St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 26, 1890

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tS OE ES 3 oa a ' — A Review ofthe Week's Sales 1 SEE - PAGE -- 1 = =e & o& n r. n. 3 E r | ‘te 2 | y — 5 * ee ~~ 2 N - N 1 | . 1 js 4 ik | : 4 9 7 > 1A 5 « 4 ’ * — > me ‘— a ae ae oe - — — . — 1 A S W see eet Si * — a Gee U i * 9 22 7 - : 5 1 * 7 — DISASTROUS FIRE ON THE, MORNING OF THE 15TH AT D. CRAWFORD & OO. S Unparalleled and Unexampled Sale of a MILLION DOLLARS’ WORTH OF FIRE-SALVAGE STOCK! Assortments, as yet, not in the least degree broken! Half a Million and More in Clean Cash Saved to the Public! IJ. IMMENSE: Givin ce ACA Or 7 s, O. — — ‘ . { \ ; %6-in Cloaks, Uran Jackets, Banels, Bed Comforts, Wool Stirs, Flamel, Wonen Underwear, Kui Gon, Haden. Pus, Wool Gloves, N. B The stock of a Franklin Avenue Merchant (a Fren ohn with an unpronounceable name) was bought at Crawford's’ own price last week, and it goes into the sale mill, to be ground out also AT FIRH-SALVAGH PRICHS |! - I Goods I Damaged I Only g by I Water, I Some Very I Slightly! ! Laces. 42-inch Black Spanish Guipure Lace Flouncing, all silk pearl edge; fire salvage > 79c a yard; regular price, $1. 42-inch fine Oriental Lace Flouncing, beautiful patterns; fire salvage price, 250 a yard; regular. price, 900. 12-inch fine Oriental Lace; fire salvage price, 100 a yard; regular price, Wo. 42-inch fine Valenciennes Lace Flouncing, fire saivage price, 350 a yard; regular price, 65c. Real Torchon Lace, from 1 to 3 inches; fire salvage prices, 2 0, 3%c and 5c a 1 regular prices, 5c, 6%c and Double and single widths Barege and Parisina Veilings; fire salvage price 15¢ a yard; regular price, 250. Beigv Egyptian Laces, from 3 to 8 inches: fire. salvage price, 5e a yard; regular prices, lb and B. 27-inch Black Spanish Guipure and Chan- tilly Nets, all silk; fire salvage price, 6900 a yard; regular prices, #2 and $2.25. House-Furnishings. Fire Sets, with poker, shovel and tongs; ye salyage price, 64c; regular price, $1.00 Heavy Alabaster Lamp Chimneys, fire salvage price, 4c; ig mel price, 150 Brass Lanterns, with heavy globe; salvage price, 50c; regular dre, salve Hand Bull’s-Eye Lanterns, e re, salvage price, 10c; regular price, 20 Glass Lamps, with burner — chimney; are sulvage price; 25c; regular price, fire Stamped Drinking Cups, fire salvage price, 8 for 5c; regular price, 5c each. Galvauized Wash Basins, = salvage price, 12K 0; regular price, 25c. Hard Wood Rolling us, fire salvage pric e, 6c; regular price 10c. Steel C irqplar Potato Slicers, fire salvage price, 75c; regular price, $1.50. Stamped Rinsing Pans, 21 quarts; fire salvage price, 250; regular prion, ‘450. Large Stamped Tin Basins; fire salvage price, 4c; regular price, 10%. Fancy Japaun Cuspadors, extra size; — salvage price, 100; regular price, 200 Large galvanized Water or Milk Pails; a salvage price, Bo; regular price, Stamped Tin Milk Pans, 5 quarts. 6 quarts and 7 quarts; — salyage price, 70; regular price. B 5 Z-quurt Pu Pans, stamped; fire sal- vage price, 5c; regular price, 100. Extra large Japanese Bread Trays, fire salvage price, 10c; regular price, 25c. Fine Imported Glass Tumblers, fire sal- vage price, 3c; regular price, 10c. Ladie®’ Strong Rocking Chairs, fire sal- 7 57 price, 750; regular price, $1.25 and Extra large Farthenware Tea Pots, fire salvage prices, 150 and 17e; regular price. 