Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-09
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.

BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
Chicago-Retail trade is making
progress under the stimulus of more
seasonable weather, and the demand is
good I'M leading lines. New building
work exhibits unusual activity. ana
this calls for enormous supplies OF ma
terial for early delivery. prices as
result being high and extremely f1rm
Raw material markets reflect continued
heavy absorption. Jobbing branches
remain active, with new demands. al
tho buyers from the interior are fewer
but the shipping departments are all
very busy, and the forwarding beyond
preecdent in dry goods, boots ana
shoes food products, furniture and
clothing. Transportation Of all kinds
of freight severely tests railroad facili-
ties, and preparations are advanced for
the early resumption of lake traffic.
April dividend payments were heavy.
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better supply of loanable money. The
borrowing demand has continued good
and the discount rate remains at 51s
per cent for choice commercial paper.
altho few transactions We're made
slightly under that figure. Sales of To-
cal securities are of moderate volume.
but the ten active stocks show an aver
age gain this week of 60 cents per
share.
st. Louis.-Rains, particularly in the
south and southwest. together with the
very bad condition of country roads in
all sections. have exerted an unfavor-
able influence in some of the lines OF
trade. Travelling statesmen are sending
quite number of orders, but house
business is light. Collections are good,
Minneapolis. - Notwithstanding I'M
favorable weather conditions the log
cut for the past winter has been some
what above the average, and some Of
the local mills are shipping logs by
freight. not waiting for the opening of
the streams. Lumber prices are high
and hold very firm. All lines of gem
eral merchandise are active, but orders
are small and based on actual needs.
Collections are fair. Lumber shipments
for the week were 1854 900 feet, against
S,016,000 feet year ago.
st. Paul.-Trade in dry goods hats,
and mems wear continues quiet I'm
settled weather during March affect
ed business generally, but aggregate
sales for the first quarter make very
favorable showing in comparison with
preceding years. Footwear manufac-
turers report trade satisfactory, and
harness manufacturers are busily en-
gagged. Wholesale drugs and chem
icals are in increased demand. No
lions and jewelry are more active and
the millinery movement is of good
volume. Grocery trade holds up we'll
and hardware dealers report an active
business, with liberal movement in all
departments. Collections continue
slow.
Characterization of business gem
orally are wholesome, all lines reports
ing very satisfactory trade, consid-
erably in excess Of the same period
last year. Prices remain firm, and in
spite of the fact that weather condi-
lions are not favorable to collections
no especial complaint is heard. There
is a steady market in cattle. A fur
Their advance In the price Of hogs
makes the market higher than it has
been for three years.
Worcester = Retail trade is gen.
orally satisfactory and leading dry
goods stores report a large volume Of
business. There is a good demand for
hardware. Building operations are ac-
tive. Manufacturers of all lines of
machinery and machinists' tools are
exceptionally DuSy, anu lliS N1iS III.
dustry is particularly good.
Observation-Disclosures is active and
there is good demand, favorable
weather bringing out many buyers.
Window glass is in active demand,
several stable orders having been
placed during the past ten days. Prices
have advanced to 80 and 21a for sim
gle strength and 80 and 71a for double
strength. Plate glass is in good de-
mand and prices are firm.
Philadelphia. Manufacturers of
textiles, with the exception of ingram
carpets, are we'll employed. The
wholesale dry goods trade is active and
of cloaks and suits are
filling late orders. Shirtwaist man
ufacturers are quite busy, many find
ing difficulty in obtaining supplies. |
Wholesale millinery houses report a
steady increase in demand, and an I'M
usually good spring trade is expected |
both by wholesalers and retailers.
Physicians attending Governor Pat
tison at Cincinnati, o. last night,