The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-19

Slofy nave advanced from twelve 70 nj
teen Per cent; All fur goods and ful
jump. the latter from $3.50 to 81 doze1
already. Every thing, in fact, in the east
ern market ie booming in price, including
dress goods. in sympathy with the rise il
imported goods. SCOTCH caps have gone al
from 41.5O to 81 on each dozen, and here.
for goods made in this country as We for.
merly did for the foreign caps. These do
mestic caps are of much inferior quality
OF course our house, a. we'll as other Helene
merchants, have large stocks on hand, AnG
in consequence We will not be forced *
will feel the effects Of the Mckinley bill"
Sugar declined in price one-half cent pei
pound the day the bill passed." said Mr.
Cory In an interview published in thu
morning republican paper. A family mar
he would order some and take advantage Of
the drop. This man ia not wealthy. and,
like the rest Of Helena working men, be
buys his sugar in small quantities dol
lars worth or two at time. Mr.. james
Gurley, who has charge Of the retail de.
partment, happened to be in, 70 the intend
ing purchaser said to him:
"Mr. Gourley, how much more sugar can
get this morning for q dollar than could
three weeks ago; or since that article has
been put on the free llstY'
mo more" replied Nj. Gourley, "the good
eheots OF the new law have not been fell
How about the evil effects2'' was asked.
i"Well, not on the present stock"
''But how about after awhile?''
well, the law will have some effect"
The conversation was getting interesting,
put NJ: Gourley was called away to another
As has been repeatedlv stated in tha.e
columns, most Of the Helena and Montana
merchants in every line were we'll stocked
when the new law went into effect. and con-
sequently they viii not be likely to raise
der new stocks. @. j. Brophy. the big
Butte grocer, in talking Of the effects Of the
Mckinley bill. the other day, said:
1.-The Wholesale grocers have been putting
up the price al along the line. There are Z
great many articles the Mckinley bill classed
the table Of many Of the working Glasses.
What 10 in more common use than Crosse
Blackwell's pickles. for instancer' he
asked, You see them on the poorest
boarding house tables in town, yet they are
advanced 10 per cent. by tho tariff. These
themselves entitled to, in this part Of the
country, ct any rate" =
Mr.. /. Marks, who is quoted IN the mo-
nopoly organ, denied emphatically yester-
day that he had been interviewed. He said
that although he had received notification
that he carried, that be had Biz stock on
hand. and would not for the present raise
his prices. Not only will the foreign wines
and hEandles cost more under the Mckinley
bill than formerly, but there has already
been an advance in American brandy. Do
mestic cigars, in which Havana tobacco is
used, to moro or less extent, have also ad-
vanCed Is thousand
Mr.. John e. OConnor, Of the Arm of
Pope d OConn0r, asked yesterday what eff
feet the Mckinley bill would have upon his
business. said: You must understand that
drug store consists Of toilet articles. Not
only will the Mckinley bill advance the
price of these goods, but it has already ad-
yanced them. This applies not only to the
imported goods, but domestic goods Of. like
kind have increased in price equal to tho
general stihsnin.g in prices oil along the
line. Our firm has not yet raised the price
Of any OF our goods, and will not until
tho limit 10 reached which will force us to
marx our goods up. The Mckinley bill is
leRalized Wholesale robbery"
Raleigh & Clarke. talking about the effects
said:
1--WE have not raised the price of a single
article IN this store. Any new stock bought,
however, in many lines will be higher, tenn,
porarily, at least. The tariff will probably
remain in force many years unless the peo-
pie find that they do not want it; then the
party in power will have to amend il. It In
an experiment. While hope it may result
fsvorably to tho people. think prices of
dry goods will be hiRher-for while at any
rate"
Mr.. Jas. Il. Royce, Jr., OF the Butte dry
goods house Of Jas. r. Boyce, il. d Co.,
when asked if he had received any notiiica-
tion from the wholesalers Of q rise in the
price of goods in his line, said that he had
and that the burden of them all was an al
vance in prices that covered all classes Of
goods, the cheap domestic goods not ex-
cepted.
4 representative Of the big CHICAGO firm
Of J. V. Farwell b Co., who il now here eell-
ing goods to Montana merchants, speaking
Of the advance caused BY the Mckinley bill,
said: '
The adpances at present most materially
affected cheap blankets, hosier, carpets and
woolen goods in general. And the domes-
TIC mills, said he. have advanced the price
OF WOODEN goods made by them. The ad-
vance, too. 10 not confined to these, but cot
ton goods have also risen in prize. Every
thing d moro OF. LEES affected. Velveteens
have advanced from seventeen cents 70
twenty oente Wholesale. Items in the White
goods lists have advanced 10 to l5 per cent.
The advance ~ hosiery l. sure TO follow.
6incs leaving ChicaRo have received adj
vaees e mark Up certain linz 10 deal in
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