Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-06
Retail Trade in Winter Goods
Expanded this Week by Sea-
sOnable Winter Weather
PRODUCE GENERALLY HIGHER
Prices Well Up to Highest Point in
Eighteen Months and There Is
Prospect of Large Spring Trade
Iron Trade Conditions ouieter-Wool
Strong.

New York, Dec. 6. - Bradstreets
Weekly Review Of Trade today says:
Seasonable winter weather, hitherto
cons picuously lacking, has come very
much into evidence this week, with the
result of expanding retail trade in win
ter goods, rubbers and wearing apparel
generally Killing frosts have about
put period to the marvellous fall sea-
son of 1902, and in the south the cotton
crop may be said to be made, SO far
as further growth is concerned. All the
usual seasonable changes have about
come to pass. Dairy products and pro-
duce generally are higher, lake naviga-
ton is about over. iron ore shipments
have ended after the greatest move
ment on record and the wheat crop has
gone into winter quarters with fair
covering of snow in northern ATTITUDES
and with a very generally satisfactory
condition ruling thruout much of the
admittedly very large acreage. Hessian
fly damage to some of the early sown
and too rank growth in the southwest
are the only complaints heard Of.
Threshing is about completed in the
northwest. and farmers display more
Willingness to part with their products.
Cold weather from now on is needed
to insure the large movement of corn
expected, as the result Of active export
and home demand.
The years approaching end finds
prices we'll up to the highest point in
eighteen months, tho meats, an impor-
tant element in food supplies, are
steadily declining on good receipts.
Next to the expectations, already partly
realized, that an enormous holiday
business will be done, the most notable
feature is the practical unanimity of
opinion that large spring trade is in
prospect. The feature in foreign trade
is the turn in the tide Of corn exports,
which have at last begun to expand
after fifteen months of scarcity, high
prices and trifling shipments.
In wholesale dry goods, good spring
trade acts as supporting feature for
some lines, but it is noted that poor ex-
port business has affected brown and
bleached cottons, which can be had at
easier quotations. Wool is strong and
active and still tends higher, while the
manufacturers are busy on orders.
Shoes are in better demand at retail
and with jobbers, but manufacturers
are quiet as yet
Iron trade conditions are quieter. in
sympathy with seasonable changes. This
quieting down has strengthened the
feeling that lower prices are to rule
next year. and hence all buyers who
can afford to, hold off. Business failures
In the United States for the week end
ing Thursday. Dec. 4. number 1S5, as
against 1872 last week and 237 in this
week last year.
Wheat, including flour exports for the
week ending Dec. 4, aggregate 5,704.44O
bushels, against 4,179.6s5 bushels last
week. 4604,S40 this week last year and
3,432,15o bushels in 1900. Wheat ex-
ports since July aggregate 16,746.449
bushels, against 132, 423,572 bushels last
season and S1.222,426 bushels in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate 1,151.6Os
bushels. against 255,174 bushels last
week, 362,S44 bushels last year and
5,S71,377 bushels in 1900. For the fiscal
year exports are 3,s5S,900 bushels,
against 19.516,s61 bushels last season
and S0,052,938 bushels in 1900.