Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-29
TRADE IS ACTIVE
Farm Prosperity Is One of Sail
emit Features of Current
Operations
SOME IRREeuLARITY is NOTICED
Altho Retail Trade is Better, on More
seasonabI. Weather, There Are the
Usual Evidences of Subsistence in
Wholesale Trade-Activity in Job
bling Lines is Increased.

Chicago, Sept 29.-The Weekly Re-
view of Chicago Trade, published by
R. G. Dun & Co., says:
NO tsrilSing developments dominate
business affairs, but there is sus-
tanned tone of strength drawn from the
assurance of great harvests and the
enormous aggregate of forward work
in manufacturing. Much attention at
taches at This time to the distribution
of staple merchandise, and it is graf
flying that lower temperature has sue
ceeded the recent warm weather and
gives a more seasonable stimulus to re-
tail dealings in heavy weight apparel,
footwear and household needs
Another influx of visiting buyers
adds to the activity in jobbing branch
es- and further heavy sales appear in
the leading staples, much being mark
ed for prompt shipment to many in
terror points. The record breaking
sales of dry goods, boots and shoes,
clothing and furniture are fully main
promise of the largest fall trade ever
known here is being realized.
while farm products brought larger
financial returns last year, one of the
salient features of current operations
is the liberal expenditures of the ag-
ricultural classes for ecessaries and
Improvements. Factory conditions ex-
hibit no diminution in the aggregate
output, and, tho commitments for fur
mace product and rails reach only mod
crate proportions, new demands mako
a satisfactory tonnage in semi-finished
steel and raw materials There is also
steady absorption of structural
shapes, plates and merchant iron
while the capacity of wire mills is en-
gagged severa{ months ahead. Demands
| involve day and night operation OF
| FORCES. foundry work is more plentiful
and gains are being made in deliveries
| of heavy machinery, hardware, farm
| implements, electric and brass goods
Notwithstanding dear money, there is
much use of funds for industrial pur.
poses. Other encouraging indications
are ease in mercantile collections and
moderate trading defaults, the latter
i
low.
| Markets for raw materials all dis
close widely distributed buying, with
prices strongly intrenched at the high
est level this season and advanced this
| week for copper and some grades OF
steel, hides and leather Many new
cars have been added to railway equip
| ment, but this does not appreciably
lessen congestion of freight move
ments turnout the west.
New York, Sept. Establishments to-
day says:
| Distributive trade is still of a very
large volume, but there is enough ir-
regularity to prevent broad generaliza-
ton. The close of September finds the
usual evidences of subsistence in whole.
| sale trade but retail trade is better
| on more seasonable weather. Cerea
| crop reports are rather better, thresh-
! ing having been resumed at the north
west where quality has been injured
Corn has definitely passed out Of the
range of frost damage, and cutting Of
a record crop of fine quality is nov
general. Industry generally was neve,
SO active and there is much complain
l y
| of iron and steel and dry goods order
ed for fall and winter delivery. Ca
and engine shortages are source O
| annoyance and tend to become more
acute as the movement of the late
| crops is added to the already heavy
volume of general traffic Offering. Bus
mess failures for the week ending
September ~ in the United State
number 165, against III last week, IS;
in the like week of 1905, 179 in 1904
1873 in 1908, and 1854 in 1902. In Can
4 ada the failures numbered twenty-sev
en- last week. against twenty-eight thu
corresponding week last year.
Harry Cook. aged IA, Of Valparaiso
Ind. attempted to board train to rld'
to Chesterton and fell between the car
ond was CIT to pieces.