Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-11
THE TREND OF TRADE.
Improved Tone all Along Com
mercial Lines Reported.
THE SHOE TRADES FINE OUTLOOK.
Boom in Carriage Hardware, and an Ex-
position Stimulus.
THE SHOE TRADES FINE OUTLOOK.
RUBBER GOODS MOVING OUT SLOWLY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
TTESnAK SeDtamber 10 1889

TUESDAY, September 10, 1889.
A decided change has come over the busl-
ness barometer, and for the better. in the
past ten days. In every line there is an i'm
proved tone, and it is evident that the worst
is past. Among our merchants there is gen.
eral hopefulness and good cheer. and if we
do not have an extra fall trade, there VIII
be general disappointment in business cir
cles
Even cereals. which in this region are
more abundant than they have been for
many years, begin to feel the effect of the
improved tone TO markets. There never was
a better crop of wheat, oats and hay through
out the territory of which Pittsburg is the
center, and for the past month markets in
cereal lines have dragged, with general down
ward drift. This downward tendency has at
last been arrested, and markets show healthier
tone for the past week. 1t will be seen, by
reference to our domestic market column that
oats, hay and mill feed have taken an upward
turn within a few days.
Boots and Shoes.
A leading jobber in this line thus puts the
past present and future of the trade: "Our sum-
met trade in volume was larger than ever be-
fore. We sold more goods in the months of July
months of last year. We have not sent out as
many statesmen, having concluded to let the
Southern and far Western trade go. but not
withstanding this our aggregate sales since tne x
lst of January last have been larger than Lor
the corresponding period OF last teaa. ta.c
To be sure, MARGINS OF PREM P.Fnrs. hSne Sre
been closer than ever Delore' pu5
there is of late tendency 1owaro
better prices. Leather is looking up and shoes
are following close There is now very little
city demand for boots. Congress and lace
shoes for men and batton and lace shoes Tor
ladies and children are all the go OF late. very
few calf boots are sold as compared with
few years ago. Heavy upper and kip boots for
country trade are the principle article in this
line we handle these days. The city gentle
man who now wears a calfskin boot is an ex-
ception: whereas a score of years ago, he was
the rule. Boots now are only used to any con-
siderable extent by the country people, VINO
must needs tramp into swamps, and through
briar patches.
THE rubber trade is better than a year ago
at this time. Rubber boots are moving out
freely. The Candee Rubber Company, of New
Haven, whose goods have been on the market
for 4O years or more have recently notified US
that they find a difficulty meeting orders, and
that their supply OF rubber boots is exhausted.
ii the coming winter makes an early start,
manufacturers OF rubber goods will have all
they can do to meet demands. You may say
for our firm that we have seen no time when
the fall outlook for the boot and shoe trade was
better than il is right now"
Carriage Hardware.
There are four firms in this city engaged ex-
clusvely in handling this line of goods. A
representative of one of these houses in an in
terview to-day, said: "Our August trade was
larger than any previous month. We were
most agreeably surprised in posting up our
books for that month to find that our volume of
trade was 35 per cent better than for the pTevi-
Gus August. September, far, shows no
signs of a falling OFF in business. We turned
out m re goods yesterday than we ever did be-
fore in one day.
'Jobbng trade in winter goods, such as
blankets and rOOes, is now at its best. Saddlery
and carriage goods hold up unusually well.
The fall outlook for trade was never better.
Collections, which were slow few weeks
ago, have greatly improved since the beginning
of the month. especially in rural districts;
the abundant crops are being turned into money
Dy the farmer, and We already feel the good
effects.
Besides the Exposition has been help to our
trade, and will be greater help further on. |
Our mails show that customers are coming, |
and all signs point to the largest fall trade we
have ever had. The little money our firm put |
into life membership in the Exposition Society |
has already come back in increased volume of |
trade and we will get our own back many |
times over for that investment"