St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-18
HOW IS BUSINESS !?
With One Voice the st. Paul
Jobbers Say the Outlook
Is Good.
Everything Seemed to De-
pend on Crops, and Crops
Are Splendid.
Various Branches of Trade
Sounded on the Fall
Trade.
And the Universal Opinion Is
That a Mild Boom Is at
Hand,

GLOBE reporters yesterday inter-
viewed the heads of the leading jobbing
firms of st. Paul, in all branches, to
learn their views of the coming fall
trade. The results, briefly stated. are
as follows:
NicoIs & Dean, Heavy Hardware
The prospects for good fall trade were
never better.
Goodyear Rubber Company-Splen-
did, Collections are better and trade is
increasing.
Powers Dry Goods Company-Eyery-
thing has a bright look; and reports
from the country are encouraging.
Strong, Hackett d Co., Hardware-It
is little early yet to form an opinion,
but the prospects are excellent.
2. r. l.. Hardenbergh & Co., Leather
AS far as leather is concerned, every
thing points to good trade and good
collections.
Jefferson & Kasson, Lumber-We eX-
pect that the lumber trade will receive
an impetus this fall. In fact, more
building is already going on. The
more money there is, the more build
ing.
r. NJ. Newport & Co.. Real Estate
and Investment Loans-Tbe real estate
market at present is about the same as
it has been for two years past. A good
crop, however, will put money in circu-
lation and stiffen up the market to
great extent.
William Dawson. Banker-There is
considerable money on hand now, al
though there is not an oversupply by
any means. Good crops, of course, will
put more money in circulation, and
maRl UanQraI hnCinlCC hpttpr
W. S. Conrad. Cigars and Tobacco
We expect good trade this fall, in fact
it has already commenced. The more
there is, the more of my kind of goods
are used.
A. Oppenheimer. Millinery-We are
dependent upon the conditions of crops
for our trade as we'll as the rest. So far
trade has been poor, but l pleased to
note that it is picking up to great eX-
tent, and think it will continue doing so.
Donaldson. Ogden & Co., Crockery and
Glassware-We expect to sell more
goods in our line this fall than we have
done for long time. Our travelling
men are sending in good orders, as
country merchants feel better able to
do so than they have for some time.
Collections are also better than hereto
fore.
E. Gotzian & Co., Boots and Shoes
Reports from all over the country are
excellent, and the prospects for good
trade this fall are very favorable. There
is very little money in circulation yet,
and collections still remain poor. but
then the crops have not all been har-
vested yet, or at least not sold. But
there is a better feeling in the country,
and letters received from country mer-
chants are encouraging. The travelling
men are sending in good orders. and
the merchants themselves will be in to
purchase when the state fair begins.
OF course, crops in some sections are
very poor, but this fact is more than
balanced by excess IN other sections.
P. H. Kelly & Co., Grocers-Miunesota
is having the best crop known here
for twenty years, and consequently
there is better uand more Substan-
tial feeling prevailing. Trade is BEGIN
ming to pick up. and the prospects have
really never been better than this fall.
II. c. Burbank d Co., Clothin g-Col
leetions are little slow as yet. but the
prospects are good, and we look for an
A No. trade this fall. We feel very
much encouraged at the outlook.
Mast, Buford q Burwell Company,
Agricultural Trade has
been little quiet in our line for some
time past, but the prospects are bright
ening every day. Trade is even now 25
per cent better than it was three weeks
ago. The reports coming in from the
grain sections, especially the Red river
valley, show that Minnesota will have
an enormous crop this year.
Robinson u Cary, Railway and Mill
Supplies-The condition of the crops
does not affect US quite as much as it
does those in other mercantile lines,
although it does to a certain extent. Our
trade has not been as good as it was In
former years, but it is gradually picking
up, and we are doing more business
than we were month ago. Formerly
we were only dependent upon the start
ing Of new enterprises, but now these
enterprises have to make money in
order to run and to give us trade. The
railways have to have crops to haul and
mills something to grind. But | am
glad to say that everything looks bright
now.
Noyes Bros. & Cutler, Drugs-Drugs,
of course, are necessity, but then we
carry many other things which country
merchants do not buy when times are
hard. Everything has been a little
close during the past summer, but from
the present outlook for good crops.
trade is bound to pick up; also collec-
tions. We look for good season of
trade.