Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-26

accounts, and savings accounts are
holding their own.
New Orleans--1rade in nearly all
lines continues fair. tho the movement
is hardly up to the average of the sea
son In part this is due to the con-
servatism of jobbers in the extension
of credit orders in dry goods, notions
and similar lines are somewhat back
ward. Collections are still SLOW. The
demand for both clean and rough rice
continues quite good. with offerings
moderate and the market very firm.
Receipts of rough rice for the season
are 1,107,039 sacks. against 1.01l .436
last year; receipts Of clean rice S6G,097
| pockets, against 3S3,972 last year.
! There is a much better demand for
plantation sugar and active COMPETE
! ton for all offerings.
| PhiladeIphia.--Job in woolens
report slight incr1,se .n sales, but
| business is quiet in wholesale dry
/
! Manufacturers of cloaks and suits note
u slight Improvement in sales. The
demand for mems and boys clothing
| is light, retailers doing little business.
Wholesale milliners are preparing for
q fairly good spring trade The wool
market is generally quiet. but some
dealers report increased business in
clothing woods at slight concessions:
holders of finer grades are not willing
prices The mills are consuming less
wool than at this time last year, and
| there is a large amount OF idle ma
chinery in the textile industries. The
leather market is steady, with prices
firm
ST. Louis The attendance of coun-
try buyers from all points in the south
west is increasing steadily and pur-
chases are for fair amounts Orders
also increasing in numbers and eX-
tent; prices. however, in some lines
are unsettled. Collections only fair.
ST Paul.--Country merchants visit
| the market in increased numbers and
spring lines are seasonably active. Dry
goods, mems and women's wear sales
compare favorably with last year, and
millinery jobbers openings attract
many buyers. Shoe factories operate
we'll up to capacity on spring con-
tracts and report fair volume of new
business. Harness trade improves
wholesale drugs and chemicals, and
jewelry and notions are in fair re-
quest Groceries are in we'll sustained
| demand. Hardware trade holds up
well, and machinery markets are fair
~ active, with demand confined chief
ly to small wares. Collections are
fairly prompt.
Chicago -Little recovery In business
from the recent severe weather was
possible, storms and snowfall having
blocked transportation. Currency
comes back f rom the interior in larger
volume, and deposits here continue to
expand. The exhibit of the state
| banks, showing their condition Febru-
airy Is, as compared with November
10, discloses decreases in loans of IL
per cent, and in deposits of SIS per
cent, while an Increase appears in cash
resources of almost 6 per cent. The
comparison with August 20 presents
decreases in loans of 1913 per cent, and
in deposits 1871 per cent while there is
increase in cash resources of nearly
8 per cent. Money is freely offered at
6 per cent for commercial paper, but
the supply of the latter remains rath-
er moderate, and collateral loans are
dull at SO per cent. February settle
ments at the banks make satisfactory
progress. but there is little disposition
in important business interests to enc
this time, many preferring to await
more settled conditions. Further prog
ress is made in increasing machinery,
and hands employed in the iron work.
ing lines, but the outputs remain much
below normal, and new demands do
not come forward readily. altho there is
less hesitancy in rails and structural
shapes. The buying of lumber and
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