Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-17

have become more encouraging, and
the work in sight assures increasing
employment at fabricating shops. plan
ing mills and the lumber yards. Plans
are completed for the new station Of
the Northwestern railroad, to cost $780,
100000, and the active work has
started Other important improve
ments, including the new city hall, to
cost $5,0O0,000, and large mercantile
structures will be under way soon, and
considerable OUTLAWS are contemplated
In railroad elevation and harbor util-
titles. outside demand is stronger for
forest products, hides, leather and
WOOL and prices generally reflect a
stronger position. More machinery and
hands find work in factory districts
and pay-rolls steadily rise, wages paid
being as good as hitherto, notwith-
standing the surplus labor. Money is
quoted at 81 to Az per cent. the low
est discount rate in some years, and
this encourages investment and more
disposition among manufacturers to
renewed enterprise.
Baltimore Clothing manufacturers
report that business has increased
about so per cent during the past thir-
ty days, and prospects for good fall
trade are favorable, in some instances
rush orders having been received; col
lections, however, continue only fair.
Dry goods and notion jobbers report an
increase in trade over last week, sales
comparing favorably with last year,
and the outlook being much better for
a large fall business. Sales of mems
hosiery and underwear remain about
fair, a tendency being shown to buy
for only immediate requirements. Cen
eral trade has improved somewhat ow-
ing to the arrival of d number of Wis
ting buyers.
Detroit.-Business shows an increase
in some lines, but the volume is still
less than last year. Merchants and
dealers continue to buy carefully prsn-
cipally for present needs. Collections
are fair and the demand for bank loans
moderate at FROM to 5ls per cent
Building permits for July were $S49,-
$50, against $1.576,o0O year ago.
Minneapolis.-Orders for fall and
early winter delivery continue in fair
ly satisfactory volume. The wheat har-
vest is progressing and early threshing
returns are such as to encourage mer-
chants to increase stocks. Dry goods
and wearing apparel are steady and
orders are increasing. Hardware and
building supplies are moving easily
Local factories are running on full
time The lumber situation has i'm
proved somewhat and higher prices are
asked Shipments of lumber for the
week, 2,SSO,00O feet, against 2,2OS,OOO
feet year ago.
Boston-While there are indications
of further Improvement in some
branches of trade the general report
is of quiet conditions. Among the I'M
proving markets is that for pig iron,
the demand for which is fairly active,
inquiries showing steady and very
satisfactory increase. Actual business
is also better consumers in the New
England district having placed a fair
amount of contracts either for inn
mediate delivery or delivery during the
last quarter of the year. Specifications
on old contracts for structural mater
ial and other products are coming in
with rather more freedom, but new
business is slow. A light cut of logs
and the curtailed production of spruce
lumber has caused something OF a
Shortage, and mills are firm and in
some cases asking an advance, but
business fails to show any great I'M
provement. Textiles show no radical
change for the better, the demand for
cotton goods being limited and mills
curtailing to the extent of 25 to 80 per
cent
observation-disclosures lines are not
showing any great Improvement, altho
the feeling is better than for some
time. Collections are still slow and the
financial situation is not altogether
favorable. The dry goods market IS
dull and no material Improvement IS
looked for until about october. There
is a steady movement of groceries and
produce houses report a heavy de-
mand. The lumber market is dull SNd
there is no material improvemeI in
building operations. The coal market
is in fair shape and shipments to lake
ports are fairly heavy, but many OF
the mines are idle and conditions gen
orally are quiet. Run of mine coal Is
quoted $115 to s1.35.