Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-04
manufacture and the cotton industry

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but other prominent producers have
| liberal contracts on hand also, and the
mercantile outlook is bright. Whole
sale houses receive large contracts for
spring delivery, especially in dry goods
| lines, and the settled winter weather
! has produced wholesome reduction in
retail stocks of heavy weight wearing
apparel and other seasonabe merchan-
ldise. Rates for money became easier,
| but, instead of the customary January
rise in the stock market. prices fell to
an average of more than $15 per share
below the high record established In
January, 1906, altho railway earnings
thus far reported for last month were
l11.2 per cent larger than year pre-
vious. Foreign commerce for the last
week at New York showed gains of 81
$4,000 in imports and $49S.509 in eX-
ports. as compared with the movements
a year ago. Bank exchanges at New
York for the last week were 24.2 per
cent less than In 1906, owing to smaller
sales of securities, but at other leading
cities there was an average gain Of 1.3
per cent.
| Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for January amount
ed to s11,o92,153, of which $5,o2s,12S
We're in manufacturing, $5,445,ST1 in
trading and s61S, 1854 in other CONNER
cial lines. Failures this week numbered
2S4 in the United States against 26S
| last year, and % in Canada compared
with 81 year ago.
| Chicago. Mercantile collections
maintain "a very satisfactory showing.
and distributive trade in staple mer-
chandise is upon the increase. Per-
sonal buying has become more extend
ed in the wholesale district, there be-
| ing large numbers of country mer-
chants present and their purchases of
spring goods compare favorably in
amount with those at this time last
l year. lIdNClllS SdlSSIuGIl dlSO StU0 III
good orders from the interior, and con-
ditions bear out a confident feeling as
to the outlook for the jobbing interests.
st. Paul.-Heavy snow and severe
weather still retard trade at various in
terror points, but there.is steady VOL
ume Of new business for parts less az
fected. Visiting buyers appear in In
creasing numbers, and forward BUSH
ness is in excess of former years nota-
bly, in dry goods, hats, furnishings, Ia
dies wear and millinery. Footwear
and harness manufacturers have Sc
cured sufficient business to insure full
operation of plants for some time.
Minnea polis-Under moderating wea-
Their. conditions the snow blockade is
rapidly being raised and trains from
the coast are again on fair schedule
time. Freight deliveries are much i'm
proved and railroads are accepting
freight for practically all points. There
is an active movement in agricultural
supplies Of all kinds. prices are well
maintained and orders placed freely.
In drugs, groceries, clothing, footwear
and dry goods there lisa brisk demand,
and hardware jobbers report, larger
sales than any preceding year at this
season. Collections are fair Lumber
shipments for the week were 3.776,000
feet, against 5,O24oOO feet a year ago.
Philadelphia Of tex
tiles generally are we'll employed. Man
ufacturers of cloaks and suits are
quite active now and anticipate a good
spring business. In wholesale dry
goods and woolens sales continue ac-
tive. Manufacturers of mems clothing
state that spring sales have been good
and shipments have commenced. Col
lections for the past season have been
slow.
Boston.-Firmness characterizes the
market for all cotton goods. Stocks of
prints and print cloths are small and
Lie prospectus are 1OI IllS lcI pIlCSS.
Progress is satisfactory in the market
ing of woolens and worsteds, both in
mems and womens wear.
Pittsburg.-Th demand for hard
ware has fallen off somewhat altho
jobbers report fairly good orders. De-
liveries from manufacturers have i'm
proved somewhat, but shipments are
not meeting the needs Of jobbers.
New orleans-Receipts, both Of rice
and sugar, continue light, and all Of
ferings are readily absorbed at full
quotations. A moderate business is
transacted in clean rice, with the bet
ter grades scarce and in fairly good
demand.