60. Embroideries. Hamburg Edging, from lL to 3 inches; fire salvage prices, 3e and 5c a yard; regular prices, 740 and 10c. Hambure Edging, from 8 to 6 inches; fire salvage prices, 7& o and 100 a yard; regular prices, 12c and 150. Hamburg Embroidery, from 4 to 7 inches; fire salvage prices, 12%c0 and 150 a yard; regular 2 00 and 280. N. inch fine Swiss Sirti ng, hemstitched; fire salvage price, 500 a yard; regular price, 85c, #5-inch fine Swiss Skirting; fire salvage price, 45c a yard; regular price, 900. r All-Overs; hre salvage price, 660 n yard; regular r price, $1.25 a. yard. Ladies Suits. Jersey Sus. handsomely braided, with blouse waist and full sleeves; fire sal- vage price, $2.25; regular price, $4.75, hmere Suits, in all shades; fire salvage $6.90; regular price, $12.50. pri 1 ce Colored Silks in light shades, for evening wear; fire salvage price; $15.00; regu- lar price, $32.50. 4 ™ Children’s All-wool Fiannel Suits, nicely trimmed with braid,sizes 4 to 12 years; fire salvage price, $3. 00; regular price, 5 Misses Combination Suits, ages 12 to 16 years; fire salvage price, $3.25; regular rice, $8 in fine Riaid Flannel; Ladies’ — — fire salvage price, $4.90; regular price, | Umbrellas. 26-inch heavy Twill Silk, Paragon frame, silver 7 N 2 fire salvage ce 50; l p 1 ty ios ar with e Wash Coods. Staple aren Ginghams, brown checks only, fire salvage price,5c a yard; reg- ular price, 8c a yard. Indigo Blue Prints, fire salvage price, 5ca ard; regular price, Tic a yard. Full Standard Black and White Prints, fire salvage price, 5ca yard; regular price, 7c a yard. New Spring Dress Ginghams, extra fine quality, colors absolutely fast, fire salv- age price, 8sc a yard; regular price, 12c a yard. 7-8 wide ‘printed Victoria Cloth, new spring tabric, in elegant designs and per'ectly fast colors, fire salvage price, 100 a yard; regular price 150 a yard. Domestics. 5-4 wide fine Bleached Pillow Cotton; fire salvage price, 10c; regular price, 1260. 7-4 wide heavy Bleached Sheeting, fire salvage price. 15 1-20; reg. price, 200. 10-4 heavy ched Sheeting, fire salv- age price, 18 1-2c; regular price, 22 1-2c. 40-inch wide fine Unbleached Muslin, fire salvage price, 7*c; regular price, 100. 7A wide fine Unbleached Sheeting, fire salvage price, 12%c;.reg. price, 17K c. Good U nbleached Cotton F annel, double- faced; fire salvage price, 4c; regular price, @ sc. Good double-fold Bed Ticking, red and drab; fire salvage price, 100; regular priee, 150. Flannels and Winter Skirts. Heavy Red Twill Flannel, fire salvage price, 15c; regular price, 250 a yard. White Saxony Flannel, fire salvage price, Wo; regular price, 500 a yard. Heavy Gray paren Twill Flannel, fire 8 price, 150; regular price, 25c a yar Elegant assortment French Fancy Flan- } nels, fire salvage price, 57%c; regular price, 750 a yard. 10-4 Skirt Patterns, 40 inches long, fire salvage price, SI; regular price, I. 50. 10-4 Skirt Patterns, 40 inches long, extra heavy, fire salvage price, $1.35; regu- lar price, $2. t Wool Knit Skirts, fire salvage price 750 and $1.2; regular price, $1.25 and $1.85. 10-4 shrunk Skirting Flannel, best made, 4.2 salvage price, $1.25; regular price, 19. 