Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-19

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FALL TRADE ACTIVE
Business in All Lines Shows Improve
mcnt Since tho Cooler Weather
Industrial Activity Continues.
New York, Oct. 10. Bradstreets
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
Among the notable features brought
out In the trade dispatches to Brad
!, streets's this week are the reports OIL
| stimulated retail trade, due to cooler
| weather and advices or continued acttv-
lity in all leading Industrial lines, nota-
bly, iron and steel, shoes and leather,
coal, lumber, jewelry and cotton and
| woolen goods. The shipments of prod
ucts of these Industries and of groceries
| to consuming sections continue heavy
! and are accompanied by reports OF de-
lays, due to the scarcity of cars. An
other one of those slight upward swings
| in the prices of staples, SO numerous OF
late, has also occurred by which the
/
| dairy products and lake copper have
been raised. Clearings have expanded
/ because of an extension OF interest In
| the security markets, but also because
of good collections which in turn have
! induced rather more ease IN money
! rates at leading markets. Advices from
\ the south are still of a backward cot
| ton crop movement, hampering fall de-
mand and collections, but even here
there has been an Improvement noted
| this week. Iron and steel consumption
/ continue fully equal to, and IN some
cases in excess, to production. Features
| this week have been the sale by mer-
! chants furnaces in the Pittsburg district
| Of 76, 900 tons of Bessemer pig iron to
Heading interest at from $l625 to Sl6.5o
| rcr ton at valley furnaces. Steel blllets
| have continued scarce, and are practf-
cally unobtainable for immediate delty-
cry. tho $27 and $2S per ton Is offered,
| against the nominal quotation OF $26 for
| distant delivery. Pig iron stocks In the
central west are said to not exceed one
weeks supply. Orders for fully 1,00o, 600
! tons OF rails for next years delivery
| have been booked, altho the principal
| consuming interests have not vet appor-
| toned its business, which is expected TO
| exceed 165,eOo tons Plates, bars and
+ sheets and structural material are still
! active, but iron bars are reported 70 De
easier. Tin plate mills are catching up
| with their orders and a cut is reported
| in the price OF wire nails.
/ Railways are In the market for cars
and one western system has bought q
| 900 this week. Export business In iron
and steel is not promising.
I Cooler weather and fear Of frosts.
Occupied with good reports from the print
cloth industry, have stimulated raw
4 cotton and this in turn is reflected In
higher quotations for nearly all leading
/ bleached cottons.
1 The conviction seems to be growing
that the cotton crop this year will not
be as large as hoped for, and estimates
| nv leading authorities point to all avail
| able present and possible future sup
plies being needed,
Woolen goods are rather quiet as re-
\ CARDS new demand, but the mills are
busy on heavy weights and when these
| are out OF the way a large volume OF or
| ders for spring weights guarantees con-
lt;nued activity. Wool Is steady ana
| firm, with large consumption progress
/ ing.
4 The cereal markets were rather apa-
thetic early this week. Reduced specu-
| llatiye interest and liquidation. caused by
larger receipts at the northwest, weak
eped prices early. Decreases In these
receipts and smaller Argentine ship
rents and poor crop reports brought
| about rather firmer feeling later, by
which the early loss was regained and a
sight advance registered on the week
1 All estimates agree that the worlds
wheat supply will be larger than year
aeo. the increase being here and in Can
ada and the decrease in Europe; but
against this Is to be cited the tact that
1 the rye. corn and oats yields. not to
mention other food stuffs, are smaller
4 this year than for some years past.
Wheat, including flour. exports Tor the
4 week aggregate 5,b36.O13 bushels, as
4 against 4.719SsS last week and SJs6.64s
in this week last year. Wheat exports
4 from July to date 0ourteen weeks)
A aggregate 95,1o4,251 bushels as against
54.254,s91 last season.
Corn exports aggregate 64oo3 bushels
as against CTS, ,246 last week and 2,SS6,9Sa
4 last year. From July to date corn ex-
i ports are 14s45,113 bushels, against 49,
SS9926 last season.
4 Failures for the week number 1853 as
against 1873 last week and 223 this week
4 year ago.
r. q. Dun's Weekly Review of Trade
| says:
i Unfavorable signs are rare In the
4 business outlook Manufacturing indus
tries enjoy exceptional activity and
Il most jobbers and retailers find no occa-
Il sion for complaint Mild weather is the
one influence that may be charged with
4 retarding retail merchandise distribu-
ton, yet there is general confidence that
any sales thus proposed will be made Er
Il later. The same influence is invaluable
I in facilitating the handling of crops
erecting buildings and other outdoor
!. work. Altho a fifth of the year is still
Il Ito be heard from, including the usual
j, interruption of elections and possible
!, disturbance of legislation, there is ample
J evidence that the volume of legitimate
!, business will largely exceed all previous
!, records. Speculation is comparatively
, Iuuiet both in securities and options or
leading products, which emphasizes the
II activity in trade channels as shown by
lbank exchanges for the week at New
J, York, being 33 per cent larger than last
year and 8.4 above 1899, while at othel
! leading cities the gains were 1863 and 81
q lper cent, respectively.