Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-28

AF.AiJ klArI DOC . and shOes, No. 30.
mArket street, had no II Ia rush but DIX
ABOUT the same amount of business \
lAst year. The weather being mild WA
againat very large trade.
Harry Hart, cloth!er, $40 Market atreeg,
CS oio iair, good bu, iness, ss good as lasi
Nnrstmas. The mild weather was ugalnsl
tne haie oi large numbers Of oVercoats
az haa very large stock Of goods on
hana 70 commence the new year With.
chant ard retail huckster, No, Is Fast
Fourth street, never did better business
lie sold IN re turkeys this year tban he
did in any lhree years before, and he aot
better prices. Sales OF other articles oi
produce were aa good In proportion.
l.. feilheimer, clothler, No. 4O6 Market
street, did a good business. He made
more sales for Christmas than he ever
made befSre, but they were on the piincl-
PIE OF speedy sales aud small profits. The
bale 10 oVercoats was not 80 large AZ in
dress suite, the weather not being
colu enough to force the sale of storm
eoats' The trade, however, has been very
satisfactory. ~
). ]. Mullln g. Sons, clothiers, south
east corner Ol Sixth and Marketistreets
uld an Increased trade over last Christ.
mas, and greater trade than they ever
did before They did a large trade in
sto m oVereoats.
Mrs. N. A. TsggaTt, northwest corner
OF Eighth aud Market streets, in the In.
sutute Building, variety store, while do
lng'a fair business, did not measure up
to expectation. Her trade was burt by
the charity fairs that were held
>. 3. Beetem, druggist, northwest cor
ner OF seventh and Market streets, did
not consider the Christmas trade fully up
TO last year'a trade. There was a dispo-
eition to purchase a cheaper line of goods
than formerly. Cut glass goods, Of
which he had laid In considerably. dId
not sell readily. Large crowds would
enter the store, but purchases were slow,
sun ne mad no reason TO complain of the
traneJ which on the average was good.
D. L. Almond d Co, groeers, Eighth
and Market who formerly made
specially In candy, did not lay IN much
thls year as the Trade bad gone into the
hands principally of Italians, who had
cheap and poor variety. Wholesale
dealers had also gone to hauling it arouud
at such low prices that q person who
Eept nothing but the best could not com
P tie with them. Iu other respects their
Christmas trade was as good as ever.
William II. Morris, grocer seventb
aud Market streets, aiso complained of
the ia H. & OF in the candy trade. He
also thought the charity fairs had yery
much injured legitimate trade. Still, he
had done good business aud had no
reason TO complain.
II. james Belt, druggist, northwest
corner of SIKH apd Market streets. was |
satisfied with his Christmas trade, which |
he thought was 2i to 80 per cent ahead |
d last year. Cheaper lines of goods be |
ionnd 10 be most In demand and more
iales were required to keep up receipts
Gut glass goods ard the higher priced
not so much In demand.
Fell " Peoples, hardware, No. 5O7
Market street, did a splendid business,
much better than anticipated
Meyer Meyers, clothipr, northwest cor
ler of Fifth and Market streets. was
milling all oyer hia face at the reeollec-
Ion OF his good Christmas trade. He was
busy taking account Of stock and is de-
.ermlsed to do bet or the coming year.
y. y Rudolph, watches and leWelry,
northwest corner Fourth and Market
atree's, did a largely increased trade over
ast year. His patrons did not connne
Lhams msaiuna 10 lou priced s-sisios, bue
vent for the best and dearest. dJutt ,
ook at these jewelry cases, !" said Mr..
don't they look as If some
ales had been mado?" Truth compel, d
IS to say they di5. AS we were passing
'ut Mr. budolph followed and showed us
! pair OF diamond ear drops which were
o re sent as Christmas p essnL to a
ady for 1850. eyes 1t has been a good ,
h istmas for u.s." said Mr. r i, he ,
owed us out ana requested US TO call :
gaia
Z. Il. HaDf, watches and jewelry. No.
. hast Fourth stree, has been favored !
With deserved increase of Christmas ..
a.ronage. Hundreds stopped in ront
Il his window to see the operations OF his .
latent lever magnifled ten times and then !
hey found themselves inside where they a
I'd the privilege OF selecting from a I.
plenti stock Of goods. He TepOrs "A 4,
irge increase of goOds over last Christ :
las