The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-28


tho past week. Nearly evory ono OF
Thorn did much better than was antici.
patcd. TINES reporters made q tour OF
the stores yesterday. and everywhere
tho n erchants declared that business
had boon flrst'class and that the indica-
tions OF hard times were conspicuous by
their absence. Following are some of
their expressions:
A. Goetz: II can't complain of the
business did. My trade WAS good last
week and am glad to say tho credit
system has decreased. Considering the
number OF shoe stores in the city now
with she number lass year, consider
tho trado excellent"
II. Il. Baker: ~ am perfectly satis.
hed with the amount of business did
last week"
Webb & Wager: "Our trade was very
good, indeed, and we have no right to
com plain. From Monday morning to
Saturday night our sales amounted to
Sl,64S, which we think is very good"
l. Sachs: ~ have been selling out INV
old stock at very low prices, and nv
sales wero worry good las. week. Thew
am united to about three times as much
az Christmas week of last year"
Andrews, Boone & Eng!c5y: "Onr
business last week was entirely satisfac
tory to us, and our December trade this
year was far in excess Of our sales last
Uerember"
Walden 8; Co Last eek our trade
was excellent and TINS cash sales were
far in excess of the cash sales of Decem-
ber year ago"
Il. May: considering the s,ringe ncy
in money matters my trade was as good
as expected The people in the CITY,
believe, spent more money this year
than last, but think there was a de.
crease in tho country trade"
Bachrach: 'My business was not
quite as good this year as it was last on
account of selling goods that were n
jured by tho fire below cost am one
of the Oldest merchants in tho CITY and
my Dash sales wero good, but do q
great deal OF crediting and the collec-
tions wore not so good"
James Richmond 4, Co: "Our trade
was simply fine and exceeded our ex-
pcctations by far. believe there was
moro money spent in tho city than ever
before. We had to employ an extra
force to fulfill our orders"
Snyder &c Mac Balm: "Our trade last
week was the best we have OK perienced
since we have been in business in this
city, and believe that is tho general
verdict OF all merchants We had to
employ several extra clerks during the
entire week.
j. Donaldson: Our sales were verv
good last week and amounted to about
the same they did Christmas week a
year ago."
X. and S. millinery establishment:
Our trado was better last week than it
has ever been since we have been in
business in the city. The sales were
far in excess OF the sales year ago"
G. Il. JeL nings, Of the Il; anoke Piano
and Organ Co pany: "Our sales last
week were very good, and a large NUN
Der OF instruments were rcm owed from
our mouse. though think our house has
had weeks that The sales would amount
to fully as much as they did last week"
Messrs. Bright & j, nm: Our bust.
ness was very good last week, with a
decided increase over tho business done
year ago. We have no cause for com
plant"
Landerkin & Michael: "Our trade
was very good last week Our sales are
lar IN excess OF the sales Of 4 year ago,
and we arc glad to say wr think tho
X
they wcre last"
G R. Wertz: MY house was run to
its full capacity last week and there
was decided increase over the sales OF
year ago. | had to employ an extra
forco 70 conduct my business properly"
l.. *. Brugh, of the firm of Heirono.
nous 81 Brugh: "Our business was
much better this year than it was last,
and thoro was large increase in the
amount of sales last week to the sales
OF any previous Christmas week since
we have boen in business"
Ii. &. Brown, OF the Brown Dry Goods
Company: Oar business last week was
very satisfactory. and the sales were
decidedly larger than any week since
have been in busint S."
I. j. Meals, OF tho firm OF Meals e.
Burke: Our Christmas trade was bet
ter last week than ever before. Our
books show that we did q larger amount
of business up to Christmas than we did
the whole month of last December"
Finke & McClaugherty: Our Christ.
mas trade was very good last week,
though in our line we do not think ir
was better than it was year ago."
Thomas & Burns holiday trade was
ffty-four per cent. better this year than
last. The total business for tho month
OF December was over thirty per cent.
better.
Thompson & Co.'S book store sold on {
all their holiday stock Their trade
was double that of last year. Mr..
Thompson says: There's nothing the
matter with Roanoke"
V. P. Moir, the grocer, did much
heavier business than last year. He
! thinks times arc growing better be.
cause his CUSTOMERS bring larger green
backs to tho store when they come for
goods.
Grocer l.. Brugh's holiday trade