Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-01
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.

conditions.
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
Chicago Wholesale dealings in the
staples reached a fair aggregate for
current consumption. Fall orders have
shown steady accumulation in the dry
goods branches. mems furnishings,
clothings and boots and shoes. Some
houses find bookings to be running a
head of those entered at this time last
year. Country advices show that the
summer trade made some gain, and
that merchants stocks have been ma
terially reduced. The strike of cotton
mill workers has hardened prices for
cotton goods and the buying for the
interior was less urgent than it was a
few weeks ago when prices were quot
les and canned goods exhibits some in
crease and dealings are fair in sporting
goods and tobacco. There is we'll sus-
tanned consumption OF all kinds of
building material and the glass job
beers on Tuesday advanced the price OF
window glass on all shapes from to
IL per cent The new price list goes
into immediate effect and a further adj
vance OF 10 per cent. has been ordered
to be made In 80 days hence.
Minneapolis.-The late spring and
wet early summer required merchants
to carry a considerable stock over to
the late summer and fall that should
have been disposed OF much earlier IN
the season Suck stocks are now be-
ing reduced, and with the reasonable
assurance of good wheat crop dis
position is shown to place more liberal
orders than for some time. Local re-
tall trade is improving and collections
in general are satisfactory Lumber
situation unchanged Shipments of
white pine for the week We're 7,424,000
feet. against 1886 600 feet a year ago.
st. Paul--Current business contin-
ues quiet and collections slow, but in
dications for fall are considered very
good. Weather continues favorable to
crops and confidence increases with
Improvement in agricultural conditions.
Fall orders for dry goods, hats and fur
nishings are in satisfactory volume and
shipments are now going forward.
Kansas City.-Wholesale trade in
dry goods showed some Improvement
over previous three weeks. A few buy
ers were in from southern Texas and
the far west, and placed usual sized
orders. In boots and shoes business
was quiet. Millinery houses report
fair amount OF fall orders. but country
buyers are inclined to wait until next
month. when the first fall meeting ar
ranged by the transportation bureau
will take place, and new railroad fares
will prevail. In groceries, hardware
and drugs trade Is fairly active.
Bostern.-There Is quiet tone to the
merchandise markets.and the industrial
outlook is not an favorable as 1t was
The Fall river strike, involving $4,000
operatives, Is depressing influence,
not only on tho cotton goods industry
but on general business turnout New
England. In the long run the enforced
curtaillnent Of production may be OF
benefit to the cotton goods market, but
with so many people Idle the effect OF
the strike will be on the whole detri-
mental. The dry goods jobbing trade
has been very quiet, the only move
ment being In seasonable merchandise.
a moderate late demand for which has
report the almost universal request
from retailers to hold back fall deliv
cries till after August /.
Philadelphia--There is very little
change in the condition of the Phia-
delphia textile lines. Manufacturers OF
worsteds are running to about one half
capacity, and Of dress goods only par
TALLY employed. In hosiery and knit
ted goods some improvement is noted,
but conditions do not compare favor
ably with last year Manufacturers OF
carpets are also working to partial ca
pacity only.
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