St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-30
COMMERCIAL.


very material falling off in the general trade of
the city judging by the railroad reports. The
total cars shipped into the city during the week
ending yesterday 1,701 against 1855 for
the previous week, being decrease of no less
than 154 cars, and the total of merchandise
brought in by boat was 315 tons
being $50 tons less than for the week
ending July %. Nor do the shipments for the
two weeks compare more favorably for the week
under review. The cars shipped for the week
ending July 20 were ,205, and for the week end
ing July % ,235, being SO less; shipments by
boat were also less, being 80 tons against 1875
tons. OF these 1,701 cars of goods received. 435
only were merchandise, while under the same
head for the previous week we have 40
cars, making it appear that the
mercantile jobbing houses of st. Paul have re-
ceived less goods by 80 cars than they did
week ago. The shipments show still greater
falling off, the number of cars being $40 against
SCI for the previous week, or AZ cars less. To
this should be added the deficiency in the water
carriage los tons, which is all classed mer-
chandise. Now it is not thought that the job
bling houses have done less business during the
past week by some million and a
half of pounds but still there is
no doubt that trade during the past week has
been lighter in some branches of business. But
it should be remembered that during quiet times
small sellers are generally the rule and small
parcels are generally shipped through the ex
press companies, and there is no doubt that
though car lot shipments have been lighter, ex-
press shipments have been heavier
But whatever may be said Of other commercial
bouses, certainly there has been no apparent fall
ing off CT business among grocery
houses, Their shipments for the week
have been very large owing pro
badly to the greater demand for staple articles
during harvest There are no changes in quota
tions, except in canned goods, canned fish being
marked down considerably lower. Teas, coffees,
sugars and other staples are steady As some
indication of the amount of business done by the
grocery houses it may be stated that last week
there were no less than 26 cars of sugar brought
in by the railroads, and a considerable amount
sby the boats There has been a considerable
let up in the demand for boots and shoes, and
the week just ended has been very
dull indeed but there IL plenty
of time yet for the trade in fall goods to show up
strong and vigorous There have been but few
personal buyers in town and orders have neither
been numerous nor large There is nothing new
to say about leather; the market is just it has
been for weeks past and prices are neither
changed nor showing any symptoms of change.
The same remarks are applicable to
manufactured iron and steel. The market
remains dull and quiet Manufacturers
have some of them, notified their employees of
reduction of wages to take effect in August. In
speaking of the iron trade we cannot but express
our regret for the loss OF one of ST. Paurs most
respected citizens. Mr.. Frank Breuer. who
died on the Gath inst, was well known through
out this and the adjoining states as thorough
business man and congenial, free-hearted gem
tleman. General hardware has been
quiet and steady, with neither
increase or dimunition in the volume Of bust
ness transacted; prices unchanged. There
has been considerable picking up in the lumber
trade; the railroad reports indicating an increase
of thirty cars do not show one tenth of the in
creased business done Prices are steady The
jobbers in drugs and chemicals have had a good
steady week : trade with quiet but firm mar
ket. There is not change in quotations to
record Paints glass and GLACIERS materials
are unchanged, except linseed oil, which is 1c
lower. The dry goods houses have not been over
burdened with business during the past week.
Personal buyers have been few and orders have
not beeu heavy. The chief business with sew
eral OF the houses has been in grain bags, which
have been in good demand, but there seems to be
quite a lull in the general drapery trades Fall
stocks continue TO arrive, showing what the
buyers who are still east are doing. The market
is quiet and steady, without single change in
prices current to note. Although it is impossi-
Bile to make an accurate comparison Just now of
the month just ending with that of June or with
the July of SO. it may be safely predicted that
when the comparison is made it will be
found favorable TO the present All
the jobbng houses without exception which have
been asked state that the month of July has
been to them a very satisfactory one and although
they cannot. till time has enabled them to make
their monthly balances, say just how it will com
pare with other months other years, still they
think the outcome will be better by long odds
than was anticipated. In the following tables
viii be found but few changes, all the markets
appearing to be unusually quiet and steady