Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-02
BUSINESS FEATURES.

BUSINESS FEATURES.
Commercial agencies report that the
closing OF the business year marks the
most successful fiscal year In the ma
tons history thus fer and optimism
| Is so general turnout the commercial
| world that the next twelve-month PEI
| Rod promises to carry tho high water
mark still higher. With few excep-
tons the crops are making good prog
| ress. and the new year will start with
more business on the books of manu-
featuring concerns and greater enter
lprses and undertakings In eontempla-
| ton than OH any previous July j..
Scarcely any labor troubles of impor-
| lance exist, and there Is M imitation Of
securities thru speculative operations
with borrowed money. These are some
of the reasons for confidence In the flu
ture. Trade reports for last week indi-
cate seasonable disposition to curtat'
wholesale business, but even this sum
mer influence is less quieting than usu-
all More new scales have been signed
by which wages Will be increased. and
promises amicable settlement. Rail-
way earnings IN three weeks OF June
we're 1913 per cent larger than III 1905,
and disbursements for interest aud div
idends at New York this month are
estimated at $160. 100000. which is
about s2o.oo0.0oo larger than a year
ago. One of the few adverse reports
Of the week ia the delay to rebuilding
San Francisco by the high price of la.
ance settlements.
Liabilities Of commercial failures
thus far reported for June amounted
to SO, 4S4. 257, Of which s2.fS1.104 were
in manufacturing se,ss2,9aa in trad
Ing. and s1,b2o.230 In other commercial
lines. Failures this week were 2o7 In
the United states against 249 last yea,
and 81 In Canada compared with t6 a
year ago.
Reports from the different trade and
manufacturing centers all indicate
healthy and optimistic outlook:
Chicago.---1'rade shows n steady adj
vance IN seasonable lines. and jobbing
branches have fair orders from the In
terror for fall goods. Bookings made a
good showing In dry goods, footwear,
furniture and mems furnishings Adj
vices indicate that country stocks are
undergoing satisfactory reduction, and
the buying Of future supplies promises
to furnish large business.
Providence.-JTh market for cotton
Is inactive, altho In bleachcd goods an
advance is noted. Some Improvement in
wooden and worsted goods Is noted, and
while the market Is undecided as far az
raw materials Is concerned, mills are
we'll enjoyed. Manufacturers of small
machines and tools are still behind on
orders Large tools and machines are
been modst satisfactory, and colec-
tions In all lines are fair Jewery
manufacturers reort satisfactory con-
ditions.
Minneaolls- for fall and
winter trade are on large scale.
Sring sales in retail lines were of fair
olume, but June results haze been very
favorable. Weather conditions thru
out the northwest continue favorable
for growing crops and trade in all lines
ic active. Prices hold well and collec-
tons are fair. The lumber situation
continues strong. Northern pine Ship
ments for five months ending June /
We're 707503,100 feet, against 676,5O4,-
43O feet for the same period of 1905.
st. Louis.-In nearly all lines Of
trade business Is fair, mail orders not
falling away to any extent. Recorders
in dry goods in particular are numer-
Gus, and all the footwear factories are
working full time on future contracts
Very few manufacturing plants have
shut down as yet. and all are very
busy. Collections are fair to good.
Kansas City.-Retail business con-
tinues good, the six months just ending
showing an average gain Of 10 to Is
per cent. Sales in notions for the past
six months are 25 per cent ahead OF
cent, and dry goods about the same as
last year. New building permits for
the past six months We're 2.1S7, at an
estimated cost of s57s1.9oo. compared
with 2,25s to cost $5,361,792 a year ago.
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