Year: 1870

The State Of the Dry Goods Situation DUR


ing the Week-snalI Orders and small


PrOGts-The Weather Bear i'm the Market.


There Is a screw loose somewhere in the machinery
OF the dry goods trade, which a good many Of the
dealers would like TO set right II they only knew how
to do it, A few weeks ago they prayed as heartily
as dry goods men can pray l0r their own benefit
and they can pray for it as strongly any other
kind OF tradesnen In the land can pray for theirs
that the weather would grow cold, so cold indeed,
that red noses would be the rule in Broadway with
out the aid OF any liquid stimulant to the
wicked inner man. why said one OF the head
statesmen of an uptown house ten days ago to q
friend who didn't want to buy as large bill Of
goods as he did last season, when winter was not
spring, ats or you out OF town folks talking;
you may have your troubles, but we have ours too.
This kind OF weather will ruin u.s." During the
past few days the weather has certainly grown
the out OF town buyers have not come
u.p to time, as it was anticipated they
tn, s considerable or growl in certain houses in
thi city who have got heavy stock OF goods on
haI Y. which may prove dead letter. 70 them II II
wee KS longer. The fact or the matter is, the
ther has been 80 changeabe Of late, and has con-
SO plt ssant that the western buyers, who nave
so fai sent In the largest and most nuiner-
having had good share OF The warm sun
and b ,lmy air That New York has been
seng In out Of e AS m IS what
in small Ots, and trade in TINS respect may be said
to be acu se. The western merchants, who were IN
town In p tetty strong force, last week, have


S SAKEN THE MErRoPoLrrAS DUST


from their Eeet and gone their homeward ways, to
endeavor to smake things work smoothly during the
presen. tigh mess OF the money market in the West
which OF co rse, has affected all Of them 10 greater
or less aese erordng aa 70 nc ss neno a
made beautiful Wy less last week. has already reached
very low ma. X, there being, It ls SAID only two
enough to walt Ior capltulaton OF PARIS, should
that not take pl ce WITHIN month TO come. Tnese
their treasures, "a, although they have not as yet
eSsn sse e ae any aken
good care to tul " deaf ear TO all heavy
orders the filing on which might enable some other
houses to get up ee little corner on iIs own
oul OF town establish nent to take Its chances
making good thing lext month by engaging small
scarce goods from the houses which have them SO
nicely slowed away, but


THE MOUSE ID THE MEAL


| was discovered before the purchaser had done any
mischief and the small houses lost u snug commits
sion. Nearly every honse In The city, however,
playing their new stock OF French goods 'ust from
Pars;' but some people would Ike TO know whether
they came by balloon or telegraph.


There has been dui'ing the week an active demand
from the South for certain lines Of heavy English
goods, ana domestic oods have held their own very
few firms in the city are dong handsome trade Ia
the article. Snawls are dull, and nannels
are falling on IN prices, and are
not IN very good deNuand. Palds OF all
kinds are drug In the market drug mat does not
take at all, although it is Lelieved that they will
grow again into favor before the year Is out. The
weather has had very sensible enect on iurs.
There is very large stock on hand, and the de-
mand during the week has Deena 30 very ignt tnat
the dealers are at a less what TO 90. AS general
thing The retail trade In every line mas been very
active 1t Is expected that during the present week
trade In both the wholesale and retail DranCnes Wl