Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-05
OF The EVENING STAR

NEW YORK, March4.
The wonderfully open winter in New York
which may now De looked upon as past, unless
another March blizzard strikes ms unawares as
it did in 1883, has been q matter upon which
many people have congratulated themselves.
And yet there are great many men and women
and families to be commisersted rather than
congratulated on account of the exceptional
mildness of the season. The absence of cold
weather has saved many poor family the con-
siderable sum usually expended In winter for
coal, and has rendered the purchase of extra
heavy clothing unnecessary, and there has been
work almost every weekday during the winter
forbricklayers, masons. painters, and carpenters,
In place Of the idle days ordinarily experienced
during other winters. But / am inclined to
think that the open winter has been much more
Of curse than blessing. 1 walked yesterday
through the retail clothing district In Broadway
and the Bowery. Everywhere great bargains
every store begged the passer-by to purchase
an overcoat for next winter at half or even
less than half the usual price. Inside
some Of these stores found the counters piled
high with unsold winter clothing. aud their pro-
prietors told me that never before had they been
left at this time OF year with such . stock Of
unsOld goods on hand. This state Of affairs
means the failure OF many small dealers and the
loss Of employment this summer to tailors who
work on winter clothing. The small coal deal
ers have suffered greatly. They laid In large
stocks last fall in anticipation Of high prices
and with winter averaging about Is degrees
higher In temperature than last winter they
have disposed Of hardly one-quarter of their
stock The loss OF work to men who cart coal
ana put it into cellars has been large, and the
effect upon the mines will probably be to throw
many-Ifen out of employment, Q reduction Of
wages and possibly strikes. The railroads and
boat carriers are alsl affected by this overstock
OF coal There hasibee no demand whatever
here for sleds, skates, toboggans and suoh
adjuncts OF winter sport, and many dealers In
these articles have already put them away In
attics to await another winter.
This morning visited many dealers in dry
goods and wearing apparel. All Of them de-
clared the open, warm winter had nearly ruined
their business Fur dealers have suffered the
worst, apparently, and Il IL q significant tact
that Of the many men out Of employment who
applied for positions with the horse-rairoads
during the recent strike Q remarkably large per-
centage were fur-workers by trade. Dealers In
rubber coats and rubber boots say they have
the suspension OF two rubber clothing factories
last week Is reported, no doubt due TO the open
winter. Even winter underwear remains In
large stacks on the dry-goods counters and
shelves. Bargains in this branch are every
where advertised. and Il seems as all New
on summer or fall Undertaking. Livery stable
men have, Of course. suffered. and 30 have the
road houses. The depression that Will follow
this winter of l68S-'e9 extends into almost every
branch of manufacturing, and Is likely to max
more "hard times" this summer.
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sion almost indissolubiy connected with Bar
NUNS circus. After next month, however, It
win rightfully belong TO . circus Of different
kind. Society people have done almost every
conceivable thing for charity. from holding balls
lar dressing gown Ut el0 piece; but Just now
society . bent upon doing something In the
name Of charity that has never been done before,
and that something D. TO get up genuine cir
Gus In aid Of several eleem0synafy instituftons.
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