Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-19
TRADE Is OPTIMISTIC
Crop and Industrial Develop
ments Have Been Generally
Favorable.
Outlook for the Future Seems
More Secure-Railway Earn.
ings Are Large.
Scarcity OF Pig Iron Retardine
the Iron Industry-The
Reviews.

| New York, July 19.-Bradstreets
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
The crop and industrial develop
mcnts have been largely favorable and,
coupled With the great ease of money,
make for an optimistic feeling in trade
and speculation. AS stated some time
ago and confirmed by recent Develop
nents, the future seems more an more
secure, but the immediate present does
not in all instances present SO salts
factory an appearance.
| Railway earnings are really hatter-
ing, June returns on nearly 100000
miles of road showing an aggregate
gain of per cent on last year. In the
matter of actual business, improve
ment is noted in the demand for fin
ished products of iron and steel and
lumber seems to be recovering from
the temporary depression.
The boot and shoe trade, and, ma
turaily, hides and leather, heretofore
backward, have begun to show Il favor
able side and the strength of wool
and wooden goods is also more notice
able The dry goods trade. taken as Il
whole, is rather quiet but increased in
terest is shortly to be expected.
Good growing weather is reported
the country over and corn and cotton
reports are generally more favorable.
The southern peach yield has been
large and fruits generally have done
Well.
Iron Conditions.
Iron and steel trade conditions are
surprisingly good.
The scarcity of pig iron amounts
to something approaching a famine.
Heavy sales of finished material are re-
ported at Chicago and Pittsburg this
week. Bar iron. structural material
rails and, in fact, all OF the heavier
forms note special activity. Imple-
ment manufacturers have been free
buyers. Hardware has been excep-
tionally active, builders material lead
ing. Some western shovel manufac-
turers report an unprecedented output
and sale of this class of material.
Wire cloth is active and large orders
for material are reported booked.
Machinery, saws and stoves are active
at the west. Prices note few changes
and are at the top in practically all
lines.
Wooden goods are still quiet at the
east, but the reports as to the clothing
business received from western ano
southern manufacturers indicate q
good business.
The industrial situation is better
than it has been Tor some time past.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week ending July IL aggregated
3,T55,222 bushels, against 4,404,
bushels last week and 1921, $50 bushels
in this week last year. Wheat exports
since July 1 aggregate 9,7S4.337 bush
els. against 12,76S.121 bushels for the
same. period last season.
Corn exports aggregated 13o.67a
bushels, against 1S5,131 bushels last
week and 1,714,0S1 bushels for the cor
responding week last year. For the
fiscal year corn exports are 379,79i
bushels. against 6,O0S,765 bushels last
season.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending July IL number
Ill, as against 1875 last week and 20S in
the corresponding week of last year.
Failures in Canada number seventeen,
against twenty-eight last week and
twenty-eigh in this week one year ago.
Dun & Co.'s Review.
r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of