Evening journal., 1894-12-12
SAVE THIS PAPER
For it Tells Where Your
Christmas Cash
WILL GO THE FARTHEST.
Complete and Select Stock Of
Presents and Supplies.

And q Rate war Among the Storekeepers
Brings Prices Down Lower Than In she
Larger Citles-Belief That the Cut In
Prices Cannot Continue Longer Than
Chriatmas-stores Preparing 20 Sell
Hundreds ofDolIars worth OF Goods 10
Wilmington or Philadelphia Merchants
to Beat Them in Low Prices for the
same Grade Of Goods-cotton mms
Machinery HumminK at q Llyelier Rate
Than Ever-Other News Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. IA Christmas
business has begun in this city and,
with It, a rate war in which the
merchants have shown determination
to not only sell lower than Wilmington
merchants, but to undersell each other
The home markets In New Castle
were never more tempting than now and
every citizen who goes away from home
to do his Christmas shopping will make q
big mistake II he intends TO save money.
The rate war cannot certainly last
longer than the holidays II IL continues
until Christmas The merchants are
disposing OF their splendid Christ
mas presents and supplies at cost,
and frequently below cost. Every
store visited by the EVENING JOURNAL
reporter Is being stocked up with the
very best goods and all are well worth a
visit.
Thompson's Popular Christmas Store
WIN be flled with Christmas poultry,
turkeys, large and small and fat ducks,
chickens and geese. Order now and
then be assured Of a.fne fowl. Goods to
fill the time -honorsd hanging stocking.
For this week Mr.. Thompson offers
FFF -four, $3.70 per bbl.; Kirkwood.
$3.15; pound Emincemeat 25c best
mincemeat at l2e French prunes 7c 4
ID 25. 3 lbs. layer raisins 25c 3,lbs seed
less, zoe lbs soda crackers, Zoo 4
cans corn, 25o lbs buckwheat, 25e
water crackers, 90. per ID ginger snaps,
&c. ID. lemon aud orange peel. 20c. lb
citron, loo clean currants, lbs 25c
early June peas. So can; No. mackerel,
10c. pound best headlight oil, Sc gal
150 fire. test, water white; q pound plug
OF good chewing tobacco 200 sweet
pickled gherkins. 25c, qt cts. doz
something nice
y. Il. stoops's Big Opera House stor.
Contains the largest assortment O.
Christmas toys-dolls, express wagons
doll coaches, drums, tree ornaments
games, etc. Also splendid stock OF great
Xmas presents like chairs and lamps
One Of the largest stocks In Delaware.
Other useful presents are knives
forks and carvers, Mr. Stoops guaran.
tees to meet all Wilmington prices. Ii
his regular line there are handsom
lamps, comfortable blankets, mounted
and plain harness, buggies, bicycles an,
cutlery.
During the holiday sale, now on, al
goods in store reduced 10 per cent. Toy
direct from factory. Reed and rattai
chairs at regular Philadelphia prices
Watch this column closely for furthe
Inducements, and take the advice abou
purchasing AZ this big store before hur
rying out of town for bargains.
Also agent for Longmsn h Mar
tineH pure paints.
Getting Ready for a Business Rush.
At Merediths old established stand Of
Delaware street, foot OF Second, which 1
now admirably managed by Proprieto
Frank Meredith, line OF Christina
confectionery and candy toys Is beiD
placed on the shelves During th
holidays Mr.. Meredith will sell an 4.
pecially hne line Of oysters, by the plate
quart or barrel, at the lowest livin,
prices. Special arrangements for Xma
holidays In the restaurant, where &C
commodating walters will serve oyster
in every style.
All orders for Ice cream promptly file
rs IL can be made at any time OF the yea
on the shortest notice.
where She War on HiEh Prices Began
You can buy everything in the line O
groceries and provisions at the new stor
Of Toman & McGrory at the loves
market prices, and these prices are nc
only to be for this week and next wee
but for every week In the year This fri
means TO sell groceries and provisions 4
cheap As Is possible to buy the same grad
Of goods anywhere in the country Don
carry your money away from home whe
you can get just as good goods, and yer
often better, in your own town. w
have just received a fresh lot OF hallowe
dates, hgs, apricots. prunellas, prunel
citron, orange peel. lemon peel drie
apples and peaches, ralsins and curral,t
A fresh lot Of soda biscuit, nice good
only cents
H. ,. Gravel, Market and Harmon
Streets.
Holiday goods at prices to suit ever,
body. Sultana raisIns. best layer ralsin
three pounds for 25 cents Cheap,
raisins at four pounds for 25 cent
Cleaned currants cents per psund: be,
otron at IL cents per pound. Lsmc
and orange peel, 10 cents per paun,
fgs, dates, nuts. Jelly, four pounds
cents. Apple butter, four pounds /
90 cents FFF -four per barrel, $3 q
per bag. 25 and 80 cents. Kirkwoc
-four. So 40i per bag. 40 and Al cent
Kings lard always on hand; we have
cheaper lard II you want It Best min,
meat In the city. very nice line
dried fruits at bottom prices.
shoes EsId and HaIf-sOIed at Fleming,
Mr.. John Fleming still manages Il
leading shoe house in rural New Cast
county, because he gets the best iii
Philadelphia manufacturers can make f
him Receiving better lines OF Rool
every week and has q Christmas line
bargains With Mr. Fleming Is Sho
maker T. Fl. Beatty who wrote
/ make no boast OF being the best.
But keep my end up with the rest;
II yon give me the work, am sure you'll hn