Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-29
THE BUSINESS FIELD.

business men Htne country over VIII
note with satisfaction and some sur
| prise that there is practically none
of the customary complaint of mid
summer dullness in commercial or in
dustrial channels On the contrary
that all the backwardness of the early
season In light weight fabrics has been
made up. and the liberal distribution
of merchandise is accompanied by
steady Improvement in mercantile coll
| leetions. Preparations for fall and
winter proceed with evident confidence
and lines that usually report frequent
| cancellations at this season are hold
| ing their business nearly intact. In
! the leading industries there is little
idle machinery, steel and cotton mills
reporting orders further into the future
| menace to more new records Of pig iron
| production Is the interruption to ore
movement by the strike that his re-
duced shipments about two million
| tons in three weeks.
| Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for July amounted
| to $9,349,S21, of which s2,595.OlQ were
! in manufacturing, s4,16T,504 in trading
and $2,5s6,s07 in other commercial
4 lines. Failures this week numbered
| 215 in the United States against ZIG
! last year, and &c in Canada compared
! with Is year ago.
AS will be seen below, reports from
| leading cities to Dun's commercial
agency, indicate increase rather than
any falling off in the volume and
strength OF trade:
Chicago.-Despite the hot weather.
trade activity is un1minished, and
production in the prominent industries
suffers no decline. Very satisfactory
demand is maintained in leading retail
lines and the summer goods are re-
duced rapidly. The demand thru the
month was exceptionally good in light
weight apparel, footwear and hats,
with the usual clearance sales. Deal
ings in furniture, carpets, hardware
and food products run into increasing
totals, and the foreign demand is Wild
err for provisions and cattle. Not
withstanding some increase in trad
ing defaults reported in the district,
credits are considered to be in strong
position. and little complaint is heard
as to mercantile collections In the
west
Boston.-All cotton goods are strong
in all positions. With excellent re-
suits obtained by the clothing trade.
the market for mems wear wool goods
shows Improvement at first hands,
new lines selling fairly well and some
have been withdrawn. Textile mills
generally are we'll occupied with or
ders, and the cotton mills are espee-
tally busy The factories keep fairly
well employed.
Pittsburg.- Hardware is steady. but
not very active. altho In some season.
able lines there is a good call for ma
terials.
Minneapolis jobbing trade con-
tinues active. Orders are smaller than
last year, but are placed freely and
in the aggregate the volume is fully
up to the average. Weather conditions
turnout the northwest are good and
growing crops are regaining lost
ground. Orders for fall and winter
goods are being placed literally wher-
ever harvest conditions are sufficiently
advanced to offer encouragement. All
seasonable lines share in the general
good Building operations for the first
six months Of 1907 aggregated s5,060,-
405 against $4153550 year ago.
Lumber shipments for the week were
5,2e4,OOO feet.
ST. Paul-RetaiI movement of hot
weather merchandise Is seasonably ac-
tive. Jobbers advance sales for fall
are exceptionally large, with few can
cellations, and these are confined to
the Iron Range district. which is at
fected by the miners strike, and points
where the crop outlook is below nor
mai.
st. Louis.-Personal buyers OF dry
goods millinery, clothing and foot
wear are beginning to arrive, and are
making fair purchases, mainly for
August and September delivery The
manufacturers are very busy, with
plenty of orders ahead Collections are
fair.
business keep up a good average. The
wholesale drpg trade is especially brisk
porting better daily business than
that Of the previous July. The con-
tinued demand for implements and We
hicles is unusual at this season. and
the fine soil conditions for blowing
create large shipments of suiky and
gang plows, drills and listers. Cam
celed orders in several lines are be-
ing reinstated, with requests for quick
shipments. The demand for fraying