The Dry Goods Market

In every household the Akous is perused Hiere exists a necessity for the purchae of more or less dry goods. As there is a desire npon the part of our readers, who will soon. if they have not already, made their spring purebases, to learn what the condition of the market is, our reporter dropped in yesterday to interview Mr. Abel, of the house of Bach & Abel, who has just returned from the great trade euiporium, whither he went to make the spring's purchaee. "Will yon please state" said our scribe to Mr. Abel, "how you found the dry goods market of the east, so that the Argts' readers may know whether prices have advanced as is claimedV' Mr. Abel - "In sorne linea prices have advanced trom flve to öfteen per cent., owing to advanced rates in wool. It is reasonable to suppose certain roo !s must 'oe Ir mse-the latter portion of the wooi cmp brought from 40 bo 50 cents per pound. Goods manufacturad from it mnst necessarily coat more than those made from wool boughl for from 10 to 20 cents per pound less. Then t o, m irehants all over the country, sti nul ite 1 by increased home trade are buying mare freely than for years past, miking a better demand, andconsequently jobbers are not so anxious to realize as they have been. In silks there is no advance, and by the way, your readers are interested in the fact that we have the nicest lot of silks that was ever brought into this city, and the ladies, I am convinced, will be assuréd of the truth of this statement when they cali to inspect them." "How about sueetings, that staple article which all, poor and rich, must have?" said the gcribe. "That is whsre we are lucky," replii d the merehant. "We happen ty have enotjgh of these goods on hand to last until January whicii we shall continue to offer at old rates. And cashmeres, too, have ad vaneed, but we are well supplied with them which we shall offer at old figures. Our trade lias opened handsomely this spring, and, if good goods at low pric :s are what the people want, our house will try and maintain in the future the reputation it lias so honorably borne i i the oommuuity for many years."