1,000 remnants /eft over from the great rush at 50c on the dollar. Handkerchiefs. Ladies’ fine quality pure Linen Hem- ' gtitched and Handsomely Embroid- or ics, 280 fire salvage price, 15c; regular ric Ladies? Han 1. "pure Linen Hemstitched and worked Initials, fire salvage price, 124c; regular price, 25c. Gentlemen’s éavy all Silk Handker- chiefs, brocaded in colors and white, fire s alvage prica, 400; reg., price, 85c. Gentlemen’s extra quality fine genuine Japanese Silk Handkerchiefs, 22 inches square, 1% inch fire salvage rice, 49c; regular price. Ladies’ pure Linen Hemstitch Borders and Embroidered, fire nd e price, 150; regular price, We ay 0 each. | « Gentlemen's all Linen Hemstitchet 1% inch hem, fire salvage price, regular price, Corsets. 10 dozen splendid strong Corsets, ay salv- age price, 0; regular price 20 -dozen summer Corsets, . — fire salvage price, 500; regular rice ozen Shoulder Brace Corsets, two styles, he gy and McCabe’s, fire re. e 7 ce, 500; regular price, $1.50 and 20 dozen Brewster’s genuine Whalebone, double-boned sides, fire salvage price, 50c; regular price, $1. Odd lot of * Sylvia, C. P., Thom- son’s, R. & G., Ball’s 500 bone, fre salvage price, 50; regular price $1.50 With 2* 0; -— 15 Loomer’s Cutaway Hip Corset, sateen, gray, old gold and white, fire salvage price, 500; were $1.25. ; Bustles, every style and shape, 5c. — Upholstery Dept. Nottingham Lace Curtains, extra choice goods, fire salvage price, $2; regular _price, $3.25 per pair. Nottingham Lace Curtains, very nice goods, three yards long, edges, choice line of fire er ar e price, fay? Bye Pl v Hosiery. Infants’ Black and Colored Wool Hose, fre salvage price, 5ca pair; regular price, 200. Ladies“ Guaranteed Fast Black Cotton Hose, fire salvage price, 7c a pair; regular price, 15c. Ladies’ Fancy Striped Cotton Hose, fire salv age price, 24c; regular price, 10c. Children’s Heavy Knit Wool 1 ose, fire salvage price, 12%c a pair; regular price, 25c. Children’s extra fine plain and rib black nnd colored Cashmere Hose, sizes 5 to a fire salvage price 15c; regular price 350. Ladies’ fine black all-wool Cashmere Hose, fire salvage price 17%c; regular price 30c, Ladies’ extra fine plain and rib all-wool black Cashmere Hose, fire salvage price %c: regular price 50c. Men’s mixed cotton Socks, fire salvage price 2% @ pair; regular price 1000. Men’s heavy mixed cotton Socks, rib tops, fire salyage price 5c; regular price 12. Men's Heavy Knit Wool Socks, 5 sal- vage price, 845 o; regular price, 150. Men’s fine Mixed Shaker Socks, fire sal- 1 vage price, 100; regular price, Be va Cloves. Children’s finest quality Imported Saxony Mittens, fire salvage price, 190; regu- lar price, 350. Gentlemen's Imported Oxford Mixed Cloth Gloves, with finished fingers, fire salvage price, 35c; regular price, 65c. Ladie# and Gentlemen’s fine Cashmere Pulse Warmers, firesalvage price, 150: regular price, 850. Ladies’ Lined Silk Mittens, fire salvage price, 50c; regular price, 85c, Boys’ Lined Kid Gloves with fur at the wrists, fire salvage price, 40c; regular price, 750. Ladies“ Lined Kid Gloves and Mittens with tur at the wrists, fire salvage price, 750 regular price, $1 and $1.25. Notions. Chadwick’s Spool Cotton;. fire salvage price; 8c a spool, 35c a dozen; regular price, 5c a spool. Best Linen Thread, fire salvage price, 3 for 100; regular price, 7c a * Garter Elastic, fire salvage price, 5 yards for 6c; regular price, 5c a yar Real Seal Leather Chatelaine Bags, fire salvage price, $1; regular price $2.50 price, 17*c; regular price, 35c. each. Finest Havana Cigars, left over from Christmas sale, go at fire salvage price of 65c a box; kK; regular price, $1. Cloakings. 