Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14

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dence in the future. Bargain sales are
reducing retail stocks OF winter goods
in preparation for spring openings and
liberal shipments will soon be made
by jobbers and wholesalers. Building
operations have been greatly facilitat-
ed at the east by open weather. main
tanning activity in markets for mate
rails beyond the customary date. Prices
of all commodities declined almost
number on the first business day OF
January being $107264, against $10S.172
a month previous. Railway earnings
in December were ga per cent larger
than year ago, while foreign COM
merce at New York for the last week
showed gain of s6.0oo.919 in imports.
and loss of $1,227E,340 in exports, as
compared with the figures of year
ago. Bank exchanges in New York for
the week were 1872 per cent smaller
than in 1906 owing chiefly to decreased
sales of securities, while at other lead
ing cities there was an average gain OF
"a per cent.
Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for January amount
ed to $3,26S,450, of which $1,511.S44
were in manufacturing. s1,469.319 in
trading and $2S7,2S7 in other CONNER
cial lines. Failures this week num-
bered 81 in the United States, against
309 last year, and 20 in Canada.
1 com pared with 81 a year ago.
Boston.-The textile mills are busy.
! Supplies Of cotton goods are small.
Prospects are good for further full en-
ployment. The advance in staple prints
has been the feature of the week in the
cotton goods market. Wool goods mills
are well occupied and the new heavy
weight season promises to be satisfac-
tory in point of business and prices OBJ
tanned There is firm tone to the
raw wool market, and with advancing
foreign markets the tendency on this
side is against the buyer.
| MISUNDERSTANDING is moving fair
ly well and prices are firm. Jobbers
/ find 1t difficult to keep full stocks, as
manufacturers are unable to supply
the demand In many commodities.
Philadelphia.-The wool market Is
fully supplied, excepting as to such
grades as choice -eighths and one
half blood staple fieecees and one-half
staple territory, which have been in
constant request. Manufacturers Of
textiles are busy and have good orders,
but show little inclination to buy ex
cept for immediate wants to cover or
ders taken.
Kansas City.-Retrail trade contin-
ues unusually good after the holidays
and shows no signs Of lessening. Trav-
cling statesmen are now resuming their
trips. Shipments of spring goods are
larger than in any previous year.
st. Louis.-Shipments of spring
goods have begun and additional or
ders coming in are quite fair. The dry
goods and footwear trade in particular
show gains over trade of the first week
in January of last year. In the man.
ufacturing line business also shows
gains. Collections are fair.
| Chicago-Business was resumed at
ter the holidays without perceptible
loss in activity. A comparatively short
| time was given to necessary repairs in
machinery and inventories. Probably
no new year started out here with
greater pressure upon capacity, more
untitled orders or more labor employed
at the best wages paid. Wholesale
dealings in staple merchandise opened
up encouragingly and sales compare
favorably with those of year ago in
the principal textiles, woolens, foot
wear, carpets and food products. Road
statesmen find country merchants dis
posed to be liberal buyers of spring
goods. Mercantile collections remain
unusually prompt and the current fail
ures are small
st. Paul-Severe weather in the
northern part Of the state and the Da-
kotas retards business, and collections
are generally slow. Advance sales for
spring delivery are well ahead Of last
year in dry goods, hats, shoes and in
wearing apparel, and while many lines
of goods appear scarce and hard to get
large seasons business is anticipated.
Minneapolis.-In are about
completed and travelling men are leav-
ing to resume active work. Local job
bers are badly behind with shipments,
and while there has been some moder-
ate Improvement in deliveries by the
railroads, there is still a congestion in
all lines. Collections are slow, and
many wholesale houses are carrying
larger past due balances than usual.
Money is in active demand at 6h per
cent, with some loans at a higher rate.
Retail trade is seasonably quiet. The
lumber situation continues strong.
Prices are high, with nothing in sight
to indicate weakness. The Minneapolis
mills sawed only 297,112,S11 feet Of
lumber during the season of 1906, the