Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-09


S156,365 in exports. Bank exchanges at
/ New York for the week were 40 per
cent larger than in 1905, while at other
leading cities the average gain was %
| per cent.
Reports from business and industrial
centers:
Boston Signs are favorable that af-
ter the holiday season there will he re,
newal OF activity In many departments
cotton fabrics are putting that market
| IN more stable condition. Bingham
mills are sold far ahead aud better
demand for print cloths is reported at
Fail River. Dry goods jobbers have
had n seasonable trade this week With
wash goods and light summer fabrics
! in better demand from retailers, whose
| trade has expanded with the prevailing
| hot weather. With the wool goods
mills prospects are excellent and light
| weight fabrics so far have done Well.
| The improved prospects In the stua-
ton have led to an improved demand
for the raw material. which is fairly
active at eastern centers and moving
freely from growers hands in the west.
Worsteds and wooden yarns arc in bet
ter request and firmly held The few
visiting jobbers make favorable re-
ports of the footwear market in their
sections.
Philadelphia Manufacturers OF ten
tiles. with the exception OF carpets, are
orders are being received. Retail dry
goods business is quiet and wholesalers
report Lle local market dull. Trade Is
quiet with manufacturers Of ladies.
cloaks and suits and collections gems
orally unsatisfactory. While the sea-
son has been good with manufacturers
of mems and boys clothing, collections
are now slow. Business has also been
good with. manufacturers Of shirts and
the outlook for next seasons business
is promising.
Pittshurg. is active in
some lines and slow in others. Win
dow glass is firm. Practically all plants
have suspended operations for the
summer months, and it is reported that
stocks on hand are not as heavy as
usual.
ago--Holitlay goods were in UNI
precedented demand and retail sales in
seasonable lines exceeded the heavy
record made year ago. Weather con-
ditions were favorable and the distrl-
button Of raw and finished materials
and staple wares has maintained the
recent high volume. Railroad traffic
steadily increases and the earnings Of
western roads make gratifying; gains.
Furnace product again is in satisfac-
tory demand. Orders for rails are less
frequently booked, but this branch IS
filed up farther in advance than ever
before, and there is a steady request
for structural shapes, plates, wire and
merchant iron. Other productive
branches have much work on hand,
particularly cars, railroad equipment,
electrical, farm implements and ma
chinery Forge activity requires day
and night labor and foundry work has
improved. Leather working trades are
busy on outputs for fall deliveries and
the tanners and leather dealers report
a continuance of satisfactory condi-
tons, both as to demands and prices.
The wood working branches are most
active at the planning mills, but furni-
ture makers have increasing orders
The market for lumber is steady, re-
ceipts being generally ample fer cur
rent needs, which are strongest for
building requirements. Merchandise
orders from the country keep up their
volume and prospects are for extremely
heavy buying by interior merchants.
st. Louis.-Business is quite fair for
the season, generally above normal, and
some manufacturing concerns are
working overtime to fill orders booked
for fall Collections are fair. The
wheat market is active at a decline of
cents. The flour trade is fairly active
at weaker prices, with some exporting.
The spot cotton market was fairly ac-
tive at unchanged prices. Pig lead and
spelter ruled dull at weaker prices.
Lumber receipts were moderate, and
inadequate to meet the demand. Build
ing materials are in active demand at
high prices The demand for money
is larger, and rates are firm at 5A @6
per cent Building permits issued in
June were 5S7, at cost of s2,804,014,
and last year there were 4S7 permits,
costing s2oo4,242.
Kansas City.-Retrall trade contin-
ues good. Wholesale business for the
past six months showed large gains,
In heavy hardware, vehicles
and agricultural implements. In har-
vesting machinery a good volume OF
orders has been booked for fall. The
yearly flour capacity Of Kansas City
is now 10000 barrels, two new plants
having just been completed, making
total of eight mills. Thus Kansas; City