The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-18

Factories Operating With Full
Force - Money Easy-Incrcase
in Lumber Shipments-FlOur
Output Exceeds That of Last
Xcar--Trade SpeciaIties.
ST. PauI-Jobbers generally announce a
very satisfactory sorting up business, with
country merchants seemingly well prepared
for the seasons trade. Manufacturers are
still working with full force. and the demand
is expected to increase when grain moves
freely. UnfavOrable weather has retarded
threshing operations.-Dun' Review, Oct. 10.
minneapolis Money is easy at to per
cent on time and 1Obbers report reasonably
good trade for the season in staples, but
farmers continue TO hold their wheat. ana
country elevator receipts are very light Bank
clearings show q decrease for this time of the
year, as the grain merchants are not borrow
ing The grocery trade is falling OIL little,
but is reported satisfactory, with fair demand
fer fruit and produce. The hardware trade Is
good with another advance IN barbed wire
ana nails and N prices OF glass. Lumber
shipments for the first three-quarters of the
year increase over last year 5e0G0,0O feet at
advanced prices. Flour output reported by
the Northwestern Miller: Minneapolis. $50, 405
against 500, 060 barrels last year; Superior-Du
luth. 81. $50 against S0,240 last year; Milwau-
kee - SEQ against So SEQ and 81. Louis, SO coo
against &C. SEQ last year. The market was
healthy. most millers having orders for thirty
days, and domestic buying was of good vol
uIne. Minneapolis sales approXim&ting $4,000
barrels against 3S5G00 the preceding week.
Export sales were heavy, and shipments 10S.
zee barrels. Real estate transfers show sat
isfactCry increase, with building permits
nearly 50 per cent ahead of last year's-Duns
Review, Oct. Is.
st. I'aul-General trade conditions con-
tnue favorable. although considerable COM
plant Is heard REGARDING collections Whi IN
is in the main due to the fact taat the volume
Is not what Il should be, but that ii is not
up TO expectations. This IS borne out by the
exceed sales. and by the weekly increase in
cleaTings-Rr@dstreel's, Get 10,
Minneapolis - Trade conditions show
some Improvement over last week because
of cooler weather. Lumber and -four are
Bradstreet's, Oct Is.
Boots and SLoes-Wfth actual shipments
for the year 10 date 1S6,Sl0 cases larger from
the East, larger than in 1898 or any other
19.I per cent larger than in 1892 the new
orders for boots and shoes are still disappoint-
prices The yellow fever also retards some
shipments to the South Urgent demands for
speedy delivery OF fall goods continue; but
dealers are waiting in expectation Of lower
prices.-Dun's Review, Oct. 10.
Leather-The markets are exceedingly
dull, but holders said TO be sticking 10
their prices closely, and there is much public
talk OF shutting down tanneries in order to
limit the prices of hides.-Dun's Review, Oct.
Hiaes-With slightly lower quotations, the
market at Chicago is yet very strong and a
noteworthy fact is that the strength is
principally in classes OF hides which do not
compete at all with oieign, ard are not
generally in demand for purposes of the
leather trust.-Dun's Review, Oct. 10.
WOOI-Sales of wool in two weeks of
October has been 6179,7G0 lbs Of which 3,7l2,
600 have been domestic, against q, 331, 900 It's
last ear, of which i5,597,SD were domes ic,
Il $500 IL 1895, of which II 963 800 were
domestic, and 1892, 500 in 1892. Of which g.,
b29.00G were domestic. The decrease in sal s
indicates that the demand for manufacture
and CONSUMPTION is not one-half that of
previous active years. The frantic buying of
last year has not resulted prosperously, a
the report that manufacturers are using mole
cotton and shoddy in making cheap silks or
consumers is entirely natural. Though tn re
is some yielding in prices, and the fact is
admitted that manufacturers have still gre
quantities Of old and cheap wool on hand
the WOODEN markets are said to be stiff r,
although concessions as the East have lit
tie exceeded two cents g Deound since last
Febru"ry-Dun's Review: Oct. Is.
WcOl-The tone Of the Boston market is
quite steady, but the volume of sales yet
rule light. Some bids for good-sized blocks
have been made this week and the bids re-
Ter and buyer in several instances This
shows good strength the part Of holders
put WOOL sod at present quotations cannot
be replaced. The wool sale at Melbourne
has opened with an active demand from cor
unental buyers and poor selections. No
weakness is shown. The London sales closed
Oct. with market rates irregular. Best
greasy merinOs closed 21R per cent lower
than last sales, with other merinos and fine
series OF eco bales were offered and IS OGG
les WlthdraNn or carried over. English
buyers took $4,000 bales and continental H.
OOg bales. None bought for America. Next
sales sill begin Nov. 20. Local quotations
are not changed but in the absence of bust
ness are largely nominal.-Bradstreet's Oct
Dry GOOds-The market quite generally
I has shown quiet conditions pr,v4i Ing during
the Week The weather again be u al
unfayorable factor in most directions and
southern business has been mat a l., inter
fered with by the spread of yellow fever
Reports concerning the retail trade are not
satisfactory, and. the primary and iobbi ~
markets have effected nearly all their fal
business, II is with the retail ED that pres
ent interest chiefly lies. Although not up t.
expectations so far on account of the " cath r
the out oak is cons dered e cd for dis bl1
u2n at retail with anything like norm al
weather conditions prevailing FIR the ba ancs
oil the season. In the primary market tn r3
has not been material change in e ther to
on prices of cotton or woEen gods. Buy-
ers are still conservative and sc leis are njt
pressing stocks upon them am mo e tha1
before. Reports from Fall RIVER favor
combined curtailment of production for SIN e
four weeks between now and the end of jan
uary next, and the print cloth market is
ste2dier at the ciose.-Dun's Review, Oct Is.
Cotton GOOds-There have been bids fog
quantities of brown cottons in the market on
both home and export account but at tor
low prices for sellers acceptance, and ac ual
business has again been limited to light in
div-dual purchases. Prices without quot bic
change, but tone easy. Ducks dull and nm
changed, brown Osnaburgs slow and irregular
Bleached cottons quiet throughout, and prizes
barely supported. Wide sheedngs dull and
easy: Cotton fannels, and blankets quiet,
but firm. Denims steady, with more business
doing Ticks, p,aids checks and stripes
quiet, with ready sellers. Cottonades and
camlet jeans have sold fairly well for spring
Kid-ffnished cambrics barely ste3dy, with in
different sales. The following are approxi-
mate quotations: Standard brown shee.ing
4c TO 42sc; 3-yards, 3azc to SIC; 4-yards. 2ssc
TO 312c A bleached, sac to &C.; 81 square
bleached 313c; kid-fnished cambrics, "a
square, 7-16c to 214c.-Dun's Review. OFT 49,