Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-17

at Is to 20 per cent below bids re-
corded at tho previous sales this year,
while bids early in the week for similar
goods were only 10 to II per cent under
prices received in April and May.
Exactly 49, lots. Of rugs were sold.
The first Offering was s.4 Alpine. AZ =
minister stock. which went to a single
buyer Mt S12.60. For 1O-4 Alpine.
buyers paid Sl3.35 to Sl5.5O: ia
stock sold at S20.50 to S2O.Ij, and
by IL feet, 12-4 stock, S22.25 to
500. Similar goods sold late in the
afternoon at slightly higher prices. 40
Manor tapestry rugs. So, sold at SS
to 50; 1914. $3.50 to S10.5O: ia,
$l1 30 to S12.75; 12.4. S13 TO S14.m
75-4, S16.T5 TO S1S.2j, and small rugs.
81 10 Sl.2j. Similar patterns OF
Manor tapestry went to. largo buyers
$s.75. 1914. 500 to S10.25; II a.
Slo.4o to Si8: 1914. Si2.s5 to $l3.75
i5-4. S1G.25 to S11.70. Highest bids
al tho April sale for these sizes were
S0.T5, S12. S14.50. S16.25 and $23.
Colonial velvet rugs did not bring as
much as similar goods at the previous
sales. For S-4 stock. buyers paid
Si5.T5 to S17.75; 1914, ST. to $50, 20
| ia. S24. 80 TO S27 12-I. S27.T5 to
| $50. High bids at previous sales were
S1S. SOD %, 500 and S33. 10. Small
! COLONEL velvet rugs sold briskly ut So
TO 81. 40. as compared to $50 ir
April and May.
Carlton Administer rugs, 81, brought
| SIG. 30 to S1T: 1O.4, S19.25 to 5000
ii.l. 80 to SIS. and 12.l, $40
TO S34 Yonkcrs Administer, S-4. sold
at S2O. 20 to $22; 10-4, S2J to S26
ia. $50 to $34. and 12-i' S32.oC
to $50.
Wilton velvet rugs were the only
| floor coverings disposed Of at this sale
for which high bids exceeded the offer
! ings of either Of the previous Smith
sales. For ia. buyers paid $3I to
$40. 30 as compared to previous high
hid Of $50 30 and 12-4 stock brough;
S43 20 SIT. 81 above the high bid in
| Anril. Ncppcrhan tapestry rugs
brought $1,000 to $3.50 for 1O-l
Sl5 for ia and $l6.21 to SIT for
i2.4 stock. High bids recorded at the
previous sales for these numbers we're
$13.T5. Sl7T5 and $3.50.
Palisadc velvet rugs, S.. sold at
S13 to S14.50; l0-4. Slj.25 to $15.T5
Ill., S21 to 500; 12-4. 5000 to
$2J.75. and 1t-4, 81 to $30.25.
! Small rugs brought Sl.oO To Sl.So.
For this description Of rugs, buyers
paid $12 more at the April auction
when $37 80 was the high bid for the
standard size. At that time S4 was
bid up to $3.50; 1O-4, $10.25; 11-4,
to S27 30; ia. to S36.5O. and small
rugs 10 500.
Katonah velvet rugs did not show
as great depreciation today nS COM
pared to previous high sal" bids. Ka-
tonah. S.4. sold al S9.2J to $40: 1O-4
$1,000 to $l1 80; ia, $ll to $14.I5
12-4. S16.T5 to $1T.2j. In April these
numbers brought SLID. $3.50, So
and $3.50.
Small katonah velvet rugs brought
$1.20 to S1.3Tl2 cents. as compared
with $1.721a cents in April Hudson
tapestry rugs. 1914. sold at $3.50 tC
S7.75: SS to SO for 11-4: SO. &C
TO S13.1 for 12-4, and $13 to Sl3.7J
for 1j-4. In April these numbers
brought $3.50. S1O.25, S13.7I and $17
The sale concluded with offerings Ot
! Ardsley Administer rugs. which did not
sell aS we'll as earlier in the week
! The standard siz". 12-i. sold at so. -
to $500, As against S2G bid earlier
in the week and at the two previous
sales.