Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-26
TRADE OUTLOOK GOOD
Mills. Shops, Factories and Fur
naces Assured OF Full Opera
ton for the Year.
Jobbers in Many Cases Unable
to Get Their Large Orders
Filled.
Prices Of Commodities Rule
Firm and Holiday Goods Are
Moving.

| New York, Oct. 26.-R. G. Dun & Co. S
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
| With mills, shops, factories and furn-
aces assured of full operation until the
end of the year as rule, and many
contracts already running far into 1902,
there is no occasion for anxiety regard
| ing the industrial situation. Jobbers
are still urgently asking prompt deliv-
cries by manufacturers of staple lines.
while opening transactions in fancy
goods for the holidays are unusually
| early, showing that dealers anticipate a
large trade. Retail distribution of
heavy weight wearing apparel and other
seasonable goods Is checked by the tar
diness of low temperatures. which is ex-
tremely fortunate in many cases where
makers have been unable ia fill orders
according to specifications Prices of
commodities rule firm and collections
are satisfactory, even southern pay
ments coming forward promptly now
that the tardy cotton crop has begun to
move freely.
Each week the situation as to iron
and steel becomes more encouraging,
orders now running to the middle of 1902
in many finished products. The feature
of the week was the placing of enor-
nous orders for steel rails, practically
assuring another record breaking out
put. Other railroad supplies are also in
great demand, the most embarrassment
being felt at many points on account of
the car shortage. Added to this is much
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bridges by steel arches. and in the mi
nor lines there is an equally vigorous
demand. Pig iron reflects the brisk
movement in finished products and
higher prices are anticipated. Coke
ovens are active and the output is large,
but lack of cars and motive power re-
stricts shipmnets. Coal deliveries are
similarly retarded.
Eastern makers of boots and shoes
are still engaged on late orders for vim
ter goods and contracts come in freely
from the west for spring lines. Prices
are unchanged but the rise In leather
makes it difficult to defer advances.
while distant contracts are not sought
at current rates.
In wooden goods conditions are quiet
on account of the warm weather, but
mills are fully occupied and producers
of knit goods have orders for some time
to come. Strength in the raw material
| is conspicuous, mills buying freely. In
cotton goods the situation is disturbed
| by the action of a large manufacturer,
who advanced wages per cent short
time ago, and again this week. am
nounced 5 per cent rise, to go into eff
| feet on Nov. 4.
More satisfactory prices are received
by domestic wheat growers, last years
figures being surpassed. notwithstand-
Ing the largely increased yield just har-
vested. Foreign buying is heavy. ex-
ports for the week, including flour.
amounting to 4,s94,9ss bushels, against
3,954,26 last year Western receipts
were only 6,1S2.3s3 bushels, against II
411,057 bushels a year ago.
Corn was supported by estimates of
| a reduced yield in Roumania and a
splendid increase in Atlantic exports to
| ], 1874 ,009 bushels. against 501,1o5 in the
preceding week. but the current outgo
| is trifiing compared with 2.716,5S2 BUSH
els last year.
Cotton lost part OF the recent adj
vance. owing to heavy port receipts and
the failure of frost to appear as early az
1 eXpected