Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-26
BUSINESS FEATURES.

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BUSINESS FEATURES.
Business is we'll sustained in volume
and many of its features are satisfac-
! tory, az noted by Dun.
In Boston trade conditions are salts
| factory in both retail and wholesale
branches. Jobbers in dry goods, hats
and caps, millinery and footwear, report
a steady increase in sales in fall lines,
| with prospects excellent for a continu-
ance of good trade. Manufacturers of
of sample orders for next spring, and
also having a good call for fall goods,
which can not be always filled in point
of delivery time to the satisfaction of
| buyers. All the large shops have about
| all the business they can conveniently
handle at present. while the orders on
months to come. Prices are very firm
on all goods.
| AT Philadelphia the iron and steel
market continues without material
change. Mills are we'll supplied with or
ders. and there is considerable delay ex-
perienced in delivery of structure ma
terial, due to the complications In the
West, which throw considerable business
into eastern markets. There is an ac-
tive demand for plates. and large con-
sumers are busy. Prices are firm. and
collections are reported fairly good
I At Pittsburg in the lines not affected
| by the steel strike business continues in
demand is good. Notwithstanding re-
ports TO the contrary the strike of the
workmen has caused reduction in the
| tonnage of steel and iron, which is evil
denced by the fact that the coke produc-
| ton, good criterion to judge by, shows
decrease In tonnage of 900 tong over
mand for plate. and new orders placed
during the week amounted to $4,000 tons.
There Is strong demand for merchant
bar, altho not as large as that of last
week, but about 1900 tons was added
to the business already on hand. There
were no sales of pig iron OF Importance
during the week. and the price remains
nominally the same as last reported,
sl5.25 at the furnace. This is one of the
materials affected by the strike, and
there is but little activity in the pig iron
market. In structural material strong
demand continues, and business
amounting to about 5000 tons was
booked by the Pittsburg producers. Ow-.
ing to the rush of orders mills have lit
tie opportunity of keeping up with spe-
cifications. Prices are unchanged New
business in steel rails is being booked
for delivery early in 1902 at ruling prices.
In Chicago the troubles in steel man
ufacturing elsewhere do not directly af-
feet the operation of the mills in this
city, and excepting the difficulty with
machinists and molders the industrial
tains an exceptionally high volume and
collections continue good. Business is
now at very high point all over the
jobbing district. and transactions in dry
gods and boots and shoes are ahead OF
last years. The clothing houses are do
ing better. This line received most of
I tI-a ar cY,Is h1yt y,
scare, but exhaustive inquiry now made
discloses the fact that reinstatements,
thus far. are over 10 per cent, and most
of the others expected to work around
satisfactorily. Great numbers of visit
ing buyers are here making personal Sc
lections and they do not show any hest
fancy or lack of confidence in future
prospects.
Jobbers in all lines at Minneapolis are
experiencing an exceedingly heavy busi-
ress. The volume is increasing each
week and there seems to be no limit to
the orders.
At Cincinnati the Wholesale clothing
business is reported as not altogether
satisfactory, trade dragging. and more
or less cancellations occur. The extern
sive drouth turnout this section is the
cause which has generally resulted in
unsatisfactory conditions, but recent
and copious rains will. it is believed, inn
prove the situation to some extent. all
tho it comes late.
At Kansas City the jobbing business
continues to improve in all lines. coun-
try merchants are in town In goodly
numbers and they report that the Ell
fscts Of the drouth are rapidly passing