Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-29
g per cent interest. does not seem so
visionary or so impracticable as the
Hawkeye. in Mr.. Blythe's home town,
would have us believe.
BUSINESS FEATURES.

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continue vigorously preparing for fu-
ture activity, regardless of any tempo
rary interruption to distribution by
| the weather. The only idle machinery
| is reported ut footwear factories, where
spring deliveries are about finished and
! fall contracts have not yet arrived
freely. This Is seasonable event.
land the temporary reduction Of about
one third in active capacity Is not an
alarming sign A few small strikes are
also interruptlng manufacturers. but
in the aggregate a very limited part OF
the nations producing power Is mac
| tive, and most Of the idle machinery is
due to the scarcity Of labor.
Prices OF all forms OF iron and steel
are strong. and some sales OF pig iron
for delivery during the last half Of the
year were made at s22, Valley furnace,
against sci only few weeks ago. This
4 does not indicate any loss of confidence
lin the future OF the industry. Plate
and sheet mills seem to be as far be-
| hind their orders as before talk OF re-
/ trenchment began. and SOME railways
have already announced that about the
same tonnage OF steel rails will be re-
auired in 1908 as was ordered for this
years delivery. Structural steel is
wanted in great quantities for bridges.
and at the leading cities there are
many Office buildings and factory ex-
tensions that will take all the mills can
produce for months. Commercial re-
ports from leading points are as fol-
lows:
4 Chicago. --Mercantil collections are
4 now quite prompt, and, notwithstand-
4 ing the high cost OF money trading de-
faults compare very favorably with
4 year ago. Weather conditions favor
satisfactory progress of the growing
crops. Leading retail trade is steady,
i but requires warmer weather to inn
prove the. movement of seasonable
goods Wholesale trade IN the staples
Indicates, confident buying for fall de-
livery.
Boston.--C Cotton goods are very firm.
with print cloths selling. at higher
prices. and ginghams and prints tend
ling upward. Reports from mems wear
mills are more encouraging, and with
4 wool goods ordered more freely q
larger employment or machinery for
merly idle Is looked for.
Providence. Improved conditions
'FRrekrefprted In woolens with salts
j factory duplicate business. Worsted
Hines are specially favored and good
duplicate business is reported. A
steady demand continues for print
4 cloths and the mills are sold well
ahead. Scarcity of gray cloths have
Obliged some printers to run on short
i time. Ginghams are also in active de-
3mand and some lines are sold into
January and February ofsnext year In
1 heavy goods, however, the market
shows no activity. Fair sized orders of
I|jewalry are reported and factories are
generally vel employed
/ New Haven.Retail business in all
lines has been considerably retarded by
1.-THE continued unreasonable weather,
1 and many local jobbers are feeling its
teffeets. GENERAL conditions, however.
Iare quite, satisfactory, especially in the
manufacturing and wholesale lines.
Manufacturers of machinery report a
continued demand and have sufficient
orders to keep their plants running, at
| the present capacity, for some months.
/ Manufacturers Of hardware of various
Hines also report trade satisfactory.
collections are only fair and the banks
report q good demand for loans,
Miinneapolis.-Wa Warmer weather has
]had a favorable effect on the movement
4 of merchandise, particularly i'm agri-
cultural supplies, shelf hardware and
| dry goods. Clothing and footwear are
Ilseasonably quiet, with advance orders
for early fall delivery. somewhat ahead
of 4 year ago. Drugs and chemicals
are active and the harness trade is
brisk Groceries are steady and fac
4 tories in all lines are running full time.
/, Collections show some Improvement
and money IS in good demand at s per
cent Wheat seeding is practically An
lished. Lumber shipments for the week
| were 100000 feet against 100000
fleet a year ago.
st. Paul.-Business continues active
lin dry goods, mems and women's wear,
that's and gloves recorder trade ex-
ceeding last years. Advance sales for
fall delivery make gratifying show
ling. Manufacturing footwear and har-
ness jobbers report a steady business
and plants are fully employed. Gro
Icenes are in good demand and prices
| generally firm. Business in hardware
ard machinery and builders supplies
/ is good. Collections are only fair
ST. Louis-The outbound freight
movement continues on large scale.
/ Grain dealers. lumhermen and other
handlers of heavy freights cannot OBJ
/ tain all the cars required Business
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