Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-16
TRADE OUTLOOK GOOD
Favorable Features Continue to
Dominate Business in All
Its Branches.
The Lack Of Transportation Fa.
cilities Still a Hindrance
to Jobhers.
Weather Conditions Not Entirely
Favorable in the South.
The Reviews.
lew york Nov. 1s-Bradstreet's

New York, Nov. 16.-Bradstreets
weekly review of trade today says:
Favorable features are still largely
in the ascendant and the current of
business is running full the country
over. In some directions, indeed, not
general merchandise, grain, ore, COAL
iron and lumber, complaints of insult
ficient transportation facilities have
become more marked. Seasonable
weather conditions east, north and
west have expanded retail trade and
enlarged reassorting orders from job
have, however not been entirely fav-
orable and complaints of slowness of
collections, due to the backward cot
ton crop or the lower prices paid there
for, have been more numerous A
favorable feature as regards this latter
situation, however, is the turn for bet
ter in prices. Following the active
buying by manufacturers some weeks
ago at the east has come sustained
activity on wool at leading eastern and
western markets, without, however, any
special gain in prices. An unfavorable
feature noted at the west is the con-
tinuance of the drouth in some parts
of Kansas and Missouri. where live
stock is being rushed to market because
of insufficient water supplies. De-
mand for iron and steel is heavy and
nearly all lines share in the strength.
Pig iron is active at all markets and
25 cents per ton premium is freely paid
for immediate delivery. Stocks are
smaller than month ago. Steel bill
let's are also in demand and find ready
sale at SIS per ton at Pittsburg. The
rail situation is one of special strength,
the leading interest being reported as
having its output for the entire year
1902 booked. New fall orders at Pitts
burg this week aggregate 100000 tons,
and mills in that district are sold up to
next December. The shortage of cars
restricted operations in the central
west and complaints of lack of motive
power in addition are heard. Print
cloths this week have lost one eighth
OF cent, while raw cotton has gained
three sixteenths of a cent. In wooden
goods the scarcity of mems overcoat-
this line is active. Aside from the
strength in raw cotton. the features
have been the increased strength in
such cereals as corn and oats, due to
the springing up of better demand.
some slight firmnes in lard. season
able advance in butter and eggs and
other dairy products and the stimula-
ton to tin prices caused by close con-
troll Of spot supplies. Wheat and also
-four have weakened, due mainly to
realizing upon the late advance, but
renewed speculative interest is evident
on every decline. and though prices
are slightly lower on the week. the tone
of the market is much better than some
weeks ago. Wheat, including flour,
exports for the week aggregate 4,9S3,734
bushels as against 5.469.645 bushels
last week and 4,062,020 bushels In this
week last year. Wheat exports, July /
to date Twenty weeks), aggregate ILL.,
1862 bushels as against 70,417.S17
bushels last season. Corn exports ag-
gregate 629.924 bushels as against 70S,-
2S4 bushels last week and 3,976,914
bushels last year. July l to date corn
exports are 1s.077,76S bushels as
against 63,440,22S bushels last season
Continued activity is noted in shoe
manufacturing and kindred trades. No
sign of overlooking Is yet visible in
the leather and hide markets. Among
the industries building operations con-
tinue active, aided by the open fall,
shoe and leather manufacturers,
wooden mills, paper machinery and
hardware manufacturers are busily en-
raIn a nd n rnH "a OF iI rrto
is concededly as heavy. If not heavier,
than ever before reported at this time.
Failures for the week aggregate 213 as
against 1911 last week and 227 in this
week year ago."