The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-06-30
$2,0OO,OOO In ONE DAY.
LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD.
OVER $ coo MERCHANTsISATr
ANCE.
FACTS OF INTEREST.

On Tuesday, May 23d, there was held
in the city OF New York, the largest sale
of Dry Goods ever known in the world.
There were over 5000 packages sold,
amounting in the aggregate TO the enor-
mons sum of 81 TOO. .o00 This sale was
held under the orders of Messrs. Wright,
Bliss and Fabyan, the selling agents of
several Of the largest manufacturing agents
in The United States. There were present
n this sale between 5000 and 10000 mer-
chants representing every wholesale Dry
Goods IIou in the United States; also
Buyers from China, Japan, England,
France. South America, and almost every
pait of the civilized world. Mr.. L. Cai-
nalan. of T. Il W. Il. Carnahan, was tie
only merchant from Findlay in attendance,
and he bought large lines of such goods
as The people of our county will want al
This season of the year, which AlcSSrs.
CarnahanS are now selling at the lowest
prices ever before known. Before com
mencing The sale Mr.. Eiiss made the fol
lowing very appropriate remarks: ''Gen-
ilemen-Belicving that bottom prices have
at last been reached for Dry Goods, and
that present conditions are favorable fora
revival of business, we propose as the
agents of several of the largest Manufac-
tories In the world 10 offer 10 YOU free
competition over s.. 600 Geo worth OF goods
with "a view la lest the market value so as
Ia establish basis for future operations
With slch company rs | see before me,
representing all nations, | do not doubt
that true values can be determined" This
sale was conducted I'm a very orderly man
ncr, although excitement was intense. As
high as 800 and $40 packages were taken
by one establishment. The Messrs. Car
nai.anS toCk very large lines OF all goods
thai were sold cheap, and their stock will
compare well with any Wholesale House
in the West. The prices these goods sold
AT viii probably never be as low again, as
all Dry Goods men seem to think the bot
tom has been reached, as several large
Mills have closed on account of prices be-
ing so low, and others are running on
short time" while several have given no.
iice that they will shut down after July
LIST, until business revives.
The profits in this transaction area nice
thing for some of the parties For eX-
ample, Messrs. Wright, Bliss & Fabyan,
rs Agents get 5 per cent, making S100, 900.
The Seller got ] per cent, making SEQ, 900
for one days work.
Circulars were sent to all the leading
establishments in the country including
Messrs. Carnahans, over a month before
the sale took place. All the leading Hotels
were full, and the crowd filled the room
and the stairway, and blockaded the street.
Oniy ,hnse who We're there at an early
hour couid get near the stand, and when
the doors wire opened TO the large hall
those in The c,-nicr of the crowd were car
ried aio.i- without any effort. Mr.. Car
20 IN
ton. I.lunsands could not get into the
hall. ard hundrcds got Oh adjoining roofs
and made purchases by shouting from ad-
joining windows and buildings. Mr.. VOL
bert, ihe salcman, spiced his duties with
salies of wit and Scarcasm which occasional
ly sent up shout, and everybody was in
a good mood, notwithstand the crowd
For instance, one Dunlap. who had weak
lungs, after great many efforts could not
l'c heard, and finally several buyers took
il up and hundreds shouted Dunlap 10. Ii
was such sight as will not perhaps be
witnessed again in the next hundred years.
The propriciurs of houses representing
capital from $la0, 600 TO $4,000, 600, stand
ing side by side with their department
buyers. The firms which have benefited
themselves 10y this sale will now be able to
give unISuaily low prices 10 their custom
cr> We under stand that T. d w. II.
CarnalIan are now showing the cheapest
line of goods ever opened in FIndlay. They
had an advantage in this sale of buying
that no one can have again, and they i'm
proved the occasion TO take the cheapest
and best goods. We notice in the Tele-
graphic reports of the sales made on the
above mentioned occasions that Carnahans
bougtt eases of ChevIott ohirtings, Brown
an | Biue DcInins, Dress Linens. Ladies
City Mad :S,iiis, Ladies Silk Parasols
l-ails-s Fans. ali The New Fabrics suitable
Tor Ladies Dresses for summer wear. In
connection. with another large Wholesale
Dry Goods House in the East they took
large stocks OF Brussels Carpets, All
Wool Carpets, Cheap Carpets of all kinds
Floor Oil Cloths, Rugs, Mats and Crumb
Cloths. There was also another large sale
on Tuesday OF the same week, at which
Mr.. Canadian was the only one present
from Findlay. At this sale almost every
description of goods suitable for summer
wear for either Gentlemen or Ladies was
sold. Now while we do not wish to ad.
vocate the claims of one Dry Goods Store
more than another, yet we know that the
above mentioned store will save the peo-
pie OF this county thousands of dollars 10y
the cheapness of their purchase. Nodoubr
the people OF this county will be benefited
more than any other county because of the
extensive stock purchased by L. d. w. r.
Carnahan.