Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-26
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.

| 6USINESS ~ lGAUlNO TUIN
Chicago.-The wholesale markets
are we'll attended by both interior and
lines are moving forward to quite a
large aggregate. Personal buying is
strongly supplemented by heavy mail
orders in dry goods, footwear, mems
furnishings, clothing. hats, caps and
household utensils. There is also good
buying of carpets, furniture and hard
ware. Many of the bookings are mark
| ed for early forwarding, and shipping
departments are doing extra work. Adj
| impression as to trade conditions, and
farm reports show winter wheat and
| rye we'll protected by the recent snow
| fall. Mercantile collections continue
reasonably prompt.
ST. Paul.-Jobibng trade returns are
generally satisfactory. The aggregate
of spring sales is we'll in advance of
| last year, but collections are back
ward Seasonable lines in dry goods
| clothing, mems furnishings and hats
continue active and millinery and
| ladies' wear are in good demand. Man.
ufacturing footwear and harness job
bers are busy am the demand for rub
Der goods is strong.
eapolis.-Wholesale trade con-
tinues very active and the volume of
merchandise moving is large. Car
shortage is slowly disappearing, and
transportation facilities are much i'm
proved Retail trade is seasonably dull.
Building operations have suffered very
little interruption this winter, and per-
mits issued for January amounted to
$780, against s163,510 year ago.
heavy, and for the week We're 5,96S,000
feet, against 4,52S,OOo feet year ago
ST. Louis-House business in the
leading lines is quite active. The at
tendance of personal buyers from the
western and southwestern states is
fair, and they are making liberal pur-
chooses Mail orders are large. Prices
of shoes and dry goods are very firm.
Collections are fair.
Reading.-Fur hat manufacturers
are working full time, with orders to
keep them running from two to three
months. The advance of raw material
has affected prices. Wool hats con-
tinue in fair demand. In boots and
shoes manufacturers have about 35
per cent more business than year ago
and are working full time.
MISUNDERSTANDING jobbers report
fairly good business from travellers
and by mail and seasonable lines are
moving out reasonably we'll. Building
materials are steadily called for and
window glass is commanding better
prices than for some time.
Observation-Disclosures is fairly active
and most mills and factories are busy
on orders. Cotton mill production is
taxed to the limit and shipments are
large Mems wear worsted mills are
actively employed and many mills are
actively employed and many mills have
their entire output sold far ahead.
Mills making straight wooden goods
have not received sufficient orders to
keep them fully occupied. The shoe
industry is in good condition. Job
bling trade in dry goods is active, with
a large interest shown in spring lines.
Tanners report good, general demand
for leather.
Philadelphia.-with the exception Of
ingram carpets manufacturers of tex
tiles are we'll employed. Wholesale dry
goods trade is active, especially among
those cling to the manufacturing
trade. Manufacturers of shirts are
busy and some houses are unable to
supply the demand. Manufacturers of
ladies' waists report many large orders.
The outlook for spring trade with
wholesale millinery houses is unusu-
ally good. Advance orders are coming
in earlier and in larger amounts than
last year.