The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-22
THE WEEKS TRADE
GOOD SALES REPORTED BY THE
TWIN CITIES IN ALL
LINES

LINES
WEATHER WILL BE A FACTOR
Better Demands for Boots and Shoes
- Improvement I'm General
Trade for WOODEN GOOds-Dry
Goods Markets Quiet-Unprece-
denied Orders in Some Glasses of
Iron and Steel Products.
st. Paul-Jobbers are we'll pleased with
trade conditions Il Ugh the weather has not
been al that could be desired and shoe
sales for the week have not been heavy, but
the first cold spell will stiffen the demand.
Fail trade in plumbers supplies has been the
best for several years, and hardware houses
report steady increase in their output. Drugs,
paints and oils move well, and there is a
ready market for harness and saddlery. City
retail trade shows marked Improvement
especially in dry goods and clothing and coll
lecuons are fairly good.-Dun's Review, Nov.
19.
minneapolis Favorable weather i'm
proves retail trade. but collections are too
SLOW. The implement trade is quiet but
groceries are in fair demand fruits and pro.
duce continue steady. but hats and furs are
not moving we'll it is too early, and manu-
facturers are waiting for colder weather Mail
orders are good for boots and shoes and dry
goods, and building material is in fair de-
mand, though permits 5S per cent less
than last year, and real estate transfers fl
per cent less. Flour output reported by the
Northwestern Miller. Minneapolis 375.475
against SO9660 barrels last year, Superior
llNrf Yfh
900 against 40.340 and st. Louis 90, AGO against
10000; total COS 625 barrels against sos 1870 last
year, and 54I,2SO in 1896. There was a fair
demand in domestic trade and foreign ship
ments were .2O4 barreIs.-Dun's Review,
Nov. 10.
st. Paul-Sales in all lines Of merchandise
are reported good. with an inclination to
further Improvement. A better feeling pre-
walls generally from the fact that collections
have improved materially. The continuation
of fine weather over the Northwest is no doubt
factor in the general result.-Bradstreet's
Nov. 10.
MinneapOIis-Settled weather and better
roads are helping trade, but a colder tenn
perature would enable country stocks to be
moved more rapidly and give wholesalers an
opportunity to increase theirs Bradstreet's,
Nov. 10.
Cotton GOOds-The reductions in bleach
! ed cottons bring Lonsdale "A to 519c, Hope
! and Blackstone "A to &c with scounts) and
! Fruit of the Loom and Masonville A to SIC
net. There have been other reductions to ac-
cord with these. These prices are the low
est ever made the goods in question and
! at the close Of the week are evokng quite
| liberal demand. Low grade bleached are
! steadier in sympathy with print cloths The
! demand for heavy weight brown sheetings
and drills has ruled moderate at previous
| prices, but fine yarn Hghtweights has been
in good request with an upward tendency.
Denims have been well cleared up and are
steady in price. Ticks are quiet and unchang-
ed, and in other coarse colored cottons bus
ines has been moderate at previous prices
Wide sheetings dull and barely steady Cot
ton fannels and blankets firm, with a quiet
demand. Kid finished cambrics steady. The
following are approximate quotations: Stan
Gard brown sheetings, 4Q49sc; 3-yards 9Hc8
&c; 4-yards 93s@34c; A bleached 5Aq51ac;
Ga square bleached. 91ac; kid finished cam
brics. Ga square, PIC.
There has been an extensive business in
print cloths this week Stocks of leading
makes at Fall River are cleared up and prices
| advanced to the basis Of 1-16o for regulars.
| Prints for seasonable use have been in med
crate demand. Shifting prints for spring sell
| ing readily, and printed wash fabrics also in
good request. No prices named yet on new
spring fancy calicoes. Staple glnghams are
well situated and occasionally 1lc per yard
higher. Dress style ginghams well sold for
spring and frm.-Duns Review, Nov. TO-
Wooden GOOds-The recorder demand for
mems wear lightweight wooen and worsted
fabrics has been on an improved scale this
p,,II
amends for the shortcomings of the earlier
! part of the season. The chief request ras
! been for staple goods in medium grades and
/ for finer qualities of fancies, low c,ass lab
! RIGS receiving a comparatively limited amount
/ of attention. Sellers accept orders readily
! but the market is not quotably lower than it
was a week ago. Heavyweights for quick
delivery are in fair request for the time OF
| year, but no business Of any moment can be
traced for next heavyweight season. over
! coatings continue dull, and only an Indifferent
| business is reported in cloakings The demand
! for dress goods has been more encouraging in
! volume, but sellers have met 1t too readily
to admit of improvement in prices. flames
are inactive, and blankets quiet at unchanged
| prices.-Dun's Review. Nov. 10.
Boots and ShOes-There is a slightly
better feeling, and nearly all makers have
orders for men s shoes quite equal to those of
the same time last year, and some Sigh ly
larger, while part of the works have resumed,
although others still waiting. The de-
mand for women's shoes is even better al
/ though dealers in all lines are buying c'o=ely
! to their needs, and orders for light shoes are
/ small with but few for calf. Shipments for
the week appear e, 900 cases. or % per cent
/ larger than IN 1892. but returns for the inter
vening years are doubtful-Dun's Review,
/ Nov. 10.
! Leather-A somewhat good demand is
seen, and in hemoek sole a few ere buy;ng
ahead Of expectations, but dealings in uni
leather are not large. and in kip less In
satin leather receipts are said TO be beyond
orders Transactions in grain are slight, ow-
ing to disagreement about price.-Duns Re-
view, Nov. 10.
Hides-A much frmer feeling al Chicago,
not warranted by the state Of the market for
/ leather. not followed by quotations. WIFI h
were weaker, showing some general decline.
although in a few goods an advance but the
result was lower for country and packer
hides.-Dun's Review. Nov. 49,
Dry GOOds-The dry goods market In
Boston Is quiet. orders for goods for i'm
mediate having fallen of, but the de-
nend for spring shows some Increase. The
cotton goods market is featureless. The
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