St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-14

tilO SuuSHluy WGdtuGI SCI III. w ME OuI
sales this year may not fully meet our
expectations, still they are in advance
of our sales in 1892. The reports from
our travelling men from various parts of
the state indicate very favorable crop
conditions for the coming season, and
many people predict as good a crop as
has ever been raised before in our ter
ritory. The disturbances in Eastern
finanancial circles have caused very few
fluctuations in values, where f1uctua-
tions might have been expected. 1t IS
now hoped that the crisis has passed.
and that present values will be main
tanned.
Silss B. Foot, Foot. Sehulze & Co.,
Wholesale and Manufacturers Of Boots
and Shoes-I have just returned from
Montana, where l spent two weeks in
the mining district, and | find our col
expected to find them. Trade is only
fair. This is not what we call the dull
season, but the country merchants have
been waiting for settled weather,
such as we had during the first
| half of the week before developing
the "sorting-up" trade. The silver and
wheat interests have been depressed to
the low point, but the pendulum must
swing back again and the conditions
improve. In view of the situation,
trade is remarkably good. We have
kept our factory going nicely ten hours
day except holidays like Good Friday
and Saturday. day off for the men to
| fix up around home and get ready for
summer. They found in Montana that
| wasn't much of tenderfoot. Helena
and Butte are splendid specimens of
| Western development l was in Hell
ena back In the'6US when the camp was
| starting.
c. w. Hackett, President c. w. Hack
| EFT Hardware Company-Our trade is
| good for this time OF the year. l be-
| lleYe fully that If the currency question
were settled we would see as prosperous
times as we have ever seen here. We
cannot find fault with the collections,
| which are coming in as well as we
| could expect. The country merchants
seem to be having reasonable success in
getting money with which to liquidate
| their accounts. AS to prospects: With
| good weather the prospects seem as
| favorable as ever before at this time Of
the year. Bad weather did cause the
merchants to hold back during its con-
| tinuance and not buy as freely as they
| might have done.
On the other hand stands the currency
| question. l believe in the repeal of the
| Sherman silver purchase bill. and with
| that question settled think confidence
would be restored and that our country
would continue on the prosperous career
that has marked its past.
Daniel r. NoyeS, NOyes Brothers d
Cutler, Wholesale Drugs, Paints, Oils,
Etc.-The volume of business here is
good and increasing and our collections
are fair for this season of the year. If
n
much to help our jObberS whose interests
are affected more or less always by the
condition of the Eastern money market,
and at the moment unfaVorably.
While we do not look for booming
times this year, we do look confidently
to steady and reliable trade, equal in
amount nearly, if not quite, to the phe
nomena sales of 1892. So far as our
conditions here are concerned they are,
generally speaking, good. 1t is to the
East we look, not to the West for any
sign OF danger. While there can be no
settled financial weather until the silver
land therefore gold question is settled,
and while Wall street manipulatorS on
the one hand hammer" down stocks
unduly, and on the other hand initiate
and force them up unduly in their own
interest, yet we look for an easier
money market in the near future, first,
because the general condition of the
country is good. and second, because
tied-up money only benefits the few,
not the many, and gets 'reStleSS" when
Improbable.
There seems no lack of money and
no unusual demand for it, but rather
lack of confidence as to the currency OF
the future and doubt as to the condition
OF the money market when contracts
will mature. Every one has an opinion
as to the present. Few venture just
now to express one as to the future.
Aside from the one silver question
scare is to our minds very largely a
needless one.
Hon. w. B. Dean, Nicols and Dean,
Wholesale Iron, Steel and Heavy Hard
ware - Considering the conditions Of
the iron trade in the East, the situa-
ton here is fair. We did not look for
a phenomenal business this season.
The collections are fair under the
circumstances.
William B. Hastings, Manager Barrett
81 Barrett, Wholesale Vinegars, Cider
and Imported aud Domestic Malt Bev-
erages-Trade seems inclined to be
pretty good. 1t is larger from the cOun-
try than from the city. 1t seems as
though when the season really begins
that trade ought to be large.
John Wilkinson, Powers Dry Goods
Company, Wholesale-The RECEIPT i'm
proved weather has been very accept
able, but 1t is little early as yet to reap
the full benefits of the season. l think
the prospects are that from now ON till
June the spring trade will show de-
cided improvement. The prices of cot
ton goods have weakened some on
account of the backward season, to-
gether with the recent Stringency in ,
Eastern money markets. Values are
practically unchanged in other lines of
dry goods, with the market about steady.
Opposite the Powers concern in Smith
park preparations were going forward
actively for the Hill celebration, and
that handsome quarter Of the wholesale
district promises to be very attractive
center during the festal period. The
displays of the wholesale men may not
be so extremely large and they may not
run to gaudiueSS, but they will indicate
the substantial footing of their business.
Eugene j. Stilwell, Wright, Barrett IL
Stilwell, Wholesale Paper-1 am sur
prised at the Improvement we can re-
port in collections, and the country Gus
toners are buying well. These orders
are coming from men OF good Judgment
concerning the resources of the country
districts, and the indications from our
correspondence and general business
are quite satisfactory.
Charles Stuart Rogers, President
Northwestern Cordage, Comparative
have all our machines except one rope
machine in active running order, and
have sold our products in some lines
for months ahead of the manufacture.
We bought our raw material at low
prices, and consequently have good
profit on our operations. Orders are
coming in nicely on current business.
and the situation is very satisfactory
with US. The troubles of the National
Cordage company (or Cordage trusD are
favorable to our business rather than
otherwise. AS stated before, we are
clear outside Of the trust, and rather
glad to be so. Our st. Paul products
include everything from cord and bind
ing Irvine clear up to the nine-inch
hawser. Our equipment and expert
ence put ST. Paul at the head In our
in, oil