The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
PRICES GOING UP.
Steady Increase in Some
Portions of the Furni-
ture Line.

Several of the prominent furniture dear
ers in Worcester have been seen concern
ing the probability of future rise in the
retail price of furniture, how it Will et-
fSt the trade and why 1t is brought on
Edwin E. Dodge, of the Gately &
O,Gorman Furniture Company, says:
"Cbanber sets sold in Grand Rapids last
January for $40, are selling now for S24'
Under n close cash basis. The trouble
will he among furniture dealers who are
not well stocked and who have 70 pay
sro,, hand TO mouth. They will have a
great deaI of difficulty, being Obliged 70
Raw d per cent more than the others VINO
are well stocked. uni. i, i, the
n c Kendall says: "Ihe rise n ~ ~
rrica of furniture will only amect the
Pirbar GRADES. The medium price 0ak
safs will sell at the usual rates. IN, nc
competition in baby carriages u 81 I ne,'
! that there will be no change- the a..
risn is nrices is greatly due 70 the VI
oair being very scarce. Things IN genera ~
are in a very uncertain position. AZ IN IiIe
| dealers receive letters by every mai lro PHI
the manuf ,ftUre On f TlsnfTq@Ps
| Io Oh me- W ,,ncb saws: THE change OF
,,icas viii not only be in case work, Dut
| also in carpets curtains, mirrors, 90
eei,.ervthing will be affected, but not 10
| a very great eXtent-not so that tHe p AZ
| lie viii really notice it. the Only, uil
| PareI3ce is that a chamber SET VIII n.y.
| he of quite as good quality as YOU - ~
oct a present for the same money, ilom5
| - the dealers are well stoSheu ~
! can slIDDlv the trade for SIN OF 49, TtS ~
months vet without any dlIHeultg .i,, Nv
| the advance in price CONES before things
ora adjusted. The manufacturers plo 1l
t. 10 nav high wages to their employ eg 80
Which will be a very good thlng lor int
p9 S trees are plentiful but such Large
| 49, IL, furniture was not ahtlclp9seeu
two wears ago; that is why tle ma ~ nil
| tureT is hard pressed at prest5nss- tbere
! now be a matter OF one year ". ,Jl,,e,b for
Lii he a good stock of oak dry shousi ~ =
| 80 The raw material has auN@I'O-u -
| ner cent during the past year. ..,,,- g, .
Samuel A. willis mas asa u'i u don't think
| ~ tbe rise in prices will auecJ InJ ~
taiier enough to carry large slo,h ~ ~ IN
| is far better in the manutactoti t"' ~ IL
| H. store room; apart from thaI' II -. -
| ~ - VOL to buy often ana Keep up "
| 1ats as TO the latest patterns. "a - 49,
| betfer- to do this than 70 keep ~ a re-
! on hand. which is sold afterwards at
! US. ..Scsee1-araI eastern manufacturers are u =
| TO- 90 form a chair combine az pIeSeial'
Witch will take in all klnus OF ~, w., Mi
etc buf il is doubtful If the coIiloInv No.,
| being against the idea
| The Rev. Dr. SiXthly was feauIls III. ..l,.
r,arning lesson from the second chapter
Of Isaiah: ,..., ,,;- swords in.
4. -7Il-S,-eb.ras and their spears INTO
" III hooks; nation shall not MT up
lpr Iutrj'' 5eainst nation. neither shall they
LEARN war any more 49,, .,,, vol
Z, Then the good doctor closed the vol
Up "Bretbern." he said, this was written VIII zen
o-a6 Years ago. 1t nay be true ana W.
bonn il is. that the mills OF Sou M IL
s1irelv. But they grind awIull5 siO"'
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