Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-08
BUSINESS FEATURES.

Trade conditions are very encourage
ing, as reported by Dun. There is a
| large distribution of merchandise, lib
eral consumption of the same and bust
ness generally has healthy tone 1t
| is noteworthy that home conditions
continue much better than those
abroad and that home trade receives
more attention than foreign commerce.
| In Chicago weather has favored retail
trade and sales mounted quickly to
gratifying proportions. especially in
shoes, clothing and ladies' wear. The
jobbing district has been we'll patron
lied by visiting buyers and new orders
are quite liberal and exceed the same
period year ago in all leading branch-
es. Unusual activity is noted in cloth
ing. silks and linens. and in cloaks and
mems furnishings More buying APP
pears in the best qualities of seasonable
apparel than hitherto known. Mer-
camille collections are reported prompt
in most lines.
AT Minneapolis flour trade conditions,
while not as unsteady as q week ago,
are far from satisfactory. Old wheat is
very scarce and public stocks are a the
lowest point in years. Trade in dry
goods and groceries continues brisk
Iron and heavy hardware sales are in
r,1l
tons in all lines are good.
In St. Louis there Is but one opinion
expressed in the wholesale district, en-
bracing all of the important lines, and
that is that ST. Louis jobbers have
never had such continuous and heavy
run Of orders, and that there has never
been such steady flow of arrivals of
purchasing country merchants. There
is healthiness to the general condi-
lions that gives unmistakable promise
for the future. Collections are much
freer than usual ut this time of year.
Boston reports that mercantile and
industrial conditions maintain previous
favorable ind encouraging features and
prospects. Even the coal strike has
had no serious disturbance here rs yet.
The jobbing trade continues active in
dry goods, millinery, footwear and 9TH
er staples and the distribution is heavy.
Retail trade is excellent. Leading New
England industries are in good shape,
with shoe machinery actively employed,
and the movement from the factories
increasing.
At Pittsburg the feature Of the iron
and steel market continues to be the
matter of transportation. Complaints
are made every day regarding the ina
bility of the railroads to supply suffi-
Gent transportation facilities, and the
pig iron market is seriously affected by
the shortage of coke. The coke fur
naces are producing large supply, but
find it difficult to move the product
promptly, and it is estimated that there
are close to 5000 cars loaded of coke
ready for shipment in the Connellsville
region.
In New Orleans and at other south
ern points. trade in all lines has been
active and the movement of merchan-
disc has been good and fully up to ex
pectations.
At Los Angeles trade generally is in
satisfactory condition.
San Francisco advices state that ex-
ports by sea last month were valued at
s4,269, 400, the largest total for any
month this year. About s2,0O0,000 in
gold has been received at northern
coast ports from Alaska in the last
fortnight. A small steamer from Alas
ka. on the 2Sth ult, brought 22,243 seal
skins and seventy-four packages of
furs, valued at 100000. Last China
steamer brought $50 boxes opium, val
nued at $4,000. consignment OF
LOO cases canned pineapples is now
due from Honolulu, the largest ship
ment ever made. Eight codfishers ar
rived in August WIN 1'lol'VVo Hsi'
making 1,s94,0oO for the season, the
largest quantity ever received. with one
or more cargoes due. The ripe fruit
trade is very active, and the cars and
river and bay steamers are heavily la
den The Gamers are handling large
quantities.; heavy consignments are
daily going overland to distant eastern
points.