St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-11

season. as a whole, has been exceed
lngly satisfactory. The trade in our
fine fur store, WabaSha street, has eX-
ceeded all our expectations, and has
come from the surrounding cities and
towns as well as from st. Paul.
Trade Increasing.
J. II. Mailer. General Manager ST.
Paul Harness Company manufacturers
Our trade has increased more than 200
per cent this year. as compared with
1891. We are in position to compete
with the manufacturers of harness for
the trade anywhere in the United
States. We expect to have about double
our present number of employees for
next year, and to increase our output
accordingly. We have twenty-siX men
employed now. No shutdown has Oc-
CURED with us on any day since we
started-nOt even for inventory. The
demand for the goods is UP to the full
zap 'ritv OF our ability to supply them.
It's surprising, In view of the fact that
such .ormIIlS amount Of leather is
used in the Northwest, that tanneries
go not spring up in this vicinity. We
have hides and bark in abundance right
at our doors, and yet do not know OF
but a single tannery, a medium-sized
one at Duluth, in the state. The death
of William Lindeke closed certain
projects that he had in this direction,
but other parties may take up the sub
lect, to the mutual advantage OF them
selves and the city.
John H. Allen, Allen. Moon q Co..
Wholesale Grocers-Trade is very good
Tor inns time Of the year. Our business
has increased % per cent in 1892. and 1T
has been far more satisfactory to do
business this year than during the pre-
yious four years. The collections, up
TO the last ten days, were rather poor,
mostly on account Of the low price of
lectionS have improved wonderfully.
The trade, keeping up as it is now, is
indicative of pretty good condition of
the country. The margins of profit are
much closer than they were years ago,
bat the trade is more substantial, and
the wholesale men are not Inclined to
take the 0ld-time risks.
Collections and Accounts.
f. p. Strong, Vice President of Far
well. Ozmun, Kirk d. Co.. Wholesale
Hardware-Our sales are fairly active
and are running in excess of last year.
The collections are not up to what they
ought TO be OIL account of the low price
of wheat. Taken altogether. the situa-
ton is quite safe and the prospects are
very bright.
II. e. Burbank, Wholesale Clothing
This is our dull season. Our travelling
men have begun to work Oh spring OF
derS, but they find it little slow on ac-
count of the low prices of wheat, and
tbfa mild nf xujntpr h1c n9uSpn
the country merchants some delay in
dsposing of heavy goods. We are sort
lng up some and getting ready Tor the
spring business.
b. f. Meek. Secretary Northwest
Thomson-HoustOn Electric Company
The years business has been very sat
iSfactory. The new cities and towns
along the Great Northern road and the
proposed extensions of electric railways
and appliances all over the Northwest
give promise Of lively times in our bust
ness next year.
w. A. Hardenbergh, President r. l..
Hardenbergh u Co, Wholesale Leather.
Findings and Saddlery Hardware-We
are we'll satisfied with the trade Of 1899,
and the prospects are firSt-rate. 1t is
fact that collections have not come in
as rapidly as was generally expected,
but there have been definite causes for
that, and there is in Improvement now
which bespeaks change in this par
ticular in the near future.
j. j. OLeary d Sons, Pork Packers
ana Provision DealerS-The demand
for provisions is excellent. There has
been a general rise in prices during the
past two months, and the advances have
been sharp Oh some products. Smoked
hams are worth $(Nto / cent per pound
more than the prices of two weeks ago;
green hams having advanced ~ cents
per pound. Breakfast bacon has also
gone up d to l cent per pound. The
most notable rise has been in lard, fully
to 81 cents per pound during tue past
sixty days. Fresh pork is also in good
demand-the offerings by middlemen
having been greatly limited owing to
the increased values of live hogs.
Largely on this account the trade of
the city butchers has kept up this sea-
son much better than usual, and the
consumers seem to be we'll supplied
with funds to make their customary
purchases.