The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-27

Been Buying Only for Immediate
Use Show Disposition to Stock Up.
Dun's and Bradstree.s reviews of the
business situation for the past week in
clude the following reports:
st. Paul-Trade is steady with satsfac
tory Improvement in al lines and in collec-
tiCns The quarter about to close shows
excellent business in rhe Northwest, with
increase of Is TO 20 per cent in groceries,
10 to 10 per cent in dry goods, hardware
and harness, and saddlery 70 10 20 per cent,
and 20 to 30 pc, cent in clothing, hats and
furniture. Wholesale dry goods sales have
been larger than for many years, country
merchants now stocking up, who formerly
ordered on-y for immediate use. If the
present outlook is realized, jobbing trade
in St. Paul will amount to $500, 600 900 this
year.-Dun's Review.
81. FanI-Business continues good. sales
in dry goods holding up to about the figures
of the past few weeks. Groceries show a
slight increase in the volume handled, and
the movement IN clothing and boots and
shoes is steady. The drug trade reports good
sales, and collections generally are i'm
proving although farmers are slow about
marketing their grain at present prices:
C.earings for the week show an increase of
about - per cent.-Bradstreet's.
MinneapOIiS-The Northwes fern Miller
reports the flour output in Minneapolis 322-
4S0 bbls, against 3O3 170 last year; Superior
Duluth, &240 bbs, against 1850; Milwau-
kee, - 100 bis, against 43, $50, and st. Louis.
$4,000 bbls, against 1909. Substantial i'm
prices 10 to 2Jc higher. Minneapolis sales
were $4,000 bbis, against 275 coo last week.
There was good demand for exports. with
shipments of l2S,595 bbs. large trade is
reported in groceries but cool weather re-
tards fruit and produce. The trade in shoes
and hats is large dry goods move sa 'isfac-
torily, and furniture manufacturers ars
busy. Lumber shipments were 1925 coo feet
against 100000 feet last year. and prices
have advanced 5oc.-Dun's Review
IN GENERAL
Dry Gocds-There have been no Develop
ments in the situation during the rast week
caluculated to change the general character
Of the market for dry go IDS. Business comes
in from out of town markets just as before,
lair in the aggregate, but still quite free
from any mark OF individual enterprise in
the shape OF larger individual purchases. Re-
ports of trade in progress at chisf dis rbuting
points, one or two Southern centers excepted,
are satisfactory so far volume of sales
go but less so TO prices 4 considerab e
amount of cutting evidently being INDUCED
IN, particular by Western jobbers. The pri-
mary market also shows irregularity in prices
OF cotton goods. the course Of raw cotton
still being against it, and in wooden goods
sellers are restless in the absence of ade-
quate buying and prospects of compulsory
cuTtailment of production. SILKS. on the
other hand, are firm, and a large auction sa le
OF silk ribbons held on Thursday showed
decidedly satisfactory results.-Dun's Review.
The market continues quiet, although the
more seaSonable weather is helping business
somewhat. The demand is conservat We and
buyers will only operate to meet pressing
needs. Cotton fabrics moving slowly as
a whole. and prices are close. Conv rters are
taking fair amount of goods, but mostly
in the way of specialties, staple fabrics NOV
ing very slowly. Printed fabrics are gJing
quietly. but by keeping styles constantly
before the public a fair business is being
done Ginghams hold steady with fair
call for sta?les. In dress woolens trade is
yet slow, with orders for fall thus far placed
very unsatisfactory in volume Jobbers also
report a slow business. In mems wear wool
ems some business is being steadily booked
cOnsel vatiyely. The situation is far from
satisfactory.-Bradstreet's
Wool-Ts ere is yet slow demand. with
buyers only taking supplies as th5ir actual
requirements force The strong tone abroad
tion sale opened Sept, 30 with merinos sd
" per cent higher and crOssbreds slightly
nTmer than at close of last sale Foreign
buyers are looking lots of Australian
bond in Boston was SOLD to 20 to Canada
this week at 2l1ac American manufacturers
are reporting a slow trade in wooleHs and
t-ey will not buy raw material ahead, al
though they know that it would cost them
much NOR to get supplies from any other
market. callers are rot disposed to weaken
asking prices, but prefer to wait until there
is market for their holdings. Quotations
are largely nominal BradStreet's.
Sales fCl the week were only 34t3 40 lbs
at the tree chief markets. and 10 07S 100 in
three We, ks, against 49. 452 400 last year and
23,4631OO in the same weeks of 1892. Scarcely
2nything is being done, though prices are
fairly steady and London quotations are
higher There is somewhat more inquiry,
but manufacturers are Offering 1c to 1Iac
1t is reported that Ealf million pounds were
bcugh abroad by the Arlington mills at
prices not Yet published.-Dun's Review.
WCoien Goods-There has been some i'm
prOVonent in the demand for light weight
wooden and worsted fabrics this week, as
number of buyers having increased their
initial purchases by supplementary orders
but still the market is too quiet to be healthy
or TO afford manufacturers sufficient mark
to relieve them from anxiety. The demand
has been chiefly Tor the medium and fine
grades CT staple and fancy varieties, the in
difference Of buyers towards low grade goods
being quite a feature of the situation. Prices
are without Quotabie change. There has been
g fair recorder demand fer heavy weight
serges. Business in overcoatings continues
quiet, and cloakngs inactive Dress goods
In moderate request at irregular pIices.
FianneS and blankets steady, with limited
saIes.-Duns Review.
Boots and Shoes-Shipments in three
weeks, computed from the Shoe and Leather
Reporter's weekly statements, have been
2le5SO cases, against 261 224 in 1896 PAS, 447 in
1874. $50 in 1892, and less in all other
years. Ihe sales as reported are not encour-
aging, ard yet manufacturers of the better
grades of shoes report that they have orders
for some time ahead Urgent demand for de-
!iVeries is-noted in balmorals. while other or
usfs are small and waiting for adjustment
Lesthcr-People who want to buy at cur
rent prices are few, and in no department Is
the trading UP to the average.
FiGes-The Chicago market is generally
SUI niger IN tone, with the usual reports ot
snort supply, and higher prices are Quoted
10: packer cows country cows, buff and cali
SKINS. 1t is believed that the market is well
sold up.-Dun's Review.