Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-24
HEAVY TRADE SALE.
Sixteen Thousand Packages OF Gotten
Goods Disposed Of at Auction
in New York.
Most CT the Important Buyers In the
Country Represented-Only Mod.
crate Prices Obtained.

NEW York, Angus! 23.-The persmptory
trade sale of cotton goods by Geo c. R'ch-
ardsoD & c., per order Of the treasurer OF
the mills whore gooda were represented, was
bsgun and finished to-day, instead of occu-
pylng two days 80 announced. The sale was
made at auc;ion through WiImerdipg, Hoguet
& c., and begun promptly at 10 O'Clock.
A large company of the most important
buyers Of the country was pr. s cot, and
number were represented by proxy. The
Offering included. 1921 packages OF denims,
sc packages of csmlets, All packages OF
chevio g, 727 packages of shirtiDgs and
checkp, l72 packages of dress goods and lin
ings, 526 packages of Japanese skirtings,
l20 packages OF CO itiug mixtures, 243 pack
ages of giDghams, 146 packages of dress
goods, 1890 packages Of ticks, 260 packages
of canton velvets, $50 PACKAGE of nankings,
326 packages of cottonades, 468 packages OF
colored and fancy duck, 1900 packages of
Argyle and Sterling sc inch brown shIrtipgs,
2450 packages cf Boot and Bennington Sc
inch brown sheetings, 500 packages OF Boolt
drills, 1850 packages of Lawrence L. L. 6ue
brown shirtings and other styles Of the same
m skes, in all about 10000 packages. The
time of the sale nor The condition of the
market were not as favorable for satisfactory
results as a NINTH ago. Many buyers had
but just returned home in consequence of the
opening autumn trade demanding their
presence. As an entirety, the Offering was
lacking in attractions, and the average Of
prices must BE- unsstisfsc,ory to mills.
Desirable styles, qualities, colors and fab
rics did as we'll as could be expected, bat On
all oh-color sluhs ind cast-of production
prices were low. As whole, results show
that buyers got gold dollars for seventy five
cents in silver, which indicates the average,
Nd. h.s.
The market will not suffer materially from
the sale, for while popular goods did as we'll
as could be expected, it shows that pdsse
styles are no, vanted. The followiug
Piic.s were realized: Everett blue denims,
l2s@13c; Andover blue denims, 123@I2fc;
Everett slate deuims, 10sc; Everett brown
denims. l03c; Everitt plaid denims, l1@
HE; Everi;t ch. ok deoims, 10591lc; New
port brown d, MINIS, 9fc; York blue denims,
l229125:; York slate denims, 10s@10ac;
York plaid deuims, 103@l0sc; York gold,
ounce gold-mixed denims 12l@l2sc; Everett
plaid cheviots. 63@65s; York shirtiogp,
checks, 7!97sc; Oxford suitings, ste;
ginghsns, 81 97c; L,wiston 3O-inch ripped
tickP, 10i@l03c; Lewiston 80 inch tickr,
1Qs"; Lawrence LII SO inch browo, 5s@53c;
Boott Two cross 36-inch bfownt sheeting, 539
SIC; Boot dcills, 63S6ss; Argyle 81 incn
sbeetings, 6sc.
The principal buyers we're 81. B. Clsflin &
Co., Teft, Wall & Co.. Swe z,r, Pembroke &
Co, of New York; Hood, Baa'right & Co.,
Riegel, Scott & Co., and J John II. Long & Co +,
Philadelphia; Hurt, Purnell & Co., Pearre
Bros. & Co.. Baltimore; jackson, Mendell &
Daniels, Bradbury, Taylor & Co., Boston ;
Burke, Walker & Co., Marshall, Field & Co.,
john V. FsrwelI & Co., Carson, Pierre, Scott
Co, Storm & Hill Chicago; S. c. Davis &
Co., Grow, Hsrsadine & Co., Rice, Sdx & Co.,
]. H. Wesr, Boogher & Co, St. Louie; Bam-
berger, Bloom & Co., John Msgibinson & Co 3,
LoulsvilIe B. Lowensre1n & Dfus., Memphis |;
A. Little & Co., Portland, Me.
The sale had a very qui>tiDg effect on the
market, and new business has been very un-
important in amount. The Journal of Oom.
merce will announce tomorrow that on Wed
nesdsy, the 29th, perempiory trade sale OF
5000 pieces If fancy css,imeres will be
msde b. Wilmerdirg, Hoguet & Co., per
order OF Kuower & Tnoma.. The sale will
be positive and without reserve.