THE DRAPERY TRADE OF DUBLIN.

Evening Star, Issue 3353, 18 November 1873, Page 3

THE DRAPERY TRADE OF DUBLIN.

The splendor and business appearance of the present drapery establishments in the city of Dubljn is .moat strikjng and afctrac tive tp strangers anfj visitor*.. It would be no difficult task to select some half dozen firms, whose, average return* each are from LlSfyO 0 td‘L4oo 000 a year. This lapt will give some .idea of the immense capital that is engaged iu the business. Sevef al of these great houees employ from 200 to 400 clerks <nd salesmen; some of them are sending, to the markets every month .from 20, to 30 buyers, and all of these gentlemen hold Ticrative, important and responsible positions, continually travelling for the purpose of their Trade. All these great V ouße * have introduced into the trade,a new element and system ; 'they sell for cash and-have but one price; It is remarkable that there.an* not in London, or any other ,of . the great hnglsh towns, many drapery conqerns that can compare in extent of the Dublin hou?es. The English system of management is nqt.so good as that which has been establisTied in whom,the Boqtcb and Irish knye Mended!,?o harmoniously and successfudw together. We/may, therefore, dafejjf, conclude that the efrapyry tradfi of Du'-ilin forms one of the most important parts hL^ tl ? k de «ndjprqiperi ,- -y of Ireland. l~The Draper,