Daily Republican., 1879-12-24
OUR BUSINESS BOOM.
what "a Number OF our Business
Me" sny-A General increase ali
Around.

was booming along in Wilmington ;
representative OF the REPUBLICAN called
upon few of our business men this
morning and asked them the following
questions: GLOW does business for the
three months preceding the holidays
compare with the corresponding months
last year," The following is a con-
densation of the answers received:
M. L. Lichtenstein, 226 Market
street, rs to 30 per cent. better with a
gradual increase.
James Il Webb, 224 Market street.
printefs, bsoks and stationery, bust
ness much improved, 20 per cent. bet
ter.
Crosby & Hill, 22O and 222 Market
street, dry goods and notions, did not
know how much but very much ahead
of last fall.
g. S Humphrey, halter and turrier,
ZIG Market Street, quite as good as last
year.
Duncan q Brothers, hardware, 214
Market Street, trade much better than
last year, but do not know what per-
centage Of increase.
Cape)le u Bro, hardware, 2l2 Mar
ket Street, business much >livelisr, pro-
badly 25 per cent. better.
V. II. Holmes, Boston One Price Cloth
ing Store, 2l3 Market Street, gradual
increase, business from 10 to l2 per
cent. bstter.
James Morrow & Son., grooers, 211
Market street, plenty to do, all hands
busy, no tins to answer gu estons.
Henry Pike, boots and shoes, 209
Market streets not SO good thi, month,
but taken altogether 20 per cent bet
ter.
David Lemon, confectionor and candy
manufacturer. III Market street, busl-
ness not so good as last year. Other
confectioners still the sans.
Finn & Jackson, stove aad house
furnishing goods, 2l9 Market street,
splendid fall trade, better than ever be-
fore.
John Ii. Moore, clothing, 225 Market
street, business 100 per c.nt. better,
sold more goods during October, No
vember and December than during the
who'll OF last year.
Russell Il Spencer, dry goods and no.
items, 3O6 Market street, business bet
ter, about 10 OF II per cent. better.
James Bradford, oils, paints and glass,
4 and 6 East Third street, less business
but more satisfactory than in any year
since 1873.
J. X. Sutterly, chrome, and photo
grapher, 3o2 Market street, business
about the same as usual.
WIN. NJ. Kennard Il Co., No. 62l
Market Street, Dry Goods, Business
very satisfactory and sales large.
J. 4 J. N. Harman, Furniture, No.
4l0 King Street. Business very brisk,
fully one-third iucsease; behind on
orders for the past nine months.
James A. Sanders, Dry Goods, Seventh
and Market. Business decidedly
better; very much increased over last
year.
New American Sewing Machine Co.,
us Market street. Business very brisk |
and prospects bright.
PancOast Allen, musical instruments,
SIG Market street. Increase about %
per cent. over last year. Very brisk.
Robelin, musical instrument, 10
Market street, business very good and
Edward W. Hopes, hardware, 1903
Market street, business very satisfacto-
ry, 25 per cent. better.
A. p. Beecher, photograph and pic
ture gallery, 3l5 Market street, business
better than for IL years past, 20 per
cent. advance.
John Wainwright, dry goods, 3l2
Market street, about the same as last
year. Christmas month duller.
W. B. Sharp, ry-goods, Southeast
corner of Fourth and Market street,
business much better than last year,
but could not tell on the spur of the
moment how much.
Henry +. Pickels, stoves and house
furnishing goods, 7 and 8 East Fourth
tr-et, so busy no time to answer.
Il. II. Rumtord Bro, hats, caps and
urs, 404 Market street, business very
,ood, 25 per cent. better
John P. Doughten, gents furnishing :
,oods. 410 Market street, about the 5
anne as last year, probably little .
etter.
The Singer Sewing Machine Co., 424 7
larket street, 25 per cent. better. \
Adams & Bro, 504 Market street,
tore full, ever body busy, business >,
Dod, no time to answer questions. =
Ball & Anderson, paper hangers, bus. 2
less good up to Christmas with but a
eek's interruption; increase Is per 1
mt
C. F. Thomas & Co., booksellers aud -
ationers, 42l Market street. business b,
uch better than last year and growing NJ
,tter.
Porter & Co, booksellers and station Q.
5, 400 Market street, business brisk; VI
per cent. better. ST
Benjamin S Clark, watches, clocks pr
ID jewelry, 407 Market Street, busi-
'ss 20 per cent. better. wi
S. Ii. Staats, trimmings and notions, he
5 Market Street. Considerable in
ease in business, probably Is per m
lt Gil
G. +. Rudolph, watches, clocks and NJ.
velry, 23l Market Street, considera- CHI
, ahead of last year, but could tell Nj
" much better when Christmas should
over. NJ M,
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