Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-11
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.

b goo of our communal life.
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
Chicago.-Colder weather has stimu-
lated a wider consumption Of necessar-
les and additional recorders appeared
for urgent forwarding to various inter-
| Tor points. House trade is quiet In
the wholesale division, but road sales
men have been turning in good orders
for spring delivery, and, compared
! with a year ago, forward bookings
make gratifying showing in dry
goods, clothing, footwear, furniture and
carpets. Mercantile collections are rea-
sonably prompt on city and country
bills. Receipts Of lumber were 46,363,-
| 900 feet, against 42,279,000 feet a year
ago. Building operations are being
pushed forward, larger forces Of men
\ being drawn upon, and structural iron
! and other building stuff is much needed,
st. Paul.-The merchandise move
Il
partments and Indications favor an ex-
ceptional holiday business. The whole
sale dry goods trade is quiet, as usual
at this season, but advance sales are
large. Mems furnishing and clothing
are in seasonable demand and the for
mer favorable features are fully MAIN
| tanned in hats, furs and caps. Notions
and jewelry are fairly active. Rubber
goods are in strong demand. Foot
wear jobbers report brisk business
and harness manufacturers are well
employed Millinery trade is fair.
Minneanolis Cold, seasonable
weather has stimulated wholesale and
retail trade, particularly in hats. caps,
furs, clothing and footwear. Prices are
firm, with an advancing tendency, and
collections are satisfactory. Ship
ments of lumber for the week were
100000 feet, against $4,000 feet a
year ago.
Troy.-Manufacture of knit goods
| report an unusually good fall trade,
and find it difficult to supply the de-
mand for duplicate orders Manufac-
turers Of shirts, collars and cuffs re-
port the volume Of business ahead of
| what it was at this time last year, with
collections better. Manufacturers of
stoves report business holding on to an
unusual extent.
Observation-Disclosures continues to
Improve and there is liberal call for
seasonable lines. There is fair de-
nand for window glass, but competi-
ton is strong and prices are suffering.
Boston-In the primary cotton goods
market all tendencies favor the seller.
| The textile mills are very busy and
many are behind on deliveries of cotton
fabrics, while worsted mems wear
| goods are sold far ahead, the produc-
ton of leading producers being prac-
| tically sold out. There is a little bet
| ter feeling in the wool market due to
the continued strength abroad.
Scranton.-Output of the anthracite
| mines continue to be large and is in
creasing. with resultant large wage
payments. Conditions Of local indus
| try continue favorable in almost every
line. There is, however, complaint of
slow collections and the over shadow
ling influence of possible labor troubles
is still felt Scranton banks report an
increase in deposits, particularly In
! the savings department.
Philadelphia.-The textile manufac-
turers are all we'll employed. with the
exception Of manufacturers of up
holstery goods which for some time
ma st have been unusually dull but dur
ing the past few weeks some improve
ment has been shown, and machinery
idle for some time is now Incorporation.
raahilities of commercial failures thus
far reported for December amounted
TO s1.571.2O7. Of which s329,666 were
in manufacturing, $923,513 in trading
and s318,02S in other commercial lines.
Failures this week numbered 232 in the
limited States against 239 last year,
and "a in Canada compared with 26 a
year ago.
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