The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-14
All Lines Report an Immense
Holiday Rush Now On.
Liquor Dealers ard Wholesale Gro
GERS Have All the Orders They
Can Fill.
RETAILERS ALSO VERY BUSY.

ceed tnat OF last InrlSlmdS.
A Sun reporter this morning visit
ed some of the local Wholesale and
retail houses and was surprised to
find everybody as busy as bees get
ting out shipments and goods for de-
livery in the city. Not a single kick
was registered. every business man
claiming that business is fine"
Geo. II. Goodman & Co.. whole
sale whiskey dealers, are doing a
thriving business in the jug and bot
! tie trade. Mr. Goodman said that
his business this Christmas would be
35 per cent greater than 1t was last
year. Yesterday evening he made a
shipment on the Tennessee. to points
hon the Tennessee river, that was the
largest single shipment of whiskey
in jugs and bottles that ever went
out of Paducah. He valued the ship
ment at $4,000 and the Tennessee
was loaded with the liquor from hur-
rlcane roof to the lower deck. The
! captain of the boat said that there
was three times more whiskey on the
boat than all the other freight put
together, IL was bigger than the
firms big Christmas shipment last
year.
The big Christmas shipment is al
ways made on December 20, or the
Wednesday before Christmas where
the day falls on date three or four
days afterwards, so next Wednesday
will be the biggest load. from present
prospects. Mr.. Goodman said: "If
orders keep on coming in like they
are now next Wednesday will be the
biggest lot of whiskey in jugs and
bottles ever sent out of this city. !.
expect TO send ten large transfer wag
ons loaded with all they can carry to
the boat next Wednesday. This
will practically wind up the Christ
mas business on the Tennessee
river. although the firm will send
some small shipments up that
stream from then until Christmas"
Whiskey is also sent down the N,
/ c. a. st. l.. railroad and to points
over the Illinois Central. Extra
baggage cars are having to be used
20 accommodate the local whiskey
houses. The Paducah Distilleries
company. George Edwards. S. b.
Colt and other houses that have
jug. business are also selling more
than last Christmas. Mr. Goodman's
firm has invaded the Memphis terri
tory and is taking business away
from the Memphis houses. He has
done IL by expensive advertising.
The wholesale groceries are so
stocked with orders that they can
hardly get them out. One wholesale
grocer stated this morning that he
had so many orders he could not see
over them. There is a demand for
cocoanuts. but they are not to be
had. They are practically out of the
market. Recently an immense cargo
of several thousand cocoanuts was
being brought to this country when
the schooner foundered and the en-
| tire cargo was lost. This has caus-
ed a scarcity of them and there is
no date mentioned when any more
will be received.
Oranges are not giving satisfaction
the trade desires, The oranges are
too large. They run from rs to 200
to the box and the trade wants or
anges running from 1875 to ESQ to
the box. As they cannot be had tho
trade will finally have to accept the
large oranges.
Candies, nuts, fruits. firecrackers
and toys are selling as never before.
They are being shipped in great
quantities. Groceries and provisions
are also in demand as we'll as the
Christmas goods.
A business man remarked that
one reason for the great rush IN
trade is that the farmers have had
two fine crops in the past two years
and consequently have plenty OF
money. When the farmer has mon
ey then the merchants enjoy a pros
porous business.
Local retail houses have been
rushed for three or four days with
Christmas shoppers and Saturday
there will be big day for them
Next week will be probably the big
gest Christmas week that the mer-
chants have ever had.