New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-08
THE BETTER BUSINESS TONE.
INCREASED ACTIVITY AND CONFIDENCE
MORE TALKS WITH MEN PROMINENT IN NNil-

MORE TALKS WITH MEN PROMINENT IN VARi-
ors LINES OF TRADE.
The better feeling in the business community
over the adjournment OF Congress continues anu
there are Indications from all centres Vi me-
beneficial influence Of the Adjournment w." 81
due,ries in genera, The Tribune pfh'e" vi
"Wednesday md Thursday interviews VIZ" ""
known business men the result oil 'he .'n,
mani NJ Congress and the following au"'Uo"''
talks with representative men are interesting anu
worthy Of considerations -. .,,,oh
. = Huntington said: Il SHAH be yer! ''',A
s,,r,rsod n this country does not have from now Oh
five as good business years as 1t mas NM" ="
of. ,.ars Times are already better, anu tht9 are
i,,c 90 in,nroye The country Is compai"uNe's
barren of goods. and il must DE SuiP"' -
there is more confidence on the part u o"'."y
,nor In nv own business experience nave '0'
LOU, moro than three good years IN Ten 0" d"
49, ard there have usually been three pretty
49,, ,.,rs in the same ten. Now, the last Ten years
,vorc rather unsteady. That is. we dln 10. "'''
a roallv satisfactory period wlthlh the "'
rrhercfore | calculate that the Tune mas cum.
for an improvement and prouacf" P'',o W
so,id nrosDcritv Traffic the Southern fac'hc
,or,irues tn improve moderately. one year ago
tho reports of earnings showed a steady decrease
Now. the earnings steadily increasing
Ex..Judgo Henry Hilton. of Hilton Hughes Il co.
said: Things couldn't possibly be worse IMAM '"eS
hotter for there can be DO other change. Look
about this store and see the low prices at which
goods are marked. They are selling for less than
the actual cost Of their producuon There Is u's
about what it cost 10 import them. We are nov
sending out twice rs many parcels as NJ $50
,Wo OIL iS5 ionic hiv cheaper goods ami in smaller
Quantities than they did in better times pn Ill II II
only a paper of pins We have to haNc no1 -, ~
G"iivcr H. People haven't the money to buy Deter
ar 4
don't want dress goods that cos' oNri SF.o Iv, vii
There's no profit in the business belize We C %nI
enter uuon a new era of prosperity aItcr tne on
crcssmcn have time to get to thtI uN', IN Tb",
of them are sPan6e o an and n" de somohng FOR
themselves. but not heiore mn IN in ali transat-
i,ic countries FOR Europe depends largely l1r he'
own prosperity upon prosperous '''"''''' 81
IN BETTER SHAPE For BUSINESS
rslcr Straus. Of r. II. MACY & Co. sarl; 'Ns
general proposition. the country s always J" ''''
shane for business when Congress IS NOT III S'SS'''
q ono "a yyc have financial and Industrial legs
lation rushing to the fore so long VIII business 'e
sensitive to the doinss Of Congress. ih' business
Of our firm thus tat This year is The best We Ger
have had although prices were never pc "Ie t ~
think the tendency ali along tn Ihc - toWa'" tl
consumption of cheaper grades "i boo'S or ~
words. the reduction IN pIi,ra haS no, f ,s man
creased consumption Of higher gra'ts OF E"rIS n,
,eoplr have been accustomed to buy. consumers
having economz-d 10 tte iuiI .Attt ol tNT rosr
ny OF prices. When times get 10 hr NOR Pi"St'lx
Gus | anticipate general raising "I me I'Vc' o'
consumption 10y ca'n class 81 'oi'S''' - o. 40
stance dress goods thAl We s"il ~ ), '' ' 80.
cenis y'iit are " IN tir0 ii this country
.''""t' e." '"'ii,. tI- condition. thu lady
was ~ Is L,l"a"5 , ~ a,,.,i r,,,s would cor
w'o 'V ~ j Tbat .s he usual tendency ~
i"m~rinl, Of prizes. but 1T present the consumer
Con%n,S ~, r IVES the d,fsrence ~ q cents
a yard \ reversal 81 this tendency "ll, ny ltstH,
dia ngilshts lcprcssed conditions from prosperous
ones l look forward to steady and progressive I'M
'. John Danci Son Hroadway Eighth, and
Mon,i n saI we all feel happy on ac-
count OF the adjournment Of Congress ana Thank
, M n" hgrlug Vim rational nnancc trade
Mi down to is normal conditions We look
openIrg fairly vel AMI We are hopeful W. be-
ia,n ttcmsol,'s. ana mat - next fall W wlil
We're never IT, fore 50 low in an branches 81 ;he
Gryrooi. business Toicr ~ nev ,nrc lay.
/ which admits foreign woo,l"rs lu competition win
Viii have to compete wi:h the foreign producers
era ed rFSh1bG a, 'G re % De ne wac, Of ,r mil
/ operative. Prices 81 goods. a ne" -rii.l are
not hkey 10 @'''',.' u'''', -, -,
fh"M Han" ~ "''
/ ...rbo middle classes who ln good times 'N-
tcnsiyc consumers Of dDsoods. ma them-eI'c'.
after Iohs p'r'"l % 1ei',' '''' .' ''' ' '.'.'
mat 'h'y nave 10 700" .~' .'''.''' .'.,,
/ ''"n H'"' to- '''''" ,.. ,,.
! uacte1 10y n'it'''S ~ '''''' - " a.
actually hee1 the f"'HH '"'S az" "', ,'.,, u,
J mop" lha' 'hese coH'''""S W." F".' """'
! Outgoing OF H"t "".f u' 49, .5i'',,' ~ 80,
! uoh ever HH'I' "i' th. H'o7' '"''.''' 0'' ''
! p3ssIbiy % lilAsln'. 49,, ,,.i, ,,o,s,,hl. 4
.rie''. l'.h -. 80 - I'll N.t,c...,th.
Goa HrGadT4y t'm@Ee t @"f he,iS ,hna mos
! 49, '......iti' .,.,r-.sr,ct.r r.rini ~
Isst YEAR and NOR goods are being SOL. Prices
Gr,ncns arc s,ill tus.,flai bat there SCENE q. le
49, .,.rcr ~, 'u,'.r ...ir, .rN further effect
pro.,.sts ,r.. trt,bt.- l,t To-. Eject of tie al
/ ,o,1,,t,,t ,,f Cur. \. y ru.r. matter az cone
i.r',,,. IN. mi az ..- nr.i..-. .. b.. foreign
gy,tS W. .,c cs"..,,f.Ify an tnn,rfi,r house ana
Gi.ay. ~ las, t,r,t LIt a.. Aaut to s,e Amrri-
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