Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-09
STIMULUS 70 TRADE
The Warm Weather Has Had Ben.
eicial Effect on the Retail
Business.
Readjustment of Frice Situation Not
Yet Complete-A Downward
Tendency Continues.
Notable Exception in Leading Farm
Products Which Are Higher
The Reviews
Reimbursement of Price Situation Not
New York, June s.-Bradstreets


weather has offered a stimulus to retail /
a.;a c,,,;ae a,,.i,
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NY IS, however, sun concentrated on
the price situation and efforts TO re-
adjust quotations to meet current de-
mand and supply conditions go for
ward steadily. The only exception to
the general downward trend of prices
is that furnished in leading farm pro-
ducts. notably cereals; but here the
moving causeis hardly a favorable one.
being the result OF less satisfactory crop
reports. particularly from the nortl-
west, and it is TO be noted that advices
from the central west, where the WIN
ter wheat yield promises to be very
short, are also less Favorable.
The northwest has had some rains,
but. it is claimed. not enough to render
the situation free of danger. The corn
crop conditions remain favorable, az
likewise do those OF oats, but these
tiized in the upward movement Of
its lethargy and is again attracting
vices, it might be added, are not fiatter
Z 7fis i T. &
If, az has been claimed, lowered prices
for iron favor an increased consunrp-
ton, current developments in this trade
may be class as favorable. because
concessions are being steadily made in
of Bessemer pig and steel billets for the
last half of 1900 has been agreed upon.
the result being a drop of 168 per cent in
~
from the old nominal quotations, which
to of late Southern iron advicess are of
shading in quotations, in sympathy with
similar action taken at Pittsburg, Chi
Birmingham are nov on a parity With
.:red, and here. as in the north the pos
sibility Of labor troubles intrldes itself.
Cotton is slightly weaker on reports
of heavily increased acreage. but the
crop is late and advices this week are
valley and Texas. Cotton goods are
dun. Wool is dull and on the whole
slightly weaker at eastern markets.
Mems wear goods recorders are of fair
voiume, while mills engaged on wom-.
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5ioyed The outlook favors lower prices
FOR the new spring weights Little that
lis new comes from the shoe business.
Leather is duh and rather weaker
Price shadings are reported the rule in
b.unhsr and these. coupled withslow wa
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Dun's review.
4 New York, June Or. G. Dun &
ICompany's Weekly Review of Trade to-
day says:
The adjournment of congress after a
successful session, the progress toward
peace in South Africa and tn 2 rapid ad.
justment Of prices here to more natura
level, all tend TO bring nearer the DAY
of greater activity. But progress has
. not been rapid and the yielding of price.
affects many as a reaction, cutting of
part of the profits supposed TO hav4
been secured The Impression grow:
also that no extensive changes in bust
ness are now probable until after tn,
presidential election. and the probabil
Eity of trouble in China, has at least al
definite an influence on American affair
:. as any change in South Africa. The un
. settled condition of labor controversies
!. moreover, operates strongly for the tim
!. 20 limit expansion of domestic business
!. Yet the volume of business is so larg