St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-24
The TREND OF TRADE,
Business Men Continue Their
Most Encouraging Weekly
Reports.
julius KeSSler Makes Some
Pertinent Remarks on the
General Outlook,
Wherein the Country Places
the City in the
Shade.
Other Interviews Indicative
of a Tidal Wave Of Pros
perity.

AtlnOuSn industrial ana railway
shares declined during the week in the
Eastern markets, yet their prices are
still much better than those quoted at
the beginning of the year. Grain mar
kets have improved during the week,
wheat showing an advance of about two
cents per buShel. While it is believed
that stronger class of holders are OPP
Grating in wheat, the heavy stocks of
this cereal have prevented greater
advance. Provisions are higher. and
live stock is bringing advanced
figures. From the cotton belt better
sales OF that staple are reported. Cot
ton was the weak spot heretofore, and
there now seems to be a good to strong
feeling in all lines of merchandise
throughout the United States. That
condition is attributable to the general
prosperity rather than to any talk of
war. The iron trade has shown a
great Improvement, and this fact rs one
Of the best features of the trade Situa-
ton.
In local business circles money is
evidently III light demand at present,
and the banks report an easy condition.
K. G. Dun u Co.'s mercantile agency
finds, as the season advances, in the
wholesale trade of this section, that the
brilliant prospects previously report
ed for this year have more and
camille agency here gave to its Eastern
journal review at the close of this
week, Of which Supt. MOreland gave
the following synopsis:
''The demand for staples is fair, and
the indications are favorable for an eX-
cellent trade in all lines in the spring.
Extensive preparations are being made
here for an unusually large business.
The recent cold weather caused collec-
tons to come in more slowly for time,
but the collections for the month thus
far are greatly improved, as compared
with the same period year ago. Money
is in good supply and the demand UNI
usually light, except from the country
banks of some localities, where there is
moderate demand. Good paper is
sought for at present"
A larger number of orders for delivery
OF goods in the spring have been re-
ceived here than has been usual at this
time of the year. This is mainly notice
able among the manufacturers of boots
and shoes, hats and caps and clothing.
Interviews were had with the follow
ing parties in their respective lines:
Talks with the Trade.
John II. Wolterstorff, the Wolterstorff-
Haskell Manufacturing Company, Hard;
Ware-The business in hotel ranges and
other hotel goods has increased with US
fully one-thlrd during the past year.
and the outlook now is better
than ever. We are increasing our
manufacturing facilities and putting
on more men. Here is all order just en-
0t<,Ao IS
apparatus and kitchen utensils for the
Third Minnesota Hospital for the In.
sane, at Fergus Falls. We are just
sending the outfit for the new hotel at
Moscow, Idaho, also for the Dunn
County Insane asylum, at Menomonee,
Wis.
Daniel R. Noyes. Noyes Bros. & Cut
Ter, Wholesale Drugs, Chemicals, Etc
Trade is excellent. larger than ever be-
fore. No January trade ever before so
good. Collections also are good: very
good for this season, which is usually
dull one. The demand for paints. oils
and glass is already active. There Is
general impression that staple goods
Will be higher, as so many have been
sold in the recent past without profit.
We have had to greatly increase our
stocks in these departments.
A. II. Llndeke, Lindeke, Warner &
Schumacher, Wholesale Dry Goods
There is no change from the splendid
prospects previously reported and think
this applies to all lines here as we'll as
to the dry goods trade. 1t is surprising
how unanimous the merchants are in
their fattering views OF the situation.
Julius KesSler 81 Co, Wholesale Liquors
and WineS-The January trade move
ment is the most active that we have
experienced for three years past. The
demand for staple goods is, of course,
more active from the country than the
city. The city yet too closely resembles
prosperous individual who is con-
tent to sit down and feed upon the
fruits OF his prosperity than to push on
and achieve new triumphS. Conserva-
tism is in its place very good thing,
but a little dash and recklessness does
not hurt at times. The country regions
are not flooded with money, but we find
in our trade that there is sufficient to
pay debts and to make orders for new
supplies gratifyingly large. If by
April the city is sufficiently awakened
to meet the country half way we will
nave the most prosperous year yet on
record. We emphasize the point that
st. Paul can only make her greatest
commercial gains by going to her pat
ronS or those who may be made patrons.
We are hardly large enough to compel
them to come to us. In our line and for
our house we can say that we were never
doing more satisfactory business and
that every day shows a gain. This could
not be so unless the country which we 4
supply was feeling loosening Of the
money market. Always having had
the faith that st. Paul was the com
mercial mother of the Northwest and
Chicago an interloper, we can see no
reason now why, with prompt and
united action, we cannot take and hold
our proper position: +!
j. B. TarboX, Tarbox, SchIiek & Co., J
Manufacturers of Boots and Shoes-Our
business Is twice as good as it was /.
year ago, and we are well pleased with
the number of spring orders that con-
tinue to come in. Mr.. SchlIek added :
Our draymen complain that they cannot
hurry shipments any faster at present, 2
as there are SO many spring stocks being
shipped over the various railways.
Why Borrow Eastern Money J