Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-21
Condition of ottumwa Wholesale
and Retail Markets
A yOLUMIN0US BUSINESS REPORTED
Demand Good In All Lines-Collections
Arc Very Good-SimiIar Reports
Coming In From Other
Communities.
From Fridays Daily.l

FROM Fridays Daily.
Never in the history of Ottumwa
wholesale and retail trade have the
conditions of prosperity been so appa-
rent as they now are. The demand
for wholesale goods is unprecedented
and there are reflections of continual
ton of the demand until long after the
holidays have passed and the city and
country have entered upon another
commercial year. Indeed, iobbers
have been handicapped in getting a
sufficient amount of goods from the
eastern markets, and orders are forced
to remain untitled. In some commo-
dities orders have been placed as far
back as three months ago, but owing
to the inability to secure some of the
raw materials, contractors have been
compelled to condition everything go
ing out of their houses.
Collections Are Good.
Collections are good throughout the
country. Retail merchants are more
prompt in their payments than they
have been for period of five years.
Money is easier throughout the retail
districts and with the grain moving to
foreign markets there is fattering in
dication az a n1antiful snnn1y az Al,
med;um of exrb,nue
Amono the iohbers oe o+.nm,y,
tbe oraoras4 ,ct;y;ty n,.eya;,s
mo-, no o,t ,r;t,, ,,,;,,ta,, -
snring sam,,lec md ara hool.;n1, or5.,s
for delivery later on, or at time
when the eastern factories can sup
ply the exceedingly heavy demand. At
this season of the year a considerable
mail order business is doing. Many
of the winter stocks are incomplete and
a general sorting up among the COM
mercial men in the country districts
is IN evidence.
Condition.. ,l,e Same Evervybere.
~, 49,.
ne ioeaI eouai'ioh OIL tlaue Is SIM II
ilaI 10 liiat OF traae everywhere. Ne,
au % sea.eI tnan .ne supply ana
.net rs, IS uiiieuity ~ sel'ihs we soous
~, 70 ~ .he oluefs tahsii nouns ago.
ING poN car slt ua'iol', espeeialiy III me
Mes., mas ilad great aeal 10 40 win
rpaiaicappshs .he Joooer. y sulncient
,iu,liper OF eurs eouia NOT Ne oplalned
10 naui me merchandise from the east
" the uis'.lputias center ana 'hahy u
uei'S - owing 10 una. inipeu'lient. IN
.ne SCUM, wes., norm ana northwest
traue is soou. ~ =, 'lle olsttlpulinS cent
e .l lnrougnou. ,he eh'1te country IN
.ne Mss.eri s.a'es th e, eol.llllons a; are
sisniiar 10 ,ls.t OF oi.uinMa. me
np,aiile iie' u, eiie 70 sa'lsly
.ne ouaef any NO III se.'ihSS ousi-
~,
rus IS the season Oh me year When
me poot ana s,oe ilierclah1 esPeclaiiy
pe9ins 10 reap ms harvest, Inc wealth
CT th,s lali mas pseh u'iiaNoIaoie ior
sooa business III ms me, IN iowa, es-
Peelaly' put tne .Doot ana shoe loDoefs
LIVING 2. ilo " we cou'itry ,fepotI an eA-
cs LOU he:I.s tltae lor .hls season
" .he > ear hetai1srs uie sehasng IN
Iusn olueIs every gay ,hu me lallu .,r
~ secure pioinp. service mas Deeh the
means u c ,,s serious aplrshenslon
US 70 tne likeslhoou OF ge1llns enough
gooas 70 sa,,sly me ui a,, heavy ana
increasing 81: oe.laha. mere are more
sooas ~ Ems line moving .his year ana
y, ,ne qualily IS petter than mere mas
peen ior !ie ''''st SIN years. me re1ail
i nan iilas 'ne eehsuiilsr osoei'hg
!, pes.e. s.anu 80. ~ ooas .ia az, ne mas
, peen ~ the naoit u aoihs. LINES are
hetfer quality Of footwear FINN vbon
rioid economy was in order. They are
selling nothing but the very best quail
ity and the inferior stock is forced to
lay on the shelf.
Other Commodities the Same.
Other commodities are +be same nc
boots and shoes There il III. nraatast
act;v;tv in MI l;nns in y;sw Of tba = =
nro,ch;,g hol;il,ys and tbis yin oa ap
tin,,a ,,,,5;l a fter'tbev ara nossad 7.
is eSnectaa 4ha1 by. tbat t;me tbere viii
he n hettar feline in The east Tho ~.
csr fomine Win be a+ an and ,,,1 :. =
fbonoh. the Iar6er' percentape of oraers
is commanding a stiff price.
This is due partially to the fact that
the demand is great and prices are
made according to the rules of supply
and demand. Then the strength of the