The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-03-10
TRADE is REVlVING,

TRADE is REVlVlkG.
Leading Wholesale Houses and Jobbers
Report an Encouraging.Reyival.
CHICAGO, March 6.--Representatives
of the leading wholesale houses and
jobbers report an encouraging revival
of trade. In some lines, notably in dry
goods. orders are coming in beyond an
ticipation, and in that branch of trade
as well as all others it is n matter of
general comment That buyers have
fallen into consel vltive habits.
Retailers are purchasing what they
need. preferring to send frequent small
orders to laying in heavy stocks. They
are asking and extending shorter credit
and doing business at a closer range.
Spring trade in the wholesale dry
goods business is opening up very fair,
indeed said John Z. Scott of the firm
of Carson, Prize & Scott. merchants
are coming to Chicago in large nun.
bers after their spring stocksand goods
sre moving in 6 very encouraging way.
Prices are low and trade is being CON
Quoted on a basis of smaller profits, but
QouOoy can complain.
"Spring trade is beginning very we'll,
but the merchants are not giving SO
many advance orders as in former
years" said John Il. %Chumasero, man
ager of John V. Farwell & Co.'S whole
sale dry goods establishment. "They
nre buying in smaller quantities and
of course, will come more frequently to
replenish their stocks. Therefore, as q
whole, the amount Of sales may not
differ from that of previous seasons"
I'VE are selling as many bills OF
goods as usual this spring, but they are
not SO large as formerly" said Robert
l.. Fair. of Marshall Field 81 Co.'S
wholesale house. Take it all around,
u spring trade SO far is very satisfac-
tory. In the large wholesale grocery
houses, where an annual business
transacted, the feel ng is that the
spring trade will bring about some i'm
provement. The general opinion lie
that the country merchants will buy
more freely when congress has de-
termined upon its course in tariff lepis-
lation."
I'VE are very hopeful for an increase
in trade said w. 7. Chandler OF
Franklin MacVeagh Il Co.. .'nnd | be-
ieve that our sales this spring will be
a little larger than last year. Out of
town customers nre buying carefully,
but with much more frequency than
ever before. They do not anticipate
their needs by SO long a period as they
formerly did. ard so their purchases
come oftener."
wv have had as much new business.
for the last week as we could handle"
said Robert Nj. Wells of Wells, Nellie.
gar & Co., the hardware dealers. ut
looks as though times were picking up.
The spring trade has opened up early
and We have many country orders for
agricultural implements. Then there
is another thing-I find many young
men are going into the business in tho
small towns"
Talking the number of ordersore.
ceived both from out Of town and local
druggists" said o. f. Fuller of Fuller
4 Fuller, wholesale druggists, ''as a
basis for an indication OF the condition
of trade, one would at first sight say that
business was showing increased activ-
ity over the corresponding time last
year. In fact think we are receiving
far more orders now than we did when
there were no Qrewsome stories of gen.
eral depression"
L. q. Hall of Keith Bros. IL Co., hats
and eaps-The prospects for spring
trade are good. do not mean to say
we are to have a boom like we had last
year, owing to the grent number OF our
customers who came III TO see the fair.
What ! mean is that we will have an
average season and will make some
money.
G. C. Wetherell OF Gage Bros. & Co.,
wholesale milliners-We expected a
slight shrinkage in the volnme of our
trade this spring and were prepared for
it. The clouds are already breaking
and will soon be off the financial sky
altogether. This season we expect to
do n business that will BIO fully up to
the average.
The Illinois Steel company is prepar-
ing to start up another furnace in
South Chicago in the near future. The
first furnace vas started n week ago.
There is unmistakable improvement in
the iron industry and several subs.an-
tial sales Of material will be reported
before the week is out.
SYRACUSE. n. Y, March G.-The
Hitchcock Wagon Works at Cortland,
n of the largest in the state, started
up on ten hours time, owing to the in.
crease in the demand for their product.
MtpDLETowN, N. Y. March 6.-Thc
tannery of Howell Hayes C Co.. in
this city. which employs $50 hands, and
which has been running on short time
since last fall, is running on full time
with oil hands at work.
CHESTER, Pa, March 6.-The Vulcan
Iron works have started on full time.
with plenty of orders and n prospect OF
more. Tho full complement of work.
men is not yet employed, but will be in
q few days.
Valley railroad shops at South Easton,
which have been working but four
days a week for several months. wers
today ordered on full time. Over SOC
men are employed in tho shops.
JoHSsrowS, Pa, March s. - The
Johnstown company has announced
that it will give out its decision re.
gardin9 the moving Of tho works from
Johnstown on March 10. The indica,
tions are that hat the works will be- re.
moved to Youngstown, O. The plum,
is valued at 81, 900, 900.
ELwooD, Ind. March G.-All the
prominent factories here, employing
about 2,To0 men, have resumed opera.
tions.
ANDERSON, Ind, March e.-The Hnugf
Kurtz steel mill, that had been shut
pown for several weeks, resumed opera
tons with all of its former employees.
RALEIGH, N. c., March 6.-Six cotton
mills in Cumberland county are run
ming On double time to fill orders.
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