Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-20
UsEfUL AND HANDSOME STOCK.

Among the many Seattle firms which
have made spsoisl provision for the
holiday trade, By laying in large and
carefully selected stocks OF seasonabie
goods, none have succeeded in eclips ing
Lovman d Hanford in the extent and
variety of display. Much of their
stock was purchased in New York, for
cash, and therefore can be sold at
greatly redaced rates and still leave a
handsome profit for the dealers. In
calling attention to their immense
stock, We shall only briefly allude to
some Of the principal specialties. For
instance, every business man should
keep diary. both for his own satisfac-
tion and because it often b Comes use
fnl az book Of reference. Lowman d
Hanford have very large stock Of
Excelsior diaries for 1886, bound in
Russia leather, morocco ard alligator,
which are being sold at bedrock d ices,
Their stock of holiday books for old
and young IL very extensive. The most
expensive book in this department. is an
elegant copy Of Romeo and Juliet" {"
illustrated by Dicksie. and valued at
f25. For several days a ran has been
made on the Christmas card depart
ment, still the stock IL by no means
exhausted. The department devoted TO
scrapbooks, photograph and autograph
albums. card cases, etc.. ia deserving of
special mention, bat as il aili he in
speoted by many of our readers, further
oomnent Ia unnecessary. In speaking
| of standard novels, in sets, yesterday,
MIR. Lowman said "Our stock is not
very large. but il is veil selected. and
AS we do not depend much on that line
OF goods, we sell them at barely cost
In fact, our prices on these goods are as
low a. the lowest. For instance. We are
selling fifteen volumes ef Dickens
works (Rutled9e edition. at $3.50 Now
these sets cost us $725 in San Fran
cisco. and the additional 25 cents which
We tack on over cost price would not
pay the freight"
The blank book department has Just
been replenishsd by a large invoice di
rect fron the manufactory iA New York,
and all grades and sizes OF blank books
are marked down to San Francisco
wholesale prices. In speaking Of this
branch Mr.. Lowman said: MANY, in
fast nearly all eur basinsss firms open
a new set of books each year. II has
been the custom to send TO Portland or
San Francisco for the necessary blank
books. In order to obviate this order
ed a very lavgs stock of all grades and
sizes from New York early last summer.
and had them shipped around the Horn.
We can sell these books at what We
| used to pay for them in San Francisco.
and then make Is per cent. prefit. You
see We have blotters. day books, jour
sails. ledgers, cash books, trial balance
books, books for keeping bills payable
and receivable. money receipt books,
shipping receipt books, stock ioarnsls
and ledeers with printed headings, cash
books. hotel registers, and in fact al
most every kind of blank book evsr
required in ordinary business, and also
fine line OF pocket memorandum
books"
In = handsome show case on the
north side Of the store is an elegant dis
play Of Leroy W. Fsirohild's gold pens
and pencils.
The stock Of prayer books and hym'
mails In fiIe bindings is large and com
plete, and the ladies' fine note paper II
worthy of attention. On the whole, the
store OF L,vman 4 Hsnford is vorthy
of q visit from all those Who are lovers
Of the beautiful. whether they desire te
purchase or not.