Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-18
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.

SoOu money ana easy money III Il
post crop.
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.
Chicag o.-Retail trade is hindered TO
some extent by prevailing cold and
variable weather. There is, however, a
fair volume of dealings in wearing APP
parel and household goods, furniture
and carpets being IN request. Whole
sale e;rocers report a moderate gain
over the previous week in the demand.
Shipments of general merchandise have
not been quite so heavy as they We're
a short time ago, except in hardware
and farm tools Tie agricultural sec
pastures are in good condition. blowing
proceeding satisfa etoMly and winter
wheat steadily improving. Railroad
traffic has been fairly steady. altho
owing to the poor state of country
roads there We're lighter marketing of
farm products, especially i'm live stock.
The advent of higher temperature will
stimulate increased activity turnout
the interior and a better demand for
Mercantile collections generally are
satisfactory. Manufacturing interests
report new business coming forward
quite freely, and little improvement
is noted In the buying of machinery
supplies and building materials. Wood
working lines are now quite busy and
the outlook is good for a seaSonahie run
of activity. Receipts of lumber aggre-
gate is per cent over a year ago.
Hardwoods have been most in demand
and difficult to obtain. Soft lumber is
in fair supply ard shipments have
firm. New buildings, s1.3Ss,S0o, are
$50 per cent over the corresponding
week of 1903. and real estate sales,
81, S90,l22, show a decrease of Is per
cent. Labor conditions are quiet and
the supply ample al present.
Philadelphia manufacturers of cot
ton goods are working only partial ca
pacity, and it is estimated that at least
60 per cent of machinery in this line Us
now idle. In ing ain carpets manu-
facturv,rs are abou, closing their sea
son ana report few duplicate orders. In
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considerable idle machinery
Bostos.-The second quarter of the
year has opened with business quiet
and feeling of Uncertainty among
merchants, both recall and wholesale.
Improvement in weather conditions Is
needed to stimulate retail traffic. which
is undoubtedly backward. This, of
course, has a direct influence upon
business with wholesalers. Dry goods
johbers report quiet business in all
departments of spring and summer
merchandise. They are not carrying
feature of all branches of trade but
supplies are sufficient for the demands
at present.
Minneapolis - Notwithstanding bad
condition OF country roads and the
commencement OF wheat seeding job
bers OF merchandise, report an increas-
ing trade in all lines, and generally sat
isfactory outlook. Prices are held firm
and collections are good. Local saw
mills are being refitted and overhauled
reparatory to starting UP as soon as
the rivers are opened sufficiently TO al
trade thus far has been quiet, and con-
fined for the mos. part to actual re-
quirenents only. Prices show no signs
of decrease. and with the prospective
curtailed output airy important price
movement Is more likely to be upward
than otherwise for some time to come.
Kansas City-Bussiness in dry goods
continues dull, tho orders from travel
ing statesmen are fair. Jobbers of shoes
report house trade quiet, but orders
from the country for immediate and fu-
ture shipments are quite satisfactory.
There is a good demand for groceries,
drugs, hardware and farm machinery
Building operations have started and
| there is a good demand for materials.
Retail business is 1ull. owing to UNI
seasonable weather Collections are
fair.
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