchases
q the people DO not seem 20 be curtailed. The
o--y thing that has affected our sales has been
the occasional rainy weather. That. Of course.
kept people al home. but trade on the fine days
more than made Up fer dun business during IN
clement periods. We are anticipating a good
late fall and winter trade, judging from what We
have already done. We do not feel pessiuistic
on the outlook for the future From reports
-rz- hear Of Industrial and commercial con
5f-io-s throughout rhe country. from what
have Observed here IN the city and from what
~--rz- f-0-- ~ az centres i does not seem that
there is any reason 70 think that our prosperity
is declining
Al The srMPsoN-CRAvFoRD HOUSE.
When =. = Butter. president Of the Sinp-
For-Crsvfo-5 Company, was asked about trade
conditions utch that firm, he said 1t Is good,
has been good and VII be good during the win
ger from al indications. Buying is active ana
purchases are large. There seems 20 be more
-hsn tie usual amount Of money II circulation.
The late stock market disturbances and the loss
- labor through strikes have rot been felt, ap-
Tzre-tly. and Il does not seem from present aP-
-ea-auces that they VIII be felt. We think here
Tr7- The outlook Is promising
At ENRICH BROTHERS
A. -he department. store O. Enrich Brothers,
sfxth-zvs and Twenty-third-st-. julius Enrich
said: or trade is in fine shape. We have
Done big business al along and have TO reason
20 doubt tEat il VIII continue. A glance through
the different experiments should convince one
that people are buying IN good quantities You
,a- see Tor yourself Z appeared % be 50. for
throughout The building were large crowds OF
shoppers. net only looking around. but pur-
chasing
Al JOHN wANANAKER's
The 5epsrr-aeut store Of John vanamaker. at
Broadway and Tenth-st- has been teeuing with
business al season. such was the assurance
given the reporter when he asked Nj HOskins,
-re general advertiser Of the house. how trade
--1s Everything here has been booming all
through the season" said Nj Hoskins. sales
q expensive merchandise have been larger than
ever For instance. high class dress goods for
both men and women have had marvellous sale.
THIS doesn't indicate any tghtness OF money. FOR
20 such a CONDITION existed people would first
r-r-stl purchases OF these things Everything
that one finds in al establishment Of this sort
Hzs been IN demand Quick and ready sales
have bee- The rule We look FOR a continuation
of good business right through the winter, and
Sc no reason TO think that il Viu be otherwise"
JAMES NTCREERY & CO.
The department store of James NcCreery &
CO. 10. % West Tventy-thir6-st- has had a
-l-osperous fail trade. William J McCree-y
said. Business has been good. although the
higher class Of merchandise which may be re-
ga-5ed as Injuries has not had 50 ready q sale
This vea- as last This may be due 70 a tight
ness O. money il Wan Street. affecting the pur-
chasers q the uoneyed classes. who usually buy
such things or il may be due 10 the fact that
PEOPLE are stocked Up with high grade goods.
Last year vas such q prosperous year that
PEOPLE bought a great many Injuries These
are not required every year. and last long
while Aside from q falling OF In purchases Of
injuries. trade has been brisk and good and has
more than Offset the other things ]
reason Why good business conditions should not
continue"
THE sIEGEL-COoPER CO3IPANT.
AZ the siegel-Cooper Companys big establish
r-e-t a. sixth-ave. and Eighteenth-st. every
thing ard every one was busy. Too busy 20
talk" said Charles NJ Hogan. the secretary Of
-te concern. when asked about present coudI-
sons s-5 rhe outlook for the future. lie added.
hcvever- we have had good season. buying Is
brisk. trad 6ne. and we see no reason Why =
should not continue So
p H MACY & CO
TIE big DEPARTMENT stores ~ Herald Square
report 2 large business for the fall season. Al
p Z Macy & CO.'S trade has been moving
hr-sky sns purchases have been large and Gus
toners many. Al Mays Nathan Straus said
Our business has been all that could be de-
slred tins fall We Anticipate q good winter
Es1e- The furry in WaI Street was not felt
~ Us nor have the strikes caused any falling
q n purchases. I do not think there Is going
:. De Any less national prosperity very soon
re Only dark cloud the horizon IS the paper
values in the speculative centres. and as soon
= MAJ Us cleared UP al VIII be well II seems
maj t1ese things have hit the professional specu-
-stl-s more than any one else. and have not
sle1te1 any large number Of persons"
At sAKs cos
A. sskz & Co.'S, George X Wright. the super
i7tendert. said. Business with Us has been
.1rger than We really expected. Our far trade