Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-06
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.

BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
Chicago. Continued seasonable
weather encourages more liberal buy
ing in leading retail and jobbing lines.
Orders from the interior for staple
goods are somewhat better and advices
indicate that country stocks of mer-
chandisa are now moving freely.
Wholesale transactions are of fair pro-
portions in dry goods, clothing and
footwear. Shipments are good in gro
ceries and collateral lines, and there is
improved buying IN woolens, mems
furnishings and drugs and paints.
Mercantile collections are good, partic-
ularly for the country.
provement in the demand for season.
able goods in the leading lines, while
the advance sales in dry goods, foot
wear and clothing are larger than for
the corresponding week of last year.
Collections are very good. Retail trade
is active.
Omaha.-Trade conditions generally
show Il light Improvement over the
earlier weeks of May. In boots and
shoes there has been considerable i'm
provement, especially for summer
goods. Dry goods johbers are receiv-
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fall delivery, but sales for immediate
use have fallen off somewhat as it is
now between seasons. There is quite
a demand for seasonable hardware; in
fact some difficulty is noted In filing
orders. Prices in nearly all lines are
steady, tho in some minor dry goods
specialties there has been slight de-
cline.
Cincinnati.--Trade has been little
better than the previous week. but is
still dull and unsatisfactory. The
wholesale dry goods market shows
is concerned. Buyers are apparently
still awaiting the anticipated reduc-
ton IL. prices. Wholesale groceries
have moved slowly, as compared with
this time last year, and in nearly all
lines there has been more or less COM
plant of collections. The security
market is inactive, and with the ex-
ception of one or two special features,
there has been no business of conse-
quence.
Minneapolis. - The strike on the
Great Lakes is felt by trade here and
the congestion as result of delayed
shipments will become serious unless
afforded early relief This is the only
important disturbing feature In the To-
cal field. Jobbers and manufacturers
report receipt of orders fully up to ex
pectations. and while less in volume
than last year, prices are well main
tanned and the trade generally salts
factory Collections are slow to fair.
Completed returns from the white pine
over 90 per cent in the winters cut OF
logs from the figures of year ago.
Six out of nine local mills are saving
twelve hours per day as compared
with twenty hours per day last season.
Pittsburg.-The window glass mar
ket has not improved. The demand Is
falling off and prices are lower Sales
are reported at 60 10 and 21s, as
against 80 and 10 few weeks ago.
Product is in excess of demand.
Philadelphia.-Ther has been no
improvement in the condition of the
textile industries, and the amount of
idle machinery is still increasing. The
worsted spinners have cut down their
working time to about two thirds and
few, II any, factories are working to
anything like full capacity Collee-
tons are slow.
New Orleans.-Trade In nearly all
lines has been rather quiet. Country
merchants are buying in limited guam
titles only, having all bought heavily
early In the spring. and are we'll sup
piled. The movement of merchandise,
while apparently only fair. is fully up
to what II was a year ago. Retail trade
has been fairly good. Collections are
UP to expectations. The strike among
certain of the building trades has in
terfered with the erection of new
buildings and the manufacturers of
building specialties are all working on
short time.
Annual Convention Iowa Staff Sabbath
School Association.
Iowa Falls, Iowa. June 27-30. The
Chicago Great Western Railway will
on June 81 and rs, sell round trip
tickets at one and one-third fare to
Iowa Falls, Iowa. For further infor-
nation apply to j. IA. Harding, agent,
Marshalltown, Iowa.
National Prohibition Convention.
indianapolis, Ind. June $3.50.
The Chicago Great Western Railway
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