Year: 1875

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Broadway, was found surrounoedby heavy corps Of
statesmen and brigade OF country buyers He was
highly eated at the condition OF the market aud the
prospects for the future. why" said he ~ Is as
tonishng; always expect 10 sell more In The


SALES rwENTY- FIVE PER CENT MORE


than last spring The prospect is very good buyers
do not seek unusual credit Our recevabes from our
spring customers have nearly all been met, and our


losses the spring business will not exceed one half
Of one per cent while the usual estimate Is two and one
half per cent This shows healthy coalition OF TIE
trade OF the country for our business extends INTO
every state The greatest demand this season Is Tor dress
goods OF cheap serviceabe patterns, Black alpacas
mOhalr5 brlantines and cashmeres chiefly in de-
mand. This proves that there is thrOug hOut the
country general desire TO economize There are no
new fabrics in the market this year although there are
new designs. We are selling largely, to arrive EN-
broidered cashmeres, which are new article OF I'M
portation. The demand for them on sample is heavy.
We lind prices vary but little since last year Foreign
dress goods are about the same as last year but they
would have been much cheaper had the governments
not added ten per cent on duties. Domestics are SO
cheap that, understand. they are


EXPORTED SOME EXTENT


TO England This is particularly 50 in bleached mus
Inns and some lines OF woollens. /"


Mr.. JafIray OF E, 5 Jaffray Co., so busy that
his views could not be got AZ length He however eX
pressed great satisfaction at the prospects before Tue
trade and the present condition of the market More
goods selling than last year and prices were down
little, but he could not state how much. Credits
very good and there in disposition on the part
Of buyers 70 seek extensions Of time.


Mr. Hines OF Halstead, Hines X Co., expressed great
satisfaction with the wholesale market, which very
brisk and a great Improvement on last year in some
lines of goods Retail merchants exhibit disposition
to buy cOnservatvely and purchase only such stocks
they feel they carry successfully and probably
In his opinion there is good, healthy business doing
but he unable TO express opinion a. to the ex
tent OF the decline in prices


Mr.. W. l. Strong, OF Strong & Co., enthusiastically
exclaimed, as he turned away from number OF buyers
Never in our eighteen years experience in


FLANNEL BLANKET TRADE
has business been good Goods very cheap, and
that what makes the demand II they were reduced
"A gold WOuld
cheaper than they have sold for in this country
The volume of business is simply enormous Most Of
the mills have closed up and there Is an over supply on
the market that prices TO fall away mills
however, i'll New England and this State
last year from five to fifteen per cent according to the
quality OF the manufacture but estimate the average
decline at per cent We deal entirely with jobbers
thirty and sixty days credit, and they very
prompt TO meet their obligations having abundance
of money The quality Of American blankets and lan
nes fine that they drive out all mportatlons, and
frequently


WE EXPORT TO ENGLAND SMALL PARCELS
to persons who aware of the superiority of Amer
products of this kind the mills OF Europe The
falling of in the price of blankets as compared with last
year is about seven and half per cent"


The above opinions of some OF the leading houses are
fully sustained by others visited They establish the
fact beyond doubt that business has taken spring
forward and that with plenty of money, decline in
prices and sound conservatism exercised all trans
actions there is bright future before us for the fall
and winter.


THE RETAIL TRADE



''whereore for certain peculares of the retail dry
goods trade to satisfy everybody would be entitled
monument in Central Park and have his name emblaz-
oned in Nova Scotia marble on the highest elevation
in Greenwood. Among the gentlemen who have been
identified with the retail business for years in the
various leading houses there the widest diversity
OF opinion TO the future the present prices
pared with those Of last year. the probable effect of
ductons in the wholesale market on certain lines OF
goods and the probability of healthy recovery of the
market


