The evening world. Newspaper, May 14, 1920, Page 19

DOD PRICES COT ~ BY SOLUTION OF eco: i cheap cute of pot roasts and boiling and stewi: ing beef, can get wonderful bargains in the shops that cater to the residents of elevator apartment neighborhood: Commissioner Enright and the trans- ition companies of the change in Broadway at Ninth, New York tratite regulations. Telephone Stuyvesant 4700 Store Hours 9 to & DELVERY PROBLEM ening World Suggestions Play Big Part in Greatest ‘Slump Since 1914. : Bu P. Q. Foy rt * CSpecial rere wards The Eve. 4 The solution of the problem of ef- ting rapid delivery of perishable foods in New York City through the gonstructive efforts of The Evening World, was the general topic of the Merchants in the wholesale produce district yosterday. Through the con- gestion of draffic and the inability of @ur merchants to distribute perish- able products in the surrounding States, MEW York is rapidly losing ‘The continued downward trend in staple foods for the it week was the most general decline since 1914, because practically all staples have shared in giving the consumer some advantage in the purchase of sub- sistence. The wholesale beef market has dropped two cents since Monday, which brings the carcass price of good steers down to 20 cents against 24 cents a pound last week. Housewives should purchase the fest rib roast from choice steers at 40 to 42 cents a pound, while the best sirloin and round cuts should go into the market basket at from 40 to ,44|: cents as to cut, but as most of fhe shops handle the average grade of meat, the maximum price of rib roast should not be more than 35 to 88 cents and 40 cents a pound on the tender steaks admits of a good profit to the eater. Frozen beef is work- ng more freely into consum: and is being retailed at 25° 30 eect for the best rib and loin cuts, while the cheaper cuts are being sold at The 20 Per Cent. Off Continues Saturday But kindly come in the morning; the afternoons are always over- busy merchandise in New York and Philadelphia at 20 per cent. off” It Is Only Fair to Say to the People that the Aurora Borealis of Lower Prices has not yet appeared, but there are signs in the brightening of the skies in pethaps a hundred or more places. A A very interesting thing is that some of the stores that at first scouted the idea, and in the beginning threw broken china and empty tin cans in the way of this movement, have now got over their sourness and have opéned up all of their preserve closets. There is one thing to be considered: Some of the retail stores in Philadelphia its prestige as a distributing centre, it whs sald.. George W, Mix, one of the methbers of the Transportation Committee of the Trade Association, and a scion of New York's oldest commission house, stated “that The Hivening World had accomplished ‘What it was impossible for any mem- ber of trade to do and was of im- Mense benefit to the trade in gen- eral.” W. A. Dicgel, President of A. EB. Meyer & Co. said “that The Eve- ning World had accomplished at one stroke what the merchants have been trying to do for over thirty years “Certainly not!” The question was a test question that was put to the Founder on Wednesday. It was put by a responsible man, but it was evident that he only wanted to see what he would say. ‘ The answer was not a test answer; it was absolute and direct. Fiank G rank G.Maguire 4th Anniversary Sale MEN’S AND YOUNG MEN’S SUITS anp FURNISHINGS Tremendous Stocks of ° “We would like to make this answer loud enough to ” Finest and Smartest Styles i : and were still at the starting point. be clearly heard in a thunderstorm: and Chi have wholesale depart- is wi i Prices of Suits regularly $40 to $80 : o # ." Pein’ wits ag baa vi Anniversary Prices ments and large jobbing businesses. “The thanks of the entire trade are | due The Evening World and Mr. 200 ana up “‘No, Absolutely and Emphatically No !”’ Naturally enough, it was ag eg for such Marea pty: Yoo to'be hearty and =v OFF O'Matie inging al to 68.00 ready, when hundreds of retail stores MaAdcch thas sit nae Pediad e _ had i aa stocks i , oe body.” Mr. Silz continued; “The ‘ e ¥ ene ‘ was y his 098 atio ni . ; - - ld come into to break Sess ates sean maze hy STRAW HATS ©D.00 © ow napus murs We are offering our great Twenty-Million- | | vas cane int ou pins to break ith @ries during March cost $6,000 more Prices Begin at retail lower than they had, in some in- @ yea) ago, and other mer- chants were penalized in the same portion according to the s | Dollar Stocks to the public at One-fifth Off Somehow We Thought We Knew *Most Everybody in and About New York, and Philadelphia and yet we have been exceedingly busy all these’ days directing people who were evidently stran- gers in the Store. We have certainly made thou- sands and tens of thousands of new friends. They will stick to us and we will stick by them. We are not ready yet to say one word about when this sale is going to close. When we do say: it there will be a last-minute rush that is going to sweep us nearly off our feet, and we must be pre- pared for that. In the meantime — these are the golden hours You can buy freely and confidently all over the store, choosing whatever you like at 20 per cent. less than the marked price, with the lew exceptions noted. stances sold to their wholesale customers. There are some le still finding fault with us for ing one-fifth off our rices, that were as low as we could bee to veal kop ery at, but im we are not agents for any of our supply Sources, end a4.onn ow. goods Dayp team paid for, we feel that we can do what we please with them, even if it. does amount to giving away what belongs to us—namely, our profit. Open Satucday Even'ngs —but they are not offered simply to put them on sale. The reason for this movement is as clear as daylight. For weeks and months we have been coming more and more to realize