Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-25
TRADE OUTLOOK GOOD
Events OF the Week Have Been
Largely Favorable For
Business.
Prices Have Been Steady in
Most Lines, Cereals Being
an Exception.
Jobbers Report a Fair Business
in Spring Goods.-Few
Failures.

New York. Jan. %. = Bradstreet's
/ Weekly Review of Trade today says:
Events of the week have been largely
favorable. notable among these being the
continued steadiness of general prices
tho cereals have weakened slightly, as a
reflection OF continued liquidation, &C
CELEBRATED this week by the arrival OF
much needed snow in the western half
pansion in spring trade at leading job
.bing centers, renewed interest by eX-
porters in wheat, tho irregularity in
prices still tends to discourage heavy
trading, while the slight Strengthening
in cotton prices is based largely on con-
| tinued confidence in future values and
the very heavy export movement now
going on, shipments for the season being
nearly 100000 bales larger than year
ago. Railway earnings still fail to con-
Arm bearish predictions, and the inn
provemept in the car situation in Janu-
airy does not seem to have been at the
expense of receipts Clearings are
smaller than year ago. because specu-
lation is at low ebb, but distributive
trade is probably larger even than that
of year ago. The strength of the iron
and steel markets remains unchanged,
tho on the surface demand is quieter,
and the Improvement in the car short
age makes for larger production. More
Is doing than usual at this time in iron
and steel, and the mills never had SO
many advance orders booked. Bar iron
~. all AL Gft
ished products are active and strong.
In other metals irregularity is still a
feature, weakness being manifested in
copper, which fails to develop consump-
tive demand, tho quotations for 1t have
again declined. and sheet copper has
likewise been reduced. Complaints of a
small margin of profit in print cloths
and similar goods continue to come from
New England. Finished goods are said
to be selling below parity with the cost
of gray cloth, and business in staple
cottons is reported Indifferent. Jobbers
however are reported busy opening
spring styles OF prints and ginghams
and meeting with satisfactory recogni-
ton Dress woolens continue In good de-
mand and the mems wear market is IN
excellent shape Raw wool is fairly act
i've and the tone is firm. Territory WOODS
are scarce in supply at the east, while
fair business has been done in Austria
liam grades and London wool sale prices
are higher. Eastern shipments of boots
and shoes on orders continue in excess
of year ago, the gain go far In January
being IL per cent. Immediate require
ments of cane sugar for refiners use
have been marked up one-eighth of a
cent for raws, with the market strong
at the advance, while refined grades
have improved 10 points in sympathy.
A severe break in coffee prices occurred
this week as result, primarily. of con-
tinud heavy movement. Heavy SHOWS IN
the lumber regions have aided logging
operations, but in the great consumptive
markets the winter has been an open one
and building operations have gone on
with less than the usual interruption.
with the result that stocks are reported
small and prices firm. That disadvan-
tages are connected with the open win
ter, however is proved by the reports of
dullness in rubber goods, and adVices
from Providence are that production
may be further curtailed. Wheat On
Guiding fiour) exports for the week ag-
gregate 3,639.6T9 bushels, against 1850, 202
last week and ASSISTS in this week last
year. Wheat exports from July l. 1901
to date( thirty weeks) aggregate 49,
e44, 152 bushels. as against 111.O02,37 last
season. Corn exports aggregate 1880
bushels, as against 29S,o93 last week and
1872, 152 last year. From July l, 1901, to
date, corn exports are 21,435,237 bushels,
against 111,7o2.912 last season. Failures
for the week number 292, as against 291
last week and 2Sl in this week last year. =