St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-16
CONFIDENCE REVIVED.
Settlement of the Tariff Mat
ter Inspires st. Paul
Merchants
TO LOOK FOR GOOD TIMES.
Business Has Improved Ma
terially Within a Few
Weeks.
NO BOOM is LOOKED FOR,
But a Steady Advance in the
Abnormally Low Mar
ket Is Looked For.
10 BOOM is LOOKED FOR,

Business in st. Paul, as we'll as in all
parts of the country. has revived ma
terially within the past few days. That
the revival is due wholly to the settle
ment of the tariff matter, the business
men interviewed yesterday were not
prepared to say. Their opinion
however, was that the settlement of the
question must inspire confidence and
bring about better state OF affairs.
Most of them expressed the opinion
that there would be no boom. but
gradual advance in the markets that
have long been abnOrmally low.
Following are few of the express
sions OF merchants and others:
j. Fleigler, Flour, Grain and Feed.
Wholesale Commission Dealsr at 26S
East SIXTH can see quite all improve
ment i'll the first fifteen days of this
month over the same fifteen days in
July. Whether it is due to the tariff
settlement am unable to say. How
ever, l think the settlement of the tariff
will have tendency to settle things.
1t will give the public confidence. | do
not look for boom, but think there
will be steady improvement from
now on.
G. w. Hackett, Wholesale Hardware
MerchaDt-There has been sOme fnl-
provement in business during this
month. 1t is too soon to feel tine effects
of the tariff settlement. / think, how
ever, that business must improve
tnr rtnIl hn g
meter.
Boak Fish Company-The passage of
the tariff bill has as yet had but little
effect upon our business. We are look
ing for fair fall trade. We have reason
to expect that it will be better than last
fall, for the reason that stocks through
the country are lighter than last fall.
Collections have been fairly good. with
us. We think the outlook is brighter
for all business.
Farwell. Ozmun. Kirk & sCo.. Whole
sale Hardware-The business outlook is
decidedly improved now that the un-
certainty as to the tariff is over. BuSi-
ness men can now see what conditions
they will be required to meet at all
points affected by the tariff, and, while
it Will particularly require some time
yet for circumstances TO adjust them
selves to new conditions, busi-
ness generally will adapt it.
self quickly to the requirements
under the new law. There has
been very long period of suspense,
and business interests have come to feel
that almost any adjustment that could
be had from the present congress would
be better than to wait until next De-
cember, with the certainty that some
sort of bill would be passed before
next March. The country is just now
i'll readiness for the fall trade, and the
conditions are favorable for fairly
certainly look better now than they
have for the past year.
hyan Drug Company-No appreciable
effect of the passage of the tariff bill
has been felt by us up to the present
time. The final effect will undoub btedly
cause merchants to buy more freely, as
stocks are generally low. Oar prospects
for fail trade are better than last fall.
Collections are easier.
Foot. Schulze IL Co., Wholesale Boots
and Shoes-Our prospects for fall trade
are much better than last. We are SELL
ing as much goods as a year ago, but
there is not so much money in them.
We anticipate sharp demand later on.
The tariff bill will not materially affect
US before year from now. When it
reaches US, it will have a favorable one.
Capitalists whose money has been idle
during the depression will have q
chance to invest, and all business in.
terests will be stimulated.
Griggs. Cooper & Co, Wholesale Gro
GERS The general conditions OF trade
have been such that buyers could not
be induced to anticipate wants. This
was due, in measure, to the uncer.
| tainty of crop conditions, as well as to
the fate of the tariff legislation. but
now that fair crop is assured,
and a tariff bill has been
finally determined Oh, we are
already seeing marked improvement
| III the volume of business, and some
thing like the old-tlme activity is man
tested. While no doubt a large propor-
ton of the people of the Northwest are
dissatisfied with the present tariff bill,
most all feel relieved that the struggle
is over, and we can at last tell on what
basis we can do business.
p. II. Kelly Mercantile Company
Our trade indicates considerable activi-
ty for this fall. We expect that the set
tlement of the tariff question will i'm
prove business. When the matter was
unsettled no one could tell upon what
conditions TO do business, but now that
all uncertainty has diSappe ared, matters
will soon adjust themselves on perma
nent basis in accordance with new con-
ditions. We already feel the wholesome
effect of settlement of this matter.
Linkeke. Warner&Schurmeier, Whole
sale Dry -Geods-Business is certainly
active with us. 1t is good and satisfac-
tory. 1t is little too early for the
effect of the tariff bill to reach US here.
On the grounds that anything is better
than uncertainty, it is well it is settled,
coming. as it does, at the commence
ment of fall business. If it had dragged
along in an unsettled state, it would
have had a bad effect upon trade. But,
being settled, it will certainly affect all
lines of trade faVOrably.