New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-02
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY FEBRUARY 1so-rwELvE

on September l, namely for sugar, -four, lard.
certain fruits and olives; twenty show higher
prices, namely, for eggs, imported bacon, and
olives, butter, coffee, corn and oatmeal, potatoes
and starch: and $50 show no change whatever.
In the latter class are all the quotations for
canned goods, which. u is said. were enormously
advanced TO consumers The rise in eggs and but
ter is incident to the season, and the advances in
corn and oatmeal and potatoes needs nothing but
the short crops to explain them, while, if Amer
lean wOrkmen suffer because they pay more for
imported bacon or olives or starch the fact is not
generally known.
The aggregate OF all prices quoted was S195 IL
in September. and is now $194 80 for the same ar
tcles. But accurate mode is 10 reckon
100 certs spent for each article quoted in Sep
TENDER, and the corresponding cost Of the same
quantity in January, and on that basis S208
would buy in September what cost $29s 81 in Jan
uary, the net advance being only sixth of per
cent
out of 276 quotations of boots and Shoes from
several dealers, only reports any advance what
ever in prices The others report thirteen changes
out Of 240 quotations. the changes being all
reductions in price. But the one dealer reports
sixteen changes out of thirty-siX quotations, the
changes being all advances. Including all the
quotations given the ratio of cost would he such
that S2Ib IN september WouIu DuN WHAT p W
would buy in January. But presumably the
BUYERS who have their eyes open do not search
long for the one place where prices have adj
vanced.
Out Of 2O2 quotations Of hardware tools and
implements only seven have advanced at all. four
of these quotations being for Disston saws, two
for imported trowcls, and one for lockwood rules.
All other quotations not changed II Amcri-
can workingmcn are supposed to buy freely
of imported trowels Of American. the latter
being cheaper, the same articles which would
have cost $2O2 in all kinds Of hardware in Sep
TENDER would cost in January $202 49, an advance
of less than half of one per cent.
In glassware and cutlery only five quotations
out of forty-cight show any advance, and those
are for articles not of common Use, excepting the
larger sizes of window glass. The smaller sizes
are unchanged, and nearly all table and
household goods The confirmation OF Amer
lean workers and manufacturers 10 control the
price of window glass is the obvious explanation,
and the duties have not been so changed as TO
alter their power in the least In this class StS
in September would buy as much as Sis 50 III
January, an advance of l 3 per cent.
Out of l2s quotations of clothing, underwear
blankets, cotton goods, table linen and carpets,
changes are found in only nineteen, of which there
one of blankets and one grade OF carpets, nine in
all while there are advances IN five quotations for
underwear, in three for table linen, of carpets
and one of cotton goods. In all articles quoted
of this class. SIPS in September would buy only
as much as Sl27 Al would buy now. Bat this
statement is exceedingly incomplete, as perusal
of the detailed reports will show. because Of
vast number and variety of articles of which no
exact quotations are given. though prices are
shown to have beer much reduced. This is par
,cularly the case with the great variety OF
ready made clothing, and leiee share OF the
grades of wooen cloth most generally worn.
Combining the statement. however, to those ar
tcles only of which definite quotations are given
and giving equal importance 10 the more costly
imported goods where those Of American make
are cheaper or to the reports Of the single dealer
who Is alone in advancing prices Of boots and
shoes. the aggregate cost OF 95l articles quoted
for September would buy the same articles at
retail now for S954 81, an advance Of only 3-lo
of per cent This is the feet about retail prices,
il must re remembered, at time when there has
been an advance of nearly per cent in the whole
sale prices of all commodities, though exclusively
because of the rise in breadstuifs and in dairy
and garden products. If proper addition should
he made for the great variety Of articles Of cloth
ing which are now selling at lower prices than
in September, and for other articles OF which
reports are given but definite quotations are not
obtained, there would undoubtedly he found
small decline rather than any advance in the aver
age of retail prices. ". VI. e..
PRICES IN DETAIL
The following tables and quoted remarks show the
prevailing prices Of Oday In representative houses, as
compared with those of september:
GLASSWARE AND CUTLERY!