The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-03

no change in prices this summer but the
fall stock will have TO be sold higher
Y j. Christman of Christman Bros
Shoes are going UP that is certain. We
VIII have to pay more money for our
fan stock. All grades Of leather is 60
ing up, but the effects viii not be felt
by consumers before next fall
5. Goldstein of the Famous-We are
not going TO pay any attention To the
war between China and Japan but will
sell straw hats at our marked prices.
Such goods viii evidently be higher
another year but let next year take
care Of itself
Oscar Haythorn of the Central Cloth
ing Comparative bought our straw
hats last November, but we could not
duplicate our orders now. Manufacture
erS are now asking % to 80 per cent
more. Hats will not he any higher in
Wichita this summer because the mer>
chants all bought at the lower prices
and nobody wants to carry straw
goods over. Low grade leather has
advanced 20 to 30 per cent. l think the
leather trust is responsible for that.
Al Biting of Biting Bros.-Straw
goods viii be higher next year. They
are now cheaper than ever before, but
people will sell what they have and
take chances next year. The higher
price for straw Will stimulate the home
the Mackinaw straw in the Lake SUI
perior regions that is very good straw
and the industry has been languiShing.
:. w. Hess Of Herman q HeSs-The
fine shoe trade viii not he very much
effected but such shoes as sell for one
to two and half dollars must soon be
higher. There viii be no change in
the price of straw hats here this year,
because merchants had bought their
stocks before the rise and they viii
not want to carry goods over.
John g cNaghten-The price OF
shoes has already gone up in he whole
sale markets. but | will not mark UP
shoes this summer. but may be COM
PEELED 10 do SO next fall if present
wholesale prices are maintained. There
is a shoe in the window marked one
dollar that was priced 10 me today for
S1.l0 at wholesale. OF course could
not buy such shoes now and sell them
for one dollar.
A. NJ. Goldstandt-China and japan
wars nor anything else viii effect the
price Of straw hats this summer in
Wichita. Our hats are already bought
and we intend To sell them without any
regard 10 what many happen next
year.
Sid Nef-The advance in the price
of leather and wholesale prices Of
shoes viii not effect consumers this
summer 50 lar as l am concerned 1
bought early and will not raise prices
this year. l viii now soon get a large
consignment Of shoes that were bought
early in the spring before the advance.
The same goods 81 course would now
cost 10 u Is per cent more money.
c n. Jones-We are not going II
raise prices and l never saw straw
straw goods as cheap as they are ROW.
I viii sell al the price now going ire
spective Of what the prospects are FOR
higher goods next year. The straw
raised in China and Japan may be q
good deal higher but our MaCkinaw
straw is good enough. Now here Is q
French hat and one made Of China
straw and there Is 4 hat made OF
Mackinaw straw. Don't You see that
the Msckinaw hat Is lighter. has more
elasticity ard I know il viii not change
color 50 quickly when exposed as either
of the others. There are thousands OF
men. women and children engaged IN
raising and preparing this AaCkinaW
straw. IL is raised Up on the lake
coasrs both in this country and Cana
Sa hut mostly on this side and Is used
axurasslv for hats 50 you see We do
not depend entirely on Asia FOR our
straw hats.
Geo W. carp Of Earp-N IcHeIS la NJ
Leather has advanced IN price and
about seventy-five Of the leading man
ufacturers of shoes recently held 4
meeting in the east and raised the