Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-03

deem : ait anu Prlc6S SOWoWASt
Improved.
Warm Weather Has Had Effect Of
Holding Back Many Fall
Orders.
New York. Nov. 3. Bradstreet's
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
Tnseasonably warm weather contin-s
ues the leading directly unfavorable /
feature of d1stributtve trade. because of {
the check given II retail distribution
and therefore to business in most lines
of dry goods, Wearing apparels and
near approach of the presidential cleo
ton, lis undoubtedly an element exer-
.cising considerable influence, particu-
larly in stock speculation, but con-
spicuous exception TO this Is found IN
the reawakening Of demand and the
advances in prices SHOWN in the iron
trade in widely separated sections, This
is really one of the most important de-
Ivelepments of the work, and is taken
as indicating not only that confidence
in election results is felt, but that con-
sumers' stocks are down TO mini
mum.
Failures naturally show expansion
over the same period year ago, but
are much more favorable than in pre-
iceding years.
Speculation on the various exchanges
has ruled rather Slow. In wheat the
moving feature has been the reiteratlon
of stories of Argentine crop damage.
which WAS instrumental In INDUCING
l,some advance, much of which was lost
later.
/ In cotton fear of frost damage has
lbeen the moving factor. and mere, also,i
some advance has been scored from the
How point reached last week. Farmers
lare slow to follow the price downward.
land are reported holding for better
Iprices.
Weather conditions are not altogether
to the shoe trade but NOES
are firm and sole leather shows an ad-
west for October
Wool is showing increased activity,
while prices are firm III sympathy with
,
lbDurne adviceR
Western live stock receipts, for Octo-
Der were very heavy. but prices have
4 held Well despite this.
a distinct and marked Improvement
lin she demand for both crude and ms
.Aishsd iron and steel is noted. There IS
i a better inquiry for pig iron a Y silght
i advance except in he case of me
southern product. This movement IS
i regarded as significant. IN view OF lne
\ reported cutting of prices by Engtish
land Scetch makers. Actual consump-
Tive needs appear to be at the ootto'h
4 of the demand Plates are higher on me !.
q week and bars are also frmer Steer
a billets are in better call and also nle neT.
y The EXPORT demand for cotton is APP
parsntly undiminished and this week
4 witnesses, The heaHiest slugle DAY ex-
ports from New Orleans ever reeorded.
Nine months trade returns show gain
lin manufactured goods exported OF ~
Hper# cent over "a year ago. Whtls& the IN
. crease in agricultural products wac only
los per cent. this latter increase being
q entirely due TO higher prices Of cotton
d az compared with last year.
Wheat, including -four Shipment iot
Il the week aggregate 3.6l2.42l bushels.
q against 4.ga2s91S last week, and a,u4e.s Dob
lin the corresponding week of 1889 From
#IJuly to date this season wheat exports
!. are 8s,s56.564 bushels. against 72,5sselt
Hast season.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
Z I3.92osl1o against 3.s65,6Sl last week ano
h, sos, 4255 in THE week a year ago. From
July to date this season corn exports are
!, | 81. $3.50. 452 bushels against Is,sils0o las
sea son.
Failures FOR the week in the United
States l65 az against 161 last week ant
!, IiT4 in this week a year ago. Canadian
.ifailures number l6 against 81 last Weel
Ii and q in 1888
II. G. Dun & co. 3 Weekly Review d
: Trade today says:
Y Some evidence appears TO axe s'peeut
. I3iative chances in the movement OF a fep
: standard goods notably of iron ant
steel. The actual resumption Of opera
4 tions In the anthracite coal fields ha.
!, added largely to the working force, ant
z closing down of q few small piants j
!. Ionly in the nature of concentrating OPP
, eratiOns at more advantageous points
y and has not much seduced the numbe
!, of men employed. The weather in som
: sections has favored business, but a
: New York has been unreasonable. &c
. icounting fornuch of the LOSE OF 1913 pc
: cent in bank eearings here as3compare
with last year, tho the week sloWs
gain of 2D.a per cent over 1898.
= Encouraging signs multiply in thu iro
s industry Strength In Bessemer an
!, Grey forge at Plttshurg shows that tn
" recent increase in activity of finighe
forms has ali last affected the marks
for raw material.
Full forces are employed al Ne,
. England shoe shops and heavy order
80 insure brisk work for the rest Of tn
- Iyear, Prices have not advanced for iii
finished articies with leather and hide!
= Textile operations are more vigorou.
sales Of wool at the three chief easter
q markets exceeding all recent records
y; with a total of 1904, 500 pounds. This
~ largely for prompt consumption an
= consequently makes poor comparisp
Z with the same week last year, when ur
p precedented speculation made the tot;
q. 20, $S8 100 pounds. With many larg
transactions nissed In the excitement
p the Boston market.
~
=. Drops Dead From Terror.
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