The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-21

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the protectionist papers denounced such
publication Of tho news as a sDerno-
cratic conspiracy" and the national Re
publican committee spoke Of "all this
talk about rising prices' as Demo
cratic falsehood."
But the rise IN prices has gone on Just
the same since the election as during
the campaign, and it is certain that. a
some Lines at least, high water mark has
not yet been touched. The trade papers
supply abundant evidence of this, The
New York Commercial Bulletin printed
on Tuesday, Nov rs, the following in
its review of the foreign dry goods trade
In New York: THE week opens with
prices firm and unchanged all along the
line. New tariff standards have not
been reached as yet, but importers be-
lieve that full prices viii be firmly es-
tablished SO soon as the cold weather de-
velops any important necessity for addi-
tional supplies. At present buyers have
few imperative necessities, and as a mat
ter Of course are stoutly resisting the
gradual advance of prices
The Dry Goods Chronicle makes the
same report. It says: s'As to prices,
there is q steady tendency toward full
new tariff standards, and while all lines
have not as yet reached the top figure
the eyes1eng up process is gradually but
surely going on, and will ere long reach
a satisfactory basis to importers at least,
if not to buyers"
Another authority to the same effect
is The Dry Goods Economist, which
says: Spring prices viii be much nearer
to the new tariff standard than fall fig
ures have been. Spring orders have been
of satisfactory volume and fancies viii
be marketed at full new rates
In regard to linen handkerchiefs The
Economist says: mo article of such
general use has been so greatly affected
by the Mckinley tariff as have linen
pocket handkerchiefs Of every descrip-
ton"
Another article which has been touched
by Mckinley prices" is horse blankets.
The Commercial Bulletin explains why:
Horse blankets are stitfening some
what in price East India wool, which
enters largely into the manufacture of
these goods, has advanced considerably
as a combined result of enhanced rates
of foreign exchange on silver and the
new tariff !"
The advance in the wool duties is
having the effect of raising prices in
many lines of goods. The Dry Goods
Chronicle says:
with the upward tendency Of wool
under limited supplies and restrictive
tariff clauses, mill owners win find it no
easy task to supply their consumptive
wants unless at enhanced values, which
as matter of course must enter in some
way into the cost Of the manufactured
article"
One Of the lines of goods most affected
by the Mckinley wool duties is carpets.
In order to meet the increased cost of
carpet wool the manufacturers of car
pets have been compelled to increase the
price of carpets of all kinds About the
time the Mckinley law was passed there
was an advance Of carpet prices BY some
dealers; but as the old stocks Of wool
We're not exhausted some manufacturers
could continue to supply carpets at the
old prices
A letter from one such establishment
was printed in the protectionist Journals
during the campaign to prove that there
had been no advance in prices.
This was from S. Sanford & Sons, car
pet manufacturers of Amsterdam, N Y.
One member of this firm. Hon. John
Sanford. being at that time Republic
an candidate for congress. was anxious
to allay the excitement about Mckinley
prices, and thus ''save his skin" on cleo
ton day. Accordingly the firm sent out
the following letter about the middle of
October:
DEAR SIRs-It is being industriously
circulated that prices of carpets have
gone up 25 per cent since the passage of
the Mckinley bill We desire to say
that this statement is untrue. The con-
sumner can purchase today the various
kinds of carpetings manufactured by us
at the prices prevailing previous to the
passage of the Mckinley bill.
Hon. John Sanford has been reelected
to congress, and now the firm of S. San
ford g. Sons has joined the Democratic
conspiracy to raise prices" The follow
ing table will show what has been done.
The first column of figures gives the price
Of carpets as printed in The Carpet and
Upholstery Trade Review Of Oct. l. The
second column gives the figures of s.
Sanford & Sons as printed in The Dry
Goods Chronicle of Nov. %. The Chron-
icle prints the new lists rs made up by
the various manufacturers, among which
it introduces Sanford's prices with these
words: rs. Sanford g Sons have made
the following quotations for their good "
Here is the table referred to;
Before After
Election Election
Double extra yelvets, Wilton fin
ish. $50 Sl.e5
seiyess. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ %
Double extra ten wire tapestry
brussels. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ 70
Extra taI xstry Brussels. ......- dS5s 20
Comet tapestry Brussels.. % 58
Bed Star tapestry Brslssels...... h212 %
It is stated by competent authority,
The Boston Commercial Bulletin, that
this arm makes tapestry carpets winch
contain comparatively little carpet wool,
the cost Of which has been directly and
sbars,iv raiead nv fha Mckinley bill.