Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-18

iutuiS, Especially cotlon ildbltSs any
steel mills, while output of pig iror
when the month opened was close to
the largest on record. High prices ir
the footwear industry have checked
: placing OF contracts for fall shoes al
New England factories, some decline
, in prices of hides and leather encour-
] aging buyers to delay ordering the fin
ished product, but most mills are still
busy on spring goods. Traffic condi-
tions improve with the advancing sea-
son, and constant deliveries of much
needed rolling stock. Foreign COM
merce at this port for the last week
showed gain of $2,667SS4 in imports
and loss of $1,S43,O40 in exports as
4 compared with the movements a year
ago. Money rates are high because Of
great demands in financing business
} beyond all precedent.
Liabilities of commercial failures
j thus far reported for March amounted
to $2.196,2S1. of which s1,2o6,7T were
in manufacturing $S17.3sO ins trading.
/ and $122124 in other commercial lines.
/ Failures this week numbered 21S in the
i United States against 229 last year, and
/ SO in Canada, compared with "a year
ago.
Chicago.-The demand for spring
goods has started we'll and reports In
dicate that country sales make salts
4 factory Roadway, especially In the
southwest, under the influence of ris-
/ ing temperature, and there are more
urgent calls to expedite shipments
| Outside buyers throng this market in
Unprecedented number and the book
| ings run larger THAN those of a year
/ ago in the principle staple goods, the
Improvements being we'll distributed in
dry goods footwear. clothing, suits and
cloaks food products, furniture and
carpets There Is also a heavy de.
4 mand for wire goods, hardware and
building material, much Of these being
for the interior and indicating that the
Improvements upon the farms are to be
extensive and costly. The general de-
mand for money reflects an advancing
| volume, and the discount rate has
firmer tone, but mercantile collections
In this district continue satisfactory
and failures make low total.
PhiladelphiavTe industries are
well employed. Manufacturers of
lJeioaks and suits continue busy and
sales are large Collections are slow
with manufacturers OF mems and boys
clothing, but spring sales have been
large.
Boston, woolens a fairly normal
trade. Is reported In many lines OF
men:s wear fabrics. but the market is
irregular. Distribution OF sample pieces
promises good movement later In the
season.
Troy-The manufacturing plants. es-
pecially those engaged In shifts. col
lars and cuffs, are busy. In the knit
SoOuS UusiuSSS AAdlly ihliAS axe Wolh-
ing overtime.
Gloyersville. Manufacturers SELL
ing the jobbing trade have booked
larger orders for 1907 than any pre-
vious year, aitho there have been some
cancellations. Jobbers have not COM
pleted their sales for 1907, but indica-
tions are they will be larger than last
year. Sales of automobile gloves and |
specialties have been large. Leather |
manufacturers report large sales.
Minneapolis-Trade conditions con-
tinue to improve and sales in all lines
compare favorably with year ago. |
Building operations are opening and |
supplies are in brisk demand. There
is a shortage in many lines of building
lumber, owing to inability Of west coast
thru with any regularity. Deliveries
from the south are slow, and the short
stocks of northern manufacturers are
being drawn upon heavily. Prices hold
very firm. Lumber shipments for the
week were $4,000 feet. against a.
$4,000 feet a year ago.
st. Paul-Traffic conditions improve
with favorable weather and continued
activity ID reported in all departments
Of jobbing trade. Owing to backward
deliveries and shortage in various lines
dry goods johbers experience some diff
aculty in supplying the demand, spring
sales being considerably larger than
last year. Sales of mems furnishings,
hats, gloves and ladies' wear make a
gratifying showing and the seasons
.rade in millinery exceeds former
years. Harness and shoe manufactur-
ng plants are busily engaged. ~
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