St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-25


Col. Warren Granger. Of the p. H.
Kelly Mercantile company, spoke of the
trade i'll groceries and general merchan-
disc as follows:
Our orders are increasing very rapidly now
The September trade was very much larger
than that of September, 1897, and the trade
this month is good and shows an increase
strength to the markets now in our lines, a
tendency toward better values making more
satisfactory markets. There are orders for
four or five carloads OF goods just received
to-day. Increased activity is noticeable in
many parts of the Northwest. The starting
up of the Anaconda works in Montana is a
good sign. Here are orders from Butte for
two carloads. Collections are frst-cIass and
further Improvements may be confidently
expected. The financial condition of the
trade is better than it has been for some
years past. When wheat gets to NOV
Ing e.,,h more freely tr ana returns its
will more than .hum.' I tell YOU
what, with freight rates properly adjusted
and they are in fair shape now-these West
ern cities can hold their share of the North
west trade. 81. Paul merchants can sell now
to the Iowa line where they formerly found
it difficult to compete for business. Reason
able freights by the lakes and Northern rail-
ways improve the situation in our business.
III Montana the Eastern cities are entirely
out of the race in trying to compete with st.
Paul.
Still Better Expected.
c. Heinrich, of Foot, Schulze & Co..
boot and shoe manufacturers said:
Our business is fully as good-a last week
and while the country is busy with blowing
and threshing the prospects continue brighter
than ever. l have been in the shoe business
twenty seven years and never saw better
season than this one. Collections are fully as
good as last week, and we confidently
expect a further notable improvement
during the latter part of the season. We are
getting good many new customers, and the
merchants i'll the territory of our trade are
getting into good shape financially. A letter
here from Mr.. HunIer, of Casselton. who has
been in business there for several years. tells
US hat the threshing is progressing finely
now. and that the good results of the harvest
will be felt most noticeably in December.
Every available force is now being put into
the harvest and blowing, SO that they are
not only making the best that can be made
from this. splendid crop but are also pre-
pairing for another great year to follow.
Improved Collections.
George r. Finch, of Finch, Van Slyck
& Co., dry goods:
In view of the fall work that requires IL
attention on account of the immense crops.
| must say that trade. under the circum-
stances, is quite satisfactory. During the
past two weeks it has shown large increase
lover the same period last year, and even this
favorable showing will certainly be further
Increased. We confidently anticipate a very
much larger business during the latter part
of this year than ever before. INTACT. the
general business will be the largest ever done
IN ST. Paul. OF course. the blowing and wet
weather have kept farmers busy,.and kept
them from trading as much as they might
have done, but the business has, nevertheless,
/ been very satisfactory.
Turning to his partner, Mr.. Young,
Mr.. Finch said:
e. COLLECTIONS are all right are they not 90
Yes" said Mr.. Young, better than this
time last year. They average better"
Both gentlemen expressed themselves
2as perfectly satisfied on the question of
Northwestern freight rates, and they
evidently felt that the situation thereon
is congenial to ST. Paul interests.
All Hopeful.
B Charles Friend. saddlery and harness,
reported 4 considerable increase of force
in his manufacturing department and
good condition of the wholesale trade.
He looks for a still greater improve
ment soon.
McKibben & Co., hats and caps, stated
thatthey had billed out twice as much
stock thus far this month as they had
done in the same period last year. Their
letters show that everything is progress
ing very fairly up north now, and they
think the talk about damage to crops by
wet weather was greatly overdrawn.
c. P. Noyes. Noyes Brothers & Cut
Ter, drugs, reported a good business.
better than last year, collections very
satisfactory, and indications pointing
strongly to larger business for st.
Paul this year than ever before.
III, A. Merrill, of Donaldson, Ogden &
Co., crOckery, said:
1t was the heaviest September business we
ever had, and trade is excellent for October
siIhouYh not phenomenal, as it was in Sep