Evening star., 1932-09-08
RUSH ORDERSkEEP
MERCHANTS BUSY
Stores Throughout us. Need
Supplies to Accommodate
/ Customers.
BY BRADLEY w. TRENT.
Specisl Dispatcb 10 The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK, September s-The
smiles on the faces of merchants here
breezes that arrived to the Autumn
breezes tina tarrived to relieve the re-
cent oppressive heat Out-of town buy
ers registered are fewer than on the
same date a year ago. but by all ave-
nues of communication has come the
command to rush deliveries.
Many stores throughout the Nation
have tried to become brokers of mer-
chandise-that is. they have tried to
sell first and buy later. They have ad-
vertised sales, taken orders from Gus
toners, and then endeavored to fill such
orders. Now these stores are clamoring
for goods to fill their yawning shelves.
Unlike the stores that do not advertise,
they are getting the business, but they
have not the merchandise to meet de-
mands.
First to Show Gain.
1t is the consensus of business and
finance that the lines at present point
ing to quickest recovery are: Advertising
and publishing, beverages. bread bak-
ing, electric and gas utilities, heavy
chemicals, industrial alcohol, meat
packing, medicines and drugs, metal
containers, sulphur, telephone utilities
and welding supplies-about in the or
der named.
While few buyers were actually pres
ent lin wholesale markets here today
this did not worry jobbers or selling
agents or manufacturers because more
buyers came here in August than in any
similar lmonth in three years. 1t was
from these buyers, sometimes through
their resident buying Offices, that fran
tic appeals came for the prompt ship
ment OF their initial Fall purchases.
Locally today proved important for
the various departments handling school
wear, equipment and accessories. From
wholesalers OF stationery, including fit
ted cases, tablets, pads and pencils,
however, came the word that orders
were below year ago. because of the
delayed opening of school terms, which
In many localities have been shortened
this year.
Children's footwear, however was we'll
sought in retail stores. The continued
advance in hides. and consequently
leather and shoes, is expected to induce
shoe sretailers to increase stocks.
Many lines Of cotton goods were
withdrawn as mills decided to await
publication of the Government cot
ton crop condition today before ac-
cept1ng more orders at present prices.
Thanks to the styles that call for fur
trimmings this season, leading fur
dressers and dyers are rapidly clearing
up their stocks. A f1rmer price tend
ency in this trade Is generally noted.
Gift Trade Active.
In the gift trade there is an insistent
call for beverage sets for the Christmas
holiday demand, with makers unwilling
to ascribe any political significance to
this trend Crockery manufacturers
are granting more liberal discounts,
after having refused such pleas year
ago and consequently losing business to
foreign competitors.
The pickup in wholesale trade here
Is a mirror of conditions throughout the
country. In 1890 such trade. exclusive
of the outturn Of plants here for sales
in this territory, was S4.500, 900 900,
much of which sum was expended for
labor and materials from all sections.
Copyright. 1897