Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-12
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.

oUSINESS Al lEAUINd fUlNlS
Jobbing trade in fall and winter goods
is active at the leading cities, country
merchants being in large attendance
and operating freely as a rule. Retail
sales of seasonable merchandise are
airy midsummer quiet is noted.
Minneapolis. -Jobbers in dry goods,
wearing apparel and shelf hardware
are busy with fall and winter goods,
drugs and chemicals are active, and
about the only line showing a LESSEN
ing demand is agricultural supplies.
the present harvest requirements as a
general rule having been provided for.
Building supplies are firm and active.
Lumber shipments made by the North
ern Pine Manufacturers association
for the first half of 1907 amounted to
S55,639,013 feet against S56, 1881 for
the same period in 1906. Shipments Of
hemlock made by the Northwestern
Hemlock Manufacturers association
for the six months were 161, 1888 feet,
against 140, 9O7,7s9 feet in 1906.
Pittsburg-Country merchants are
buying in fairly steady manner on re
orders and show disposition to broad.
There is a fair demand for dry goods,
and jobbers are expecting a large fall
trade. Hardware is fairly active and
there is a fair demand for seasonable
lines. The coal market is active and
rail shipments are heavy. There is
coal accommodating at the
mines and landings of the river oper-
ators, and as soon as a favorable boat
ing stage arrives large shipment Will
be made south. Prices are firm on a
basis Of $1.15 to $1.20. In the window
glass market the trade shows ten
dency to mold glass for better prices,
and many stocks in the hands of the
manufacturers are said to be short
and more or less broken.
ST. Louis.-The second meeting of the
Interstate Merchants association is
bringing in a number OF buyers from
Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas,
Texas, and from several other states,
and sales in, general supplies for early
delivery are heavy; there is also far
buying for later delivery. Business in
the leading lines has improved very
much and compares favorably with
that of the corresponding period last
year. Collections are good. The flour
output is larger than last week. with
fair sales to domestic buyers and ex-
porters. Spot cotton is scarce and in
good demand at firm prices. Pig lead
and spelter continue dull at weak
prices. Lumber receipts are fair, and
good stock is firm. The demand for
money is fair at per cent.
Chicago.-Trade maintains steady
course, with preparations for fall ac-
eral merchandise being stronger. New
demands make satisfactory exhibit
in leading industries, especially for
rails, plates, wire and miscellaneous
steel shapes. while specifications are
more numerous at rolling mills and
cause further pressure upon capacity.
Machinery continues fully employed
upon farm implements, wagons and
heavy hardware, and the demand for
furniture, planning mill stock. building
and plumbing supplies adds
satisfactorily to the volume of forward
work. Tanning production is under
that of a year ago, but the leather
working factories have ample demands
to keep them busy, and there is larger
output of fall footwear and novelties.
Country buyers attend the wholesale
markets for staple merchandise in
large numbers, and the general buying
shows substantial advance in dry
goods, boots and shoes, clothing, wool
ems and groceries. the aggregate book
ings comparing favorably with those
at this time last year. There is also
buying of furniture, car
pets, builders hardware and tobacco
lines. Reports indicate that summer
stocks have undergone sharp depletion
during the past two weeks, and light
weight goods to be carried over until
next season are likely to be of min
nmum extent.
Philad elphia--W dry goods
houses report sales fairly active and
fair, and sales are steadily
with iobbers of woolens.
There is considerable inquiry for wool
from manufacturers for the finer
grades of fieeces and territories. and
quarter blood woods continue quiet and
firm. Mills are well employed, but
stocks generally are low The leather
market remains Arm and purchases
cover all lines of heavy leather. Find
ings are in steady demand and there
is no surplus OF goods suitable for this