Evening star., 1885-06-23
Irs PuRcHAs1se OVER.

short time since read an able article on ..Tht
| Purchasing Power of Dollar" and thinking some o
on r Customers might be interested we give below 9
synopsis oft:
1t takes the average wholesale prices of fourteen
leading commodities Cotton and Wool included) a,
five different periods. Wholesale prices being taken
because they represent the same grades with more
certainty.
! Table Is prepared, showing the fluctuations and
the fact that one dollar will buy as much to-day as
S1So would in 1875. 81. 80 in 1855 Gle in 1S45 and
sl-le in 1928 In other words. the purchasing power
of one dollar is 19 per greater to-day than in
1873. So per cent greater than in 1856 and 35 per
cent greater than was 10 ago. Showing only
once during period of sixty years price
OF goods been lower than at present, that during
lo4o, which is accounted for by the enormous in
crease in the production of gold The article concludes
by saying a dollar will buy more to-day than in
| most previous periods during the history of the
| nation''
To still further reduce surplus stocks throughout
the store. we have made many additional conces-
SONS To morequickiy dispose of them and follow
ing which will be found unexceptionally the best
values ever offered the trade.
DREsS GOODS DEPARTMENT.
WooEen Robes for evening wear ut summer resorts
watering places special occasions, &c
For fear may not be able dispose of the entire
Stock ofthese very popular and desirable Robes as an
attraction worthy special attention we make the fol.
lowing Surplus stock reductions:
Fine alwool Embroidered Albatross Robes con-
tanning five yards each of plain and beautifully figured
42-In@h material.
Cream ground. with blue figures
Cream ground, with cardinal figures.
ram ground, with brown figures.
I4sht blue ground, with cardinal figures.
I,iil Light blue ground. wi with navy blue figures.
Nile ground, with pink figures
rolhler 3. .75
Surplus Stock Price - $40 Oon
SILK and Chenille.
Syards 42-inch material,
IA yarfs f2-inch all-over embroidery}
r'fne' rice 90
Surplus Stock Price . 500 90
SUIT DEPARTMENT.
Surplus Stock of JERSEYS,
Surplus Stock OF Jerseys,
Which must be sold
Which must be sold
Which must be sold.
We have too many Colored Jerseys. and the stock
m must be redacsd When we want 70 reduce the stock
ma IL neyer-iailng remedy and these Jerseys will
lines Of Colored Jerseys made from arm closely.
woven imported stockinette, silk stitched with ard
and revers collars perfectly shaped and spleTdiiv
Rs hinY Ge!ors-seal Brown, Dss. Green and Garnet
Surplus stock Price .nu $50
SILK DEPARTa1ENT. -'''
~ VIC cSu Seu BLACK All-Sflk
Surah at 80 and 5Sc per yard? We will tell you ONLY
so long as the stock in naId and that may not be-
long, .
They are bargains not to be found elsewhere, and
beioIg at 62ixc and 75c per yart.
LINEN DEPARTMENT.
PreVious.y advertIsed-Snrpls stock of 5Oinch
Furniture Linens. for slip covers &C. elegant quality
In twelve choice styles i'll stripes
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lON ELS.-Ne nave surplus stock of ALL Linen
IiIiasr< Towels, handsome cOlured centre. Mere
good Vaiue at first price-but We have too many
4 100000 .---
Surf Stock Price. . 1Rc
NOTE.
We treat you the through the mail as when
standing In front of counters. Be explicit state
Size. coior and about the price you desire to pay
WOODWARD & LOTHROP
BOSTON DRY GOODS HOUSE
ONE PRICE ONLY.
o-i Ia ave l)e23J 912 ST.