Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-16
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.


some progress of trade and industry,
altho tending to develop conservatism
In speculative departments Weather
conditions accelerate the distribution
! of seasonable merchandise, and retail
business is of large volume outside the
immediate vicinity of the coal mines
and few other places where local
controversies have their influence.
Building operations are only limited by
the supply of labor and material which
cause frequent delays, and the heavy
consumption of all commodities is
shown by the highest level of quota
tons since. February, 1884, Dun's In
dex Number on April 1 being s1O6 O66,
against $104204 IL month previous and
$99.206 year ago. Since the month
opened there has been further adj
vance. Manufacturing plants are fully
engaged. Liabilities of commercial
| failures thus far reported for April
amounted to $1.755644 of which $780,
/
trading, and $111.267 in other CONNER
cial lines. Failures this week num-
| bered 1913 in the United States against
/ pa last year, and 90 in Canada COM
pared with 90 a year ago.
J Chicago.-Weather conditions have
been quite seasonable and business
| Il; i,
the coal strike not yet interfering with
operations. Retail trade is exception
| ally large in Easter wares, millinery
and fashionable apparel Wholesale
dealings in the staple lines continue
satisfactory for this period and heavy
| shipments are still being made to the
interior. Manufacturing branches dis
close no decrease. the volume of new
demands adding to the forward period
of activity. Current shipments of fac
tory output furnish enormous tonnage
to the railroads and the transportation
| departments are kept usually busy, the
opening of lake navigation adding to
the activity. Iron and steel interests
are pressing production and efforts are
made toward larger output of FORCES,
| There is much heavy construction work
about to start. which will give steady
| employment to large forces of labor
and require great quantities of bridge
and track materials.
st. Paul.-Condition continue salts
factory in all departments of the job
more activity with seasonable weather
Spring sales of mems wear and hats
are we'll in advance of last year. Dry
goods jobbers report an increased de-
mand for seasonable goods and milli-
merry trade is active. Footwear and
rubber goods sales make a good show
a brisk business. Hardware is active
and buying well distributed. In whole
sale drugs and chemicals trade is very
good. Motions and jewelry are fairly
active. Groceries continue in good de-
mand. Collections are fair.
Notwithstanding trade is
needs. Seeding is well under way, but
no estimates as to acreage have as yet /
been made. Building operations con-
tinue on large scale. Permits issued
for three months this year aggregate
$1,736,1S5, against $1,5O2,635 for the
same period year ago. Lumber ship
ments for the week are 7,5O4,0OO feet,
against S,3S4000 feet in 1905.
st. Louis.-Future orders are being
booked freely, but in some lines of
trade complaint is made that immedi-
ate orders are not up to expectations.
The falling off in this respect, however,
is not marked, and is almost wholly !
attributable to the bad condition of the
roads in almost all sections of the
country. Collections in the main are |
good.
Observation-Disclosures of fine
fine gloves report larger sales to date
than last season; some calculations |
have been received on heavy goods for
fall delivery. Prices are firm. Fine
domestic and imported leather is in
good demand. Retail trade is good.
Pittsburg-There is a good demand /
for hardware, with spring business OPP
ening up very favorably Nails and
wire products are moving in good vol
ume and window glass and builders
hardware are In ready demand.
Boston.-At first hand the textile
market is quiet and firm for cotton ia
brics. Worsted mills running on mems
wear goods are well occupied. Makers
of pure woolens are indifferently en-
ployed and see little prospect of i'm
in their branch of the wool
industry.
California Excursions.
On account of the Imperial Council
Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine convention, Los Angeles,
Calf, the Iowa Central Railway will
sell tickets to San FranciscJ and LOS
Calf, from April 25 30 May
10 T,,1 for |