The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-24
new TRADE DRIFTING
TOWARD ST. LOUIS,
Former Patrons of Eastern Mar.
kets Find 1t Profitable to
Buy in This City.

Last years wholesale dry goods business
Is estimated at from 81. 900. 900 to $50. 00O. 900.
which was an increase of 5000 900 over
the best previous year. This year the busi-
ness will be equally as large. but unsettled
conditions brought about by drought have
kept the amount from increasing as 1t
should nave done.
Buyers who have never before bought
goods In st. Louis are now stopping here to
make their purchases st. Louis houses
made extra efforts to induce the buyers
from the West and Southwest, who had
never stopped in St. Louis. but had zone on
i through to New York. to visit them. The
result has been that the St. Louis houses
are doing as big a business as ever. despite
| the drought, and the New York. Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago houses are cry
ing that trade is below normal.
St Louis has more dry goods houses than
any other city in the country. The growth
in this line of trade has been very rapid.
Fifteen years ago there were but two firms
In st. Louis that could be called wholesale
dry goods houses. Now the city stands at
the head of the list. and last years sales
broke all records.
But one or two stores along Washington
avenue report that their business has fallen
behind. All others say they are ahead for
the season. This Is believed to be caused
by the special efforts made by some of the
younger houses to get trade.
st. Louis can supply anything demanded
by the visiting merchants. and those who
had never before visited the st. Louis mar
ket say they will hereafter come to this
city to make their purchases;
several large stores in that State, said:
Il had always gone to New York and
S Snira 1 ae t1 put tS eome my ~ g. so0 aou, BUT t ans
glad that / did. / find that l can do better
here in price and in many other ways;
the kind Of goods 1 want. In New York /
may be able to iEd more different varieties.
but 1 need certain weights and qualities for
beers have purchased the very kind Of goods
that ! require. 1 shall continue to purchase
Asked what the crop conditions are in his
part OF the country. Mr.. Latham stated
that they are very discouraging, and that
s ae %dli not lie buy Se Hie e So So neayily , On that hat
effect will not be felt until next spring.
Visitors Who Arrived Yesterday.
Among the merchants who arrived yes |
Moilie syphs.rd. L!nso,n. Eee;; c. H: Rape, Ma
Tex; 4. A. stewart. Mnd.n. la: Nellie fhomnpp..
C Con- sp Sisss0 IL. rs spii2 Is; q Ar M:ld 4. n. aif siscin Ian:
Ssnais. NIL, Ia: H Ssas snr Snl!ds Hot SPRINGS; ALA
c. McCcrd. Terrell, Tex; W. J.. Murphy, Lam 4
caster. Mo-; Austin Fits. Merkel. Tex; FRANK
Du Bots. Neb.; A Muzesheim. Mineola, |
Tex; A. NJ. Ernst, Cold Springs, Tex. Wiley F. /
an. Hico, Tex; w. j. Wells. Usage, Ia; J. \
Eufala, l. TIC. c. Henning. Warren.
n Williams. Mt. Pleasant. Tex: II. n. Trayior, |
Dangerfeld, Tex: John w. Ken. Indianola, la;
Eva Harron, Mart, Tex. n. 7. LAWS. kingfsher,
Ok; Mrs. j. A: kussey. Hot Springs. Ark; Ma
mile Russey, Hot Springs. Ark. W. b. Waller, |
tate. Tex; +. A. Shields. Leonard, Tex; Geo. Y.
eird. Gainesville. Tex; c.. Il. BALM. Naples.
Tex; J. w. Stovan. Hico. Tex: w. II. PeeleI, ,
Rrs.ellyllle; ARK; J. r. Dawson. Lampasas.
SaErseli; wasahaShie. Tex; Robt. Reinhardt.
No; H. w; schmester. Kirksvills: NO. H. b
Teh: Miss Della Junail, Decatur. Tex: s A.
i1tur Tex; .. L Townsend. Rockwan. Tex; C.
.tlls; Tex; NJ Y: Powell IEonosa. Tex; g. N.
Tex: Ethel weisinger. wouide. Tex; Olive Muir,
lock, Kansas City. Mo-; Miss II. ID. Parker. But
erviile. Ind Thomas Eltert. Wichita, Kas.; Miss
!: Stewart, Crowley, L-; Miss W. Craes, Enid.
Jk. S..A. Below, Midlothian. Tex; w. j. Rape.
lid othian. Tex J. A. Smith, Timpeon. Tex: Al
I, Bryan. T1mpson. Tex Jennie Hin, wishart.
10: T & MARI, Cumby, Tex; Jno. O'Tooie, Ca
,ad an. l. T.; +. W. Collier, Troupe. Tex: Ms.
!. e; Church. Clarence, I. T.; Nina HInds. Jop-
~ Mo-: Susie Kinds. Joplin. No.; Dot Cabaueh.
emerson. Tex: Miss Blanche Walnhaw. EdIn-
'ufs' H.; Aim Reed. Bloomington. M: Miss