Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-09

sell bill ~ the advance. Buyers have
come TO market since and bought goods
Statesmen are sending their houses good
orders.
To-day shoes cost as much az during
the rise. about six years ago. and manu-
facturers and Jobbprs say that IN short
time footwear will be worth even more
than during the high-price rise some ten
years back.
The world has been called upon for
hides and found wanting. and manufac-
turcrs are, therefore, not entirely at ease
Those who have sufficient contracts TO
keep their factories employed for two
months or more prefer not to take eddi-
tlonal orders TIL they have filed those
they now have on hand
Some Of the shoe dealers were smart
enough TO buy before the advance, or
while the price was just n point or two
higher than usual. and such have good
stock, while others. who Old not believe
the price would change had to buy at an
advance and only made "nlling-ln' pur-
chases.
Many large buyers have been In the
market lately. and all report the feelins
In Boston TO be one Of uncertainty. Man
ufacturers Will not take orders until they
can secure leather and name prices. which
range from twenty-five 10 fifty cents per
The advance prices have checked the
sale Of boots. when the rise on Kip boots
reached 81 per case some jobbers who had
previously purchased lightly were com
PEELED TO buy more. Now the Increase IS
s. case. Five dollars Is the Increased
price now asked on split goods, while
grain boots show an increase OF from
81 to s.
Buyers who went TO the Boston mar
ket say large duplicate orders are being
placed at an advance Of . cents pair
for women's oil.erain, and Is cents TOT
split shoes, When purchases were MADE
the orders were for 100 TO 100 cases, whlch
goes TO show that those at market De-
lieved the prices were going sun hlshtI'
Many who usually duplicate orders in
August are trying 70 place them now
in anticipation Of a deficiency OF shoes
when they will need them most Mems
oil-grain Creoles are selling, so the buyers
report. at an advance Of 50 TO 81 cents
pair. 49,
They say manufacturers have all the
orders they can fll for several weeks
for brogans. plow-shoes. and the Ike.
Early buyers placed large orders al niue
or no advance. and the late ones had 10
pay a good deal more. Manufacturers now
want % cents advance for brogans. ana %
cents on oil-grain. Creedmores, Enghsh
ties. etc. Women's glovegrain and pep
ble-erain shoes are up 80 cents
per pair. and many offers for large orders
below that figure have been declined. for
split shoes II IL TO 20 cents advance Is
asked. and p cents Increase Is beihs
asked for buff-shoes. Owing TO thi au-
vance on womens grain shoes manuiac-
turers are urging the sale OF donsolas;
There are many contracts yet 10 pe
filled on mems cheap shoes, ana more
could be placed if the buyers an1 sellers
could agree on a price.
There are limited orders for cai-boots.
ON which the advance is 81 per case anu
for shoes at 30 cents per pair advance
The increased cost Of hides is suggestive
Of sim higher prices for shoes.
MANY of the bcst-informed people say
that bv July 1st shoes will be from !.
10 20 per cent. higher than they are. az
present -. q,
According 20 the judgment of many IN
the trade. the man who can buy his STOCK |
now does a wise act. Shrewd buyers |
for all retail houses are coming mo
market placing fall orders at the present |
advanced prices. feeling convinced blat
goods can 90 no lower for some tlhe "
come.
Richmond jobbers are receiving at
fair estimate 1900 cases per week OF the
now quite expensive necessity.
All of the wholesale housess are busy, |
and are not charging the full ADVANCE
that is those who were lucky enough TO |
buy goods at old prices. They are max
ing heavy shipments every day, and the |
city sales are unusually large.