The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11

new price will be little lower 1t lis pre-
dlcted, however. that ultimately the
price OF silk will advance. Raw silk has
never brought so low a price as to-day,
but an Improvement in the market is
showing itself, il having advanced 20 per
cent. IN price in the last few weeks. The
tarlH cannot control the rise. Ribbons
being made of silk are affected as silk,
ana so viii be but slightly reduced in
price In velvets, in the medium rate of
these goods, drop of from to per
cent 1t Is thought, will occur. There
will also be many reductions in other
lines of dry goods which the purchaser
will appreciate.
In mems clothing, as intimated, wool
len goods will be cheaper. Where prices
remain the same a better quality (all
woOl) will be obtained IL will be remem-
bered that when the Mckinley tariff
went into effect prices for some standard
articles were kept the same by making
the goods of inferior quality. In the
cheaper grades Il fell of of - 50 per suit
will be noted. On underwear the duty,
according 10 weight, has been lowered
49, cents per pound, and there has been
an ad valorem reduction in addition.
The schedule, however, does not go
into effect before the beginning of next
year Carpets are now taxed siugly, and
Administers, 1t is said, Will hereafter be
Obtainable for s.. 80 a square yard instead
of $500, the tariff providing a reduction
Of 90 cents square yard. Velvet carpets
are 10 be ~ cents a yard cheaper and in
grain 10 cents cheaper. The new law
provides Tor reduction in CrOCkery from
30 to 30 per cent, and in that proportion
lower prices in this line of goods will
probably obtain.
Wholesale grocery dealers were rather
cautious IN predicting the effect of the
new law upon their line of goods. They
said that 1t was impossible as yet TO tell
exactly what the changes would be- even
on the goods most directly affected Some
grsdes of coffee will probably be sold at
from to cents per pound cheaper than
formerly. This reduction, although
small, will amount to a large sum in the
aggregate. Canned goods also will be
slightly affected, but the reduction will
not be felt immediately. French peas,
which are now consumed here in large
quantities, viii be lowered in price from
81 to - a case. The reduc-
ton applies also to the large consignInents
of mushrooms which are beirg continu-
ally received from France. Packed olives
will bring a slightly advanced
price, but those imported in
bulk will be sold as formerly.
Nearly all kinds of French vegetables
will be cheaper, the reductions varying
IRON OO 10 ~ per cent. lneSe goods, IL
is thought, will now find large sale among
people of moderate means, whereas for
merly they were sold chiefly to the
wealthy trade. Foreign dried fruits will
also be considerably lowered in price.
Sugar has risen in price about ! cent
pound at wholesale. 1t is not known as
yet just how much the retail market will
be affected. The new tariff is not ex-
pected to have much effect on tea, though
that commodity TO the new law. As
matter Of fact, however, the recent rise
has been due largely to the disturbed re-
latiOns between China and Japan. Flour
will not be affected at all by the pro-
visions of the new law
Cigars will be practically unaffected,
though it is believed that manufacturers
Will use better stock than formerly.
Other goods may also suffer similar re-
auctions, though nothing definite can be
told until The trade adjusts itself to the
new schedules.