New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-22

-, N. .xcr,ement and raised hebrice TO ten cents
INIT when a customer refused 10 comply with the de-
cvsnd the boy would send companion after the Gus
tomer and he would sell the paper for 1--we cents The
In the neighborhood OF the car stands was
very great and the news5oys and newsstand dealers dd
a heavy business At the stand In the front OF the
Asto House nearly 300 papers we're sold before O'CLOCK
and the proprietor had sent for another hundred a"
other stand In the vicinity NEARLY com
peted the sale OF 800 py the e"'no
hour, and at other stands the proprie'orS sA'u
they had each sold from TO 500 extra The Keepers OF
tho tands made no extra charge for the paper In all
the street cars going town. the occupants were 10 DC
obseryed reading Mr.. MoultOn's statement Even tue
swtchtenler standing In the roadway at Church anu
(hamberssts, was perusing the statement between
cars and when he had fixed the switch, his attention
was again drawn to the paper. III some instances he
changed the switch without taking his eyes from tho
paper One elderly gentleman, who had bought the
paper at the corner OF Ann.s and Parkplaee was SO
eager to get at the contents that he began reading while
crossing over to the Aston House. and was in conse-
quence knocked down by a Stage. From Union Square
to the City Hail. every two out OF three persons, who
were going up town between and $50 .. M,
had The Graphic in his hand and many were even read
ing they walked along the street. At the corners
OF the the to be seen standing appar-
entity deeply interested in the paper and many others,
equally absorbed. were observed sitting on the
doris and reading-rooms Of the Aston House,
st. Nicholas, Metropolitan, Union Square, and Fifth
hotels other paper appeared to be read and
instead Of the usual conversation between the guests
occupying the sofas, seemed to be absorbed
in the perusal Of the statement. AT Brentanos news
agency Union Square seven clerks were selling The
Graphic, and in answer to an inquiry the proprietor
said he could not the papers fast enough to supply
all the demands At the Fulton and Rooseveltst ferry
houses those who had not already been supplied with
the paper purchased eagerly from those who had them
for sale but part Of the demand at these
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the names of the different Brooklyn papers,
adding that they contained the full statement.
AT the Ro0sevelt-s ferry long line Of boys girls and
women busily engaged disposng OF The Graphic,
not even having time to fold the sheets together but
handing them a bunch to the customer. They also
appeared to have time To make change, and those
who did not have five cents were compelled to pay ten
cents go without the paper The excitement contin-
ued all downtown ferries until nearly O'Clock,
by which hour nearly all the newsboys had sold out
their and retired from the scene. satisfied with
their profits for the day. The Brooklyn papers and The
Erenin6 also printed the statement in extras.
At The Grdphic Office il said that to p. IN.
1870 copies issued from the kilograms
were received from all parts Of the country, aud the
presses could not work fast enough to meet orders