Smyrna times., 1885-04-22
GGldU1MlECr'S.
PHILADELPHIA, ap,il 20. 1885.

say, hasn't begun yet Not
SO. 1t began in the middle
of January, a very unusual
time to begin.
They say also, we have
spoiled the trade. Don't be
leve a word of it. Carpets
dropped a quarter. That's
true. They haven't got
back to where they dropped
from. That's true too. But
trade isn't going to stop; not
here anyhow. And if it has
stopped elsewhere we
couldn'thelp that. We don t
manage elsewhere.
Spring carpets are here;
and naturally you want to
know about them. AS to
fashions you shall see when
you come, if you look long
enough. There are no
fashions to speak of; and
yet you may see a differ
enCe perhaps between old
and new-for we have plenty
OF old as well as plenty Of
new.
As to qualities-just the
same. There are makers
and makers. Some make
their carpets as pretty and
good as they can, and
weave their names on the
back. Some make perhaps
as well and leave their names
ott-have to; because a good
many merchants don't dare
to sell carpets with non-Cele-
brated names on, no matter
how good the carpets are.
Some make their carpets as
mean and pretentious as
possible. OF course their
names are off. Nobody
wants them on. There are
merchants for everT grade of
carpets; for there are as
many grades Of merchants
as of carpets. 1t is the
business Of a proper mer-
chant to do for you what you
can't do for yourself to grade
his carpets according to
value, and let the grade be
known by the price.
But now, beginning the
usual carpet-season, newness
of style affects the market
value. 1t ought to affect the
price. 1t does here. Itmav
or may not affect your esti-
mate of a carpet. That de-
pends on you-not on the
carpet, or the market. We
sell a carpet Of an old pattern
according to its age. You
buy according tOyour desire.
One difference between here
and elsewhere is that here
you know what is what; and
elsewhere you may or NAV
not know what is what.
As TO prices. The Janu-
airy prices are still kept up in
every sort Of carpet but
ln%rain-there are many
hundredso carpets to choose
from; but the new are
E'&her, not SO high as before.
! oob over the whole stock
IN a tWinki;ng:
Best iiyc-framc Brussels. |
S. Sis. @I.25 and SI.35;
81, for old, all the other
j ri-cs for new; all nearly
Il Ike in quality. The best
Am rican makes of Brussels
arc here, and few besides the
best. (English, no better
very likely, SI.5o.)
Tapestry, so, 90, IS and
90 cents, the best in the
country at 90.
Velvet 90 cents, 81, and
$I.25.
Moquette, SIPS and $3.50.
Wilton, $3.50, $I.75, 81
and s2.25.
Administer, $r.75 and
$2.5o.
Art squares: those sizes
the same, a fifth off; other
sizes nothing off. Same as
before. Felt druggets as
usual.
Ingram on the market
level, lower than before the
tumble, but not extraordi-
narily down. We have
ingram from IS cents to Is,
hemp from 20 to 40, rag
from IS to IS, three-ply 90
cents and 81, Smyrna SI.I5
and damask for halls and
stairs as usual.
China mattings are extra
ordinary, just as they have
been here for several weeks,
but more: fancy I2H to 90
cents; white and check IS
to 60; damask 90; and of
them all the grades at 5oand
over are jointless.
Oil-clOths for table, stair
and floor. Lignum. Limo