The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-19
RICHMOND 9 HOUSES
Do G00O BUSHES,
DEMAND m PRACTICALLY ALL
LINES - MOST GRATIFYING,
THEY AssEar.
WANT BEST ARTICLES
MERCHANTS AND yoBBERs SAL
PEOPLE THESE DAYS DESIRE
FIRST CLASS
STUFF.

In practically all lines. Richmond
merchants and jobbers predict good
business with the approach OF tins
Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons.
In a few quarters business Is re-
ported not 80 good as 1t might be,
but even In those cases the prospects
for improvement are decidedly bright.
The banks are turning loose more
money than ever before. especially for
the benefit OF the farmer in Virginia.
the CaronHss and other Southern
States. This money viii be coming
back into the coners here ere the
lapse of another month or so. when
the farmers snail have marketed their
crops and oexun to turn their minds
to next years harvest.
aireaay the fertilizer companies are
beginning to direct their attention to-
ward another year. and they say that
the OUTLOOK h as bright as in previous
good Years, II not more 50. reports
have had il that the proposed CO.
operative fertilizer concerns with the
farmers Az ieauinK directors might be
organized and launched to put the
regular companies out OF business. but
nothing oeflnite In this direction APP
pears TO have been accomplished, ana
1t seems doubtful Ii anything OF 4 CUB
stanttai nature Will be accomplished
Demand Is Coed.
The produce paopie ana others who
supply the needs OF the inner man
say that the demand Is unusual.
good. especially in the line Of FIRST
eiass stuff, such -as fancy groe.ries
and the like Pure food exhibitions
have stimulated this demand, taes
say. and ~ general rule people
want the best tnat can be gotten.
even though times may be a trifie
hard with them
This rule ALSO applies To the cloth
ing and similar. lines OF trade. Wo-
men ~aRt te~ssass- ssftsttt h~tter quar-
ty OF hat and dress than they aia
ten or even fiee years ago. and the
men are following very much In the
same track. In this connection "A
clothing merchant cites the case Oh
youth employed in his wrapping
department at 81 day. or SO per
week. Despite the smatiness Of his
salary. the youth recently wanted IL
buy $50 suit of clothes and a sec
osercoat OF the firm, and asked that
he be allowed to pay for the tvs
purchases by deductions from his sal
AIRY each week. The Arm promptly
turned down the proposition, telling
the younGeter that he wonld have IL
buy on scale more commensurate
with his salary.
Emergency Needs First.
Owing to prevailing high prices of
all commodities, the eiothier says
that he suffers considerably more
than the grocer ant others who sup-
ply tho actual emergency needs Of
the family.
One BROAD street clothier. how
ever. says that his sales for the month
OF November tnia year have been a
third larger than they were during
the same period last year. indicating
that timea are letter and tina, people
are not waiting Until the winter sea-
SON Ia here In fuii blast before buy
Ing their clothing.
There are signs that some commo-
dities Of interest tn the housekeeper
are going up In price. This liz par
ttculAriy the case with coffee and the
prospective rise In price is-ascribed to
the fact that the product IL being
corraled by the trust In New York
city.
Virginia Apples First.
Produce merchants report an es-
peciAliy fine business In apples, one
Richmond Arm having obtained the
best price abroad this season for yir-
GiniA apples.
This apple WAS the FORK imperial
and brought "a net on the foreign
market. Eight car loads OF them
were Hof0 NJ fhta price. meaning that
they brought nj least 80 before COM
missions and other charges were de-
Quoted.
In Virginia 100000 bushels Of
apples we're raised In 1908 and this
year tho crop will run to $4,000. 900
bushAis. or = gain OF about 100000
bushels.
The crop In 1908 brought &2S. 00o,-
600. It will bring fully $35.oo0.00o
this year.