New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-27
UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR FLAGS

THE SUPPLY ALMOST EXHAUSTED WHILE ORDERS
INCREASE srEADrI.Y-MATERIAL FOR
THEM HARD To OBTAIN.
Manufacturers Of and dealers In bunting and hags
say that they almost swamped by the unpre-
cedented demand for American and Cuban colors
for display at business houses and homes in this
city. Flags big and little. and OF all kinds. from
tho National and Cuban standards TO those OF the
naval codes. have appeared II by magic In
every section of the city As rule the
flags displayed are ~ good material Even IN the
Bowery and generally throughout the East Side.
whore they thick. they are Of the bet
tor and moro costly grades. while those IN
Wall-st.. from Trinity Church to the elevated
railroad. of tire utmos, elegance. Many ~ the
skyscrapers. not content with the large flags flying
from their poles have smaller flags In a large num-
Der Of their windows. Whence they have all come
IS the question which suggests Itself 70 many.
The dealers. however. just now concerned
with tho question To where they are to secure
further supplies for The demand which they he
lieve has just begun. for they are already run
ming behind IN their orders. Thousands Of dol
lars have been spent within tho last week for flags
for this city alone. according n dealer in Bar
clav-st
The whole story is that cannot begin 70 MI
our orders" said the manager of tho Consolidated
Fireworks Company Of America. n, 80 2 Park
Place. yesterday. This morning received ny
mail i've thousand orders for American and Cuban
NdgS. There Is big demand for Cuban naSs IN
this city. We have hardly Cuban flag left Buyers
al want the best grade Of flags. They won't take
anything else This statement WAS made by
nearly every dealer and manufacturer spoken 10.
40 Forkcr q Baldwin's. No. 10 Beekman st. over
eight thousand orders received yesterday, and
the firm will not attempt to satisfy all the demands
for its goods The best bunting flags recently
cost from 81 q TO 81 o.. according TO size and the
pric" Of the material has advanced this week about
% cent
rs last wcck bur the demand T.. still great that
We have given mp attempting 10 MI wholesale or
dorS. and arc attending 70 the retail trade Of our
store only said the manager OF n Wcll-knOwn
firm. That keeps Us Just as busy "a we care &c
he"
\ member OF the firm Of Dograuw. Aymar Co.
At No 81 South-st.. said that bunting had advanced
since Friday from 81 % piece to about s., and
that In sight Tho best goods arc
made Of imported wool and the manufacturers, not
having expected such boom In business. un-
liove." 10 continued. that the movement for Amer
lean flags has only just begun. and that ma
jority Of Americans have not yet begun 10 pur-
chase them"
Many people are getting tho international code
signals arranged 20 read. ."Remember the Maine"
They consist Of ten flags VI Magee & Son. OF No
AZ FultOu-st have furnished several private con-
Germs with got Of these signals. and have just
nllcd a Government order for thirty sets Of tho
entire code. embracing nineteen signals I'm each
set
Whatever the reason. all dealers agree that the
demand IS only exceeded by the lack OF supplies
Meanwhile the demand is steadily increasing they
say. only In this city. but throughout the coun-