Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-14
BUSINESS FEATURES.

siderably larger than in any preceding
year, showing substantial gains over
| the corresponding weeks of 1904 and
| 1903. Total exchanges last week at all
| leading cities in the United States
were $2,04S,S95,22S, a gain OF 34.9 per
cent over last year, and 11.9 per cent
! over the corresponding weel; of 1908
Nearly every city reports larger ex-
changes than in both preceding years
Dun's Index Number of commodity
prices proportional to consumption
was $99,S46 on August 1, against $685.
312 on July and s97,227 a year ago
The rise in quotations of over l y per
cent during July was a somewhat un-
usual proceeding. and can be traced to
two principal cause.-the excessive
| heat that affected dairy and garden
products, and the upward tendency Of
the raw materias used in textile and
| footwear manufacture.
| Railroad earnings continue to show
| a larger tonnage movement during
July than last year and quite as large
as in the prece ding months. Total
gross earnings of all railroads in the
United States reporting for July are
| s51 .742,9SS. a gain of IA per cent over
| last year. The report embraces num-
| Der of leading systems in all sections
of the country.
Liabilities of commercial failures
| thus far reported for August amounted
| to $1,697, 492, of which $556,759 We're
| in manufacturing, $1,015,991 In trading
and $124,742 in other commercial lines
Failures last week numbered 222 in the
United States. compared with 222 a
year ago. and 10 in Canada, against 80
last year.
Chicago.-Weather conditions were
seasonable, crop reports highly en-
couraging and business generally good
In jobbing lines trade has steadily
gained, interior buyers being here in
increased numbers, and the demand
exhibits much strength for the leading
staples. Sales make a favorable COM
parison with a year ago in dry goods,
footwear, clothing, food products, pa
per and tobacco. Improvement is main
tanned in the demand for wooden and
cotton goods. Retail trade is large in
volume and stocks of summer mer-
chandise show a material reduction.
Mercantile collect tons are good, and
failures in this district are light, both
| in number and amount.
Pittsburg.-Hand glass factories
are still idle, and the stock of
glass on hand is getting very low.
Another change in prices is expected
shortly. The dry goods market has
been quiet, although there is a good
demand. The hardware market is fair
ly active, and prospects are very en-
couraging. The strongest demand is
for heavy hardware, but shelf and light
follow closely.
Philadelphia Manufacturers Of tex
tiles, with a few exceptions, are we'll
employed. Manufacturers Of knit
goods, underwear and hosiery report
satisfactory orders, and in some in
stances have orders in hand that will
keep them steadily employed for some
months. Manufa cturers Of wooden and
worsted goods have a fair volume of
trade while manufacturers OF carpets
are largely engaged in getting out
samples for fall trade.
Minneap olis-1'he strike of the tele-
graphers on the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern roads has illterfered
considerably with the distribution of
merchandise along those railways.
With a good wheat crop now a GER
tainty, the forward movement of mer-
chandise is incres sing rapidly Jobbers
have a full corps of travelling men out
and are preparing for the largest fall
trade in the history of the northwest
harvest fields Is scarce and high wages
are being paid. Lumber shipments for
the week 6,S00,000 feet, against 7,O0s,-
600 feet q year ago.
st. Paul.-Tratle maintains former
favorable features. Dry goods jobbers
report exceptional fall business. Gro
ceries move freely and footwear sales
show notable increase over preced-
ing years. The hat, cap and fur trade
is in excellent condition. Jewelry and
notions continue in fair demand and
millinery trade is: satisfactory. Whole
sale drug trade is very fair, sales for
the past sixty days being in excess of
the same period of last year. Hard
ware business is active and improving
and harness trade has veen very good
Collections are fir for the season.
Mt. Clemens, the Mineral Bath City,
is reached without change of ears only
by the Grand Trunk Railway System.
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