Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-31

II grades oi textile fabrics used 10y eithc
l. men or women will fall on those VIII
Il are less prepared to pay it, namel,
h the poor consumers. Every articl
!, that may be clasScd among tn
:, ncccssarieS OF life is increased ove
i 33t per cent. on an average, while tn
l. luXuries remain about the same
:. The workiugman's wages are not an,
= VIII not he increased one iota, wherea
r there is not a laboring man in tn
country whose expenses will not be in
creased from $50 to $50 year.
rEARL AND IVORY BUTTONS.
LAB gross pearl button rs, value in Vienna s62S q
- per cent. duty - $500 Is, 0
Additional duty under Mckinley tariff "a 5
: 1859 $
Invoice OF pearl buttons received il
New York October 7. None of the
? goods were OF the low grades; had they
been, the difference would be mucl
greater.
Accompanying this invoice is cir
cular from Newell Bros. Manufacture
ing Co, of Springfield, Mass, an
nouncing the Mckinley prices of their
make OF ivory buttons. These are 30.
30, 30 and - in place of 90 and 80 as
formerly. Ivory, however, is on the
free list.
COLLARS AND CUFFS.
( John Forsythe, POI Broadway, N. V,
posts II notice in his window that the
new tariff and its effect upon our cele-
brated four-fold imported collars COM
pels us to make the following an
nouncement: That on and after the
LIST day of November the price will be
1913 per dozen. $l.3S per half dozen.
Former prices ($2 80 and Sl.25 respect
fully) will rule till November |.
BLANK BOOKS.
Liebenroth, Won Auw & Co., No. so
Franklin street, New York, say that
they are obliged to charge % per cent.
advance on letter copying books, and
10 per cent, on all blank books except
a few specified classes. Boorum &
Pease, manufacturers of the same class
OF goods, Nos. 30 and 80 Reade street,
say that "the revised tariff measure
and the steady increase for the past
six months in the cost of leather,
etc, have compelled them to announce
an advance Of at least %. per cent, in
prices OF our letter copying books, and
also an advance of 10 per cent. on all
other goods in our catalogue" except
few specified articles.
CARPETS.
To all Buyers of Carpcts.-The
largely increased duties on wool and
other raw materials under the new
tariff bill, which has just become a
law, render it certain that general
advance in the price OF carpets will
follow at an early date.
Some descriptions of carpetings will
be advanced in cost more than others,
but without exception, every grade
will be affected considerably. Moder-
ate priced goods are less affected in
value by pattern than those OF higher
cost. You may, therefore, feel per
.ectly secure in purchasing now all
good patterns for next seasons sales,
and we have no hesitation in urging
dealers to buy freely and without de-
lay. We are yours truly,
w. Il j. SLOANE.
Senators Allison and Hawley adj
mitted when the tariff bill was in the
Senate, that carpet woods were not
produced in this country, and ought
not to be because our farmers can do
better with fine sheep.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
The tariff act, which goes into effect
on October 6, 1890, suddenly advances
the duty on musical Instruments,
parts thereof and strings, from 40 to
100 per cent above old rates.
This, combined with steady rise in
the European cost of goods for some
time back, absolutely compels all i'm
porters to advance their prices.
Various American-made goods are
also affected, because of higher duties
imported materials, parts, ETC., used
in their construction.
At large meeting of the wholesale
houses of New York, Boston, Chicago,
Cincinnati, st. Paul, ETC., the question
as to how and when to advance prices
was fully discussed, and it was unani-
mously decided to make the necessary
advance at once and to all deale1:
without exception.
Any other plan would demoralize
the trade. A state of unsettled market
prices would be worse than decided
and stable ADVANCE
We therefore notify you that all
orders received by us after October 6
will be filled at prices in accordance
with the new tariff. Exceptions can
not be made.
Dealers will do we'll to mark up their
goods accordingly. Respectfully,
CHARLES H. PARSONS & Co.
SEAL PLUSH.
DEAR SIRs-The Mckinley bill as re-
ported from the conference committee
will advance the price Of seal plushes
from 80 to 35 per cent, so that plushes
by the yard which have cost IS will
cost sc. so to 1918 under the new tar
iff law. We will be obliged, conse-
quently, to advance the prices of all
plush garments about 10 per cent, so
that the cost OF plush jacket, instead
of SO formerly, will be $40 now; the
COSt vi u push esqiC az Y@O IOIHiCIly
will be $3.50 now, &c.
In case you desire, we will send you
a revised price list OF all numbers that
you have purchased from us. Yours
truly,
BLUMENTHAL Bros. & Co.
CUTLERY.
New York Herald.
The Humason and Beckley Manu-,
featuring Company, of New Britain
Conn, have the reputation in the trade
of making the finest pocket cutlery
produced in this country. Mr.. V. p.
Humason, the treasurer and New York
agent OF this concern, said to me that
the duty on English goods of the same
grade as they manufacture, costing
$3.50 dozen, will be 81 specific and
so per cent. al valorem, thus adding
1925 to the cost OF the English goods,
exclusive of freight. That duty, Mr..
Humason frankly said, enables him to
put an addition of 1925 to the price
OF his goods if 80 disposed, and still
undersell his English competitor. In
other words, thought he did not say so
outright, the knives he now makes
and sells at $3.50 a dozen, and at that
price has built up lucrative business,
will in future command for him 1915,
the additional $22J given him by
reason of the duty on the foreign
article being clear profit to him.
CHEERFUL PROSPECT FOR THE RETAILER.