The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
PEOPLES POCKETS FULL.
CHRISTMAS BUYIN0 OUTRAN TIE
RECORD FOR MANY YEaRS

An Enormous Retail Trade in All Parts of
tho Country-Finsncisi Disturbances Did
Not Interrupt the Business Boom-Prices
stin-High Quality Goods In Demand.
More money was spent by the people last
week than in any corresponding week for many
years. In spite OF the money panic the people
had moro money to spend than they have
usually had. even in times OF prosperity.
The prosperity OF the past two years had
Put money in their pockets for luxuries
and tho retail merchants everywhere
reaped a great harvest. Here In New York
and in Brooklyn and In the nearby cities the
merchants who advertised report the largest
crowds that their stores have ever held and an
increased demand for better grades OF goods.
The Netp York Commercial has gathered re-
ports from the merchants OF the chief cities In
the country. which II prints this morning.
San Francisco reports a mag niflcent Christ
mas trade by retail merchants" The people.
the report says. were we'll supplied with
money. BY way OF explanation tho report
quotes statistics showing the enormous ship
ments from the city Of California staples. The
shipment OF canned fruits to Great Britain was
the largest ever recorded
The report from ST. Louis says the Wholesale
trade was dull because the retail merchants
were too busy attending to customers to waste
time replenishing stocks. In tho wholesale
dry goods trade there was a practical cessation
OF business and the employees did more play
ing than they did working They will have
to make up for II now because the
holiday buyers have rractically depleted
the stocks OF the retailers and every
retail houses will have to restock, so in other
branches. In the drug trade the Increase In
business over Decemb Der year ago vas 30 per
cent. many Oh the wholesalers nav "reauy
and the Histories su MISUNDERSTANDING certain line.
h,vo ordars ,hst III, =, n a them wort wartime
n or ome ,m. to comm WORK
New Orleans reports: The demand for
Christmas soods has bean .nnrmous s,orss
were packed aud jnmmed all tho week and the
eoun. o,uef o'''"''' "''u"'u '"''"'''
proportions
Omaha says; The closing OF the holiday
commercial circles in this section of the we't.
The volume of business is the heaviest known
Cincinnati reports: Retail business In Gin
S So, the past week has been nnsa
900, Ia bas OF ,hs
post TOO Dry goods men. OF e" ui' expert
merchant. r report the heaviest Christina trade
on record. Expensive novelties found ready
purchasers, In fact The demand Tor ali hIsheis,
Boston reports: The week ending Satur-
OF Bostons Christn as trade Reports from all
varIetles Of trade show a phenomenal volume
,rananctad. the hest in fact Tor wears while
the financial side OF the city's bnsiness has
mercIsi side has been uniformly prosperous"
Chicago sends the same story. The RAPPORT
| from there says: The holiday trade In All
wholesale iinss has been unprecedentsd dur.
ING The mast week The fancy goods DEPART
were Overwhelmed with orders, and en-
nloyees had 10 work niehts Jewellers az.
pepiensei the - same thing 10 larger extent,
and we're unable 70 get out their orders, There
81 a better grade as during the past few weeks
Many houses will be kept busy several days
sfter Oh rstmas in oetting ont the Iast of theIr
saIes - ''
Kansas CITY says. The mast week has been
N attino climax 10 the hest business wear in
this section history. In every line the IN err.
standinc atm Advanced In pricesU
Tbrouehout the South the story Ia the atory
| Of Nav orleans: Richmond. Va, SAYS: The
| retail trade for the holiday season was larger