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Trade has been rather slack during
the week and there a very evident
dullness in all lines. There is niuch
discontent among busines men and
they appear very much depressed on
occount of the dry weather. Why this
should be so is not exactly plain to the writer
The dryness may effect country buyers
and lead them to hold off for fear of the
things that may come, but this can only effect business
temporarily and there is certainly no good excuse for predicting
ruin and disaster in the future. Small grain has certainly been
damaged and fruit, vegetables and beets have all suffered severly
from the frost. The loss of fruit will effect the business in borne
parts of Iowa but this will be merely local. Vegetables and fruit
have not been damaged as much as at first reported. Oats and
wheat have suffered severly, but a large percentage of the acreage
devoted to these crops has been turned into corn. Corn is really
the one important factor in Nebraska and the failure of every other
crop in the state would not material influence trade, provided a
good corn crop is assured. The acreage of corn is greater than it
has ever been before and there is no cause for apprehension in this
direction. It is ahead of the season and while the continued dry
weather is disquieting, the fact that there is no rain now does not
stand as an argument that we will have no rain it time to benefit
the crop. The soil can be turned and corn replanted at any time
during the first days of June, and as long as that is the case, there
is no danger of serious loss. The real time of danger is between
June 15th and September 15th, and it is during this period that the
fall trade of this state will be decided. Sufficient moisture during
entervening monthB will assure a large corn crop, the largest crop
the state has ever had, a drought will ruin fall trade and leave little
hope for the improvement of affairs for some time to come. In
short, the revival of business here depends solely on corn and not
on the minor products. Corn is safe for the present and there is no
excuse for the temporary depression caused solely by the fear of
what might happen if etc
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There is little change in the general condition of affairs as com
pared to the last week, beyond the slight dullness noted above and,
in fact, little may be expected during the next few months in the
way of change. Business will flluctuate with the weather, as the
same is favorable or unfavorable to the growiug crops, and no radi
cal change for the better or for worse, may be expected, until the
fate of corn is decided.
The increase in the amount of deposits on hand in the state banks
is a fit indication of the condition of affairs. A leading banker of
this state recently made the remark to me "we have plenty of
money but no good borrowers,' and this sums up the financial situa
tion in a nutshell. Commercial houses are not floating the usual
amount of paper this season and the situation is too delicate to let
out money on any other but the best security. Moneyed men do
not care to make long time loans. They are looking for a class of
instruments that can be turned into cash at any time and on the
shortest possible notice. As a consequence, real estate and other
long time stuff is much sought after, hence the complaint of a short
ness of money. It will take some time to restore such a degree of
confidence that capitalists will once more be willing to tie up their
money for a period of years at a time. For the present, money is
freely' offered on good paper at a ridiculously low rate, and it is
almost impossible to secure it on anything else. There is a dirth of
this class of borrowers and eventually capital will return to its dif
ferent legitimate channels and do its part in the reestablishment of
affairs.
The tariff question is apparently no nearer a settlement than it has
been in thopaBt. The commonwealers continue their tramp
through the country, pleasantly interposed with the barbecues and
free lunches and notwithstanding the hard times men who have sit
uations still find it in their hearts to strike. But withal it may be
said that the views of the average business man are broadening to a
remarkable degree. A condition such as the present brings him
face to face with the sources of his profits and causes of his success
or failure. He is made to realize in such times as the present, that
he is not dependent on his immediate surroundings. He is torn as
it were from his narrow selfishness of thought and action, from the
sphere of this daily activity, to contemplate a greater spectacle and
learn to appreciate the circumstances which go to make up the busi
ness of this country. In times of prosperity he has been accustom
ed to labor in his own little circle, attrtbuting success or failure to
his own actp, and never for a moment heeding the movements of the
commercial world, which, unbeknown to him, were directing his des
tiny and mapping out the result of his work. It is at such a time
as this that the entire delicate and intricate mechanism of the com
mercial world is laid open to the eyes of the most humble, and as he
contemplates the same he may learn therefrom a great lesson. A
lesson of unselfishness and interest in the affairs of his neighbor and
his country, such as is not often given to man. He learns to appre
ciate the fact that the great financial, industrial and. political move
ments leave their mark even on his humble workshop, and he be
comes conscious that these movements are of as much relative in
terest to him as his own small affairs, that he is part and parcel of
the great scheme of government and civilization that surrounds his
humble abode, that it behooves him to take an interest in the affairs
of his fellow workmen and his country and not to under-value them
and their influence on his own. When this has become clear to
him he will grow in his own estimation and it will depend upon his
own ability to exert his share of influence on his surroundings. In
a nalyzing the situation, he should not take the dark side of affairs
nor again should he endeaver to delude himself or his friends by
uaking a sanguine view of everything, but like a serious, thoughtful
man. he should carefully take both sides of the question and strike
the proper balance. With confidence in his cpuntry, its wealth, its
genius and ability in his fellow citizens and himself, he should
sturdily pursue his course. It is not my custom to indulge in ser
mons but I can not help commenting on these affairs and the more
so that I consider them very important factors at the present
Many of-our best business men have fallen into a babit of speaking
of business in a discouraging manner, to such an extent that it ef
fects not only their neighbors but very naturally retards their own
affairs, dampening their ardor and weakening their energies. In
some cases it has devoloped into a morbid craving for sympathy and
a hopeless way of looking into the future, discouraging iu the ex
treme. Affairs have been in a bad condition during the last year,
probably worse than ever before in the history of the country but
like all things earthly, even bad times must come to an end and
grumbling won't help them.
Albert Andkiano.
For a good business suit try
Jeckell Bbos. tailors, 119 north
13.
If anybody tells you that Sisters Ice Cream isn't up to the standard
Please go to his place and try it and see for yourself. Then if you
find it not good tell it to some one else. 133 south 12 street. Phone
930.
We have a fine line of trouserings.
Jeckell bkos., tailors, 119 no 13 street.
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