St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-01
The Activity Of the Past Week
Here Has Been Most
Marked.
Comprehensive Review Of the
Trade Situation in the
Northwest.
Lumber Is Very Tight--Sash
and Door Men Working
s. Overtime.

Considerable activity was displayed
the past week in local business circles
indeed, trade generally has shown quite
an upward tendency. This is very
pertinently referred to in the monthly
report of Bradstreets'. They say: An
undue prolongation of cool weather re-
tarded the distribution of seasonable
goods, while prevailing feeling of I'M
certainty produced depressing effect,
there being for time cause for appre-
hension AS to crop prospects, attributa-
bic to lack of rainfall and to the eX-
haustion of the reserves of moisture In
the earth. ALI cause for alarm on this
account, however. is now considered to
be allayed, as abundant showers
throughout the country, followed by
warmer weather, are causing luxuri-
ant vegetation. These causes, COM
bined with a lack of pur-
chasing power, have created a
tendency toward restricted orders, yet
~jobbers, as rule, have had fair trade,
the aggregate sales being fully on par
with former seasons, while with som e
houses perceptible increase has been
felt. The building trade has been UNI
exceptionally good at many points
throughout the West and Northwest.
there being good demand for labor and
material. Heavy consignments of ma
terials have been sent to Duluth, Helena,
Butte, Spokane Falls, Denver, Ogden
and Salt Lake City. Sash and door
un,,fyn
are still unable to fill all desirable
orders. Lower grades of lumber have
advanced slightly, while the advance in
higher grades has been very marked.
The scarcity of good shop lumber has
exercised sash and door men considera-
bly,, and seems to have been very gen.
orally felt. 'Uppers' are becoming
more scarce every day. circumstance
which enables manipulators to get
better prices and take the pick of Or
ders, at the same time affording ma
terial advantage to those dealers who
had laid in stocks before the present
situation was appreciated. Some have
regarded the scarcity of good, seasoned
material for manufacturing purposes
assof local incident and temporary in
nature, but inquiry among the Twin
City sash and door men shows it to be
generally prevalent. The slight rise in
value of the coarser grades of lumber is
attributed to the difficulty which is an
ticipated in getting logs to the mills.
But few logs were hOated down last
year, and some mills were forced to
close down. Prospects this year offer
but slight announcement. An advance
in wheat, caused by unfayorable crop
reports and easy cables, has been fol-
10 NV 6oolipir1O rnorlynt Elnatuo.
tons in prices have been attributed to
speculative action rather than to fun
damental change in conditions. Flour
has found all unsatisfactory outlet, and,
owing to heavy accumulatiOns, values
have been depressed and irregular.
Manufacturing has been Improbable at
the prices demanded for wheat during
the past month, and number of mills
have been closed down. The distribu-
ton and sale of certain articles, which
are the subjects of restrictive and pro-
hibitive legislation, has been affected
by recent judicial decisions of the fed
eral supreme court. Liquor dealers
and distillers await with interest
the action of the senate over
a bill which would practically
annul the effect Of the de-
cision known as the original package
decision This bill has been opposed by
some on the ground that 1t is calculated
to give dealers in one state an undue
advantage over those of another. Dairy
men and farmers, with view to pre-
vent the importation of oleOmargarine,
have exerted influence to procure legiS-
lation delegating to the states control of
the sale within their limits of property
imported from another state, and bill
having that end in view has been favor
ably reported. The principles involved
are of wide application, affecting the
interests of a large body of citizens,
who are closely watching the course OF
events.
Fall1hee & Snow mention among the
their sales for the past week, fifty feet
on Paramount avenue, Summit Park, to
R. G. Gooding, consideration $500;
eighty feet on Lincoln avenue, corner
Syndicate avenue, Stinson's Boulevard,
to J. II. Tregilgas, for $4,000; five lots
on Grand avenue, four on Lincoln and
two on Goodrich avenue, StlnSon'S
Boulevard, at 81 900 each; two lots in
Merriam Park, Third addition, to b.
u. Hutchinson, for $4,000, and tW 10 lots in
Wilder's addition for $3.50 each. The
majority of the above sales were made
to parties who will improve at once.
market, most all sales being made to
those who intend to build for home, or
as an investment, which is certainly a
healthy condition. They will open bust
ness In their new quarters III the GLOBE
building Monday morning, where they
will be glad to meet their Old customers
and any new friends who may be
pleased to call on them. The GLOBE
wishes them success in their new effice.
Mcguire Bros.-Tbe demand for mod
crate priced lots in the residence sec
ton along the residence and motor
lines still continues. The fine weather
has helped US to make good many
sales.
BUILDING PERMITS.
The following permits to build were issued
YESTERDAY.
P TKavanagn, 5-story brick and iron
building, Wabasha corner Sixth. $4,000
N Senvig, 2-story frame dwelling, Edg,.
erton near Case. ..........o,ooo
1 E Atherton, freight elevator, Jackson,
near Firth .i;,.... l'ooo
William NJ Young, repair dwelling.
De Soto, near Earl -. 1,OOO
Ing. Stella. near Atwater. ............. 1900
- ings, University, n near Prior. 3. 900
'G ings Ashland, S near e Kent. 900
Sa NEAR 5 6sIess Dl'on aS' ... Il. 900
II & Craig, 2-story frame dwelling.
Wesley, near Smelling. ............... 45O
Ten minor permits. ..... ..............5,4oo
Twenty permits, total. ..........S2o2, $50
NJ Choosing q Sweetheart.