Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-22

The WHOLESALE GROCERY BusrxEss-We re-
| ceived a few days ago from Messrs. Alvord,
Caldwell AlvOrd, an extensive wholesale gro
Gerry establishment. at No. 6S East Washington
street. in this city, circular giving a statement
OF the kinds of goods which they offer for sale
| We ran over the list until enumerated some
one hundred and eighty articles. hundred and
| htty more than what supposed was kept in
any grocery establishment and then for further
particulars We were referred TO small bills
! Throughout Indiana, in every city, town or
village, there are numerous family grocery and
provision stores. and they are a great public con
veDience too, and il is the design of Messrs. Al
word, Caldwell Alvord to keep a variety of
goods on hand that will supply these retail dealers
with every article they may need for their trade
! There is no firm in this line in this State whose
stock comprises so great variety of goods, and
II Is so complete that the retailer need not go out
OF this establishment to procure any article that
/ may need for his custom. The great secret ofsuc
| cess IN any mercantile business is To bur ches d
and the kind and style of goods to suit the de
mands OF the trade. In both of these regards
Messrs. Alvord Caldwell & Alvord have been
eminently successful. They have the goods that
Indiana dealers want. and they purchase them at
| such low prices that they successfully com
| pete with any western market. And in addition
TO this. the courteous bearing of all connected
with the establishment towards all who may give
| them call, Is such that a customer in spite of
himself, feels. in purchasing. as though the ob
| legation on his side instead Of the house he
| is patrOnIZng
! In booking over the stock of Messrs AC 4
A. "A few days ago, we hnd that il would take a
column to detail the variety Of goods they keep
on hand. La sugars. they have the New Orleans
and W est Indies, ali the grades OF the refined,
and OF the white, the choicest brands of the loaf
crushed granulated and puverzed and to com
pleie their stock of sweets, they have all vare
ties ct molssses aud syrUps. OF beverages, to
say nothing OF the vinous and alcoholic, they
have the Java" the Rio" the "Laguayra"
coffees, either green or roasted and ground and
IN teas, We noticed upon the chests the brands of
Young Hyson,' "Old Hyson," "Hyson Skin,
/ Imperial, '.Gunpowder. and Black" and
each kind subdivided into grades that would tnk e
Chinaman, or old dealer in tea TO explain
/ Then, piled up, in cord stacks. boxes OF
Soap, Candles, "Starch." BOXERS Bit
! tiers" Plantation Bitters," Oranges" Lem
ous." &c, sc. We will go through with the
| list OF Wooden Ware, as matter of curiosity.
/ VIZ: wash tubs pals" ''churns," wash
boards. !" ..Dailed boxes" flour pals" ''cothes
pins. "butrtr lldles, "butter prints" "keelers
butter bowls, 'but.er trays" "mop sticks !" lax
handles" rolling pins" - steak FOUNDERS,
mop heads, ""nest boxes, "potatoe smashsrs, j."
/ barrel covers" measures" butter ferkins"
well buckets faucets" snd-but scarcity of
/ paper cOmpels Us TO stop here. Then there are
/ clothes lines, and fish lines and chalk lines; and
horse brushes, clothes brushes, shoe brushes, hair
/ brushes, scrub brushes and whitewash brushes;
and curry combs. side combs and hair combs, fine
and coarse; and broOms. little and big; and cas-
/ tor oils and hair oils, put up in bottles of ex.
/ qusite finish; and dried beef and bolognas and
cotton yarn aud Iwine, and gun caps and chew
\ ing gun, and powder. and shaving soap, and tSh
/ hooks. and pins, and thread and needles They
/ have also barrels and bags of nuts, in end
less quantities, both hard and easy 10 crack.
among which are peanuts and almonds. and
pecans. and Brazil nuts. To tickle the pal
ates If epicures they have the Worcestershire
/ aud London Club sauces. and all the varieties OF
pickles and spices, of 10th foreign and domestic
growth The lovers of the weed will find AT this
| establishment the best brands of pressed and
tobacco, both chewing and smoking. and all
grades OF cigars up to the choicest Hsvsnas.
Messrs. AlvOrd, Caldwell 4 Alvord do not
contne themselves to dry groceries They are
the sole agents for the celebrated Green Seal
and I" Prince Imperial brands of champagne.
which are the choicest that are imported. They
have these wines in half pints pints and quarts.
In addition will be found in their stock of exhil
srating groceries. pure imported brandies and the
best of Kentucky whisky, still end sparkling
/ Catawbas. and a general assortment OF imported
and domestic liquors and wines
| But space fails Us. and cannot give further
details OF the inside OF thi, extensive establish
! ment IL has only been IN operation about
year. but such has been the liberality With which
/ this hrm have conducted their business always
/ giving their customers the benefit OF their
advantageous purchases. that they rank
foremost among the wholesale grocers OF the
West. and they have the capital and energy TO
accomplish whatever they undertake There IS
no reason why Indianapolis should not command
a large Wholesale trade. ten fold what II now -.
and II all her merchants had the go aheadstive
ness 81 Alvord, Caldwell < Avort, an immense
business would soon be centere3 here. for few in
land cities possess greater or even equal iacili
| Ties
! We refer the dealers in Indiana TO the adver-
tisment of this house IN the Sentinel. and we
recommend them. If they have not already done
50. before they 60 elsewhere. 10 try this market.
especially the house Of Alyord, Caldwell 4 Al
word. and We are satisfied they will 20 nc further.