19 Feb 1887
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Newspaper
Elyria Daily Telephone
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1887
Page
1
Baldwin Lersch Co offers for a few weeks extraordinary inducement in their carpet and curtain department. Men’s extra super carpet in short lengths 55 cents a yard, tapestry Brussels 60 to 75 cents, body Brussels 50 cents, Hartford extra super ingrains 60 cents, with Cleveland stock priced 75 to 80 cents a yard.
Advertisement lists extra quality Smyrna double face rugs with dimensions 21 by 46 inches priced at 81.50, and other rugs measuring 30 by 60 inches, 18 by 36 inches, and 35 by 24 inches with heavy knotted fringe priced between 1 and 2 dollars. Several items include fringe details and available lengths.
Cur tains in various styles offered at Toentsa yard and Hamburg Embroideries. 38 inch opaque Dutch Holland curtains by the yard, 10 yard bundles available. Lace curtains offered at reduced prices. Imports from Switzerland. Lower prices than competitors.
A local advertisement details 2000 yards of ruffling priced at five cents per yard. Hamburg and Swiss Embroideries promote a wide range of designs, inviting customers to view the assortment and select ruffles suitable for garments and decorative work.
The throne speech regrets the colonies face in securing bait fisheries relief as a new bill will seek post season effect. Officials consider Imperial caveats, while expressing concern over one year delay causing heavy losses to the trade. A separate report notes a destructive Staten Island fire with 300000 dollar损 insured.
New York February 10 R G Dunn & Co weekly review notes speculation in wheat coffee and pork recently broke, enabling farmers to sell millions of bushels at a ten cent advance while stocks soften. Iron prices show uneven demand, shipments rise, and labor tensions ease. overall outlook remains hopeful with continued activity in rail, canal and port trade and a parole of public works bills.
The Manufacturer's Record reports a surge of new Southern enterprises. Etowa Iron and Manganese Company plans a 61 million steel rail mill near Atlanta or Cartersville with four furnaces. Other large firms form in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and beyond, spanning coal, iron, land development, bridges, and mills as rail expansion proceeds.
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