Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 267, 26 September 1916 — Page 10

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM 1ND SITN-TELEGRA?!, TUESDAY. SEPT. 26, 1916 Fall Trade Opens; Merchants Report Prosperous Season

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Fall buying has begun. The tinge of frott, the turning of the leave, the starting of fires In furnace and stoves, the resumption, of school all have called attention to the setting In of the winter months and have influenced the public to think of the autumn purchases. i Merchants of the city feel the change in the atmosphere. ,. They have crowded their shelves and ware rooms with merchandise for the fait buyer. Months ago their buyers were in New York' and other big trading centers, giving careful attention to the stocks and buying lines that will appeal to the men and women of this city.

Accumulate Fall Goods. Thousands of dollars worth of fall and winter merchandise has been accumulated in Richmond for weeks. Merchants with their summer lines depleted, have their new stock on display and the preliminary rush for the new supply is on. Many discriminating buyers, anxious to see and make selections early, have crowded the stores in the last few days and many have made their purchases. Merchants say that the habit of buying early was never more noticeable than this season. Patrons ahave come to the stores ready to buy as soon as they saw what they wanted, and with only a few exceptions they have been well pleased. Dry goods dealers point to a heavy sale of suits and coats of fall dresses and dress materials. The millinery stores have been busy for ten days trying to accommodate the heavy demand for fall hats. Demand Is Heavy. The furniture men declare they have had an extraordinarily heavy demand for new pieces of furniture. When fall comes and persons begin to live indoors again, they 60on discover that pieces of furniture have to be replaced. This holds true also of the carpet and rug business m which a big demand is noted. The advantages of Richmond sb a trading center is growing, according to the reports of merchants. They find this fall that hundreds of persons from surrounding towns and districts are coming here to buy from the large stocks which local buyers have selected In the great trade centers of the United States. Prosperity Reflected Here The wave of prosperity which has spread over the whole United States is reflected here also, for the demand of good things shows a gratifying increase. Merchants in all lines report a brisk demand for articles that formerly were slow in moving because of their comparatively high cost.

That, plenty of money is in circulation and Is beins; spent is attested to also by the demand that jewelers and vert dealers. enjoying in their lines. They say th.n they are disposing of a large number of watches, expensive pieces of ornament, clocks and diamonds. The demand for heavy shoes and dress shoes has be?n heavy since the first indication of fall ten days ago. Shoe dealers say that large inroads were made in their early orders and that the follow-up orders have been received and put on the, shelves. The new styles are conservatively snappy and are in big demand. Brisk Demand Reported Bradstreet's review of conditions here in mercantile and industrial lines reflects the general brisk demand that tnerchants are feeling In their business. Last week the report called tetention to the fact that Bhops are run-

CHICKEN ROAST HELD BY CLUB

FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind., Sept. 26.

The First team of the local high erfcool won in a basketball game played at Whitewater Friday evening with a score of 1G to 6. The Second team also played at Williamsburg but lost. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Penny and little daughter, Amber Rosaline of Farmland were visiting C. N. Hatfield and family Saturday Mrs. Jennie Fulghuni of Newport, Ky., is visiting friends in Fountain City A chicken roast east of town was enjoyed recently by a number of young people. Those present were Misses Myrtle W'ooters, Katherlne and Helen Pegg, Margaret Nixon, Mildred Davis. Echo Roland, Ada Alexander and Messrs. Denver Cofleld, Winston Huff, Fred Scarce, Lester Harrison, Ralph Reynolds and Lawrence Harrison.

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nlng full time with plenty of orders ahead. Farmers have been receiving good prices for their crops, and with a good corn crop in sight and the prices right the trade stimulus of this factor must be considered as an important item. Real estate men report a brisk demand for houses. They report many sales and few houses to rent.

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