New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-01
A BIO SALE OF CARPETS.
MERCHANTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AT
THE SLOANE AUCTION.


II tho women OF New-York had been present yes
terday at the sale Of carpetings held In the store
ROBINS Of ". e. J. Sloane. No 81 10 Il East Eigh-
feminist. they would have found plenty Of balm
for outraged feelings incident to timehonored tests
relative to the feminine propensity for bargain
seeking. II may be said. for the enlightenment OF
the feminine portion OF the community. that when
men start out 10 do thlug-eyen bargain hunting
they do II thoroughly and enthusiastically And
therefore. might be supposed. when three hun
dred merchants from all over the country
came together yesterday to get bargains In car
pets tho occasion took "A character Of pictur-
sequences quite unusual
The sale began at 70 o'clock Yesterday morning
and lasted until o'clock IN the afternoon. and az
times the interior OF the wareroom suggested the
Stock Exchange with sudden rise on. or the
grandstand at Morris Park. with airy Tod Sloan
making a phenomenal finish. This may sound Ike
an exaggeration. but when II IS remembered that
between now and Thursday evening sixty thousand
pieces of carpet are TO be sold an Idea OF the I'M
portance Of the sale is suggested. Now sixty thou-
sand pieces OF carpet when you say It quick does
not sound like such great deal, but when you get
down 10 figures you md that 1T represents two and
a half million yards and aggregate value OK
81 1000 At a similar sale. held by w. G. J. Sloane
a month ago an equal quantity OF carpet was dis
posed or and the combined amount represents the
output Of tho factory OF the Alexander Smith &c
Sons Company for a period Of six months
w.
Company said yesterday that the output Of this
factory alone was equal TO that Of any three for
egn factories combined. and that without a pro-
tective tariff such thing would De unheard OF and
impossible He cited the case as potent illustra-
ton of tho value OF protection. Mr. Law said that
Il was onnary for the firm 10 sell over ono hum
dred thousand rolls OF carpet at private sale in tho
spring Of the year but that in view OF the general
conditions prevailing this season II was determined
TO put the goods on sale at auction. The prices ut
yesterdays sale wers generally considered low and
the goods sold at average OF from ~ TO 10 per
cent OF tho regular wholesale price H. some In
stanccs prices were cut in two. 90 good time Is
coming for the women when the retailers place
their purchases the market.
The following Is complete list OF the goods 10
be sold;
1900 pieces Moquettes
1900 pieces Smith Administer.
1000 pieces saxony Axminster.
sSo I pieces Re Plus Ultra
1000 bales Moqusite rggs ana mats me- ~ ~. r,a-so,
coo pieces OF new Eaae nov o" "e
400 pieces pshsaie tapestry
s ;SS S S:sss f loa. 's ss:.5sy
1900 pieces velvet ca5psTising sso v.,v.,
Tho prices which the goods brought yesterday
cents to ST. smith Administer. 50 cents retaii price
81 saxony ASminser % cents re'ah a. 20 Daaadc
t@pestry % cents 10 Ssla cents wire tapestry. A
4S cents; velvet carpetfgs OIL ccilts 'Ati'
md wilton yeIyets 50 cents TO s. cents.
The merchants come from all parts OF the coun-
,rv San Francisco merchants. forgetu OF the
blossoms Of the coast. vie with the New-Orleans
b,tver who is likewise unmindful of the Jasmine
nSS The magnolia finding his present inspiration in
a. eowers OF the looms Some OF tho firms repre-
snnted at Yesterdays sale were:
u. II. cowpERTHwAIT r.. II. MACY CO.. e.
h!HrEsastSk k%EsSR Co. Co. r ssss5s nrn
r,1 v FARWELI. COMPANY, Chicago.
III a I SLOANE a, 90. San Francisco 49, -
aDkM ME,T,DRlTM 4 ANDERSON WILLIAM HEN
CEREK COMPANY. Buffalo
a Il. VAN GAASBEEK, Albany ,.,.-,.
MIvNEApOfJs DRYGOODS COMPANY: Minneapolis
T. GR0E,TZI NCER. and the PiI'ISBURG pRYGooDS
JoHN n. PRAY. SONS CO.. Boston.
vi MOSES Warrington.
" II M'KNIGHT, SONS co. LOUISVILLE
" " LhI'FER, Allentown, Penn
frvs,rc DIIsTZ e MAGEE philadelphia $500 o
,nNci. a EislNBER. S. HEcHT a SONS; JOHN
,,,sspDNSnei,Ii Jr 4 co. NJ DOWEII CO., baltimore
A.. xramratb OF Albany was the only woman
h,,uer present at yesterdays sale.
Xilmerding Morris Mitchell are the auc-
toners The sale will continue to-day ana to-
morrow, from 10 a. m. 10 4:5o p m.