The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-05
UP GO NECESSITIES.
Retail Merchants Say the
New Tariff Will Make
Things DeareT.
SOME ARE AFFECTED NOW.
Groceries, Hardware, Dry Goods and
Clothing Win Soon Advance
in Price.

In order to ascertain whether the new
tariff had as yet made any perceptible
effect upon the retail trade / visited sew
erai Of the Leading mereharts Of the city
yesterday. I first called Upon w. II. Tur-
ner, of the firm Of Turner s. Bennell, who
sasd:--
Il think the effect Of the tariff viii at
FIRST be demoral!zing, but eventually
things will find their level SIS to the
immediate effect. chalnpae ne has ad-
vanced one dollar cast OF course
people who are in the habit Of
having champagne are not Of the kind
OF an additional dollar. On the still
wines she tariff viii have no effect With
cigars. however, IL Will be different
There Will be an advance of from $40
to $50 per thousand. We have ALREADY
advanced one dollar per thousand and
next week we will advance the price
appearance OF tho I'VE cent cigar win al
50 De changed. The fine, glossy Sumatra
wrapper. which is imported, has been
taxed so heavily that there will
be a return Co the old seed
wrapper of Pennsylvania, which
is much less attractive In appearance
1 tA-aA b1Q t9A444aet& W 4t1%I+<t- k1a&cl WI
probably fall By February at least two
cents per pound, making it cost but 1--WE
cents per pound. As to the edibles,
canned goods and such Ike,
why the loss viii fall on us at least for
some time. If pickles, for instance. adj
| vance one cent bottle, we can mark
| pickles we have been sailing at 80 cents
at 81s4. Gradually most imported goods
must be advanced. 2
MR. GUSTAV MRTzLRRs VIEWS.
Mr. Gustav Metzier of the Boston Cloth
| ing House, said .''The clothing trade is
much different from most other bust
nesses. The merchant must sell all he
Now, as to the effect Of the
tariff law, You see the fall goods are on
hand, and there will be no change in this
stock on account of the tariff As to
next spring, that Is another question.
dent believe the consumer will
really notice any difference. There
may be slight change and infinitesimaI
advance. but the purchasers part OF it
will be amost imperceptible. Although
q protectionist in regard to man.
ufaetured articles, yet I believe
in the free importation of
raw material. We need longer staple
wool than Is produced In this country TO
mix with our wool so as 70 make our
worsteds OF the best quality
In speaking OF the shoe trade Mr.. Metz
Ter said:--"We import very little in the
leather goods line. In fact the leather
trade Of this country is largely export.
and II any Of the foreign countries ex-
clude our leather IN retaliation we viii
suffer seriously"
WHAT T. G. BROWN SAYS
Yes said Mr.. T. C. Brown. of the
| firm OF Brown g. Van Angien, THE effect
of the tariff is quite perceptible in our
business; yelyets, silks and the other
1 higher class goods, such as cloaks,
have risen percepfibly in price. The
| miscellaneous goods, such as ribbons.
buttons, umbrellas, ETC., have also adj
yanced, and the effect is diminution of
4 our profits ,lof at least five per
cent. We Of course must suf-
| fers this loss for some time, though
ultimately. as in every other business,
4 the consumer will feel the difference"
| WOOD & MENAGH.
| Mr.. George Wood. senior member Of
the firm of Wood & Menagh, was next
| approached as to the effect OF the tariff on
| the hardware trade. He said.-.Kniyes
have gone up already In fact English
cutlery of ali kinds has advanced, and the
| effect is perceptible TO the buyer Hard
| ware, however. remains much the same,
| but it will take month and months before
| the effect eau be really determined.
CHARLES g. ROCHAT.
Mr.. Charles G. Rochat. the Montgom-
| cry street Jeweier was next Intercepted.
| II can hardly say" he began. THAT the
effect of the new tariff is as yet percepti-
BILE on our trade, but 1t certainly viii be
| felt before long on our iobbing trade. All
our English watches, fancy stones
and imported rings will advance in price
| Still / think the difference to the buyer
! will be comparatively slight"
GEORGE ". CLERIHEw-
! Mr.. G. W. Glerihew, the clothier, said
! that there was no perceDtibie effect now
upon his business and he didn't think
there would be any.