Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-16
HE TRADE RLVENy
Business and Commercial situ-
alton Shows Little Change
During the Week.
Iron and Steel Industry Shows
Increased Activity-=0ther
Lines Quiet.
Trade in Textile Products Still
Tagging The Bradstreet
Review.

New York, March is.-- Bradsfresass
Weekly Review of Trade today says
The general situation S Without IN
portant change. the vents ,lf the wssiSs
appearing 10 accentuate heretofore pre-,
yailing conditions pstributive trade
and speculation in securities ceneihuSs
large in volume, with prices rising ~
the NOPE favored industries or dropplhs
in those suffering from Sispfs sion .Ns
types of these movements the IRON alst'
cotton goods industries are I're-sralneht
and the two seem like pposlte poles 50
1narked is the difference in trade feed
ing and conditions. In most other ilsf
oustlies the reports are quite unfaNolaz
Bile. notable in this direction aeing the
lumber leather and hardware ard ms
Elements trads. western ard seuthsi1ns
disrributiye trade reports are auite fa-
yorable and the reports of active de-
,nand for dry goods ana clothing AZ tft
west contrasts shatply With the reports
OF dun business and he rseed;ng prices
of print cloths. bleachea eostons and
other fabrics at iilst hands. Railway
returns continue highly Favorable, cons
frming reports heretofore published of
activity in general shipping and reports.
of a shortage OF cars, a strange 9i7s u Z
this. time of the year. come from Chs
cago and other large centei.ss 0'ieariiigs
are 81; heavy value and III this, Us in
nearly all other measures OF trade inn
provement present records which sur
pass all previously recorded records fels
this season of the year.
Conditions in the domestic iron and
steel demand recall tae boon. ii $50;
and II becomes more and more evident
that an enormous consumptive demand.
discouraged by the high prices p q Year
ago, is now coming freely into ttae mar
ket.
Bars and structural material al'a flvlls
and heavy hardware is activ. ard adj
vancing. Foreign reports are IS llts as
domestic ac:vices are bright l5ut i s.
worth noting that an enormous I'D
for pipes IS reported by Americans d.
spite strenuous effort $ by ore lsll@rs.
Cotton goods are dull and filoops at
FIRST hands, partly bscaus thu steady
decline in raw cotton, PRINT cloths are
active Tor tlle wee k. and talk IF curt&ii-
nlent grows louder. Low prices are.
however stiiniilatint, export inquiry,
and some business IS aeiisg done fo
China Wool IS IN ,ger Sale and for
eign markets are quite strong Eastern
stocks are said 70 b small and declin
ing, and the Situation is sraduallS- read
justing itself. In the goods market plain
dress goods are nloSs ~ steadily. white
fancies are neglected. Fad SAILS as
mems wear goods have been disappoint-
ing.
The government reIaat Of ulaeat in
farmers hands. r3asnrtne 70 anl
bash9is less than a sar ago. W., res
s-ardeG d q F,Ii5Isn faa8.;ra aissl eoGIfeS7
With tight north ves tesrarecei pts caused
2 rise which was However talsen ad-
vantage of 10 realize ma ~ net
obarge Cor the week is slight. 6lr Ma
fullishly neii7esl sas,ls II rs gaSi liy
with wheat but weakened and lost mos
OF the advance fflers is less aetivilg i
leather at Bos ION and larger baS.a
cut Of The market While rHi9gis sO,a is
a little easier some cheaper grades as;s
u ef a cent nrmer
Wheat. Including four shipment foi
the week ageregaia st:s3.s,s bdshsis
against 23a.52S bushels last week aist
fI2T.45O bushels - tlie eo-rss icndin.
week Of 1000 Fran july 10 date tfii.
IS ason wheat exports were l4a,s7i.45
bushels. against fii,sls,so6 bushels las
reason. Corr eynorts for tlle week Z. &
Eregate 3.246.5575 bushels, q .sains $50
lSl bushels last Week and 2.42o.2al bush
els in this week a year ago. From Jul.
to date this season corn exports al,
lSa.sso,ls5 bushels, against lt9s434i2
bushels last season.
Business failures in the United state
for the week number 2l7, as against %
last week and 100 in this week a yea
ego
Canada failures eSr the weal. sss.:.sss b
twenty eight against thirty three las
week and twenty :ght in this week
year ago.