Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-21
BUSINESS At LEADIRG POINTS.

| BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
| Chicago Distribution of commodi-
ties suffered a setback from a severe
snow storm, retail trade being much
| interfered with early in the week, but
later showed some recovery, altho not
up to satisfactory volume. The same
cause INSTRUCTED the progress of out
door work and hindered railroad traffic,
particularly westbound. Receipts Of
livestock have again shown diminu-
ton: but all other farm products, eX-
| cept corn, aggregate considerably in
excess of the same week last year.
Activity in the leading lines Of manu-
facture exhibits gradual Roadway ana
new business appeared to fair extent.
principally in mill, factory and forest
products. with prices firmly maintain
! ed, and to some extent advanced in
finished steel. The jobbing trade has
shown no notable abatement.
/ New Orleans - Jobbers of dry goods.
notions, shoes. hats. etc, report a good
a number of buyers on the market. and
the movement of merchandise to fl
iorders previously received has also
been good. In groceries, provisions.
coffee, etc. trade has been rather quiet
and fair volume of business is being
transacted. Manufacturers of fur
niture and wood working es-
| Establishments are having good
trade. and there is an active de-
mand for all classes Of building mater
ial. Contracts for sewerage work. in
volving an outlay of between 100000
and 800, 900, have just been let. in adj
dition to which there are number OF
contracts in course Of completion.
Philadelphia The manufacturers
! OF ingram carpets are fully employed,
and there is little. If any, idle machin-
| cry In this line. Manufacturers of up
holstery goods, hosiery and cotton
goods generally are running to partial
capacity, owing to the uncertainty Of
| the cotton market. Manufacturers
of wooden goods and dress goods are
we'll employed, and report a very salts
factory year. A fair amount of orders
are being placed for future shipments
| of lumber, but in the retail yards there
/ Is a light trade. on account Of contin-
ued storms and cold weather. The de-
,nand for other kinds of builders ma.
terials is moderate. Prices are firm.
end collections reported only fair.
Boston Dry goods jobbers report
no diminution in business so far this
month as compared with February.
There has been some duplicate business
met with fair attention. Textile mills
report no improvement. but cotton
goods of all kinds are firmly held and
deliveries are reasonably steady. The
wooden mills are fairly well occupied IN
making up goods called for by the ini-
tial ordering OF clothing manufacturers,
and as this ordering was conservative
it is hoped that duplicate business will
be sufficiently large to keep machinery
at least fairly we'll employed during
the summer. Shoe shops are fairly
busy and leather production is genec-
allv closely sold I'm
st. Louis Buyers from the differ
ent parts OF the country were not as
numerous this week as the previous
week, and business in dry goods, foot
wear, groceries, drugs, hardware, cloth
ing and hats has resumed normal pro-
portions, the volume being greater than
for the same week last year. The trav-
cling men who have been doing duty
in the city are getting ready to go back
on the road. The trade in millinery has
fallen off. Paints are in good demand.
Altho the receipts OF lumber were
again OF fair proportions, still the bulk
was contract stock. Prices on desir-
able grades are firm. Collections are
good