Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-19

national factor counts for or agalns
each other over smaller beginnings
than, the exclusion of the japanese
children from the school houses Of the
west coast.
BUSINESS FEATURES AND PROSPECTS
Trade expands under the stimulating
influence of colder weather, and mer-
camille collections improve, altho rates
for money continue high Travelling
statesmen send in large orders to lead
ing distributing points, but movement
Of merchandise is still retarded by in
adequate Transporting facilities. Seas
enable lines of wearing apparel and
holiday goods attract most attention.
while staple articles of every descrip-
business is good and prospects for the
| future were never brighter. Labor dis
/ putes reach amicable settlement in
| most cases, wages being advanced in
numerous transporting and manufact-
| uring industries. The most striking
i development of the week was the UNI
| precedented output of pig iron in con-
! junction with large imports and ad-
vancing prices, indicating the great
mills. Other industrial reports were
scarcely less gratifying. Northwest
ern flour mills produce less freely than
at this time last year, but statements
of decreased activity are rare. Rail-
| way earnings for the first week Of
November were ~ per cent larger
than year ago, and foreign commerce
at this port for the last week showed
a gain of s1,531,S75 in imports and a
loss of s957.63O in exports as compared
with 1905. Bank exchanges at New
York for the week were rs per cent
smaller than last year, owing to the
decrease in sales Of stocks, but at other
leading cities there was an average
gain of AZ per cent.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for November
amounted to $2.326,42S, of which $685.
sol were in manufacturing, $1,362,346
in trading and $S0,5S1 in other COM
mercial lines. Failures last week num-
bered 236 in the United States against
240 last year, and 81 in Canada COM
pared with AZ year ago.
Chicago-Colder weather stimulates
an exceptional demand for seasonable
needs in leading retail lines, resulting
particularly in a satisfactory DISPOSE
ton of heavyweight apparel and foot
wear Jobbing branches remain fairly
active in staples, and the buying Of
holiday goods makes favorable COM
parison with the high aggregate re-
corded year ago. Most of the heavy
deliveries in dry goods, clothing, fur
niture and household lines have been
completed, but there is continued buy
ing of food products for the interior.
proved retail trade, and there is sat
isfactory demand for seasonable goods.
Jobbers report a very satisfactory
business, sorting up orders coming in
freely, and spring orders for dry goods.
shoes, hats and caps are considerably
ahead of last year. Foodstuffs ara
moving well and the drug trade is
normal. Collections are steadily i'm
proving and in some lines they are
The increase in sales Of white pine is
satisfactory and while there is more
or less delay in shipments, car short
age is not serious. The boom COM
pany has stopped turning logs and all |
but two mills closed down this week.
Receipts were 3,776,o0O feet, and ship
ments 100000 feet.
ST. Paul-Trade conditions continue
satisfactory. Advance sales for spring
delivery are generally larger than last
year and a good recorder business is
reported in dry goods, mems and
women's wear, hats, gloves and mil
linery. Harness and shoe, manufacture
ers are fully employed. The seasons
trade in furs has been exceptionally
large, and the rubber goods movement (
heavy. Wholesale drugs and
chemicals are fairly active and sales
are in excess of last year. Groceries
and provisions move freely, and the
hardware demand is we'll sustained.
Machinery trade is fair and builders
supplies steady. Collections are back
ward.
ST. Louis-All lines of trade and
continue active, and the
volume of business is greater than
that of the corresponding week last
year. Collections are good.
New Orleans.-Jobbers and manu-
facturers report a good movement Of
and in nearly all lines
sales are above the average. There is
much activity in the building trades,
and an urgent demand for all classes
of building materials.
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