The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-05
BOUGHT AND SOLD.

A Sale That Was Profitable 10 Somebody
and . Sell for Several Bodies.
Yesterday, by order Of the Collector OF the Port
an auctioneer, with a very loud voice and most
polite manners, sold quantity Of goods that have
remained in public store unclaimed for several
months back. The sale took place at Nos 97 and 90
Water street. in large room, which was long before
the auctoneers hammer had opened the ball.
crowded to repletion by as motley a gathering OF
would-be buyers as was ever seen in public mart
The Jewish element was very extensive In fact, 1t
was spread out all over the room in linen coats and
souched hats and busted itself, when not mouthing
out bid III half hesitatng tone as though fearful
the article 1t wanted might possibly be obtained at
lower price somewhere else In pencing up vulgar
fraction calculations on the margin Of the catalogue
and comparing Mr. JONES' bargain with Mr.. Smiths
just to see whether 1t wouldn't do BETTER you know.
Besides the Jewish element, which was very active
very spirited and very mindful Of breakers in the
bidding, there was goodly unwasned quota Of
Chatham street merchants, who took the pains to
come early with the personal effects" heavily un-
derined in their catalogue. There were respectable
merchants, too mostly young fellows on the look
outfor a bargain that would pay heavy profit in a
retail store. In fact, nearly every trade and pus
ness was represented, from good natured printer
scIsped as 'one trunk Of old type" valued at saS
until 1t was hammered down to him at Its appraised
ySs there %ss saers %
who BID furi0usly against one another when
the cases Of straw braid every nice braid TOO" as
mark, came up to be scrambled for. In one corner
OF the room several dOleiul looking fellows, with
made the bidding rather lively. when several boxes
Of cigars, valued at one dollar per box were put up
to be Knocked down, but strange to say they ala
mer tried TO get somebody, who did not know any
better, to give ten dollars for case Of decorated
per looking Old gentlemen Of the German persuasion
who wore glasses and who held their catalogues so
rubbed out the Saes as last as they put them
down. manifested very little Interest IN the auction
G ns box s.a ns caves eses
the box Of old type laughed immoderately; They
at the printer, They are eyes that never get out OF
order. for man that WIN use them will never want
claimed one Of the old gentlemen with the glasses
jumping upon his seat and swinging his catalogue
over his head as though It were the Star spangled
they are valued at sixty dollars" pleaded the auc.
tioneer. "seexty-vive tollars" yelled another Of
as t o me
exclaimed the FIRST bidder who, being near sighted
ms WAS pea &c wh0 No.
'dat vas sniderdunk, who is me."- "Ah my fren,
sss ss vel S gave ssTsny s
yelled out "Seventy .vive" Eighty, anc gif me de
bargain" suddenly cried spectacles No. 3,
at which the first two bidders started and tried to
see each other in which they didn't succeed.
SO they both went to work counting on their
catalogues the profit and loss that might
be incurred should they 60 higher while spectacles
No looked despairngly about, as he had evidently
bid more than he had intended, and wanted to get
out q the scrape but was afraid his two opponents
"Eighty-going eighty-going, going. Now, gentle
men, do bid Just once more drawled the auctiOneer;
gons at eighty, once, twice, third and last time"
No. turned pale, 0nd the other two were busiiy
calculating. "Let me have lem for eighty fve, said
. small man, In gray coat, near the auctioDeer's
stand Gone" cried the auctioneer. Oats sheap"
said gpectacleG No. TO one Of his neighbOrs. Tne
other two said nothing and calculated no more.
The sale was taken as q whole, very spirited
one; and everything s0ld including the buyers,
brought on an average double their actual valuation
For Instance, two casks OF trying pans that would
have set all the cooks IL the country wild with Joy
could they have only seen them, and which were
valued at $780, brought $40; five baskets Of cordials
valued at $40 brought $t06; three cases OF cologne,
valued at SO, brought $1e0, and twenty-five bales OF
tobacco. valued at $3.50, brought 81, 1861 The gov
eminent Will certainly not be the worst person sold
when the figures OF the auction are footed up