PHILADELPHIA, March 26.
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BooKs-7he Great Trade Sale of 1885,
Philadelphia is becoming the Leipsic of America,
as great mart for literature. Our trade sales of
books and stationery are the most extensive in
the Union, and excite no ordinary degree Of at
tention. They continue for several days, and In
vite hitler booksellers and publishers from every
section of the United States. In this respect,
therefore, they are important to our city, While
they cannot but afford great facilities to the trade
generally. The sale for the spring Of the present
year has just terminated, and, considering the
times and the state of the money market, il was;
in all respects, an important feature in the busi-
ness transactions of the nation. 1t was very nu-
merously attended. The purchasers were 100
in number, embracing the heads of many OF the
leading houses from Maine to Louisiana. There
were ll3 sellers. Some idea may be formed Of
the extent of the sale from the fact that the total
number of volumes sold amounted to 314,336.


Among these were l2,l02 bibles, 6,067 testa-


ments, 6,367 dictionaries, "a ,4l9 spelling books,
800 reams Of paper, 5,957 hymn books, ,3,l60


prayer books, and 1900 biographies. Carey,


Lea & Co. disposed of 26,277 volumes; Andrews


e. Co. of 2O,359; Thomas & Co. of 1891; all


others 254,719 The auctioneers were Messrs.
Lord and Garlic; and the sale took place iii the
large room, at the corner Of Decatur and Market
streets. The prices, generally, were excellent.
l-haquirer.