Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-30
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.

Chicago-Jobbilg markets have been
we'll attended by the first arrivals of
outside buyers. Selections thus far
made in staple merchandise make a
favorable comparison with the volume
year ago. Dress and cotton goods,
woolens, clothing, and footwear for
spring delivery are In satisfactory re-
quest, and a large forward business
was done in groceries, canned goods
and general hardware. Trade in drugs,
paints and tobacco has been fairly
good in volume, and the demand is
opening up we'll in sporting goods. car
outlook for spring trade among the
principal distributing branches is fav-
orable, and the aggregate of shipments
already makes 4 comparatively good
showing. Mercantile collections thru
out the middle west occasion little adj
verse comment, and money continues
easy.
Minneapolis-1n groceries, footwear
and dry goods a steadily increasing
trade is noted. Hardware is dull and
quiet. Clothing and furnishing houses
report sales about equal to this period
a year ago. The demand for lumber
is increasing in the manufacturing
lines, but building material is slow.
Lumber shipments for the week were
3,936,000 feet, as compared with APP
proximately the same amount year
ago.
Omaha-Grocery jobbing houses re-
port an excellent business ard collec-
tions are good. Collections in the shoe
line are only fair, and there has been
some falling off in business generally,
tho house orders are satisfactory. Dry
goods jobbers ere we'll satisfied with
the business done so far this year.
They are busy filling spring orders,
which are coming in rapidly Col
lections are fair Business In hard
ware is much better than that for the
same month in 1904 and collections are
fair.
MISUNDERSTANDING conditions
prevail in the machinery and tool trade
The large plants are running on full
time. An important factor in this mar
ket is the Increasing demand for STAN
dard tools for export. First orders for
jewelry for spring trade are quite en-
couraging, especially to makers of
fine goods. Jobbers are pushing manu-
facturers for deliveries and there is a
good outlook for duplicate orders,
which are looked for about the middle
of February. The new lines of wooden
goods in heavy weights have been OPP
ened at an average advance Of is cents
per yard and a fair volume O., business
Is resulting. Worsteds, which have
opened up at this average advance Of IL
cents per yard. are in better demand
than all the wool lines and the leading
mills are all quite busy. Foreign woods
are beginning to come In. which eases
the raw material situation somewhat
Manufacturers Of cotton goods are run
ming their mills well up to their nor
NAL capacity and stocks are assuming
good proportions. 1t is expected that
wide goods will shortly begin to move
more rapidly. as there is an unusual
amount Of inquiry on the part of the
converters. There have been no re-
cent sales Of print cloths reported,
other than very small lots.
neutrality-suspicious. Of up
holstery goods and carpets. aare. with
few exceptions, working only portion
of their machinery. Dress goods have
shown some Improvement since the
opening 81 the new year, and manufac-