Year: 1872

PROSPECTS OF AN ACTIVE eEAsON'


The excessive dullness which has reigned in
commercial circles for the past two months is about to
,tye way 10 the great activity attendant upon brisk
Fan trade The merchants who in the earlier part Of
the Summer, refraned from Withdrawing their goods
from bond until the tariff act was in operation In
order 10 avail themselves of the reduction in duties,
have taken out many Of their imports, and are now
awaiting the opening Of the season which will take place
in very short time when they expect TO do thriving
business All the antcpaons OF business are based upon
,be repor OF the excellent crops which appear TO have
blessed the efforts OF farmers in all sections OF the coun-
try The reduction railway freights on the leading
lines will have the effect Of stimulating business as the
dealers in remote sections Of the country will generally
be able 10 make their purchases and have their goods
shipped before the resumption Of the higher rates


sIn the dry goods trade every effort is making to get
rid OF old and unfashionable goods IN order that the
snace oecupied by them may be filed with more saabe
articles The Presidential contest has largely entered
inty the calculations Of merchants and their operations
are shaped by hs{ slusiPat2ns Of the result OF the
Esn ss1Tsss Aieadng Broadway dry goods merchant
predced that there would be good trade IN dry goods
AZ fair prices without any tendency toward an advance
III opnion was based on the fact that there had been
good crops for several years On all sides there were
evidences Of thrift People who had been liberal buyers
In years past while they continued TO do WELL would not
reduce the Of their purchases but would rather
Increase them There would probably be very general
demand for all Of fabrics from all sections Of the
country New and varied patterns would be intro
duced, and be in demand at the South, as
the negroes would require large quantities OF
goods Of quality than those heretofore used by
them. The merchant attributed this demand 10 the in
creased wealth Of colored men whose wages enabled
supply themselves with comforts and luXuT1es
heretofore unknown 20 them Much OF the future busi
ness however depended upon the result Of the political
canvass The success Of the Liberal would insure


sound financial policy. and the country would be re-
heved from the disastrous operations OF those who
now controlling the exchequeT Reforms wouldbe intro
duced in the administration OF the laws, and the evils
which now oppress merchants and etter trade would
~ removed II the contrary President Grant should
IL reelected country would inevitably drift into tie
vortex Of speculation and its best interests would be
greatly injured There 40 reason To suppose that he
would select any other cabinet OF Introduce better
policy.


Tue dry goods trade viii open next week, when the
principal dealers viii display their stocks Of dTessgOOds
Ibe hat and cap already IN fun operation, the
season opening early with good demands from the ine
and the remote West The boot ana shoe dealers
port backwardness, but believe that The season
will be q very profitable one, the Crltpn strikes in
Massachusetts will tend % drive purchasers 10 New
York The clothing trade s expected TO De very brisk
~ large orders are received daily. The Jeween and
sssts fancy Eoods. are eIpecung great deal OF bur