New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-27
NETWORK EASILY LEADS.
The Largest Port and Greatest Distributing
Wholesale Centre in America.

one of the most impressive signs OF tho times IS
the increasing numbers and the greater frequency
with which merchants from all points of the
try are now focking to New-York. The reason for
this is apparent to those who give thought TO the
great and rapidly growing Importance OF the me-
tropolis AS distributing centre for every kind
of merchandise II has equal
The latest official statistics Of the foreign com
merce transacted by the sixty ports Of the
world give the tonnage of New-York cess 906.
Its great lead over other American ports is shown
by the fact that while New-York runs London
tonnage. TO- 179 dS). the greatest port of the word
a close second. the next American port in the
worlds list Boston. is away down In the twenty
fortytfrst Baltimore forty-fourth. Puget sound
ports hfty-second and san Francisco ifty-eghth.
This exhausts the list of American ports that are
entitled to be mentioned when tho worlds sixty
Here the major portion OF the merchandise of
the country is received. paid for arranged, cassi
Each year the merchants from every section of
the country find 1t increasingly imperative to visit
buyers. make purchases. gain the latest informa
the commercial campaign for the ensuing season
For fashionable novelties he must come TO New
York the centre where he can fnd unlimited va
riety. ineXhaustibe originality. and a vast aggrega-
ton Of material all competing for his choice
An idea OF the methods and vastness Of New
Yorks trade may be gained from single repre-
closely identded from the first with NeWYcrk's
ever Increasing wholesale drygoods trade Their
selection by common consent
This company has it's headquarters in New-York
branches in Manchester Paris. Hamburg and
Calais connections with the great houses in ali
the foreign centres. and agencies throughout the
United States 1t utilities OF floor space for
the display of its goods visiting BUYERS and has
dozens-lterally dOzens--of warehouses all in the
heart of the city, conveniently situated for the
vast Is the stock carried that although the COM
pany handles every description of article coming
under the head of drygoods the quantity on ha ma
of each class OF merchandise usually exceeds the
entire stock carried by large speciality store
In the single article of furs the markets OF tho
world secured to bring the product up 10 date
in fashion and taste Special buyers visit reguIarI,
London. Paris Berlin and the great capitals I'm,
mense activity, energy and capital are unceasngIxy
employed to provide for the wants of This broaS
land. and to distribute merchandise to markets Of
the world. "a
Foreign goods. of course. are not the onlv oo,
modities dealt in. Home manufactures are 6andiea
I'm vaster quantities. Entire stocks ~ 81
largest factories are taken over digested ana 5is
posed Of outright. These purchases are made az y
quick sale figure. and the buyer is nIvaye 49,,
which they acquired Two tbousandd sc Co at
disposed of in couple of hours is an ordip, 20 as
cident in days work. AS many as 10 ooo -, ia.
have been sold in single morning before i,n,Soor'
What The n. &. Clahin Co. are doing on q .tte,t
scale numbers OF other houses are dotnr acear5
ing to their several methods, IN a more nnited
field but the combined efforts of eli taDd 20 NTH
brings the buyers here in greater nun,harS SeaS"'i
And New-York's commercial actiyitiss ,,e
ence and capital increase. fast as the n,erea
tile marine OF the world pours foreign goods an5
merchandise into her lap. quickly "a fhe r,an,
facturers OF the country add their wares 10 tba
pile. she summons the merchants from every 1,,sr
Ter OF the United States to supply their nseds