St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-10
ST. PAUL,S TRADE.
Wholesale and Retail Business
During the Week.

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During the past week the money market
has been easy, business usually running
rather light just before harvest. Discount
rates remain as usual. and Eastern exchange
has been selling at par to a slight premium.
The real estate business has been COM
paratively quiet, and will probably remain
so: building, however, is exceedingly ac-
tive.
A very large trade has been done in whole
sale groceries, and collections are good. con-
sidering the time of year.
The dry goods trade is fair. a good trade
having been done in fall goods exceeding
that of last wear at this time.
The drug business keeps up well in GUAM
tity of goods and number of orders: prices
also well sustained. Alcohol is firner. and
gum camphor has advanced. Everyone is
hopeful, and looking for good times close at
hand. Prices generally are firmer. although
few changes OF note, except linseed oil
which has declined about cents per gallon.
and lard oil is little lower. Two large
shipments of seneca root made during the
week.
A satisfactory business has been done in
wholesale clothing, and the hat and cap trade
has been very active indeed.
The wholesale boot and shoe dealers re-
port a very good week. with fair collections.
The leather merchants report busy
week. trade being better than it was at this
time last year. Prices are low. but the
prospects for good trade this fall are ell
cOuTaging.
The hardware trade continues exceed
ingly brisk, unusually so for the month of
August.
The wine and liquor merchants report
trade good.
A large business has been done in whole
sale fruits.
The retail business generally has been
quiet during the week.
c. A. McNEALE,
Secretary St. Paul Chamber of Commerce.
Rc wants TO KNOW.
To the Editor of the Globe:
ImOyed out a short time since 10 the vi
entity of the crossing Of West Seventh street
and the Milwaukee short line. was in
formed before changing my residence that
the street ears ran to that point until II p.
III. have had such sore experience in
getting home late from business that /
think if Your influential journal shonld take
the matter up and compel this company to
anord better service on that line TO the
large section of the city contiguous TO Sew
enth street and west of Ramsey street they
would be very greatly in your debt.
l took car the other night at the Metro
polltan at about II. and could only ride to
ramsey street. The next night 1 got at
the same place at 1890, and no car came
along until the aforementioned IL o'clock,
and, of course, was compelled to walk the
greater part of the way home
The night still following Twas determined
to be early enough. and caught car at the
same place at 10 p. m, occupied only by
another passenger and myself. You can
/ imagine the Indignation of both of us when
the car turned of at Ramsey street alta time
when it just commenced to rain hard. Some
4wentY minutes after, or Just as l had
reached home, a car came along, so that
you see there is no system or regularity in
1 the marketable" one-horse road.
They should be compelled to run cars at
stated intervals, and the last car should