The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-21
BUSINESS OF ST. PAUL
CONDITIONS IN ALL LINES IN TUFTS
CITY REPORTED SAT-
ISFACTORY
DRY GOODS SHOW INCREASE

Volume of Trade unexpectedly
LarSe-An Advance In Raw sug-
ar-The Drug Market Continues
Active-aOot and Shoe Trade
Fairly GoOd-CoIIections Salts
factory In Volume.
The following summary of trade conditions
IN st. Paul during the past week is snnnIied
Dy the leading merchants representative of
'He inherent branches mentioned:
DRY GOODS.
This weeks trade showed a marked in
crease over last Most of the sales made now
are sorting up. Collections continue to he
reasonably satisfactory. This month will
snow large increase over the corresponding
month OIL last year. Agents made price on
fruits and Lonsdales at Size Prices on all
other lines of dry goods remain firm. Sales
men are sending in good orders for immediate
delivery, while spring orders are far in ad-
vance of expectations
GROCERIES.
There has been no particular change In the
grocery market the past week, save the adj
vance IN refined sugars. as noted last weel.
TO the effect that advance would occur In
Tue near future, and it came to the tune of
74c per Id. Raw sugar, both foreign and do
nestle, remains very strong and II would
not De surprising to note still further ad
vance. Trade for the past week has been
fairly active and collections good. Farmers
have had elegant weather for threshing. and
receipts of wheat indicate that they did nor
lose the opportunity. The jobbers look for
ward to a good. steady trade until the holi-
day season has passed.
DRUGS PAINTS, OIL, ETC.
The drug market continues active and the
volume of business unusually large. There
are few changes in prices during the week
past. Collections are good, and the outlook
excellent The formation of organized So
eieties Of retail druggists throughout the coun
try continues and the manufacturers and
Jobbers are in accord with this movement,
me advance in quinine by American manu-
facturers and the refusal of importers to con-
tract for further supplies at old price looks.
1t Is considered, to further advances It is
also thought that opium and morphine may
be advanced
BOOTS AND SHOES
The continued good weather in the North
west has had its effect upon the boot and
shoe trade. in that there is some deferment
IN orders which usually walt upon the ad-
vent OF the colder and stormier season. The
Wal heCius OF wheat is going on, with thu
result that more money is getting into the
hands OF farmers, thereby enabling them to
square accounts with the country merchants
Inc effect Is becoming apparent in the i'm
proVement Of collections. which seems TO
nave been more marked in certain directions
than In the preceding months of the autumn
or IN the first week OF the present month.
The general condition of the trade. both
with respect to sales and collections is re-
ported to be quite satisfactory.
FURS, CAPS, GLOVES, ETC
The trade for the week in all lines Of
tur goods Is reported quite active, and
large numbers OF mail orders have been re-
ceived. The fact indicates liberal clrcula
uon OF money and disposition on the part
OF the people to provide for themselves not
only necessaries but luxuries in these lines.
Inc collections are said by the representa-
uves Of the larger houses to have been thus
Iar this month more liberal than during any
previous November In the history Of the St
Paul trade. -
IRON AND HARDWARE
There are no changes to note in the iron
market this week. Prices remain firm. and
the volume Of business is fair. The demand
from lumber points has been good but the
trade in North Dakota and Northern Min
nesota has been very light. Prices In all
lines remain unchanoed