Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-15
SPRING TRADE OPENING
Jobbers Note Increased Volume
OF Orders for the Spring
Business.
Especially Good Reports Coming
From the West and North
west Markets.
Business Contest to Progress
Satisfactorily All Along
the Line.

New York. Feb. 15.-Bradstreets
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
Sales for spring account, demand for
manufactures and Industrial operations
generally are expanding, while prices
are hardening. Especially good reports
come from the west and northwest and
the leading markets also note the
growth of sales for spring.
Least favorable advices come from
the south and southwest, tho Chicago
records exceptionally large buying by
wholesalers from these sections. Water
is reported scarce and railways are re-
ported hauling II 100 miles.
Continued strength is to be noted in
all the cereals and flour, fractional adj
vances being shown during the week.
While hog products, country products
generally. iron and steel and other met
ais are also quoted higher. The highest
prices In years have been reached by
butter and eggs as a result of the cold
weather, which in the northern part of
the country, particularly in the east,
has checked shipments and impeded
collections The advance in raw cot
ton has been rapid. Y of a cent for the
week and 4 of a cent since the present
movement began.
Cotton goods have felt the quicken
ing influences operative in the raw
product, but also reflect the increased
demand at leading markets for all va
rieties. Print cloths are 3-16ths of a
cent higher on the week Prints and
ginghams are active, the latter being
heavily sold ahead, and advances in
staple cotton have been numerous, this
latter branch of trade displaying more
animation.
Despite car shortages. which reduce
supplies or fuel, cause banking of fur
naces and prevent shipments of fin
lsned products, production and demand
Tor iron and steel are going forward at
n record breaking rate.
The present pig iron production is
claimed TO be at a rate of $4,000. 600
tons per year. Scarcity of pig iron.
steel billets and other crude materials
is still feature and high premiums are
being paid for prompt deliveries while
al the same time there never were so
many orders on iron manufa ct,lrers'
books for future delivery and bar mills
are sold ahead for five months. Orders
Tor rails are being taken for December
delivery and structural material is in
demand Recorders for agricultural |
implement manufacturers are a fea
ture. while among finished products
wire goods are reported especially !
scarce.
Consumptive demand for conner
seems to be Indifferent and it is weaker
mere and abroad. On the other hand |
lead is in active demand and higher at
London. while a 50-cent per ton pre- I
MUM is demanded for quick deliveries
here.
Wheat. including flour, exports for
the week aggregate 3,175.4Sl bushels. as |
against 4,S00.457 last week and 4.S14.S7S
IN this week last year Wheat exports
from July !, 1901, to date (thirty- three
weeks) aggregate 173,322,458 bushels.
as against 1851 ,063 last season. Corn I
exports aggregate 527,366 bushels. as I
against 169.145 last week and 4,76O.422 /
last year. From July 1. 1901, to date I
corn exports are 22.55s,766 bushels,
against 123.l22,4S1 last season.
Failures for the week number e65,
against 247 last week and 226 in this
week last year.