The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-15
NO LET UP In INCREASE.
OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS FURNISH
DELIGHTFUL REPORTS.
Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Liquors,
Wholesale Glass and Queensware
Keep Manfully Up With the Hurrying
Procession. Everything is Business.

Looking into the boot and shoe trade
yesterday the Appeal representative
learned from A. b. Goodbar, OF the Good
bar Shoe Company. that the shoe trade
was ahead OF last years and up to the
present month more goods were sold than
last season at the same time. The linan.
cial condition OF the country tributary to
Memphis was very good, much better than
last season, and the outlook was very
promising His house was now trading on
cash basis and they found material ad-
vance in business.
Mr.. Friedman, OF Friedman Brothers,
stated that the January and February trade
in shoes was at least 20 per cent. better
than for the corresponding time last year.
One OF the causes OF the advancing BUSH
ness was the facilities furnished by rail-
roads in opening up new territories to
Memphis business men. In Boston,
from which he had Just returned, Mem
phis stands at the top OF the ladder, ii being
tho seventh city in point OF importance
in the shoe trade OF the United States.
Memphis is phenomenal shoe market
and is SO regarded in the East We have
not as much OF the Arkansas trade as We
are entitled TO, said Mr.. Friedman. St.
Louis dry goods men are now sending free
railroad tickets TO Arkansas merchants to
induce them to visit st. Louis and make
their purchases, not only OF dry goods but
OF all other articles, and this is hurting
Memphis considerably. The ST. Louis dry
goods men and the Chicago men are at
ll.aNN LII, 4
The outlook for Memphis is quite favora-
BILE just now. Collections have been
good and the general condition OF the
country has wonderfully improved
Passing the store OF GOodbar & Co. a
member OF the firm informed the APPEAL
man that so far the shoe trade was about
the same in volume as il was a year AGO,
but the outlook was. il anything more
favorable. Collections have been poor in
a few short crop sections in the Mississippi
River counties, but at all other points rib
utary TO Memphis collections have been
excellent. The country seemed 10 be in a
good fix, and merchants were buying more
prudently. His house was selling n larger
number OF bills than on last year, yet the
aggregate would be only about as large,
showing greater number, but smaller
sales, which indicated closer and moro
careful buying on the part Of country mcr-
chants.
lnquiring into the glass and queensware
business, the reporter learned from Ben
X. Pullen, OF Floyd & Co., that the trade
WIS better than on last season and was Of
very satisfactory character. The condi-
ton OF country merchants was much bet
ter than last year The country was buy
ing freely OF good goods aud was making
satisfactory payments. The outlook was
very good aud promising for his branch Of
trade.
The liquor trade was looked into by the
reporter while on his rounds among the
merchants, and he learned from A. Vac
caro-, vi Naccaro 4 Co., that the liquor
business WIS considerably larger this year
than last; was much better every way aud
the outlook was fine. New territory had
been opened up by railroads and Memphis
travelling men or drummers worked these
new territories. The country generally
appeared 10 be more prosperous and pay
. menis were mare satisfactory. The in
crease OF trade was also due to the fact
that at many points people had become
weary OF prohibition or local option aud
voted for free trade ia liquors, Just as il
existed rs 30 other necessarics or luxurcs
OF life. This has caused a pcrcepiible in.
creased demand Tor wet goods. Business
at present was excellent and was increas-
ing rapidly.
The hardware interest was also inquired
into, and the reporter meeting John I.
Willins, Of Orgill Bros. < Co, was in
ioTmed't that an immense trade was going
on In plows aud other agricultural imple-
ments, the trade being far larger than that
Of last season. This indicated big farming
work in the country. The general trade
was probably little ahead Of last year
The outlook was never better and collec-
tions 50 far have been very satisfactory.
The hardware trade was being more ex.
tended this year, owing TO the extension
OF now railroad lines and opening up Of
new avenues OF trade. The Arkansas
trade, which formerly went TO 81. Louis,
was now coming here largely People
found that they could get agricultural inn
plcments and general hardware here at
equally M low prices rs at ST. Louis or
other points North, and goods were re-
celycd by them more rapidly from Mem
phis.
Graham, Cousins 4 Co. regarded the
outlook for hardware business ~ never
better Prospects were excellent ut pres.
ent, and the trade was never ~ satisiac-
tory. Indeed, they had about as much as
they could handle at present