54-inch Black and Gray Checked and Striped Cloaking; fire salvage price, 750; regular price, $2.00a yard. 64-inch Beaver Cloaking, 1 all the new shades; fire oe rice, $1.50; regu- lar price, $2.75 an .00.a yard. extra fine Cashmere Socks. fire gal- f Cloaks. 2 ~~ Ladies’ plain color Cloth Newmarkets with shawl collar and cuffs (like cut) of black fur, no fur down front; fire Se price, $9.00; regular price, 8.50 Ladies’ fine Seal Plush Wraps, best Lon- don dye finest quality satin-quilted lining, trimmed in Monkey, Russian hare, Beaver and „ fire salvage prices, $12.50, $15, $17.50, $18.50, 90 $25 ; regular prices, $25. "$30, 4 $35, $37.60 $45 and d $565. Ladies’ fine quality Matelesse Newmar- kets, quilted lining; fire salvage price, $9.75; regular price, $18.75. Ladies’ Camél’s-hair and 3 Jackets; fire salvage price, ass regular prices, $4.0 00, $4.50 and $5.00 Knit Goods. Children’s Toboggan Caps, fire salvage price, 5c each; regular price, 50c. Wool Fascinators, fire salvage price, 150 each; regular price, 35c. Ladies’ Heavy Beaded Wool Fascinators in pink and white, fire salvage price, 350; regular price, $1. Children’s Wool Leggings, dark colors, be. salvage price, 150; regular price, | * Colored Dress Goods. 38-inch Gray Mixed Imported Heather Suiting, fire salvage price, IIK o; regu- lar price, 25c. English Dress Plaids, all wool filling, fire salvage price, 12%c; regular peor, 200. 88-inch Imported Faucy Striped Henrietta Cloth for Wrappers and Tea Gowns, — salvage price, 200; regular price, 0 Lard- wide fine Cashmere d' Inde, in all the newest shades, fire salvage price, 2250; regular price, Se. Yard-wide all-Silk and Wool Cloth Checks for Children’s Cloaks, fire salvage price, 37 u 0; regular price, 600. 38-inch all pure wool French Serges, spring weight, fire salvage price, 39c; reduced from 55c. 40-inch French extra auelly Hindoo Cloth, full line of sha 2 fire salvage price, 490; regular R ice, 7 42-ineh French High — Ri Plaids, the choicest styles inrported, fire salvage price, 57e; regular price, $1. 40-ineh French Drap de Georgette, very fine, fire salvage price, 67e; regular price, SI. 52-inch genuine French Broadcloth, in cardinal, myrtle, olive, turquoise, hus- sar and wine; fire salvage price, 72140; regular price, $1. Shoes. Children’s Kid and Pebble Goat Spring Heel Button Shoes, plain and tipped, sizes 6 to 8, fire salvage price, 950; reg- ular price, $1.25 a pair. Misses’ Kid and Pebble Goat Spring Heel Button Shoes, Sizes 12 tol, fire salvage price, $1.25; reguiar price, $1.75 a pair. Oid „e Glove Calf Lace Shoes, sizes —— 4, fire salvage price, 950; regular e, $2. Children’ s Bright Dongola Spring Heel Button Shoes, sizes 5 to 8, fire salvage price, 850; regular rice, $1.25 a pair. Children's Spring Heel Button Shoes, sizes 8 to 5, fire salvage price, 590; regular price, S0 a pair. Men’s plain rubber overshoes, sizes 6 to 9, fire salvage price, 400; regular price, 650. Wadies’ Felt Slippers, felt and leather soles, sizes3to 8, fire salvage price, 750; regular price, $1 a pair. Ladies’ Arctic Overshoes, sizes 2% to 6, ee eer price, 500 regular price, a pai Children’s Kid Spring Heel Button Shoes, fire sa leather tipped, sizes 8 to 10%, re Sear eae price, $1.15; regular price, 1 Depa rtment. Oxydized Silver