The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-21
CHRISTMAS GREENS
And Other Things for Christmas
Now Plenty in the Markets.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE OUTLOOK
For tho Opening Holiday Trade In
Articles to Look ut and Others to
Eat..Thc Trade is Fairly Active,
Though Only Begun Yot-.-rhe
stores Make Good Shows.

A New York paper created a seusa.
ton the other day by exposing the ex-
istence and workings Of a big "greon
goods" establishment in the heart of
New York City
Wheeling furnishes thelspectacle Of
'grecn goods" being sold all over the
city without any attempt at secrecy.
Cedar aud spruce pine Christmas trees
probably, however, do not come under
the head of tho traffic SO obnoxious to
Uncle Sam and his officers, known as
tho "grcon goods" business. r..
Just now this Christmas tree green
goods business and trade in its relatives
the holly, laurel aud mistletoe. are at
their height. 10
It is long since tho supply of cedar
and spruce Pine trees gave out in the
immediate neighborhood OF Wheeling,
and thoy now come from distance.
Yesterday shipment of five hundred
OF these trees arrived from Parkersburg,
and thoy arc already nearly all disposed
Of. A big lot also came up from Point
Pleasant, at the mouth of the Great
Kanawha. The supply in tho lower end
OF tho state will last for many seasons.
Biz lots have come in over the Balti-
more & Ohio from the interior part of
tho state. This morning nearly every
stall in both the upper and lower mar
kets will place trees OH sale. 1t is estl-
mated that nearly four thousand
Christmas trees will be sold IN this city
bv tho time Christmas arrives. In
price they range from twenty-five cents
for small branch to one dollar and
fifty cents for tree Of dimensions that
will fill with delight the eye OF the
average Sunday school scholar.
Americans derive tho custom OF
hanging Christmas presents on ever
green branches or trees from the Ger
mans. Tho French first gave presents
ON Christmas, and Holland is respon.
siblo for that childish delight, "Santa
Claus"
An unusual amount Of holly and mis-
tletoe has been brought to Wheeling
for use during the coming holidays.
Holly is shipped here from Delaware,
where the holly business rivals the
celery industry OF Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The local mistletoe product is very
scarce, most of the supply coming from
the interior and lower part OF the state.
The Christmas desire for something
in every limo that is especially choice
and tempting extends even to the beef
that will DO eaten on that day. Mr..
nj, a,,,n, 80 Eao1h1n g. 1NhoO1ou Aha
live stock mon, says that already sew
eral car loads Of choice western beef
has been brought here and several more
are on the road.
Tho "gobler" and chicken product
for holiday consumption is mostly local,
some OF the down river points shipping
immense quantities to Pittsburgh and
eastern cities. No inconsiderable por-
ton OF the farmers revenue at this
time OF the year being from the sale OF
these very desirable and toothsome del
icacies.
All the local candy men have for
three and four weeks past been work.
ing day and night getting up stocks in
their line and invcnting novelties that
arc sure to please.
George L. burst, tho Market street
Confectioner, said yesterday evening
that the business already done by his
firm thus far in the holiday season tar
cclipsed the same period last year, and
the others report the same tlattering
increase.
The fruit men all havo their holiday
stocks in and even now there is brisk
demand for goods in their line. They
have quantities of oranges, pine ap-
pies, bananas and other tropical and
domestic fruits that will fill the demand
even during prosperous Wheeling
holiday week.
The book stores are resplendent with
big and attractive stocks OF. souvenir
books, fancy articles, etc. Jack and
tho bean stalk, ""Mother Goose's tales"
Palmer Cox'a brownies" aud other
similar classics dear to the youthful
idea, prodominate.
The dry goods and clothing houses
arc nearly all making displays on a
scale hitherto not attempted in Wheel.
ing. The Club" clothing house is 60
ing in for tho spectacular in window
display, and If the crowds in front OF
that establishment at all hours of the
day, Watching the Worlds Fair electri-
cal railroad, are u criterion by which to
judge that kind of advertising pays.
Stone d Thomas in their new Main
street stone front building are running
miniature Wanamakor establishment,
carrying in addition to their regular
line department devoted to books and
fancy articles.