The daily gazette., 1883-07-09
THE TRADE DOLLAR.
How They are Received I'm Wilmington
Generally Taken without Question.


tSunday tar.l
For the purpose of feeling the pulse of the
shop men of this city with reference to the
trade dollar, OF which there has been So
much said of late, STAR reporter visited
yestr rday afternoon SO stores. Owing to the
short time allowed all the principal stores
were not visited but frou the SO firms sufii-
cient was learned to warrant the assertion
that the trade dollar will be in active circu-
lation within very short time.
The canvass was started at Fifth and Mar
ket streets, south side, and store after store
visited until the starting point was reached
again on the opposite side of the street and
out of the whole number visited but five
| firms refused to accept the coin under any
| consideration, about 20 expressed themselves
as doubtful, giving as their reason that they
were unable to keep the coin lying idle for
| any considerable length OF time, while
others refund on the ground that they are
| annoyed by the fact that they could lot give
them but In change.
| All the firms who are taking the coin at
par complain of the fact that the customers
refuse to take them as change, which to
| them appears to be FOOLISH from the fact
| that If they were kept In constant circula-
tion throughout the town, even should
| banks refuse to take them, business could
be conducted without particle of trouble
and loss to the storekeeper and consumer.
While the majority OF the farmers In the
street markets refused the coin, the butchers
| in the Second and Eighth-street markets
took them at par and yearned for more.
Those who take them are, of course, un-
willing to take dollar where a person huys
only or 10 cents worth OF goods, but when
| a reasonable amounts purchased, hey have
no hesitation In accepting the coin, iully
confident that the trade dollar will soon be
accepted at the banks on regular deposits.
| The majority of the banks at present are
taking them on special deposits and
| loan the depositor the necessary money,
holding the dollars as security. This is
almost equivalent to a regular deposit and
shows conclnsvely that the furry is very
| near at all end.
The trade dollar was quoted at 95 and 81
cents in Philadelphia Saturday but little
business was done owing TO the small
margin allowed speculators.
Besides those visited yesterday there are
large lumber of business houses accept
ing them at par, among which are the
Kennebec Ice & Coal Company, Crippen's
tea store on East Second Street, the Will
mington Coal Gas Company and many
others. Strange to say the number OF
dollars in circulation yesterday was very
small indeed, but few firms being protfered
the coin In payment for goods purchased.
| Among those who are taking the much
abused coin at par in trade, are: Pennock
81 Foreman, clothicrs, southeast corner OF
Fifth and Market streets; George ID. Gle
land, shoe dealer, 424 Market street; A. b.
Jones, paper hanging, 422 Market street; e..
s. R. Butler, newsdealer, 420 Market street;
David McCloskey, Ala Market street; j..
Paul Brown, photographer, 4l4H Market
street; j. P. Doughten, gents furnishing
goods, 410 Market street; e. II. Rumford :,
halter, 406 Market street; Misft Clothing
House, l East Fourth street; Phillips u
Kane, dealers in painters supplies, East
Fourth street; H. F. Pickles, stove dealer,
and IL East Fourth street; Smeltz " CO.,
commission merchants, IA East Fourth
street; E. E. Hanf, jeweler, Is East Fourth
street; Drake 81 Company, auctioneers, IL
East Fourth street: Lemuel Marr, shoe
dealer, 10 East Fourth street; w. s. Towns
I end, -four and feed, g East Fourth street; j /,
A. Conner, saddler, East Fourth street;
w. B. Sharp, dry goods mercant, southeast
corner Fourth and Market streets; John
Wainwright, dry goods, BIZ Market street;
Mrs. Fellheimer, dry goods, $40 Market
street: L. Felheimer, clothing, 30S Market
street; Henry Pike, boots and shoes, 3O4
Market street; G; s. Humphries
halter, 3O2 Market street; Charles
E. Dubell, halter, East Second
street; X. SondheiWer, clothier, Southeast
corner of Third and Market streets; John ii
Moore, clothier, 229 Market street; Pyle q
Lichtenstein, dry goods, 226 Market street
Crosby q Hill, dry goods, ,222 Market street
2 E. A. Humphrey, halter ,2l6 Market street
Capelle & Brother. hardware, 2l2 Marke
street: w. Fl. Babcock, shoe dealer, 2Ol
/! Market street; James Brothers, hardware
204 Market street; w. B. Cole, gents fur
pishing goods, 202 Market street; N. B. Dan
forth, druggist, Southeast corner Secont
!, and Market streets; G. Wesley Pyle, sho
dealer, Southwest corner of Second AM
Market streets; A Gallaher, shoe dealer,
:, West Second street; Thomas McCracken
: shoe dealer, West Second street; K. X
: Crawford, shoe dealer, West Seeon
street; Marple 81 Thackery, shoe dealers,
and 10 West Second street; William Hubel
dry goods, 203 Market street; f. e. JanViei
shoe dealer, 209 Market street; Finn /
jackson, stoves, ETC., 2l9 Market stree
Baynard g. Dawson, jewellers, 229 Markt
street; G. r. Rudolph, jeweler, 23l Markt
street; Frank Corbit, tailor, 233 Markt
street; j. V. Carlisle u Co., hardware, 81
Market street; Preston Ayers, jeweler, 3G
Market street; W. II. Sincox, gents furnisl
ing goods, 307 Market street; D. P. Smytl
jeWeler, 81 Market street; w. II. Thoml
son, ieweler, 3l5 Market street; E.
! Strang, umbrellas, 319 Market street; job
W. Die 'endorf & Company, clothiers, nortl
west corner of Fourth and Market street
s. H Staats trimmings, 405 Market stree
B. 8. Clark, ieweler, 407 Market stree
Porter 81 Co stationcrs, 400 Market stree
Phil. ]. Walsh 81 Co.. household goods, etc
\ 5O6 Market street; A. Kuhlman, druggis
] northeast corner Fourth and Walnut street
The firms that are doubtful or refuse
take the dollsr are remarkably few and a
as follows: Adams q Brother, toys, 81
Market street; j. I. Mullin, clothier
southeast corner of Sixth and Mark
, Streets Kate Donahoe, trimmings,
Market street; q. James Belt, druggis
northwest corner of Sixth ano Mark
= streets; R W. Wolters, clothing, 4
l.. Market street; E. d. Bolis, crockery, 4
Market street; w. s. Hitch, NJ.
druggist, 402 Market street; Bo
a. Booker, commission merchant
A, II East Fourth street; Leon Saphir, dresss
3l6 Market street; Charles Yetter, bak,
;, 314 Market street; James Bradford, paint
- and East Third street; James & Wet
NV stationers, 224 Market street; Harris 81 @
clothing, 2l6 Market street; Dune
Nd Brothers, hardware, 2l4 Market street;
Campbell & Co., dry goods, 2l0 Mari
street; H. Fayter, shoes, 2O6 Market sire
James Morrow u Son, groceries, I'll Mari
street; V. E.. Holmes, clothing, 2l3 Mari
stre ct; Joshua Conner, saddler, 237 Mari
street; Theodore Hotf, auction goods,
Market street: II. R. Bringhurst, drugg
3l7 Market street; E. G. Il. Greenm
!. I paper hangings, All Market street.
The majority of the above take the dol
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