The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-23
PRESENT
BUSINESS
WHITE MERCHANTS DECLARE
CHRISTMAS TRADE GOOD DE-
SPITE BIG JAP TRADE REPORTS

The published intimation that the
Japanese merchants are getting the |
Lest of the Christmas, gives an idea !
very far from the truth" said f. A.
Berndt, manager of w. W. Dimond q
Co., this morning. Il do not mind If
the Japanese are doing a good bust
ness, but attention should be called TO
the fact that the white merchants here
are making probably their best record
for Christmas sales. There appears to|
be a demand for some kinds of Jap
anese goods, and if the white stores do
not get this business, probably they
are to blame for not being able to
supply the demand.
! LAS far as our store is concerned,
the record so far is the best for five
years, and of course one store could
not be alone with such a record. The
prosperity must be general.
Each of the past five years has
shown some increase over the year
previous. in the volume of Christmas
trade. Our increase this year is un-
usual Instead of being two or three
per cent, it is over ten per cent We
can give the japanese credit for doing
a good business in their own lines, but
the Americans are also doing well in
4 Honolulu
H. +. Wichman, of Wichman d Co.,
stated that business with him had been
very good. and that he had had no rea-
son to think that business this year
+ would be behind the business of last
f year I'VE are very busy and have
! been right along l have been so busy
that l do not know what sort of a
e business the foreign stores have beer
doing"
Z Tom Wall, OF Wall, Nicnols Co.
! stated: Il know that number o
{ our regular customers have been go
S ing to the Japanese stores this year
but business this year compares verl
favorably with last year and l thinl
that after the close of business tomOr
:, row night we will find that we ar
d ahead of last year. The foreign store
s have been doing very good bust
It ness this season, and l think that the
have taken good deal of bushes
/. away from some of the white stores.
h w. w. Hall. of e. O. Hall & Sons
t. stated that he was not in any positiO
g to decide now the Christmas bushes
i, was this year, as it was the first yea
D. that his firm had kept Christine
goods. 1--WE have done very well,
X he said, and | think that our whol
Of business is slightly ahead of last yea
n The Oriental stores have done a veT
n, good business this year"
10 b. f. Ehlers & Co. stated that bus
IL ness up to Friday was very poor, bl
. on Saturday it began to pick up and
q apparently going to be the same bus
ar ness as last year
of President Bierbach of Chambe
re Drug Co. said: 81 feel that some
ne the merchants have been jumping
IS conclusions too quickly Personally
te feel like waiting until after the clio
of business tomorrow night before
" say anything. My present opinion
ne that this year we have three day
ell whereas last year we had only tV
IS days to finish the rush in Thereto
Up if some are behind in their sales
- present as compared with last yea
they will very likely make up the
ls differences. l think that the Orient
a. stores have done a very. good busine
- and no doubt they have made none
ID. but l don't think, generally speakin
nd that they have done more than t
on other stores"
Manager Brasch of Whitney & Man
n q