The New York herald., 1878-10-24
A PAWNBROKER's SALE.

HOW SECOND HAND GOODS ARR DISPOSED or
IN TIE BowERY.
Among the many auction salcs that take place In
this city daily the moat curious ana sometimes shs
most amusing arc ths pawnbroksrs' sales where
every imaginable kind Of personal property 10 offered
to the highest bidder. The sad stories Of wan, and
misery they suggest set a. . back ground 10 tho
humorous points in tho picture and are not un-
needed by the thoughtful buyer. James agar Is ths
recognized aucsonser Of many Of the pawnbroKsrs
and nearly every week ne ofncia,es at ono or
more OF thsn sales His place IN the Bowery
is therefore irequsntsd principally by those
who make living IA buyins ana selling thn class oil
goods. There are stx or seven benches In front
aud At shs sides ot tns auctionesrs stand, those
we're yesterday allied Win . crowd Of second hand
stores ami "siop" shops along the river and IN
all the lower quarters Of tho CITY, The ceuntsnsncss
Ce.e .sS ,S. H.pr.ssna !. would b. hara 10 .s,I
which psedominatsd, Tor when the wers called
there seemed TO be ABOUT an equal dslrieu,ion Of
Farisys and GoIdsteiDs, 5uiiivans aud Aeyerstens.
THE GOODS AUCrioE.
The articles onsrsd Tor sale we're principally mons
sold 6rst, aud IL Was q miscslisneoos lot There
wero long Goals u nd short coats custom made and
ready made trousers and wa,scoas OF every nue. an
OF all sizrs Every sr.icls offered was readily dts
posed OF, but at very low figures There ssemsd to
be periect understsnding between the auctoosor
ana the biddsrs ~ he caisd most of them by name.
aud thsy generally accepted MS dscsion wIIhou, a
word OF dispute Few jokes were crscEed sxApl
lpnt ones W tne nuCtoneeF, anu everything WAS
done IN - rapid and oosnesske masner As possible
A lev young mon seemsi ANXIOUS 10 secur. winter
ovefcosts a. io~ rate, and generally succeeded In
getting $40 or $50 one Tor from % to $40 One pair
vi black doeskin trousers was put up by me
eer, and ne was extoiing thor quaiity when Of
the buyers exclaimed :--'Ob, yes, buy a pair Of
pants like dot tue other Gay, ANA ven get homo
nndt they vas dnriy-sIght ssncnes In de leg don'd
know vot | do mt aot pant unless chant kooms
along" fnis heavy sttcmpt AZ humor caused general
msrfimsnI
A coat lined with fur was then put up. Just the
thing Tor stage driver" suggested the suetionser
"Wbat kind OF fur 10 thatf' asked one.
"It's duck skin," cried n man ~ his side.
ooh. no; IT'S leopard skln, shouted another.
"Dont you soc tho spots"
rne overoos, wss Quickly knocked down TO Mrs.
Burke tor 80. anu some one suggested that the but
toDs would nave 10 be sst prety lar back "a II were
I'M ended 10 enclose her slender form.
BEpcLorHEs HIGuKsr BDDwR.
The of the cIvthing Deing over, blankets.
Sheets dresses and sbaws offered at sacrlhcr.
To part OF the sale paid particular
tentioD, aud IN lev minutes there about sixty
OF them IN the place, mostly buying to sell again.
The competition was pfsuy nvsy, sheets bringing
from twenty-nvs TO fsrty GEMS, blankets from 81
50 and dresses iron nity cents 10 s. the greatest
competition was over tue shawls, which we're han.
aed snd scrutn ned with sedulous care, the suc.
uonser IN the meantime exnorung prospseuvo par-
chssers 10 'examne them we'll ana not be coming bsc
tomorrow 10 say tney'd rougnt a pir IN pske.n
when the days sac vas finally concluded the wo-
men departed each bearing ~ her arms hugo bund .
oI miscellaneous tnefcnsna'ss.