Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-14
DRY GOODS.


member Of the dry goods firm Of Della
plain Sons Il Co., yesterday. The firm
was of the general opinion that the dry
goods business especially in this sec
ton. would not be materially effected,
partly from the fact that only COM
paratively small amount of imported
goods are sold about here. but on cash
mere it was thought there will be quite
a rise. also on ShawlS and other
imported goods, notably pearl buttons,
which have a ready sale, and are made
exclusively abroad. Only short time
ago these buttons were vning A.
cents, then they went p to ten cents,
and the Mckinley III advances them
still higher The re all trade in pearl
buttons in Wheeling amounts to cOnSid-
cradle i'm the course 4 year. and this
advance will cut tn IN oil from good
many Of the working people who were
accustomed to buy th' N. John IL. Nay
lor reports that he r only sold half as
many pearl buttons sincc the passage OF
the Mckinley , as during the same
r@~' = .se.
said another dry goods dealer:
Il bought a large bill OF velvet goods
last August. Last week | was notified
that the next bill Of goods VI the same
kind would cost me 80 per cent more. "
A like notice has been received by
many OF the dealers in regard to ladies
and childrcn'S dress goods. In fact
about everything in the dry goods line
has been touched, and IL is invariably
the ease that the duty on the cheap and
medium-priccd is increased In the
largest proportion.
Does the increased duty have any
effect upon your profts9' asked the re-
porter of one dealer,
yes" said the merchant, ''in this
way. On an article rotailed heretofore
for 80 cents the duty has been raised
50 per cent, thereby increasing the
price to - cents. The prOpOrtiOnate
profit we make on all goods sold must
be maintained, so that in the future We
will figure our profit on 70 cent article,
whereas heretofore Il was figured on q
fifty cent basis. The prOp0rtlonatC
profit will be the same, but the actual
profit will be more In dollars and cents.
NOTIONS AND MILLINERY.
Feathers. pushes, laceS, valvetS and
an articles OF that nature Will be very
decidedly advanced. At Works millin-
ary store il was stated that about every
thing entering into the composition Of
A hat or bonnet had gone up in price
aud that further advances were ex
pected.
NJ. Schlesslnger, proprietor OF the
Popular store" OF ladies' and gents
furnishing goods, received yesterday
the following circular from those with
whom he deals, which is only a sample
of what the traders on all sides are re-
ceiying:
". SchlcSsinGsri
DEAR SIR:-The new tariff on leather
gloves having gone into effect this day, we
are reluctantly compelled TO advance price:
on various lines Of kid gloves. As the ten
deucv OF the tariff is 10 increase the cost oil
the cheaper grades of gloves, the principal
advances have been made in these lines
On the finer qualities we will not advance
prices. except in u few instances.
We regret that we are so suddenly called
upon 10 change prices during the season,
but the fact that the tariff goes into effect
within so short period after its passage,
leaves no other course open for US.
Very respectfully,
HENRY NJ. PEYSER X Co,
Importers and Manufacturers, New York
The gentle reader will observe right
here that the advance is most on those