Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-23

good. Rates for money remain moder-
ate and the banks are I'M position tc
provide ample funds for legitimate
business engagements. Combined
statements of national and state banks
exhibit deposits at their highest point
total loans showing better than WAS
expected, u gain of As per cent for the
short Period of two months. Dealings
III securities exceed The correspond
ing week OF 1904. and values made q
/ moderate gain. Real estate operations
are mainly conferred in high class bust
ness property, sales. compared with
those of u year ago, being 81 143,lbl
against $2,o3s,s36.
Philadelphia Manufacturers OF
cotton goods are with few exceptions
working to only partial capacity, and
there is considerable idle machinery In
that line Manufacturers OF worsted
goods have noted some improvement
during the past few weeks, and while
that line Is not as yet in u satisfactory
condition. the outlook for the future is
favorable. Cement manufacturers re-
port slight Improvement in the mat
ter of orders, but prices are only fair.
The electrical trade Is active. with n
good amount of business on hand. The
stove trade is reasonably active, and
| machine shops we'll employed.
Pittsburg-At the meeting of the
Manufacturers and Jobbers' Window
Glass Association, the minimum price
OF glass from manufacturer to jobber
was advanced tx per cent on the first
three bracket glass and 2la per cent on
above third bracket. Discounts adopt
ed were 90 and 10 above third bracket
and 90. 10 and below, except for 16x
20 inch bracket for which the minimum
price Is also 80 and 10. Manufacturers
and jobbers present reported an active
market for the season, and 1t was stat
ed that If additional manufaotureiV
controlling 400 pots could be brought
into the organization within the next
four weeks prices would be advanced
aagin in February.
Observation-Disclosures is slowly in
creasing in volume in practically all
lines. Collections ore wei maintain-
ed and the outlook is good. Demand
for white pine Is strong for the season;
prices very Arm and tending upward.
In hardwoods a better inquiry is not
ed and stocks in hands Of consumers
are low. Prices show a firm tendency.
Hemlock trade is slow but prices hold
firm. Shipments Of lumber for the
past week were 8,434.000 feet, as COM
pared with $4,000 feet year ago.
st. Paul-An exceptional spring
business Is reported by dry goods job
bers, sales being considerably ahead
Of the preceding years. Spring trade
in clothing, furnishing, hats and gloves
is satisfactory and footwear sales COM
pare favorably with those Of last year.
harness manufacturers are experience
ing normal business. Drugs and
chemicals are fairly active. The shelf
and heavy hardware situation is salts
factory, and the machinery trade gives
evidence of improvement. Plumbers
supplies are seasonably quiet.
st. Louis-Attendance of personal
buyers is unusually light. The south
ern section of the country was fairly
we'll represented at this time last year
but this is not the case at present.
Business in dry goods and footwear in
particular. is slow as regards house
sales, but orders coming in are quite
fair. Groceries, hardware, woodenware
and furniture are somewhat quiet, rem
dered so, in a measure, by the blizzard
that prevailed in the early part of the
week. Collections are good.