that the people were looking for this organization to do something to stop the advancing prices. They looked to us to do it because we were the largest retailers with the largest stocks to strike the heaviest blow. It was known that we have first access to the principal markets of the country. And it was known that we were strongly equipped to take the risk and the responsibility and to face the sacrifice that would be necessary. It was like a public call to duty and wh:.; we have done was to answer the call. Starting May 3, for a limited time, our entire retail stocks in New York and Phila- delphia are offered to the public at 20 per cent. deduction from their actual prices— the one-fifth taken off the price in every in- stance at the time of purchase, with the in- considerable exception of about $50,000 worth of merchandise whose prices are re- Bil] stricted by the makers, and the catalog | stocks on which we are obligated to hold \]]_ prices during the Spring and Summer season. | We have starled a movement that has hed a serious effect throughout the country, and we accept that responsi- bility, too. * Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern papers are full of advertising of clothing merchants and furniture merchants and dry gi merchants and general merchants of almost every description who are co-operating with this movement and taking 20 per cent off their prices as long as they can afford it. Patriotic manufacturers are coming forward to help because they tell us they can establish better relations with labor now since there is hope of an end to high prices. This means that they can obtain an increased | production and can offer more goods at lesser prices with cash transactions. May 14, 1920. Extraordinary Sale Announcement Embargo on Pianos Owing to the freight cmbargo on pianos our Factory has accumulated a very large number of pianos which were intended for shipment to our dealers throughout the country. There is such.a great congestion of these beautiful | new instruments in our warerooms that we must dispose of them immediately. | To effect a quick sale we will sacrifice the price and offer | | 250 PLAYER PIANOS the very newest high-grade 1920 models—guaranteed at 10% to 20% Off Our Regular ‘Selling Prices: | Bringing You the Greatest Player Piano Value in Yeurs * | Not only do we offer you a most wonderful saving from our attractive original prices, which | are based on our factory-to-consumer selling plan—but as an additional incentive we offer \ Special Convenient Terms The firm of Jacob Doll & Sons needs no introduction to the public. It is known as one of the most prominent piano concerns in the country. When 1 you have an opportunity like this to buy such renowned instruments at | such a remarkable saving you should not let the opportunity go by unheeded. | | | Don’t Delay! Make Your Selection At Once! You May Never Have a Chance Like This Again—and as the Response I: Sure to Be Gieat We Urge Immediate Selection to Avoid Disappointment. i, Special Feature: F0.°" scien (MAIL THIS COUPON sia Piano taken ! i Full details of pictures and prices w in exchange—if you have an ola p:2no we peomint of Chin Coubeneens and eines will take it in exchange for one of the beau- tiful new instruments and allow you to pay any balance due on convenient payments. JACOB DoLL & SONS Manufacturers’ Salesrooms ‘112 West 42d St., sicher. New York NEWARK, 607 Broad St. | JERSEY CITY, 146 Newark Av. If you have any friends who do not exactly what we are doing here, you service to explain to them. It would be a great pity if any one in or near New York should be disappointed’ and fail to get here in time before the sale closes. ONE OF THE NEW PURCHASES! An example of new goods coming in under the market The Down-Stairs Store Brings in Saturday 950 Women’s & Misses’ Suits priced at less than average half And you deduct 20 per cent. from the sale price Sold earlier at $75 to $110 In many high-grade shops throughout the country Sale price now . . . $35.00 Less 20 per cent. (prec) $28.00 One of the largest (probably THE largest) suit makers in Amer- ica sold us these suits—the LAST of his spring and summer lines; and he sold them to us way below his original wholesale prices. Many Stores —-have had these same models in regular stock at $75 to $110. They were good suits at those prices. But now at $35-—less 20 per cent.— what more is there to say?....In plainer words, any one of these high-grade suits will cost New York women only $28! Think of it, $28 for a suit that is silk lined, finely tailored conventiy. tetinined, and designed according to the better standards of suit making. The Fabrics include plenty of navy blue serge, tricotine and Poiret twill—fine, firm qualities; some in tan and taupe; and some very smart velour checks. Black suits are included also. If we were privileged to print the maker’s name, you would immediately associate it with the popular fashion magazines of the day. Sizes for women 84 to 44; for misses 14 to 20 years. Down-Stairs Store | We are Keeping Up the Stocks For the past ten days the people have seemed as if they were determined to take away all our | goods and to stock up their homes with our fur- i niture and linens and upholsteries, our lamps*and | our pictures, to fill up their closets with our | clothing and shoes. | | | ‘ADDRESS .... Some of them bought as if they thought there would never be a chance to get goods at low prices again. Of course we had to go. straight into the market with both hands full of cash to buy new things to replace the things that they took out, and it has been a great thing to fill up the tables and cases and shelves with new, fresh. goods every | morning to take every advantage we could by | cash transactions to. make the regular markings as low as por sible, and then there is the 20 per cent. off that whe. the customer buys them.