Show GREAT HOLIDAY SHOPPING sales this year in new york have broken all records new york dec 24 express companies and suburban package car 1 alera dolog business in this city have been swept in an avalanche of christmas packages mountains of parcels are piled up tn the transfer office and although extra men and wagons are at work the accumulation to grow larger instead 0 smaller that many parcels containing gifts will not be delivered before the middle of next week is admitted by the express officials delivery systems operated by many of the large retail shops will be at work throughout sunday and monday in the hope 0 catching up christeas Christ nas shopping reached its height tide on friday and according to merchants in the retail district the sales this year have passed all records from early in the morning until 10 at night crowds or eager buyers filled the streets and stores articles for gifts were soon wrapped up hurriedly and the unprecedented demand left many stores short of goods that aie ordinarily left over to ba disposed of at bargain sales after the holidays men who were caught in the vortex of a crush of women shoppers in narrow aisles or near the elevators or the big stores wished they had remained at haiie sidewalks in the shopping district were moving masses of humanity surface cars and elevated trains were jammed with passengers and the subway shared in tho crush when the homeward rush 0 workers began at night the crush was frightful merchants of many years experience said that the christmas buying this eur was begun earlier than usual and that everybody seemed to have boffey pui chases were made on a liberal scale and the sales this year of a more substantial character than ever before largo jewelry houses report the best holiday trado in years and tho fur trade which last year was near disaster is now said to be in a prosperous condition christmas celebrations will begin at churches sunday schools aad clubs this evening there will be special services in tho churches tomorrow with elaborate musical programs and on monday many dinners to poor will bo given i today the benders venders of food expect to reap their harvest for it will bo tho greatest market day of tho year dur aug this week turkeys and chickens have como to tho city and turkeys out of this vast stock representing an expenditure 0 about will be consumed at abo christmas dinners the turkey price Is below that of thanksgiving time and about the same as it was a year ago good hen turkeys are selling at 25 cents a pound tho price running from 22 to 28 cents roasting chickens aro selling at from 37 to 20 cents ducks are 22 cents and the best geese 20 cents canvas back ducks are and mallards a pair quails are snipes and a dozen SENTENCED FOR MURDER nevada mo dec 24 dr J D todd a practicing physician and a former member of tho state legislature alio killed mr wall at richards mo in may last as found guilty of duider in the second degree today and his punishment 13 years in state liia on tadd pleaded self defense feeling had existed between the two men for twenty years wall vas a wealthy farmer cincinnati dec 24 eleven rubber d ta called rubber combine have been made defendants in the federal court by a suit felled by the alford rubber tire company of atlanta ga tho suit is for damages under the anu law the suit is tor |