New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05

tic purchaser the same value that he received
last year. There are always toys at fixed prices,
from the penny whistle to the 500 doll There
are just as many 10, -, 50 and - cent toys this
year as there were I'm previous years, and the
only place where the advance is seen Is in the
hgh-priced toys There II makes little differ
ence. because the people who buy them usually
know nothing about the price until they receive
the bill. The manufacturers on the other side
Know that certain goods cannot be sold above
certain price. and in cases where a 25-cent
article could not be reproduced at the proper
figure it was changed or cheapened in some
way. On the whole. the higher duty will have
no bad effect on the toy business"
A large dealer in children's outfits said that
the advance in importation charges had been
anticipated to such an extent that prices had
not been advanced. and that articles purchased
last year at this time could. with few exceptions
be duplicated at the same prices. Imported
underwear is higher by 10 or II per cent blt
domestic wool underwear has not advanced
materially.
In the carpet line there has been some change
and purchasers of rugs will have to pay 10
cents foot more now than they did last year.
and an advance Of about Is cents a yard on
Wilton carpets. Domestic Wiltons. however
are sold by most dealers at the prices which
ruled last year
"Our goods little lower this year than
they were before the new tariff law went into
force said a large silver goods manufacturer
They are better than they ever were. and the
stock Is larger. But the reason for the decline
Is We manufacture in this country and have
improved machinery and cheap silver"
The head Of the silk department Of large re-
tail drysoods store said that 81 would buy the
sam, silk now that 1t did last year Provided"
h. add ii. that the purchase is made here,
whore We knew what was coming and bought
ahead. The real effect Of the increased i'm
port duties Will not be felt by the purchasers
until next year" he said. and by that time our
idle mills will be in operation. our people viii
be making more money. and they will never
know that they are paying few cents yard
more for goods"
In the china and glass line there has been
slight advance in the rate OF import duty. and
certain grades Of goods "A trine higher than
they were last year Some OF the imported
articles will cost the purchaser about ID per
cent more but. which serves a partial offset,
the line 81 domestic goods has been enlarged
and improved.
Many people thought that the prices Of mems
clothing would go up as soon As the new tariff
went into operation. but inquiry at some OF the
leading concerns shows that the changes are
few and unimportant. One large dealer said
that no change would be experienced by the con-
sumner until next year An Cvercoat or suit
Of clothes Of any kind" he said. may be bought
to-day for the amount as was paid last
season There is absolutely no change in prices
from last year in low grade goods. and In the
higher grades Of clothes. which require imported
thu ha a
vance because we own the material At the old
figures. You will find just many suits from
IS to SO as l~st year in the establishments
where such goods are handled. and you will ind
also that there is no change in the quality. In
other places. where business suits were made Tor
SO last year the same price will be asked to-
day What the prices will be next year no on"
can tell but rs advance stocks Will probably De
exhausted then. the prices VIII be lttie
higher