Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-03
THE BUSINESS FIELD.

reason OF the lack of any present o
prospective check to commercial pros
perity, the business outlook has take'
on an added brightness. Bank clear
ances, manufacturers reports, railWa.
returns and agricultural predictions al
swell the promise of the coming season
Labor is we'll employed Jobbers ar
duplicating orders for fail trade. Pf'ce
hold. Liabilities of commercial fan
ures thus far reported for August am
ounted to $7,S4I62i. of which $500.
097 were in manufacturing, SS.l24.9o'
In trading and s2,l20.569 In other COM
mercial lines. Failures this week num-
bered ITO in the United States com
pared with eli last year. and IA In Can
ada against 10 a year ago.
ported in all departments of the job
biny trade. Sales are generally larger
than last wear. The market is well at
tended by visiting buyers and house
trade is brisk, particularly in miliner!
and dry goods. Deliveries are heavy II
hats. caps and furs, and sales of men
furnishings and ladies' wear make
creditahle showing Manufacturers OF
boots and shoes and harness jobbers
are operating at full capacity. In
wholesale drugs and chemicals there is
a seasonably active movement and the
demand for holiday wares is very good.
Groceries and hardware move freely.
Builders supplies are in steady de-
mand. Collections are generally salts
factory.
Minneapolis. Wholesale trade in all
lines continues active. Orders for VIM
ter goods are being placed freely, par
in clothing, footwear and dry
goods. Sales of hardware have been
heavy. Collections are satisfactory.
The movement Of lumber continues
large and prices hold very firm. Ship
ments for five days We're 5,264, 900 feet.
ST. Louis.-Activity continues in the
different mercantile and manufacturing
lines and there are many buyers here
who are operating to liberal extent.
are fair. The wheat mar
ket is active at an advance of &c,
while corn rules steady The flour
market is fairly active at an advance
of 10 cents per barrel. Exporters oper-
ated to some extent. Spot cottop is
slow and Il cent lower. Lead is IN
good demand and advanced 10 ents per
100 pounds. gSpelter is slow at barely
steady prices. Receipts of lumber are
still falling off. as the output of the
southern mills has been reduced, but
prices are steady. The demand for
money is of liberal proportions, and
rates are firm at 51k to 6 per cent on
call and time loans.
Kansas City-Retail trade Is quiet,
but it is considerably ahead of this
time last year, and the volume for
wholesale trade has been heavier in all
lines than last August
icago-Midsummer activity makes
a favorable comparison with that of
wear ago. The leading industries are
to the limits of capacity. new
demands come forward with increasing
aggregates. while distributive trade
steadily expands and construction pro-
sresses more satisfactorily under the
influence of seasonable weather Fac
tory work has recovered from the adj
verse effect of the late hot wave. Crop
reports furnish an assuring tone to
business generally, corn having con-
Einued to make excellent advance.
is moving
steadily and orders for fall goods are
coming out we'll Builders hardware
is active and paints and window glass
are in fair call There is steady de-
nand for machinery. There is an ac-
i've demand for light locomotives, but
plants are behind on deliveries. At the
meeting of the window glass nlanufac-
iurers here on Wednesday 1,579 pots
we're represented, and the sentiment
favored delaying the start of the fac
.ories until after October Is.
Proyidence-Trade in wooden and
vorsted goods is inactive and there are
Jew buyers in the market. There is
some demand for sample pieces, but
buying has been mostly for actual
needs. The export demand for cotton
goods is moderate and the market
more orgless irregular. Heavy brown
goods are inactive, but there is a fair
business in lighter weights. Stocks are
ow in light weight sheetings, and job
,ers are taking such deliveries as are
promised and paying full prices. Print
,loth and yarn goods are firm and mar
.ow goods are held at unchanged fig
Tres. Manufacturing jewelers. have had
he most satisfactory trade since jan
lary. The demand for large and small
ools of all kinds continues good. Man.
lfacturers are running at full capa-
,ity. but cannot fill orders on time.
are fair.
Boston.-At first hands cotton goods
ire held firm and are fairly active,
lams are specially active. Print cloths
IRE quiet at Fall River, but firm. Knit
Mills being sold well ahead, Cling
goods manufacturers are well employ