Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-13
IHE REVIEW Of TRADE
Good Effect of Activity Else
where Offset by Idleness
In Textile Lines
LABOR TROUBLES CAUSE DELAY
A General Settlement Would Cause
Work to Be Resumed in Many Lines.
Average Price of Cotton Goods
Slightly Hisher-Director sase's Re-
port of Iowa Crop Conditions.

New York. June 13.-R G. Dun &
Company's weekly review of trade to-
day says:
Except in those branches of bus
mess that are always quiet at this sea.
son. reports indicate steady demand
and prices of commodities are firmly
maintained. Manufacturing return.
are Irregular. idleness in textile line.
partially offsetting the good effect Of
activity elsewhere.
Earnings OF railroads reporting fol-
the first week of June are only 3 pei
cent larger than last year and rs pei
cent greater than 1901, a condition due
fairly to western floods.
That furnace stocks of pig iron in
creased 10000 tons despite the UMPIRE
decented output, testifies to the grea,
consumption of the steel industry
Quotations are without alteration. al
though much business is delayed by
labor troubles.
In case of general settlement OF
these conflicts there would be a re-
sumption of the work on many build
ings, and. including the requirements
of the railroads, a heavy tonnage would
be sought. 1t is an evidence of con-
fidence in the future. that blast furnace
operators are forcing production be-
oynd all previous maximum figures.
While the demand for structural
steel has diminished, there is notable
inquiry for rails and plates. Machin-
cry and hardware lines are doing re-
markedly well, for the season, which is
usually quiet in these departments.
Coke ovens are surprising all pre-
put Of anthracite coal promises to es-
tahlish a new high water mark this
year above 10000. 900 tons.
Cotton goods again average slightly
higher in price, the advances being in
sisted upon by producers, on account OF
the raw materialu. and in no degree
to increased anxiety to
place contracts on the part of the buy
ers.
Conservatism prevails among buyer
of staple woolens, and worsteds, While
little interest is shown In new lines of
light weights for next spring.
Footwear conditions continue most
Failures this week We're 215 in the
United States against 1862 last year
and ii in Canada, compared with 20
n year ago.
Crop Conditions.
Des Moines June 13.-Director j. r..
Sage, of the Iowa weather-crop service.
yesterday issued the following SUM
mary of conditions in the state June ]:
Reports of the regular crop CORES
pondents of the Iowa weather and
crop service, made June /. have been
received and tabulated for the state at
large. The showing as to the acreage
as compared with last year. is some
what better than we had reason to
axpec. in view of the adverse weather,
and saturated state of the
sol! in the seeding and planting season,
The county reports We're generally
mailed about the 9th to Goth of June
when the conditions We're at their
worst. for the formation of a fair es-.
innate as to the status of the crops.
The figures as to the acreage OF corn,
as compared with last year must needs
De revised, and will be included in the
report for July 1. 1t was impossible to
make, during the last week in May
even an approximate estimate of the
acreage that will be finally included in
The corn harvest of this year. So the
ig,rres as TO the corn acreage will be
omitte dfrom this report. The per-
centages of the acreage of the other
staples are as follows. the figure OF 100
representing the area of last year:
Winter wheat, SO per cent, spring
wheat So; oats, 80: barley. so; rye. IS;
meadows. 101: potatoes, ga flax, 81.
Con lition of crops and fruits. Win
.er wheat, 90; spring wheat, SO; corn
already planted. rs; oats, 50; barley.
49, rye. "a; meadows, 109: pastures,
L07; flax, 81; potatoes, 81; apples, 20;
oums, 35; peaches, 40; cherries. 80;
grapes, 20; strawberries, 80; blackber-
les, %; raspberries. 50.
Lievgtock: Cattle. 80; sheep, 80:
,ogs, 9S; spring pigs. SO; horses, So;
oals, So.
Last year at corresponding date con-
litions were rated as follows: Corn
u per cent; wheat, 90; oats, IS; bar
ey, 1OO rye, 80; flax, 50: potatoes, lO3;
meadows, Sc; apples. 20; plums, ~;
,herries. 10; grapes, ~; strawberries,
20; raspberries, III; vlackberries, G1.