Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-27


exceptionally high wages
1 Minneapolis, Shopping excursions
greatly stimulated retail trade las
4 week and warmer weather has in
! creased sales Of summer goods. Prac'
tically all wholesale lines report nor.
NAL trade and slowly improving col
i lections. The lumber situation con-
| tinues very strong, local saw mills run.
ming in full capacity and sales largely
In excess of a year ago. Shipments
for the week were 12160000 fee
against 5572,0OO feet year ago.
st. Louis-Improved weather con.
| ditions are helping retail trade ]. to 8
| considerable extent Advance orders
in dry goods, footwear and hats are
liberal and fully equal to those of the
corresponding week last year. while the
movement In farm implements, wood.
enware, drugs, groceries and hardware
| is quite active. In manufacturing
Hines, new orders are coming in rather
| freely. Collections are fair. Time
money is in fair demand at 6A to pei
cent, call money at 5 per cent, and
commercial paper is discounted at 81
| to 6 per cent.
Kansas City-Compared with the
| volume of business since January. last
week was quiet in implements, but
| jobbers are busy shipping goods on
back orders. The warm weather has
helped retail trade
Philadelphia.The wool market re-
mains inactive, the backward spring
season and the reluctance Of dealers
to operate in new woods at growers
prices Having delayed the arrival OF
both feeces and territories, and the
available assortment continues light.
Textile manufacturers are well en-
ployed. The leather market is firm.
with supplies moderate and the de-
Imand general. Manufacturers OF glazed
kid are working on regular contracts,
but are not manufacturing ahead Of
the demand
Reading.-Th iron mills report a
large volume of business for immediate
and future delivery and stove manu-
facturers are busy. Brick makers have
orders booked which will keep their
plants fully employed until fall. Wool
en- mills are active Wool and fur hat
manufacturers are having a fair bsu-
mess. orders being booked for several
months ahead, and prices are firm.
Dallas. Retail trade is unfavorably
affected by unseasonably cold and wet
weather and crop conditions are rather
poor. The green bugs practically de-
stroyed all OF the wheat and oats in
north Texas and the land has been re-
planted in, cotton and corn. Cotton
is month or more late Wholesalers
report good business and money is
in plentiful supply as a result of the
fine crops last season. Building oper-
ations are on very large scale.
New Retail trade is fairly
good. The market for rough rice has
been firm and offerings are light
Prices have advanced 25c per sack. The
demand for clean rice continues very
good and all offerings are readily taken
at full prices. The disposition of the
trade is to await higher prices. Sugar
and molasses are quiet and trading of
moderate proportions only.
Cincinnati.Th favorable weather
has improved retail trade. Spot pig
iron is firm; the demand for future
delivery continues active. There is a
fair demand and steady tone to the
Wholesale whisky market and the
movement is fairly active. The pro-
vision market is somewhat irregular.
with only a moderate movement. The
wholesale dry goods market IS more
active, the demand increasing with
more favorable weather Prices are
fairly well maintained
louisville Lumber prices are adj
-vancing steadily, and the volume of
business continues good. Collections
are satisfactory Manufacturers in
nearly ell. lines report business fully
up to last year. Wooden mills are
making heavy shipments. Deliveries
by the railroads continue lslow and
unsatisfactory. Bad weather has
checked the business Of tanners.
Boston.--.c Cotton goods prices are
maintained. The falling off in the
jobbing demand Is especially notice
able in thin fabrics for summer.
fAllentown.-The output of slate is
restricted, owing to scarcity of labor,
and prices are firm. Iron and steel re-
main active. Cement manufacturers
report a good business at Arm prices,
altho one of the largest plants in the
Lehigh Valley will close down on the
25th inst.