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VOL. XLIf. No. 1 5 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, April 14, 1906. SINGLE
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Fremantle.—10 pkgs. pianos and material, countries in the sale of inexpensive organs in
$1,002; 11 pkgs. organs and material, $560; 4 Cape Colony, but when it comes to pianos it ranks
third. The ragtime of the Cape is hammered out
pkgs. music rolls, $329.
W. L. Bush Looked for a Slowing Up That
Havre.—12 pkgs. piano players and material, on a low-priced piano bearing the label "made
Never Came.
$1,347; 19 pkgs. talking machines and material, in Germany," while England leads in the sale of
pianos of a higher grade, according to a report
$350.
(Sperial to The Review.)
made by Consul-General Washington at Cape-
Hamburg.—15
pkgs.
pianos
and
material,
Chicago, 111., April 7, 1906.
Talking of trade conditions, W. L. Bush said $1,007; 27 pkgs. piano players and material, town.
$3,704; 1 pkg. organs and material, $175; 4 The Consul-General says the people are music-
to The Review:
1
"Candidly speaking, I had anticipated a slight pkgs. music, $118; 1 pkg. organs and material, ally inclined, but will not pay the price demanded
for high-grade American pianos.
$180.
falling off or decrease in trade this year, from
the phenomenal business of last year. I was Havana.—1 pkg. pianos and material, $550; 9
LAUTER'S POPULAR "BABY."
not anticipating any panic or trouble through- pkgs. talking machines and material, $19G.
Leipzig.—6 pkgs. organs and material, $419.
out the country except the possibility of a slight
Small Grands Meet With General Approval.
Liverpool.—20 pkgs. organs and material,
over-production in certain lines, including our
own; nevertheless, the demand since early last $966; 1 pkg. pianos and material, $100; 5 pkgs.
(Spocbil to The Review.)
Fall has kept up to such an extent that both Mr. organs and material, $225; 1 pkg. pianos and ma-
Newark, N. .1., April 11, 1906.
Gerts and myself became convinced, almost terial, $230.
Charles A. Borst, road man for the Lauter Co.,
against our own convictions, that there was an-
London.—11 pkgs. talking machines and ma- is on an extended trip through New York state
other banner year in store for the piano trade, terial, $429; 3 pkgs. music, $118; 24 pkgs. organs and the middle West. He writes his house the
and made emergency preparations to increase and material. $516; 31 pkgs. talking machines most enthusiastic letters describing the warm at-
the output the first of the year, and will begin and material, $6,680; 11 pkgs. organs and ma- titude of Lauter dealers to the Lauter piano. A
to realize the benefit of this increase by the terial, $947; 348 pkgs. talking machines and ma- very large number of new Lauter agencies have
middle of this month; but the predicament we terial, $:>,901; 83 pkgs. piano players and ma- been arranged during the past few months, and
find ourselves in is that we did not anticipate terial, $9,057.
wherever the piano has gone it has elicited glow-
it early enough, and we are now snowed under
Lisbon.—2 pkgs. organs and material, $122.
ing testimonials.
with an accumulation of bona fide orders from a
Neuvitas.—9 pkgs. talking machines and ma- A feature of the Lauter activity just now is
class of trade that is most gratifying to us, and terial, $295.
the pronounced demand for small grands. Orders
by the most vigorous efforts at the factory we
Rio de Janeiro.—2 pkgs. pianos and material, are flowing into the factory from all parts of the
hope to come out from beneath the avalanche and $530.
country, and what with the cry of dealers for
assume a condition that will enable us to fill
Para.—4 pkgs. talking machines and material, Lauter player pianos in addition to the steadily
at least a reasonable percentage of tne orders $180.
increasing requirements of the trade in regular
coming to us with our usual promptness. But
Stockholm.—S pkgs. organs and material, $598. uprights, the Lauter factory is an extremely busy
at the present time apologies are in order, and I
Savanilla.—5 pkgs. talking machines and ma- place at present.
realize fully the disappointment to the hustling terial, $177.
