Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-25
BUSINESS Al LEADING POINTS.

BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
4 At the large cities there is good at
tendance of interior merchants or their
representatives. producing much actfv-
| ity in jobbing circles, notably those
dealing in dry goods, millinery and
other distinctively spring lines. Build
| ing operations progress rapidly at San
Francisco, where labor is we'll en-
ployed at high wages maintaining ac-
| tivity in all branches of business. Mer-
| camille collections are improving, but
some complaints are heard regarding
extensions especially from points that
experienced greatest Interruption to
traffic from the recent storms. In
Idustral returns are uniformly encour-
aging, mills and factories having SO
much business in sight that no ma
chinery is idle, except in cases where
fuel deliveries are unsatisfactory or the
labor supply inadequate. Farm staples
are fairly steady in price, liberal for
eign purchases prec1uding any posi-
bility of excessive stocks to be carried
over from last years large, crops. and
prepare tions for the new seasons
promise another big acreage in grain
and cotton.
Liabilities. of commercial failures
[ thus far reported for February
amounted to $5,056,647, OF which ST.
522, 74s were in manufacturing, $780,
AS in trading and s136.453 in other
commercial lines. Failures this week
numbered III in the United States
against 21S last year, and % In Can
ada compared with 10 q year ago
Providence.-The reaction in favor of
wool goods Is shown in an active call
for sample pieces, altho few lines OF
these goods are known TO be sold up.
There will probably be a fair move-
ment in fancy worsted.; and lower
prices are looked for. Yarns are in
good demand. There is a marked im-
provement in wooden yarns for mems
wear. and the dress goods trade and q
good call is noted in heavy n1erino
yarns for knit goods. Spinners. are
generally well supplied with orders.
ana some mills are sold nm for several
months ahead.
pittsbnrg hardware a In fairly
pood daman17 and consu,ners' demands
fo,. .,,r;,s. eoods are increasing The
vi dow rla 90 market Is il better shape
,ha = FIR soma fine ana prices continue
), sbam an inward tendency Most of
tho ,,,ants are in operation but ii is
r.no,taa tho many will tiose down
uithtn the next two months.
{ BOSTON -.14inehams and printed fab
,.;os sa,ara,,,, . i, 4, very Arm, nosit;on
rotto,3 pood, are sold ahead bv the
I I,n,i,,s - some instances the produce
stion for the whole wear being engaged.
woo,an and ,worstei mills are receiving
!. large yo,nma az orders and makers
of both .me,.s and women,s wear fab
r,cs ara vel, emn1oved
phila de,n,,,a Ma n,,ya ctnrer. :, tex-
t,,e. cenera,,v With the ercention of
,ngra,,, Garnet. ave vel, emn,oved
wholesale drv goods dealers and lob
here of woo1ens continue active and
,,ny are unable - .nnn,v +he demands
"a 4,,a,. ousto,rors . r,.nufo ct,,rars ~
"a hr;c. 90 hanna IN their. da,ivaries
M.nn,. c.,,rers az clothing renort good
so1es for snr,ns and sndicat,ons no;nt
= . hi, sod on co,,ections bowavar
ara son,aw hat slow Most Of the man
ITO cturers .,f ladies', c,oaks ana SHIFTS
ora r,,nni,,s-.to tha,r f,,,1est canac,tv
~ r.,,,r. ,ar.. .nr,re so,au
ST Pau,--rnter,or conditions and the
car .,tuat,nn ,rnrnva with continued
mia waatrar Tohhars renort : liberal
snr;nr hus1ness sales ~ drv goods
mems furnishings halls GLOVES ladies',
wear and millinery exceeding the cor
"a nond i, . ner,od i. wear ana ma -
a. ctrr,ns .hoa, .nd. harness. tobbars
no i, .,ffictant nrder. nynsnra o.t;v.
~ or n1an+. por eaveral Aats
81 Iou,s-Manv VISITING n,erch. ..
fror -. .nnthern western and. so,,+b-
western states arc makihp 1;hera1 mr.