The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-25

been much better than we expected. 1t IS a
wonderfully good season. and shows tina,
81. Louis Is growing faster than most per-
The Schaper establishment at Broadway
and Franklin avenue was thronged with
customers quite like the older department
stores.
The same was true OF the Meyer Store at
Broadway and Washington avenue, which
was opened since last Christmas.
Our only regret" said A. II. Meyer. lis
that We did not lay in q larger stock months
ago. Trade has been so much greater than
We expected that IT has been necessary to
order immense quantities of stun shipped
by express in order TO meet the demand"
Mr.. Meyer pointed to shelves which had
borne Christmas novelties. They were prac-
tlcaily depleted: almost sold out of that
line he remarked.
Another new store where trade has ex-
ceeded expectations is the Model at Wash
ington avenue and Seventh street. Max
Well stated that the volume Of
December business had more than surprised
the management Of the Model.
Sonnenfeld,s store on Broadway. Ike all
the others of Its class. was filled with buy
ers. l. Ackerman stated that this had
been the daily experience of this establish
ment fer many weeks.
HEAVY INCREASE SHOWN.
Trade has been maintained at an ex-
ceptiona!Iy strong, pace" said Mr.. Ackeg-
man. W will show an increase of fully
. per cent this December over the receipts
Tor the corresponding month last year!
In one of the larger department stores
the Grand-Leader-tne same evidence of un-
usually heavy buying was presented.
Holiday business has been phenomenal"
said S; Baer Of the Grand-Leader. Il be-
!ieve that last Monday was the busiest day
known, and this is certainly the greatest
Christmas Eve.
Last year was the best we had expert
way. a noticeable feature among the sHop-
Pers Is the large number OF new faces. This
Is an indication of the city's growth"
All III Nnndlry.N1rf g ~
throns OF customers was exceptions ly
great. Figures were not obtainable. but il
Is understood that the increased sales of
hlgh-class goods at that veteran establish
Lnent clearly Indicate that this has been the
most prosperous holiday season on record.
The retail branch of the Simmons Hard
ware Company. at Broadway and st
Charles street. renorts an advance of fully
- per cent in the volume of trade the last
three weeks over December, 1901.
ID. c. Young of Browning, King & Co.
stated that their Increase was equally as
great and that persons were buying over
coats at $50 this year who would not have
paid more than SIS a year ago. "The neo-
pie rave money and they are spending it"
the ws same HFSs'' of On bo 4I5Se street street sssd
Green & Son. No. 4OS North R~rNadwaX
stated that their months business has been
December. ~
MUCH JEWELRY SOLD.
In the jewelry trade the holiday bust
ness TINS year, according to the leading
Jemeiry dealers Of st. Louis. has been phe5
mat never in the history of the citv has
there been such a liberal amount of nancy
9Xpt dio mo 19r presents in the line of jewel
~. dianlonus and SilverwaTe.
GOODMAN King, secretary of the Mermod-
Jaccard Jewelry- Company. stated that the
urn business for the present month has
been the greatest in the history of that es9
adjustment.
A. kurtzeborn said that the business trans
drs,h r Iy ms tam for this month. and par
something phenomenal. Never in the firms
history; said he. was there such an enor,
inouS demand Tor everything carried in the
People are buying four times as much
they did in former years. Every one
saw them so liberal with it," 'et
Hess & ClIlbertson's store. soutbe.s, nv
ner OF sixth and Locust streets, was a
Hess stated that the rush of the nressnt
holiday far exceeds that of any for,onr
years HI He could not begin to estimate. he
over all other Decembers. 'A
rms Is the second years business of
Whelan. Aehle & Hutchinson of No. si5 I,oo.
Of this seasons business over tbe
holidays OF last year was greater than he
had ever dreamed of. Az
Niehaus & Sons have employed a larger
force OF clerks than they ever did before
and Mr.. Niehaus stated yesterday that tbs
volume Of business done by the firm this
month was never expected by him TIE
firm has experienced nothing like r. in lie
many years of existence. i"
F. W. Drosten said he could not under
take the task OF explaining in what man
ner or respect the holiday trade of this
year exceeded that of former years. He
said the trade had been simply immense.
Il never in all my experience in the
jewelry business" said Mr.. Drosten. saw
magnificent holiday trade. IT seemed
to me that everybody had more money than
they knew what to do with. The line Of
goods sold. by us this month has been more
expensive, more artistic. than any we have
ever before carried in stock. and our GUS
toners. it seemed. wanted only the best.
say that the holiday trade has been the
best by fer that we ever had"