Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-16
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.

BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.
Dun's weekly trade review of bus
mess conditions at the market cen
| ters shows moderate movement in all
parts of the country, as follows:
| Boston Last weeks seasonable
| spring weather acted as stimulus
| to retail trade in dry goods and other
staples, but during the present week
| conditions have been less satisfactory
| and the distributive movement is
! smaller. In general way business
sentiment is very conservative and
the outlook uncertain. TiAsN is
| noticeable Discrimination to buy ahead
| of actual wants or to extend ohliga-
| tons in any way Until after the ma
tional election merchants look for dull
hesitating business.
Philadelphia - In the textile indus
| tries there has been an increase in
] the amount of idle machinery during
| the week, notably among worsted yarn
|
manufacturers say that their orders
are few; without exception they are
manufacturing only to fill present de-
mands Manufacturers of ingram car
pets are finishing up their samples,
and will send out their men in few
DAYS. Manufacturers OF dress goods
are doing very little business. and
much machinery is Idle in that line.
| Collections, however, are inclined to
be slow. Machine shops are fairly
busy, but there is a slackening of or
ders at locomotive plants, which re-
quire cutting down of the working
force. This, however, is regarded as
but temporary. Ship yards are well
occupied.
| ST. Louis. Many of the jobbers
| and manufacturers report an i'm
provement in their respective linss
since the weather has become settled,
and duplicate orders in consequence,
are much larger than in many weeks
| erately active. Collections are good.
Building operations are of fairly ac-
| tive character, and confined mainly to
| small and medium sized residences
and flats.
| Kansas City - Favorable weather
has improved trade with jobbers of
| report a satisfactory business. Fill
| ing in orders for millinery have been
coming I'M well the past week. There
| is a good demand for groceries, hard
ware and drugs. Jobbers of farm ma
chinery report a large number of
small orders. Collections are fairly
| good.
| New Orleans Unfavorable and
| unreasonable weather has to some ex-
| tent interfered with the movement of
merchandise, and cotton planters are
, not disposed to buy freely until the
outlook for the growing crop has be-
come more assured. Conditions in the
sugar section are favorable and mer-
chants in this district are buying in
their usual quantities. Jobbers in
nearly all lines report only fair vol
ume of business, altho in a few lines,
notably agricultural implements,
hardware. etc, business is still good.
Montreal Favorable spring
In la1 hal
Montreal district, the farmers have
been able TO make good progress with
their seeding operations. Meadows
and pastures appear to have come
thru the unusually severe winter with
out serious damage.
st. Paul - Business so far this
month appears favorable with last
year, fair increase being noted In
some important lines. Agricultural
conditions are improved. Dry goods
business Ia increasingly active and
millinery mail orders fair in volume.
Hat and glove trade is satisfactory,
and seasonable merchandise general
ly is in better demand than during the
preceding month. Jewelry and notion
sales are improving and orders are of
better size. The sale of footwear is
normal for the season. I. Hardware ana
harness trade are satisfactory. Col
lections continue slow in some sec
tons, but are fairly satisfactory in
others.