St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
HAS A ROSEATE TINGE
Wholesalers Sum Up the Bus
mess Outlook in Char M
ing Colors.
Orders Consi19 pably Ahead OF
What They Wepe This Time
Last Year.
Some Firms 0yepworked to
Fill the Demands OF Coun-
try Merchants.
An Advance in the Price Of
Leather May Be Looked
For.

A retail house may be frivolous, but
there is something about the nature OF
the wholesale trade that precludes the
possibility of considering the matter
lightly. The wholesale district is not
cheerful part of town. The buildings
are high and much begrimed with the
sooty smoke of years. Lights are lit
early i'll the afternoon. The only vehi-
cles that rumble by are heavy loaded
draws. The sidewalks are always
blocked by great boxes or crates, and
everybody is always busy. 1t isn't at ali
pretty part of town, but it is very
important part, for st. PauPs wholesale
trade is enormous. 1t looks dull and
gloomy as you trudge down to it, but
after you have heard the wholesale
merchants talk of the business outlook.
the very air seems to grow lighter. Inc
general tone of their talk is hopeful III
the extreme. There are no grumblers,
and everyone has unbOunded confidence
in St. Paul'S future. The following III
tervieWs were obtained yesterday on the
business outlook.
W. A. Hardenbergh, of P. r. L. Harden
bergh d Co., Leather and Saddiery Hardware,
said-The current month is the largest we
have ever known in volume OF business.
Seasonable goods are moving briskly; The
leather market has beer dropping Tor the
past wear and prices have been low. causing
many manufacturers to curtail production:
but with the assurance of 4 good season and
small stocks OF leather in first hands, there
will no doubt be higher prices within Few
weeks Indeed, some manufacturers have
advanced already Consumers have bought
sparingly during the past three Years-on &C
count of poor harvests-but we expect them
to be free buyers this fall, and are prepared
for greatly increased business.
John f. Broderick of the Ryan Drug Com
pany-I don't know of anything that could
possibly make the business prospects in our
line better than they are at present We
have all the business we can attend 10. ana
are daily receiving enough orders TO keep US
very busy filling them.
Jason W. Cooper of Griggs, Cooper &
Co., Wholesale Grocers-The financial and
business outlook is very encouraging indeed.
Trade is very good just at present Our sales
are q great deal heavier than they were at
this season last year.
II. B. Gates, of c. ". Hackett & Co., Hard
ware-Our trade this season is q great deal
in advance of what il was at this time last
year. We anticipate a very large trade this
fall. The prospects tor the wholesale trade
in ST. Paul are bright in the extreme. The
fine crop now being harvested Will undOubt-
edly affect our business great deal, and for
that reason we expect the fail and winter
trade to be very heavy.
c. II. Worthen, Powers Dry Goods Com
pany-The outlook tor the various wholesale
houses in ST. Paul is most encouraging. The
trade i'll our line is better at present than 1t
has been for five years past. The country
merchants are very hopeful in expectation
of the largest trade they have had for years,
and are laying in unusually heavy stocks ac-
cordingly. The encouraging condition OF
trade extends throughout the West as far as
Washington. The trade is especially fatter-
inc in Minnesota ana the DaEOtaS
G. L. Tracy. of IL. C. Burbank Co., Cloth
ing-OTders are coming i'll rapidly from all
parts of our district The demand is very
encouraging and The outlook is good. The
trade is considerably heavier than usual at
! this season. Retail merchants in the two
Dakotas especially are ordering very heavily.
w. b. Dean. of NicOils d Dean. Hardware
Owing 10 the amount of grain that is every
where reported to be harvesting, the outlook
is very fattering The trade in our line has
been about as usual up to this time. II is be-
ginning to be little heavier, and everybody
is jubilant over the prospects for the coming
season in the Northwest
5. b. Foot, of Foot, Schultze & Co., Shoe
Dealers-The outlook just at present is very
good. All we can ask more is continued
pleasant weather. so that the large crop will
not be injured at this late day. Trade is act
i've. We are kept so busy filling orders that
we are oyerwOrked. We anticipate an I'M
usually good trade. The Dakotas, especially,
will have the means TO be liberal buyers.
Isaac III. Arthur of Arthur, Warren x Alb
bolt, Notions-Business prospects are very
flattersng. We have great expectations for
the opening season.
The jobbers of ST. Paul are all encouraged,
and are running fan in advance of their last
years sales The trade will undoubtedly be
very greatly improved by the large crops.