Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-06
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.

BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
Chicago-Trade conditions are gen
orally improved. Railroads have maze
Roadway in moving commodities, but
congestion continues, altho less ACUTE
at various points. Marketing OF grain
shows an increase live stock recelpts
are larger, and east bound shipments
show recovery Travel is heavier and
a material addition was made this
week to the number of visiting buyers.
Less complaint is heard as to deliver
les of general merchandise and factory
products, but there is yet some scarcity
Of cars available for forwarding OF
heavy structural material. Retail
trade makes better showing and an
encouraging demand has already set IN
for spring goods. The buying of neces-
stiles is large, and has caused the plac-
ing of frequent recorders by both cfty
and country dealers. Transactions In
the iobbing lines disclose considerable
activity, which bids fair to continue
turnout the month. Liberal selections
have been made in dry goods, woolens,
footwear, clothing and women's appar-
ell, decided improvement being seen In
the demand for dress and cotton goods.
Large sales were made last week OF
Emillinery, carpets and fine furniture,
and the demand for mems furnishings.
hats and caps and gloves has improv-
ed. Sales Of groceries are of good
volume for both the city and interior,
and there is steadiness in the trade for
drugs, paints and tobacco. Mercantile
collections are satisfactorily prompt.
Minneapolis = Continued pleasant
weather has had very favorable effect
on spring shipments. and local jobbers
report sales considerably in advance Of
a year ago. Practically all lines Of
general merchandise have shown gains
and collections have been good. Lum-
Der shipments have been very slow,
owing largely to lack of cars. The
white pine market is assuming corsid-
cradle strength, and when the car sup
ply Is ample for shipments heavy
trade is expected.
Omaha-E.usiness generally has sur
fered on account of the weather, but
for the past week there has been inn
provement and trade has increased, /
some houses being compelled to work
overtime in the filling of orders. Col
lections are somewhat tardy because of
bad roads.
st. Louis--Spring-li weather has
brought great many buyers into the
city Millinery leads in point of ac-
tivity, with dry goods and footwear not
very far behind. Clothing, hats. har-
ness and furniture are also active.
Drugs, hardware and woodenware and
farm implements are fairly active.
Southern buyers are Increasing their
purchases. Collections are good.
st. Paul--The business situation is
very satisfactory. Dry goods tobbers
report an excellent trade, and sales are
considerably in excess of those for the
same period last year. In hats, caps,
clothing and furnishings. spring sales
are OF gratifying volume, and the mil
linery trade is well up to expectations.
Rubber goods are in good demand and
footwear manufacturers are well sup
piled with orders. Hardware jobbers
report q seasonable business, machin-
cry is in better demand and the har-
ness trade is normal. Wholesale drugs
and chemicals are in better request.
Jewelry and notions are fairly active,
and groceries in good demand. 2
Boston--At first hands cotton goods
are doing better, the home demand
being stronger and export business
large. Some Of the mills running on
export business are sold up to next
fall At Fall River print cloths for
early delivery continue active. WOOL
en- mills continue busy, and the heavy
weight season is turning out satisfac-
torily.