Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-13
Western and Northwestern Mar.
kets Report Unabated Ac.
tivity.
CROPS SECURE AS TO QUANTITY.
Recent Frosts Likely to Have Effect
on the Quality of the corn-ln-
dustrial Activity Is Greater Than at
Any Recent Date-Rusiness Failures
Somewhat Increased,
Somewhat Increased

Weekly Review of Trade today says:
Taken as a whole, fall trade Is stlll
expanding in volume because western
and northwestern markets report una
bated activity, eastern jobbing is as
active as heretofore, and the south re-
ports more doing at nearly all centers.'
Frost held off until the close OF the
week. when a scare was worked up.
Any deterioration now, however can
only be as to quality, because the crop
seems secure as to quantity. Industry
is active. and except in the eastern
shoe manufacturing trade, the hard
coal region and iron furnace work, the
latter because of the coke shortage,
Ipresents outputs equal and an most
cases exceed records. Despite the tact
that the new crops are. only In small
volume and the usual activity in an
Ithracite coal is absent, the pinch OF the
car shortage is steadily growing. That
the trouble is not entirely one OF TOO
few cars seems evident from the heavy
orders for locomotives given by the
Heading railroad lines. Scarcity OF
help is noted in the south for picking
cotton and at the north In publc
works.
One fact brought out in the reports
! as to activity in dry goods, Columns
shoes. millinery and groceries Is the
very general demand for higher class
lof goods which manifests itself Re-
\ tail trade the country ovAr also seems
better, stimulated partly by cooler
weather.
Government and private advices as
| to crops of cereals, fruits and tobacco
are quite encouraging for large ylelo.
The quality Of oats will be below the
standard owing to wet weather IN mar
vesting, and much winter wheat IS pe-
low grade. The reduced movement OF
hogs to market is apparently based up
on fewer animals on the fari> rice
yields will be liberal in the south, ana
4 sugar cane is making good progress.
Dry weather will reduce the crop OF
citrus fruits in Florida.
Another notable feature is the gen.
eral strength exhibited by prices Cot
TON goods are firmer, as much because
of the steady insistent demand as be-
Il
4 terial. The situation in wool and
wooden goods is very favorable TO sell
s|lers. The strength in hides is the key
note To Inc hpl tsnsteiIs active and lumber
4 leads in aggressiveness and strength.
A feature in keeping with the advance
ling season is the higher range of farm
products-eggs are higher and butter
lis advancing on larger consumption
and reported manipulation by cold
storage interests.
4 The shortage of fuel still exasperates
the iron trade, which sees the foreign
flood of iron and steel growing steadily.
rho 1.,l..-.->.>-@.A- Iar
I from 100000 tons. The use of large
numbers of cars to carry soft coal to
the anthracite regions aggravate the
shortage of coke in the Pittsburg dis
trict. But the same complaints come
from Chicago and st. Louis. Rails and
Istructural material are still the prOmi-
nent features.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week ending Sept. IL aggregate
5,444.142 bushels, against 6,276,299 last
week, 6.64S.6O9 in this week last year
and 4,665,9S2 in 1900. Wheat exports
since July aggregate 50,1O1,742 BUSH
els. against 6s.341,271 last season and
81, 9S3, 1913 in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate 91,512 BUSH
| els, against 21,196 last week. z77,S31 last
year and 2,402,7s6 in 1900. For the fiscal
year exports are 9S1,351 bushels,
against 11,521,616 last season and 3d.
657.OS6 in 1900.
Business failures for the week ending
Sept. IL number 1917, as against 1873 last
week, 1872 in this week last, 167 in 1900,
149 in 1899 and 173 in 1898.
For Canada for the week eighteen,
as against fourteen last week.