Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-30
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EASTER TRADE LARGE.
All Expectations Have Been Surpassed,
ACCORDING to Dun.

According to DUN.
New York, March 80. --R. G. Dun Il
Co.'S weekly review of the trade today
says:
Easter retail trade surpasses ex-
pectations, favorable weather bringing
out very large volume of business
during the last week, while activity
was not confined to specialties. but ex-
tended to all seasonable lines of staple
merchandise. Wholesale and jobbing
houses received many supplementary
orders. especially for dry goods and
millinery. and further Improvement In
collections was reported.
Announcement by some railways that
retrenchment must curtail plans for
extensions, had no perceptible influence
on the iron and steel market, owing TO
the scarcity of stock.
More quiet conditions prevail in the
primary markets for cotton goods. but
prices are we'll maintained, producers
having large contracts on hand The
only changes of the week were up
ward and the attitude of sellers mas
lost none of the Importance that has
characterized operations thus far this
year. Sales at second hand deviate
little from the general level. Develop
ment is slow in the wooden goods. Buy
ers of mems wear have not yet ascer-
tanned the trend of demand,i but the
dress goods division is better estab-
lished.
New England shoe manufacturers
have about concluded work on large
spring contracts and have commenced
cutting fall footwear on orders from
western wholesalers.
The decline in leather and hides
aroused hopes Of cheaper finished prod
ucts, but thus far no concessions can
be secured from manufacturers, and In
another week liberal fall buying by
eastern wholesalers is anticipated. "A
better demand for leather has appeared
but transactions are not large. because
buyers do not make satisfactory bids.
| Tanners have curtailed production in
order to maintain values and depress
hides As stocks of the latter accu-
mulate in the hands of the packers and
dealers, the tone is notably easier,
owing to the season. Native COW hides
are weak, the packers stocks being
estimated at 100000. Another fraction
al decline is reported in foreign dry
hides.
At the leading commodity exchange
prices ruled fairly steady and option
trading was restricted by the unsettled
securities market
Bradstreet's Review.
New York, March 30.-Bradstreets
today says:
Bright, warm, almost summer wealth
er, has been stimulating alike to retail
trade and crop progress A cessation
Of liquidation in securities and an cas-
ing of strain in the money markets. SO
far as the April ] period is concerned,
are the notably favorable features in
an encouraging week. Reports as to
Easter demand at large in fact show, a
record trade, thus GROWING a three
months period which, except in few
sections. has exceeded any preceding
year. and the only drawback in which
has been the getting Of goods in suf-
ficient volume to supply demand Less
pessimism also is shown as to the crop
outlook
Money is still high in price. a long
period of this condition is apparently
in sight and there is a disposition to
await clearer view of the future, and
especially the matter of crop prospects,
before extensive commitments are
made as to the distant futures. This
is perhaps best illustrated by the hold
ing off by buyers of pig iron for the
trade quarter and by the quieting in
demand for fine cotton fabrics for later
delivery. There is less frnlness in
the prices of some metals copper prin-
cipally, but iron prices are held firmly
Az L.
sellers as to distant months. Sales
of foundry pig iron for last half de-
livery are light, but more inquiries
seem to me cropping up and the market
is firmer in sympathy with the strength
in Bessen1er pig.
Dry goods jobbing at the east is ac-
tive, the only complaint being slow
deliveries Of goods by first hands and
mills. In wooden goods there is more
doing in mems wear for fall.
Business house failures in the Uni
ted States for week ending March rs
number 1875 against 1853 in the like
week Of 1906.
Canadian failures 81 as against Is in
the week a year ago.
Wheat including flour. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending March % aggregated o.
707.566 bushels, against 1,542.S52 this
week last year. For the past thirty
nine weeks of the fiscal year the ex-
ports are 1SO.59l.O45 bushels against
1912, 9SS.756 in 1905-06.
Corn exports for the week are 1884,
633 bushels against 2,643,47S a year
ago For the fiscal years to date the
exports are 51,666.s50 bushels against
94,869,750 in 1905-06.
WORK ON BANCROFT FACTORY.
Northwestern Drainage & Construction
Company to Employ Thirty Men.
Special to mes-Republican
Bancroft, March 2s-The Northwest
ern Drainage & Construction Company
have begun to lay the foundation of
+t,o;, WOW, fila factory The huildine is