Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-25
DUNNS' WEEKLY
TRADE REPORT
Trade Conditions Compare F~avorabIy
With Last Year, With The Out.
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Minneapolis.-Tf1e remarkable spec.
tacle Of farmers blowing late in De.
cember can be seen generally over
the northwest. Seldom, if ever be-
fore, IN the agricultural history of the
spring growing states has there been
so large an acreage fall plowed. Soil
conditions are excellent AS regards
moisture and prospects for next years
crop are far above normal. A. large
acreage. fall plowed invariably mems
an expansion in acreage seeded, aud
an increase in acreage seeded means
a normal, crop under adverse condi
tions and a better than normal crop
with favorable conditions. Unusually
mild weather has heeh unsatisfac-
tory to the retail trade in general,
which even the stimulating effect OF
the holiday trade has not been able
to fully overcome. Tho mild wealth
or has also fallen hard upon the fuel
trade, but has enabled the railroads
and all transportation lines to effect
great sayings, and building operations
have. continued active for the season.
General merchandise lines are season
ably quiet, as most travelling sales.
men are in fro mthe road, and gen.
eral inVentory-taking and end-of.the
year work is under way. \.
st. Paul.-Mild weiathef has
slackened retail business in clothing
and furnishings but holiday trade is
good. Distributors of-dry goods, foot.
wear and wearing apparel report cur.
rent sales seas0nably satisfactory and
orders have been literally placed for
future delivery. Demand for hard.
ware and harness is good and move.
ment inegdrugs, chemicals and oil is
normalgxss
Omaha.-Grocery and shoe dealers
report satisfactory sales, the latter
especially in leather goods, but unfa-
vorable weather conditions seen to
have made the demand for rubbers
very light. In the implement lirte
both sales and collections are very
slow, the former being 10 per cent
behind the corresponding period of a
year ago. Business in hardware con.
tinues brisk and collections ven sat.
isfactory. Money seems to be in fair
demand, with rates firm at 6 ~ per
cent, and deposits are normal.
Kansas City.-The continued, mild
weather is still having a generally
adverse effect upon trade. Jobbers in
dry goods and furnishings report only
q fair business, and while there has
been a brisk demand for Christmas
foods Of all descriptions a lack OF
seasonable business is evident. The
hardware jobbers continue to report
trade somewhat light, although in ex.
cess of the corresponding period OF
last year. Collections have been
somewhat slower than a few weeks
ago. 1t is generally understood that
a large majority of the dealers
throughout this section are carrying
the farmers for large amounts. With
flour prices tending upward, Kansas
City ana southwestern mills are wit.
Messing a further reduction in sales.
The number Of barrels manufactured
during the past week amounted to 49,.
200. The supply of cattle in the 10.
cal live stock market is rather mod.
crate, but the demand for the right
kind Of killers is good and prices q
little higher. The supply of hogs
was not Elm excess of the demand,
but prices were lower.
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