Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-15
Most Lines are Active Despite
Numerous Drawbacks and
Unreasonable Weather
HOLIDAY GOODS ARE MOVING
More Than the Usual Activity Noted
in the Jobbins of Spring Goods
Scarcity of Fuel and Shortage of
Transportation Facilities Principal
lmpediments to Business Activity.

New York, Nov. 15.-Bradstreet's
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
Trade, industry and transportation
continue active, despite drawbacks
caused by warm weather, scarcity of
fuel, and car and motive power short
ages Cold weather is needed to stimu-
late consumption of heavy winter goods
from retailers hands, whatever COM
plant there is heard regarding collec-
! tions being attributed to this cause.
| Activity with jobbers has, owing to the
advanced stage of the season, been
transferred from regular staple lines to
holiday goods. These latter are in ex-
EXCEPTIONALLY active demand, the outlook
being that distribution far in excess of
any previous year will be realized.
More than usual activity@ however, is
noted in spring goods, which are be-
ing ordered more freely than in average
years. This is taken to indicate wide
spread confidence in prosperous con-
ditions next year. Little or no inn
provement is noted in the fuel situation,
which particularly affects iron and steel
manufacturers, many of whom are re-
ported discouraged by their inability
to fill orders now on their books.
kilograms to Bradstreets indicate
that the movement of winter goods,
particularly clothing, is retarded by
warm weather prevailing thruout most
of the country. Collections, except
where affected by weather conditions.
remain exceptionally good, and large
majority of cities report payments fair
10 good. Furniture manufacturers are
reported unable to keep up with orders.
and hardware jobbers have all they
can attend to. Car shortages retard
shipments of lumber Wet weather in
the northwest and west has stimulated
the demand for rubber goods. Cotton
goods are firm, despite the slight weak
ness in the raw product, while wooden
goods are quiet and prices remain
firm, and the raw product is very
closely held.
The lumber trade is still quite active.
Notwithstanding the advanced stage of
the season, and the only complaint is
as to backward deliveries. Other
building materials are active. The boot
and shoe business is in good shape.
Leather, being closely sold UP, is firmly
held.Sharp differences are noted in the
iron and steel trade. accordingly as the
cruder or more highly finished forms
are considered. Scarcity Of fuel keeps
many furnaces idle, and pig iron de-
mand is in excess of production.
Structural material mills are very ac-
tive, being sold five or six months ahead
and the country's rail production Is
said to be practically sold up to Sep
TENDER, 1908. The cut in the price of
tin plates is said to have not brought !
out as many orders as anticipated. The |
flour market is apparently in good |
shape. New orders are not numerous,
but the mills are busily employed on I
old business.
Wheat, including -four exports for
the week ending November Is, aggres
gate 4,44O,16O bushels, against 5,715,555
last week; 4,9S3,704 this week last /
year, and 4,o62,O20 in 1900. Wheat ex-
ports since July aggregate 101.os4, 452 I
bushels, against 117,1S2,31S last season
and 71,465.o91 in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate 2S1,901 bush
els against 130,847 last week, 629.924 +
last year and 3.976,914 in 1900. For
the fiscal year exports are 2,2cs.7Sa
bushels, against 1S,s77,49S last season
and 64,644,993 in 1900.
Business failures in the United
States for the wesg ending Thursday,
Is. member 205 as against
l4S last week, 213 in this week last
year, 227 IN 1900, 1919 in 1899, and 22s
in 1898. In Canada ten, as against "a
last week, and 80 in this week a year
ago.