Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-19
I. OuNNS WEEKLY
TRADE REPORT
Favorable Reports From All centers
merchants Busy With Prepare:
tons for Spring.


merchants Busy With Prepare,
tlons for Spring.
Minneapolis.-General trade Is
steady and good. There is no heavy
buying in any particular line, but all
kinds of merchandise are In fairly
active demard and a good volume is
moving. The outlook appears bright
for a continued satisfactory trade fol
several months to come, as stocks
have not been built up to any extent
and steady buying by consumers
keeps them down. The effect of the
strikes in the east is beginning to be
felt, particularly in the clothing lines.
where stocks in the hands of whole
sale houses are low and spring ship.
ments are being held up-in some
cases being Cancelled by the eastern
manufacturers. The lumber situation
continues satisfactory.
st. Paul.-The past week develop.
ed no special changes in MANUFACTURE
ing and jobbing lines, which are sea-
sonably good and in point of volume
exceed the same period of 1912. The
demand for wearing apparel Of all
descriptions continues good, and
there is an active market for harness,
hardware, butcher and bar supplies.
There is a good inquiry for drugs,
chemicals and oils. Liquidation Of
country accounts is somewhat retard-
ed, which is in a large at
tributed to .he fact that farmers have
been holding grain for better prices.
Duluth.-1Retail trade conditions
continue satisfactory, reports from
various lines indicate larger sales
thus fal this year than same period
last year and stocks lower in warm
apparel than usual. The zero wealth
err has also caused Il good demand
for fuel, both local and from interior
points, with indications that there
will not be much coal on the docks
at the opening of naJigation. An in.
crease is looked for in coal receipts
and shipments for 1913 over last year.
The lumber market continues to have
u healthy tone and loggers report
weather conditions satisfactory. Arch.
fleets are fairly busy and the outlook
in the building line appears favorable.
Omaha.-lDry goods jobbers report
that house trade and orders, both
good increase over the same week
last year; they + very busy filling
advance orders and report that more
retailers have visited the market and
selections have been more general
and liberal than at any former time.
In the hardware line January was the
best month in point of activity and
the volume of business for several
years. Part OF this activity is lue to
the more favorable weather condi-
tions and to the belief on the part of
the trade that no lower prices may be
anticipated in the near future. There
can be no material improvement in
the rubber footwear business until
we have seasonable weather. RE.
ceipts OF butter and eggs have fallen
off slightly, thus accounting for a
slight rise in price.
Kansas City.-Jobbers in dry goods,
clothing and shoes report prevailing
conditions exceedingly satisfactory
and sales far ahead of the same peri
cd last year. Country buyers arebe-
ginning to arrive in this market and
orders for immediate shipment are
quite heavy. The outlook for the en-
suing week or ten days has never
been more encouraging to the trade
in general. Prices arc firm and leath-
err quotations especially are high, al
though prices on shoes have not ad-
vanced in proportion to the advance
in raw material. There has been a
slight lull in groceries and drugs dur
ing the past week, but no Significance
is attached to it and trade will prob
ably sOOn resume its former activity.
Collections + good. Flour sales
have not improved materially during
the last week and stocks are moving
slowly. In consequence prices have
been slightly lower, vel in face Of
increased cost of production, 44,S0Os
barrels of flour being made last week,
a substantial gain yer the week be-
fore. This, however, was due in part
to the fact that Il mill is to be shut
down to install a new power plant.
The recent SHOWS in the territory trib-
utary to this market have been an
incentive to greater purchases by i'm
Dlement buyers; as there seems to
have been some little doubt previous
ly as to wheat getting sufficient moist
urc. JObbers in implements are, there
fore, finding February shipments par
t%icularly good and the demand for
buggies is very active. Retail dealers
in dry goods, shoes and hardware find
sales ahead of those Of the SANE pc
riod in 1912 and conditions eminently
satisfactory. Collections are also
good and prices high. Prospects for
the future are excellent and the usual
merchandise is in demand, although
piece goods are sought after more
generally by shoppers. i.
Denver.-The wholesale grocery
trade was a little dull this week, but
this is believed to be only temporary.
In dry goods there has been no
change and orders for sprihg<and sum
merl goods continue to come in sat.
isfactorily. Wholesale trade in shoes
still shows an Improvement over last
year and the trade in rubber goods is
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