Charles E. Cameron, the president of the com-
dealer who orders one or more pianos for imme-
St. Petersburg.—20 pkgs. talking machines and pany, is on his way from the South, and is ex-
diate shipment, and is advised that it may be material, $981.
pected here to-morrow. Mr. Cameron, with his
three to five weeks before the same can be filled.
Sydney.—1 pkg. pianos and material, $195.
family,
has been for many weeks at Pinehurst,
Nothing will disgruntle or injure the trade with
Tampico.—13 pkgs. pianos and material,
manufacturers to a greater extent than disap- $1,295; 17 pkgs. talking machines and material, N. C.
The firm of F. W. Kluppelberg's Son, of Kack-
pointing a dealer who wants the goods and is
ettstown and Newton, have been appointed agents
ready to pay for them at a time when he has $750.
Utrecht.—4 pkgs. organs and material, $470.
for the Lauter piano. Mr. Kluppelberg was at
sale for them."
Vienna.—21 pkgs. talking machines and ma- the factory last week and expressed the highest
terial, $668.
admiration for all that he saw there. Stock for
OUR FOREIGN^USTOMERS.
Zurich.—1 pkg. piano players, $150.
both stores has been ordered, and goes forward
at once.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Jacob Vough, father of Wm. C. Vough, presi-
PORCH BROS^ ENTERPRISE.
Week Just Ended.
dent of the Vough Piano Co., Watertown, N. Y.,
died Friday, April 6, aged 79 years. He was for In New Quarters and Selling Pianos Monday
(Special to The Review.)
After Fire.
Washington, D. C, April 9, 1906. many years a resident of New York City, and
Antwerp.—2 pkgs. piano players and material, was well known throughout upper New York.
(Special to The Review.)
Having a very genial disposition and always hav-
$550.
Johnstown, Pa., April 9, 1906.
ing
something
pleasing
to
say,
he
was
very
pop-
The following are the exports of pianos, organs,
We are all proud of American enterprise and
ular
among
his
acquaintances.
Mr.
Vough's
fu-
musical instruments and kindred lines from the
neral was held Sunday afternoon at four o'clock push. The danger often is, we fail to recognize
port of New York for the week just ended:
it when we meet it. Here follows a statement of
Buenos Ayres.—3 pkgs. piano players, $300; 55 at the Pilgrim Congregational Church, Madison the real thing in action. The last thirty days
Avenue
and
121st
Street,
and
was
largely
at-
pkgs. talking machines, $548.
tended. He was a Mason of high standing and have been full of apprehensive forebodings, on
Bremen.—1 pkg. music, $1,019.
acquaintance.
The following lodges were in at- account of a threatened coal strike. March did
Brussels.—21 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
tendance at the funeral: Harlem Lodge F. and her worst in the way of weather and roads, A
terial, $206.
disastrous fire shook up Johnstown terribly, and
Berlin.—37 pkgs. talking machines and ma- A. M., Sylvan Chapter No. 188, R. A. M.; Com- last Sunday night Porch Bros.' music store was
mandery No. 49, Knights Templar,
terial, $916.
completely ruined by fire; scarcely as much as a
Bombay.—5 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
phonograph record was left salable. By Monday
terial, $100; 23 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
noon, however, temporary quarters were secured
HOTTENTOTS BUY PIANOS.
terial, $467.
and business was being done as quietly as if
Corinto.—1 pkg. pianos and material, $220.
nothing had happened. If anyone ever had any
(Special to The Review.)
Copenhagen.—2 pkgs. organs and material,
doubt about the success of Porch Bros.' business
Washington, D. C, April 7, 1906.
$100.
Every Hottentot in Cape Colony who has the that doubt is now out of the running. Manager
Christiania— 4 pkgs. organs and material, price has an organ in his parlor; It Is of Ameri- Druckenmiller, with his assistants, took orders on.
$280.
can make, too. The United States leads all other the day after the fire for eleven pianos,
BIG BUSH BUSINESS.