Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-20
CHRISTMAS SALES
everywhere HAVE
been UNEXANP[ED
In Large Cites Christmas
Buying Has Swept Holiday
Shelves Clean.

otoic ihohaSciop NiOWiHR thO r%NuSSo VI
a locust swarm of shoppers which has
stripped shelves bare, said it was the
biggest business Christmas in their ex.
perience.
phenomenal said d. F. Kelly,
of Mandel Brothers store, to-
day. "The signing of the armistice
has caused period of buying-not on
ly of necessities, but of the better class
of merchandise-nev before experien-
ced by store men,"
"The volume of business this Christ
mas is larger than have ever seen, I"
declared E. j. Lehman, Of the Fair. GA
feeling of confidence pervades that has
prompted sensible buying of this class
of goods
Tremendously increased volumes of
sales have been experienced this sea.
son. said Henry G. Hart, sales man.
ager of the Boston Store. "The month IS
business SO far has been the biggest
in the history Of the store and there is
no doubt that the signing of the ar
mistice is the cause.'
John V. Farwell's business review .u-
day said:
Tremendous retail trade for the hol-
idays throughout the country is greatly
increasing the volume Of wholesale bus
mess"
Portland, Or, Dec. 20.-The true
yuletide spirit pcrmeates Portland, as
evidenced by the greatest holiday bust
ness in the history of the city. Be
cause the boys are coming home, thu
people are happy and they are digging
deeply into filor pockets in their desirC
to spread CHRISTMAS cheer
lucresscd busintss, compared to tn,
banner year of tle past, is variously
estimated by leading business house,
at from s5 to 40 per cent.
New York, Dec. SO.-New. York il
experiencing the greatest Christina
Buying in its history. %
I Managers of big department store
! declare their places are crowded dali,
to capacity with every department. re
lporting unprecedented sales.
st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. Co. Unprece
dented sales of novelty goods and toy
were reported by leading merchants 0
the Twin Cities today. The bigges
wholesale toy distributing firm in tn
northwest is completely sold out, th
management declares.
San Francisco, Dec. 2O.--Christma
business is heavier this year by 10 pc
cent than even in 1915, following th
exposition, department store men agre
today.
1T s because so much money is !
circulation said b. F. Schlesingcr q
the Emporium. Everybody has
job"
| Washington, Dee. 20.-Christms
shoppers have swampcd Washrngto
stores. Buying records are being smasl
ed. At postoffice substatiops person
with packages to mail are forced
stand in line for hours.
|
Philadelphia, Dec. 20.--incrcase
from IL to 20 per cent in the volun
of Christmas business over any 9th,
year on record was reported by lea
ing department stores today.
Cleveland, o., Dec. 20.--Clcvelar
stores are serving record breakir
rush Of Christmas shoppers.
W. H. Gray of the eRtail Merehan
board, says that the total volume
business here is higher than in 9th
record years.
Denver, Cole, Dec. 20.-Victory
the war and shopping thrown into Il
Christmas season by the earlier :" flu
, scale, have combined to make Chris
5 mas buying 80 per cent heavier th
i year than last, according to Denv
5 mercantile dealers.
!, DesMoines, Ia, Dec. 20.-Des M0in
r merchants are doing Christmas bui
ess that will exceed $3,000,0O0, accor
4 ing to the retail merchants burea
: which canvassed the city today. TIL
is the biggest total in history here.