St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-23
Week Ending Week Ending

From these figures it will be seen that the
goods shipped into the city by the railroads for the
two weeks were nearly identical, there only be-
ing difference of l car in favor of the week I'M
der review; the river receipts were 81 tons more.
But those shipped out were As cars more and 90
tons more taken out by boat. These figures give
the gross carrying trade excepting small pack
ages sent out by express. The GLOBE is trying
TO get return of the latter so that its record of
the business of this great center of trade may be
complete. Now, referring to the jobbing trade
exclusively, we find railroads brought in 474 cars
against 492 the previous week, falling off of Is
cars; but the shipments, goods sent out by the
jobbing houses, amounted to 567 cars, against
554 of the previous week, being gain of ID cars.
Now gancirg through the items making up the
total tonnage of the river frieghts it is found
that more than flve-sixtlfs OF II was goods
handled by jobbing houses.JsaYfe
The jobbing houses in groceries and provis-
healthy business of the previous
week The market on the whole is steady
Sugars are little frmer; teas and cotfees I'M
changed; canned goods are strong, and provis
ions firm. Referring again to teas, it is reported
that the Siam crop is in many districts, failure
and the crop generally but Indifferent one,
but the teas from Japan and China which have
already reached us here of unusually fine
flavor. Drummers are on the road with autumn
goods of foot wear, and the factories and jobbers
in boots and shoes report good opening of the
ensuing seasons trade. Orders are coming in
freely, and the prospects are for a good
autumn and winter trade. The new price list
was published last week, which viii remain in
force till winter unless some radical and I'M
looked for change occurs in the leather market.
Leather remains very quiet with steady prices.
The same dullness and inactivity prevails in iron
and steel which has ruled for the last six
months The past week has seen no improve
ment and prices remain as they were. The gen
eral hardware trade has hardly sustained the
degree of activity of the previous
few weeks; there seems TO have been
slight ull in builder materials and mechanics
tools, household hardwareis still in good de
mand. There are no changes TO record except
in sheetron, which Is marked down. An arti-
Gle handled universally by hardware men and yet
eau hardly be placed in the category of hardware is
gunpowder, and Kentucky powder has suffered
another decline, making 1t now So so per keg.
The drug market during the past week has been
quiet and steady; there are no changes to record
in prices The three leading wholesale houses
In the city report business for the week good and
collections fair. There are no changes
in glass and paints; rnseed oils are steady; lard
oils are weaker and 1c lower. Seneca snake
root is dull and prices lower; for ginseng of
common quality the market is of but extra quail
ity commands full quoted prices. There is but
little to say respecting the dry goods trade. The
week just ended has had good showing in or
ders but personal buyers have not been Iiurner-
Gus There are no changes in the price lists
except in standard makes of bleached
and brown muslins which are slightly off
Buyers are still in the eastern market
selecting seasonable goods for autumn and winter
There is no doubt the late failures have effected
the market to some extent, but not to the extent
that might have been expected. One salutary
etfect--if failure can egitimstely be said TO
have sGlutary effect at all--is that our buyers
will be able to purchase to better advantage.
Some of the leading houses are already receiving
instalments of the new purchases. Among them
the most worthy of note are the ginghams for
the forthcoming season. II the spring styles
were pretty, these are handsome: il they were
beautiful in design and cooring, these
are Just superb. There has never
before been such goods manufactured from cot
ton, and--like those of the spring-they are
made to closely initiate wooden, and so we'll do
they do it that an experienced judge has to look
twice 1t Is not only in the pattern, but in the
richness of the coloring and the exquisite grada-
tions of shade and mixtures of tints that the I'M
itaton is so excellent. The styles are large and
small paids, both fancy aud the various regula-
ton Scotch clans and checks. The prevailing
coors are rich garnets, deep blues the ahoie
Chromstic scale of browns and myrtle greens.
The principal makes are Renfrews, Persians.
Heathers and Normandies. The lumber trade
according to the railroad returns has increased
the extent Of 10 cars the past week, but these ID
cars do not nearly show the difference between
the volume of trade of the two weeks for the
reasons expressed last week which prevail to the
same extent now The following prices current
have been carefully revised and corrected: