Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-19
Rrads1rcet.s Review.

New York, May 1a.-Bradstreet's to-
day says:
Continued dullness in many branches
ana a further shading in several sta-
defines constitute the leading features
in the business situation this week.
The weakness of prices is displayed in
toSSer quotations for corn, pork butter
cheese. Wool and cotton among the
great agricultural products and petrol-
cum and lead among the mineral pro-
auctions. Wheat IS slightly higher,
,laftly owing 10 less Favorable crop re-
poets here and abroad. Continued dry
MSS in the northwest has given the
spring wheat situation a less satisfac-s
tory appearance and tfe.e is little im-s
E,fovement noted Ia the winter wheat
sections of the central West; is doubt
fpi. however if the dry weather has as
yet really affected spring wheat. he
chief complaint coming from the lum-
bering interests. which report lover
streams interfering with the forward.
ing of supplies.
Wool mas been shaded again, not
UNDERSTANDING the fact tfat rather more
strsngth Is noted in London sale psleas
where supplies of desirable sraaes are
J
1stson of dry goods has been Within mar
now limits. and wholesale aad iesorder
business is reported partic,:l.s -ly r,,a..k.
i On the other hand. retail husiu->s N
summer goods has beee helped by th-
sudden squirt of no; weather. ,Johhins
4 demand for. boots and SHOES Is quiet.
bur manufacturers are firm III the!r de-
mands. Leather is dull. and some
shading in hides is reported a the east.
The iron and steel situation is no
/ stronger and shaded prices fail to de-
velop much new business.
4 The industrial situation is on the
whole rather better than for some
4 time past in that new disturbances are
4 fewer ans. :.fa.ac 81! oaos !.i,:.o .3ceI
4 settled up, but the practical tie-up a,
4 C'nicago is still unbroken. At ST. Louis
I all kinds of business has been hurt hs
the street car employees STRIFE. ant
uncertainty at other cities particular.
ly in the building trades has had ar
1nnsattled effect upon lumber
Wheat. including -four, shipments fol
"A the week aggregate 51T8,422 bushels
&lagainst 3,4s0.5T4 bushels last week anC
:. 81 9 .206 bushels in the corresponding
week of 1899. Since july ! this season
the exports of wheat aggregate ia,
6s4,42s bushels. against 205.27O.9s0 bush.
iels last year and 2O6, 5S7,s36 bushels II
1897-9s.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
3.437, 1914 bushels against 4G3S $40 bush
els last week and 2.753.414 bushels ir
this week a year ago. Since July thi.
season corn exports aggregate 1s1.1S9,
200 bushels, against 14S,o32.221 bushel.
during the same period pear ago.
Don't stay at home on account O
! that cold. Keep on With your worl
and take Krause's Cold Cure. Sold b,
w. II. Evans. druggist. 113 East Mai
:. street. and George p. Powers, druggis,
IS East Main street.
q Washington Gossip.
Washington, May 19.-Senators Han
ma. Frye, Nelson, Elkins and McBrid
are holding conferences to make an
other effort to save the ship subsid,
bill from oblivion. Senator Hanna /
the most insistent champion of thi
measure and nearly all the republican
members of the commerce COMMITTEE
of the senate are in favor of calling VI
the s9,O00,O00 subsidy bill before ad
journment. Senator Hanna is like
wise in close touch with Gen. eros
venor and other members of the hous
committee on merchant marine, which
\ has charge Of the measure in tina
branch.
Senator Mason made an appeal 70
the establishment of the pneumatic
tube service in Chicago when the pos
tai appropriation bill was called up TO
& consideration. He also replied to tn