Glove Buttoners; fire sal- vage price, 10; regular price, 50. Oxydized Silver Chateluines; fire salvage price; 25c; regular price, 500. Fancy Ornamental Hair Pins; fire salvage price, 15c; regular price, 500. S FPHDOTL AL. Large Black Felt Flats; fire sal - vage price, 75c; reg. price, $1. | SA — VS J oo —_ -_ —_—_—_—_—_- dl — „ => — — — — „ „ „„ „„ „„ „„ „ oe 4 — —— —ꝝ— ee en He ee ade | — 32 „ „„„% „ „„ „„ „ 4 „„ © @¢ — —— — 2 — — rere eee ~~ 2 ͤ—— —— — 22 — ——— — tucked fronts, Cowns (like — — 50c : me ee * A 3 n e n und embroidered. Fire-salvage price, 350 Regular price 500 CHEMISES—Yoke of solid embroidery. Fire-salvage price, 60c Regular price 850 CORSET COVERS—Tucked and trim- med with embroidery. Fire-salvage price, ae Regular price CAMBRIC CORSET n pretty flnish of feather gen. Boag embroidery .. 8 price, = Regular price DRAWERS of good muslin,tucks nl Hamburg-edged ruffle. Fire-salvage price, yf Regular price | “med with, of excellent muslin med with insertion, tucks and fie of Hambur oe Fre- -salvage price, 550 Regular price 75 CHEMISES— The best muslin, tucked | 8 deep ener MUSLIN UNDERW HAR. Gowns. ax. suv $1.00 D. CRAWFORD & Co., Sole Agents for TETLEY’S CEYLON ‘Teas, PURE and UNADULTERATED. You never drank tea ah P : Black Dress Coods. 80 pieces Blue Black Henriettas, fire sal- vage price, Ae; regular price, 35c. 38-inch English Diagonal, all wool, fire salvage price, Ye; regular price, 400. 86-inch afl Wool French Bison Cloth, very nice and serviceable, fire salvage price, 32K 0; regular price, 500. 64-inch Habit Cloth, all wool, oa salvage price, 7Me; regular pric e, G0. 40-inch all wool Silk Finish Henriettas, fire salvage price, Me, regular price, 650. 40-inch all wool French Flourette Suit - ing, just imported, fire salvage price, 50c; regular price, FT. 54-inch Ladies’ Cloth, extra fine, fire sal- vage price, 72c; regular price, 900. 45-inch Silk Finish Henriettas, fire sal- vage price, 900; regular price, $1.25. 15 pieces finest quality Silk Warp Henri- etta, the best makes, fire salvage price, 81.2253 regular price, I. 75. Shawis. Choice line double all-Wool Shawls, all good styles, fire salvage price, $3.12; regular price, $4.75 each. Very fine double all-Wool Shawls, choice line of styles and very fine goods, fire salvage price, $4.25; regular price, $6 each. Fine Imported Velvet Beaver Shawls, all this season’s styles and the 2 gocds in this market, fire salv price, $4.98; regular price, $7.50 ead: ‘ Extra fine black double all-wool Shawls, fire salvage price, $6.75 each: regular price, $9 Linens. Barnsley Huck Towels, soft finish, real nice goods and pure linen, fire salvage price, 12%c each; regular ——s 16% 0. Extra Heavy Loom Damask Towels, 19x 89 inches, choice line of borders, fire salvage price, 15c; regular 9 AO each. Barnsley Bleached Table Damask, all new patterns, real satin dumask and 66 ‘inches wide, fire salvage: price, 660; regular price, $1.10. Full Bleached Irish Linen Table Damask, 62 inches wide and very heavy, fire salvage price, 50c; regular pricy, 750. Extra flne Cream Damask Table Linen, very wide and all new patterns, fire 1 price, 480; regular price, ca yard. Very heavy Turkish Bath Towels, large size, fire salvage price, 10c; regular price, 150 each. Fine checked all linen Glass Towelling, 18 inches, fine goods, fire salva — 2 price, 9c; regular price, 12%ca A Extra large size Cream