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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1894)
A Y VOL,. 9. No. 39. LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1894. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ENTERED AT THE LINCOLN POSTOFF1CE AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY THE COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY. OFFICE 217 North Eleventh St. TELEPHONE 90 W. MORTON 8MITH, Editor. LUTE II. MORSE, - - - Bcsiness Manager. Subscription Kitten In Advance. Per annum $200 I Three months 50c. Six months 100 j Onomontli 20c. Single copies Five cents. For sale at all news stands in this city and Omaha and on all trains. A limited number of advertisements will bo inserted. Rates made known on application. Mr. A. K. Andriano, superintendent of the mercantile reporting department of Snow, Church & Co. Omaha, writes of the business situation for The Courier as follows: "In keeping with the season business shows some revival sin:e the first of September. In retail lines the cool weather is creating some demand for fall and winter goods. A large share of the retail business is now being done by .the department stores. This is an indication of the tendency to purchase cheap and medium grade goods. The people have become bargain hunters in the strictest sense of the term. "Reports from the east and south arc exceedingly encouraging and business in those sections of the country is rapidly improving. There is now no longer any doubt that tho last vestiges of the panic have disappeared and that the only thing that interferes with trade in Nebraska and the west is the failure of crips this fall. Much has been said of this crop failure, and Nebraska, as usual, has conlo in for a larger share of abuse and very unjnstly so, this year. Lvery citizen of this state is aware of the fact that tho crop failure in west ern Nobraska is not an unusual condition, but the failure of crops in the eastearn half of this state is extraordinary to a degree. With the exception of ono year, commonly known as grasshopper year, a failure of crops has never before occurred in the eastern half of this state. There seems to be a tendency to accuso Nebraska and Kan sas of a crop failure, just about so often; this year, however the failure of crops extended over Iowa, ono of the most prosperous states of the union; it affected the crop of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and even Missouri suffered to some extent. "The failure of the corn crop is certainly a misfortuno but it is not an irreparablo one. There have also been exaggerated reports of emigration from the state. Careful inquiry elicits the informa tion that these emigrants are composed, largely, of the floating population in the western part of the state and that the better claps of fanners are remaining on their laud. "Wholesale trade ic general shows a decided improvement for the month thus far and notwithstanding the failure in crops, the busi ness this fall rfillshow a heavy increase on the corresponding months of last year. Trade, it seems, is confined principally to dealers in staple goods. Hardware nitrchants complain of business and furni ture men state that their salos have only increased very slightly. This is easily accounted for in that there has been very little build ing or refurnishing. Clothing merchants dealing in a better class of goods report only a slight improvement, but manufacturers of the cheaper grades report an unusually large volume of business. In deed, the manufacturers of overalls, cheap clothing, shirts and goods of that order are unusually busy. Dry goods men state that busi ness is unusually good with them. "Reviewing the situation from a conservative standpoint leads to the following conclusions; affairs in general are gradually improving and the general tone of trade is firmer and better than it has been for 18 months. The failure of crops in the west, the great forest fires of Michigan and the floods in the south, while they have created much damage and heavy loss, are only local conditions and while they will affect, to c greater or less extent, tho trade ef tho sections in which they prevail and will no doubt, have their bearing on gene ral business, tho revival has set in and may bo expected to show an improvement in general conditions from now on. Some parts of this country are harvesting enormous crops and a general improve ment of business affairs in the manufacturing and large trading centers will amply counteract the local misfortunes above mentioned. "It is, however, noticeable that the bills are all small, that dealers order often and confine themselves principally to staples. The profits in this line of goods are naturally not large, but the increase in the volume of business in the present state of affairs is encourag ing in the extreme. The same conditions apply to the grocery trade. The latest work of Emile Zola, "Lourdes," had scarcely come from the press of its publishers, Messrs. Charpentier & Flasquelle, when the 300,00th edition was announced; and consequently it is known that Lourdes is to-day tho most frequented place of pilgrimage in France. It was at first a little village in the Pyrenees, or rather a Warranted the BEST FLOUR in America. Any Grocer can get it for you. None Genuine without cut of Indian on back of sack. J. K.Ives &Co Wholesale Aefrs LINCOLN. .NKURASKV
