Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-17
THE TARIFF IS 4 TAX

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AND THE PEOPLE IN THE STORES
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COUN-
TER FIND TT OUT.
PRICES ADVANCED ALL ALONG THE LINE
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&C., &C, &C.
A representative of the VINDICATOR
called in at various stores this week to as
certain the effect on prices from the opera
ton of the Mckinley Tariff tax bill.
LADIES PLUSHES.
Just as he entered one of our largest dry
goods houses, a commercial traveller from
New York, representing E. S. Jaffray u
Co. entered on a different errand. The
traveller came to show the firm a letter he
had just gotten out of the post-office giving
him new prices to be charged the mer-
chants. It contained this sentence: "Ad-
vance ON Pile fabrics is as follows-Vel-
vets 12d to III cents per yard. Pushes
12a to 224 cents per yard. All goods under
81 Ia yard) cost the highest advance" So
the lower priced the goods the higher the
tariff tax, which gives the poor the poorest
chance as usual.
The same Staunton proprietor showed
our representative the following letter from
large New Y DIRK house from which he
I'm VIC
NEW YORK. Sept. goth, 1890.
Dear Sirs lowing to the advance in Plush
es, regulated by the Mckinley Bill" we are
forced from this date to advance the price of
all Plush Garments 10 per cent.
Yours truly,
MEYER JONAssON & Co.
GLOVES GO UP.
At another dry goods store a circular
had been received to the effect that the
tariff tax would increase the prices the
writer's would have to charge the firm for
leather gloves. Kid gloves follow suit.
ADVANCE IN FLANNELs.
At another, this circular had been re-
ceived:
New YORK, October s. 1890.
Dear Sirs-On and after October 8, 1890, the
price of our 26-27-inch French serge twill fam
mel will be 5211 cents per yard, present price
4219 cents; 26-27-inch French plain printed
striped and dotted flannel 5719 cents, present
price 5212c; 26-27-inch French fancy printed
striped fannelwin be go cents per yard, pres
ent price So cents. Yours truly,
ARNOLD, CONSTABLE & Co.
ADVANCE IN CLOTHING.
At a clothing house the proprietor said
he was already getting the effect of the new
tariff tax. The prices charged him by the
manufacturers of worsted clothing had been
advanced 20 per cent. Jeans drawers had
gone up 20 per cent, aid socks that he has
bought for 50 a dozen had been put up to
1925.
CIGARS WILL GO UP 50 TO IS.
AT a cigar store and factory, the proprie-
tor said: ga leaf tobacco man was in here
this morning and he had put up the price
to cents. The tariff tax will cause the manu-
facturers of cigars to raise their prices any
where from So to IS per thousand. 1 wrote
to one Of my customers this morning tell
ing him that as long as my old stock lasted
I should charge him the same, but when
that was out the prices would have to go
up"
IRON WORK. MANUFACTURES.
At the place of a manufacturer OF iron
work the following was shown us:
Boston, October 9th, 1890.
Dear Sir The mckinley Tariff Bill'' in
creases the duty three and three quarters go
cents per pound on all Steel costing over 16
cents per pound, making the duty thereon 7
cents per pound. This applies directly to the
'R. Mushet's Special Steel" which, from and
after this date, will be 4S cents per pound,
Ordinary sizeS)
Very truly yours,
B. NJ. JONES & Co.
ADVANCED PRICES YET TO COME.
A dry goods dealer handed our represen-
tative these, among many more notifications
of a similar character received from his
Northern correspondents:
New YORK, October 9th, 1890,
Dear SRI am obliged to change my prices
on all articles affected by the new tariff Be
assured that these are as low as the goods can
be sold for. Very respectfully yours,
HENRY II. FRANKANBERG.
PHILADELPHIA, October 4th, 1890.
Dear Sir-The new Tariff act which goes
into operation on the 9th inst, affects the cost
of many of the articles which we import. We
are at present revising such lines of goods
and, in the meantime, beg to advise you that
our prices are subject to change at any time
without further notice, Yours truly,
VIM. II. HoRsTMANN & Sons.
HOW THE NEW TARIFF DOES HARD
WARE.
One hardware merchant informed us that
the prices of pocket knives go up about 20
per cent.
The hardware firm of Frank Alexander
& Co., on Augusta street, has issued a Cir
cular to it's patrons. The Trusts and con-
solidated companies have taken advantage
of the increase of tariff to raise the prices.
The American Axe and Tool Company with
headquarters at Pittsburg, which has pur-
chased every axe factory of any Importance
in the country, has advanced prices on an
average Of So dozen. Saws have been adj
vanced from 10 to 40per cent. Everything
made of lead-shot, pipes, solder, &C., has
been advanced, and powder is double what
it was two years ago. The circular says:
"We call your attention to these matters so
you will understand why, on nearly every in
voice you get, you will find something higher
than it was before.
The tendency of the times seems to be con-
solidation, thus enabling large corporations
to produce the goods cheaper and sell them at
higher price. We fail to find, however, in
all the consolidation Of various lines Of goods
a single instance, Notwithstanding the adj
vance they put on goods. where they have adj