Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-02

holiday sales were fully fifty per cent.
larger than during 1923. We found 10
necessary TO secure three additional
clerks during the month OF December. J"
Emsheimer q Co. 1--WE are entirely
satisfied with our fall trade, aud partic-
ularly for the month OF December. Not
wiihstanding the shrinkage Ia values,
our aggregate sales during the holidays
show sn Increase ia comparison with
sales durlny the same period last year.
House Il Herrm4un-"Tnev volume Of
business has been very satisfactory.
Owing 70 the fact that we are about 10
concentrate our three stores under one
roof, and have been diSpOSing Of pres
eEt stock, 10 would be difficult TO make
any fair comparisons with last year. Ia
some lines there was an excellent de-
maud for goods suitable for Christmas
presents"
Stone & Thomas-"We are more than
pleased with the business done during
tho year, and especially with the fall
trade. Holiday sales were exception
ally large We went into the toy aud
fancy goods lines very extensively this
season, aud our stock OF those articles
is practically exhausted. In fact we
could not supply the demand on Christ
mas eve. We have made some COM
PARSONS with the business done last
year, and we tind an increase OF about
IS per cent. during the past six months,
aud about $50 per cent. during the
holidays"
The Lsader-"You may judge Of our
holiday trade, when l state that we had
twenty-eight clerks busily employed
during the two or three weeks immedi-
ately preceding Christmas. We were
not in the notion business last year, and
therefore can make no com parisons, but
our trade has exceeded expectations.
George w. Durst-"The demand for
fancy couiectiOns has been very good,
especially in boxes of candies for Christ
mas presents. On the whole, trade has
been very fair, and compares very
favorably wit b the holidays Of 1898"
w. 2. Kreig-"Business showed
marked Improvement during the month
OF December and holiday sales were
large"
Lukens & HiGgins-"Our holiday
trade was really larger than we anticl
pated. During the week preceding
Christmas we had about all the business
we could handle"
F.. w. Baumer-"Trade during the
year was very fair, and the improve
ment since July LIST, gives hope OF per-
manent betterment during the coming
year"
Garlic Bros.-"Our holiday trade was
very good, quite up 20 expectations"
b w. Hose-"I can make no com
PARSONS with other years, but trade
during the holidays was very good, and
! am perfectly satisfied with sales dur
Ing the month"
Richard Observation-Disclosures was
better during the last SIX months OF
1894 thaa could have been expected in
view Of the hard times, The holiday
trade was very fair"
John Friedel-"We did not anticipate
a large holiday trade owing TO the bust
ness depression, but the sales exceeded
our expectations The demand for fan
cy china for holiday gifts was very
good, and the aggregate sales during
the month of December will compare
favorably with the same month in 49,"
Louis Swabacker-"rrade has been
unifOrmely fair throughout the year,
and during the holidays quite eQualled
our expectations"
Joseph Graves SOns-"The demand
for holiday goods was much better than
the condition of the times would justify
Us 10 expecting, Our business during
December was very good"
Harry w. Thurber-"Thed demand for
candies was about the same as usual
during the holidays"
The Racket-"Our business more than
doubled duriug the year, and We pro-
pose 10 again double the sales 10 1895.
Oar December sales exceeded those Of
the same month in 1898 by at least one
third. We are more than pleased with
the holiday trade"
Il. b. Potts-"rhe volume OF trade
during the year shows a handsome in
crease oyer the preceding twelve,
months, and our December sales are
gratifyinglv large"
John Becker & Co.-"Our holiday
sales we're larger than we anticipated,
owing to the business depression. There
was a good demand for diamonds and
watches, aud we filed large number
Of mai! orders"