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THE OMAHA RFNPAY' BEE: NOVEMBER 10. 1007.
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For the second time the five large wholesale dry goods houses of St, Louis, for the purpose of disposing
of ail odd lots and surplus stocks in time for the retailer to market them for the current season, have
mutually agreed to hold their Closing Out Sales during the same period. "
Though Held at the Same Time Each House
Will Conduct its Own Sale in its Own Way
It Is well known to the trade the competition between the five large wholesale dry goods houses of St. Louis Is the keenest and mostactlve of any market.
This competition will result In great benefit to every buyer attending the Big 5 Sale. No retail merchant can afford to miss this Sale. It will be the talk
of the dry goods world. It will enable a merchant, upon his return home, to conduct a sale of the goods purchased, giving his patrons an opportunltv to
lay In their supply of dry goods at a great saving. r r
TERMS: Not Cash, No Discount, 60 Days, or 1 par cont off, 15 Days
The goods will be carefully grouped and closslfed to facilitate buying, and merchants will find on sale at the different houses
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r.""f r'P ' "5 "d one-flfth will be guaranteed by the "Big Five" to all merchants buying goods during this sale. Take receipt for railroad ticket
and present same to the Merchants' Transportation Association, who will refund the difference between 1 15 fare and the amount paid for transportation
Special Arrangements Have Been Hade With All Railroads to Deliver Goods With Unusual Promptness
Carleton Dry Goods Go.
Ely & Walker Dry Goods Co.
Ferguson-McKinney Dry Goods Co.
Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Co.
Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co.
GROCERIES HIGH THE IDEA!
Wholesaler la fthoekrd Hkr Asked
, It Frier. Ar. Mketr to
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IKj i:ican to Imply that groceries
eir have been liiirh In the lul few years?"
luriignaiiily aeked the wholesale grocers of
Oimha when Uiguiry was made regarding
prospective . h.iuik up i.f the burden of
high iwlces which cr Mr. Common po
pU) has boine to uncomplainingly lo these
many year.
Til. iniilleuiute l'e..ii lor Inuu'r 114- about
locating tlx' .ihii wut Hi,' etatemt-nt mate
by a man hlgi In the grocery trade that
all orders are being filled as fail as re
ceived and no accounts opened because the
Jobbers see lower prlcea ahead and want to
icet rid of their storks as much as possible
J before such prices take effect.
"Nn, Indeed, 1 can see no prospect of any
lower prlcea in our lines," s.tid C. K. Pick
ens, general manager of lh Paxtnn Oal
laghtr company. "How could there be at
the. prrav-nt figures' and the prices whlcli
have prevailed for several years. It la not
the grocer who is Contributing to the high
cost of Ihtn ! is the meat packer and
the farmt r. Paying from 12 to 25 centa a
pound for ihat, 35 cms for LutKi,' jo
centa for eggs, tl a bushel for potatoes
these ar. the things that make living high
In the way of edibles.
"But In the direct grocery line tlx prices
are lower than they were ten years ago.
The price lists will prove It. Sugar la sell
ing at eighteen poupds for tl. ian't It?
Starch la cheap. Soap Is cheap, extracts are
cheap. Canned goods arc somewhat high
on account of a short crop thin year, and
the same la tru. of dried fruits. Hut toma
toes and corn will be selling .at the old
price of 10 cents a can this winter as usual.
They have never risen from that price.
"No, lite linger of guilt cannot be point, d
at tl.c ci. cor. i'cople are getting a good
coffee at 30 cents a pound. What more
can they askf The farmeis have been get
ting ihe biggest advantage out of the In
creased coat of living aside from the land
lords and the meat packers. Wheat, corn,
vegetables, eggs and butler have all soared
to "the skies. They'll have to come down.
"But as far as tho piesent moner
stringency Is concerned, 1 think It will
have no effect on prices. We are not liav-
Ilng whut yeu could call 'hard times' like
ii bad In There la plenty of money
here, big ieps, good, healthy business ao
I tivity. However. I do think the prices of
the commodities I have named should come
down and t:.i they will come doeo."
RESERVE IN OMAHA BONDS
Fassi ef Daalah Brotherhood (
America Plad (i.od Employ
meat In This Clly.
The executive committee of the Danish
Brotnernooa or America, wnicli arter re
I moving Its headquarters to Chicago re
turned to Omaha a short time ago, is now
In session and will continue work until
i Monday. Those present at the meeting are
' supreme President H. H. Vogt of aven
ort, la.. Vice President Martin Urn cf
1 Racine, WU, Secretary J. Mlcha-lsen of
Omaha, Treasurer Rolf Kasmuanen of Chi
cago and Uircctura Henry Oydewen of St.
Paul, Minn., Fred Petersen of Council
Ulufts an4 T if. Nielsim of H.-attle.
The accounts of the treasurer and secre
tary have been audited arid found correct
and the reserve fund haa been Invested to
the extent of .'' in Omaha t-ity londs.
These bonds are deposited In a tafcty vault
In thtt First National bank building by
three members of the executive committee
and cannot be touched except In their pres
ence, fteveri thousand dollars of the re
servo fund Is not luvcMed st pr.nt.
The socleiy which was originated in
Omaha, now has a membership tit about
1,Ujo with ;'T0 lodge In all of the n.rrthein
states from coast to c.oat.
The state Hie Insurunce .xamin.'i
present during the sesHloti of lb1' cxecu
tlve committee and passed upon the book"
of the older, finding that In un i xi.ciolltoie
of more than $lnn," from the U-in'ii' fund
the accounts balunced lo a tent.
t T.S) Kirs
the merits of Texas Wonder you woo.
never sufT-r from kidney, bladder or rh
mstlc trouble, fl bottle, two montlis' treat
! n.ent. Sold by nnnan at McConnull prug
. Co. and Owl dreg. Co. Testimonials sKa
I saiU bottle.
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