St. Paul daily globe., 1885-02-04
LOCAL MARKETS.


ST. PAUL, Feb 3-'No news Is good news,
Is u saying as terse as IL is trte; and tn; dearth
of information upon commercial matters from
over the sea can only be looked upon as ia
vorable aud promissory Of, II not according
TO the old song. "A good time coming" at least
better times. III news travels apace, and II mat
ters had assumed gloomier aspect abroad TO
doubt the fact would have been
sufficiently noised abroad; and the
unusual silence about depression ami stagnati' n
| and failures and suspensions and assignments.
may therefore be taken as an assurance that
times are at least no worse than they were a
week ago As was asserted in these columns
last week. the vitality Of commerce does not
flow in arteries, narrowed down to one limited
district or within the toffnes Of one state or
nation. Each of these, IL il true, my have It's
system but like the various systems OF nerves
and blood vessels in living body, they are ali
more OF less united and the pulsatiOn or throo
hing in any Que set however remote, must be 10
some extent felt in all. Apart, then, from the
general interest pertaining TO humanity generally
self interest aud thrift induce an anxious watch
ing of commercial affairs far beyond oar own
immediate borders. Last week reference was
made TO the villainous dynamite attempts
against life and property in England as q source
OF some probable depression, and now comes the
startling news that even here, In free America,
dynamite has been had recourse TO for the put
pose Of ayenging some real or imaginary wrong
In this case, by the way. II was used against a
frm OF commercial men who choose to run their
own business in their own way. In whatever
light these overt acts looked az they cannot be
but deplored as calculated 20 weaken
confidence and cripple enterprise. Aside from
the above there has been no occurrence likely 10
disturb the even current Of the commercial
tide and no event in the commercial world indica
tive OF tightness or stagnation. Coming more
Immediately home it IL found that there mas al
least. been no falling OF In the gross bulk OF
business Of tins state. or rather the field, OF
which this city Is the commercial center. The
carrying trade for the week ending yesterday
shows from the railroad returns some little
gain oyer that OF the previous year. The
number Of cars Of goods received IN ST. Paul was
509o about 81 .eT9, ,OOO lbs. ing s43 cars, or
more than 1000, 900 pounds more than we're the
receipts for the week ending January %. There
was no, 50 large gain in the shipments but still
sufficient 10 show that trade has not been on the
standstill- There were 81 cars shipped during
the past week than for the week ending January
a. These returns refer 70 produce, building
reference 70 the jobbi trade the receipts and
shipments are also in favor Of the week under
review. The receip;s were Sss cars
against 80 for the previous week.
being q gain Of IS. The shipments OF
merchandise were AS against 47s for the pre-
vioas week, gain only Of two cars Il viii be
seen that the proportion OF receipts 10 the ship
ments compared 70 what they have been for many
weeks i greater; this Is owing 70 the fsct that
buyers Who have been for nearly two weeks In
the eastern markets are sending home their par
chases. The thaw which has prevailed for the
last few days has afccted al lines Of the joobing
trade eitaer favOEs5y or otherwise. but generally
in the right direction Boots snd shoes have
been picking rp Iittle. especially In the east
srn aad soCthern circuits. bzt there j. - yet 10
considerable demand for sprTng or sumner goods
and the orders have eaiefy been for
Eling Up lines in heavier goods and r1ob@rs-
The leather market has been eEisi bat continues
verT zr1- Like boots and shoes there has been
some percePtihle movement which has been
principally confined to sole and harness leather;
szcdlers hardware has also been IN Eocer1fe
deEsnd- 6roeerymen hsve done quieL- steady
Business not st all r1shInz bat fGily up 20 what
= cG.io1ary a. this season Of TIE year. The
market . generally steady s1ga-s- however,
coltrzry 70 al Sxpecfsfi0u have weakened and
stamped of- they must Sf neessssity, however.
become essre-. X reports OF crops can ee relied
OF. teas are srnsr and loser grades higher;
ec9ees are ira ozt quiet. provisions remain Ara
Ihe-s are E.zy es4zsss IN prices carrsar 1n1