Among the wealthy retailers, who, it may be safely
said, olothe New York yearly in purple and fine lnen
there is great rejoicing at the revival of the market
0thers being questioned, rub their hands and snap
pishly excaim while they have not customer to wait
lpon, 'Don't ask me; Pm too busy. Can't tell
voul" They the exceptions who to be found in
iingy, unnviting stores that might be called


THE CoBwEB HALLS OF THE AVENUES


Several of this class were found during two davs'
our of the retail stores by the writer but in com
oason with the great body of retailers they are merely
fraction-a drop in the great streamlet that goes to
make up the grand moving tide Of the retail dry
FOODS merchants OF the cty-who are pub
ic spirited and energetic, and who, by judcious
ADVERTISING keep their stores full Of customers
II all times or the latter class-the men who adver
Use first class goods at lowest prces-there were many
ound, and in answer TO the stereotyped inquiry How
IS business compared with last year Y' they met the
writer with elastic STEP they carefully felt their
way through 'abats Of skirts and trails, and the
general response,


Is has been for years We have nearly all we can do.
Indeed the fall opening is beyond the expectations of
The most sangune The crisis is passed. Never in five
years have had a more cheering prospect. Prices
ire down-away down in some undesirable lines of
our people. who have learned economy,
low come in with cash and demand its full
han han ever before They make our clerks
empty Shelves and go down to the bottom Of every
before they buy but they buy and, better than
all, they pay cash on delivery and ask no credit"


Said Mr. Hearn, of Hearn 4 Co, Broadway, whose
Business certainly very cheering; it is away ahead
)f last year. although the retail trade does not usually
,egin until the 1st OF October Dry goods cheaper
.hoan hav bpen for ImDOrtinQ
houses have been very conservative and ordered only
what they can sell, consequently IN desirable goods
prices remain but little different from last year There
s no doubt some falling Off has taken place in certain
ines but the market is whole in good condition,
With every prospect OF fine fall trade" Mr.. Hearn re-
ports that there IS growing disposition 10 purchase
domestic manufactures where the fabric at all APP
1roaches TO the imported article.


Mr Kinney, of Broadway who combines dry and
apcy goods and indeed ali varieties OF articles under
,ne immense roof finds business improving little but
ais experience is that it is not equal to the business Of
year. 'There seems, said he Ito be great dis
position to economize, and the first word lady says
,n examining goods is, Got anything cheaperr
Goods cheaper and should say fully ten to fifteen
per cent below the ruling rates OF last year. "


''SEvBR IN FIVE YEARS"
aid Mr. McCreery, of James McCreery & Co., ''have
We had such tall business. This is particularly so
With our wholesale trade but as compared with last
year we have made large gain both in our retail and
Wholesale departments. Credits are first class and
here every indication that the people have recov
sred from the effect Of the late panic and that retailers
will have fine run OF fall trade


The superintendent OF Johnson BIOS " Co., Union
square, reports that all the Indications point to fine
all business all the tendencies in that direction
and the low price OF goods he assigns as one Of the
reasons When the visit made large number of
aides gathered about the counters, examining
stock and purchasing articles Of dry goods hosiery aud
millinery 1t was noticed that many had passion for
,oored hose and ''barber poles" the statesmen in
the trade call these styles, are sold largely.


Arnold, Constable Co., although they have not yet
opened in their retail department report that there
S marked improvement in business since last year;
hat prices for imported goods about the same
ast year.


Mr.. Lord of Lord Taylor, takes a very hopeful
new OF the market. business opens briskly and it is
likely TO be very satisfactory to all parties whose prices
reasonable and stocks made up Of desirable styles
Their cash sales reach fully up 10 last year Domestic
FOODS down, and there is slight decline, he re-
)orts importations. The importers have been
and imported only what will barely
he demands OF trade that they are holding IL firmly
Domestic manufactures becoming more and more
POPULAR and wonder for they are improving greatly,
Md in cases fully equal to the imported
Irtice.


THE BUSINESS OF THIS FALL IS A SAFE ONE