D’Oylies, with red borders, fire salvage price, $1; regular price, $1.50 per dozen. Fine Satin Damask Napkins, full bleached, 24 * square, fire sal- yeee price, $2 ; regular price, $3 per ozen ; Largest size White Quilts, choice Mar- seilles patterns, fire salvage price, $1.05; regular price, $1.35 each. Extra fine White Quilts, largest size, extra — goods, fire salvage price, $1.20; regular price, $1.65 each, Very une! ite Marseilles Quilts, largest. size and extra choice patterns, fire — price, $1.65; regular price, $2.50 each. Blankets. Heavy White Wool Blankets, fine and large, fire salvage price, $2.62; regular price, $3.75 per pair. Very fine White all-wool Blankets, real noe Wd goods; fire ho nor ee price, $4. 88; ar p ng rp Extra a heres 812 hite Zl. Best Blankets, strictly pure wool; fire salvage price, $5.25; regular price, $7,50 per 3 quality California Blanket, very K. and heavy; fire salvage Large size Bed Comforts, heavy goods and choice -— — salvage ce, $2. each; regular p Extra * 4 wane Se Men's gere Men's cia foggy Be ane fire salvage — — ice, 900; | ¥¥* c quali- 3 Silk Department. 19-inch Colored China Silks, nice quality: fire salvage price, 300; regular price, 19-inch pore. silk Colored Pongee, in cars dinal, bronze, gold, green, tan; fire salyv age price, 35c; regular price, 600. 18-inch Black Satin, fire salvage price, ; regular price, 650. 16-inch Colored Silk Velvet, in a large line of colors, splendid quality; fire sale vage price, 500; regular price, 750. 22-inch China Silks, a large assortment of colors and the newest shades; fire salvage price, 57c; regular price, 750. 19-inch isi Black Rhadame, soft fin- ish; We salvage price, 60c; regular price, 90c. 19-inch pure silk Colored Faille Francaise; fire evens price, 80c; regular price, n Auen 2 r me elegant ring silk, fl ; fire salvage — 900 . rise ‘$1925. 3 The very latest in the Market—19-inch — Scotch Plaids; fire salvage price, $1; regular price, $1.50 50. Men's underwear. Men's heavy Scotch Gray Shirts or Drawers, fire salvage price, Bo; regu- lar price, 460. Men’s extra fine White Merino Shirts or Drawers, fire salvage price, 850; regu- lar price, S5c. Men’s heavy Scotch Wool Shirts or Drawers, fire salvage price, 350; regu- lar price, 85c. Men's extra fine Camel’s-hair Shirts or Drawers, fire salvage price, 500; regu lar price, $1. Men’s fine fancy striped Shirts or Draw- ers, fire salvage price, 500; regular price, $1:25. Men’s fine All-wool Red Medicated Shirts or Drawers; fire salvage price, 650% regular price, $1. Men’s extra fine Sanitary Gray Shirts or Drawers; all wool; fire salvage price, 690 regular prioe, $1.25. Men’s Canton 2 Drawers; fire sal - vage price, 0; regular price, 500. Furs and Trimmings. Black Hare back Muffs, fire salvage price, 50c each; regular price, $1. 25.8 Feather Trimmings, all colors; fire gal“ — price, 10c a yard; regular 5 Persian Embroidery Braid, fire salvage „Wo a yard; regular price, §1. Silk-wove Braid, tire salvage price, 12%0 a yard; regular price, Astraxhan Muffs, fire salvage price, 500% regular price, * Soaps and Perfumery. 1.000 bars pure Castile Soap: price, a bar; regular price, 500. 50 gross 7 — br oon —. . ag price, 50 a cake; regular p Our own siti cine Extracts, all odors; ‘fre , — salvage price, 200 an ounce; Ses Rum, 100 a bottle; regular price, 250, Men's Overshirts. Men’s . are salvage — ig 181 as ~