Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-09

In farln lanQS ana improvements
turnout the west. and there is much
new settlement in progress. Railroad
returns testify to enormous westbound
freight and passenger traffic. Chi
cago steam roads steadily gain in gross
earnings n add to active eQuipment.
Manufacturing runs steady in the inn
portant branches.
Kansas C1ty.-Retal trade is fairly
active and jobbers in dry goods, hard
ware, shoes and drugs report a Salts
factory business, but some complaints
are heard as regards collections. Rains
are beneftting the entire southwest
The annual trade extension trip Of the
Commercial Club, covering trade. ter
ritory Of three peighboring states, taken
last week, was very satisfactory and
profitable. The output Of local. -four
mills for the week showed some in
crease, being 40,S0O barrels. compared
to IS, 200 barrels the previous week
and SO, 100 barrels the same week a
year ago. Millers report trade as very
dull. Local mills were light buyers OF
wheat. the best milling samples selling
at Sill; poor hard 1 cent lower and
red unchanged, with light receipts.
Pittsburg.-Fairly satisfactory con-
ditions prevail in retail and jobbing
lines and collections have improved.
Wage advances are announced in sew
eral large industries n the settle
ment of the coal miners strike renews
activity in that industry. Building
operations are still somewhat slow,-but
there are signs of Improvement and
permits issued show an increase IN
value. Most manufa ctories are active.
and machine shops and electrical plants
are busy. Revised prices are quoted
for handmade window glass, discounts
from January 1910 price list, first three
brackets, single excepting 1920 80
and 10 per cent. all other single and
all double. 80 per cent.
Portland. Me.-Retail trade is rather
quiet for this season of the year in the
northern sections. attributed to some
extent to the short crop of potatoes and
the inability to l%iquidate on the part
of the w and shippers on account
of extreme low prices. Indications,
however, point to a large acreage for
1910, altho in the southern portions of
the state more sweet corn will prob
ably be raised. Anxiety is felt that
some of the winters cut of logs may
be hung up on the drives on account
of low water. a1tho. as yet, no actuai
shortage is shown. There is a tenn
porary oversupply of ~boXboards, but
square-edge lumber is in good de-
mand. Shoe factories and other man
ufacturing plants are fairly busy, u
future orders are slow.
Observation-Disclosures conditions X
hibit little change from a week age,
most manufacturing plants being fairly
well employed and sales in the major
ity of the leading lines about equallng
those of this time last year. Whole
sale millinery houses report sales good
remains firm and there is a better de-
mand for all grades. Prices for glazed
kid are unchanged, but there is more
inquiry, and as stocks are OF fair size
manufacturers endeavor to operate on
a conservative basis so as to aVold
accumulation.
Minneapolis-Trade conditions with
ljobbing houses are unchanged, weather
conditions have been detrimental to
best results, but the movement a
lbeen in steady volume. Dry goods n
wearing apparel nave been in especial
lly good demand and sales in these lines
iexceed last years. Shoes have fallen
behind somewhat and rubber goods,
particularly footwear, have been in but
little demand. Shelf hardware and
AGRICULTURAL supplies self a little better
than average, and groceries are firm
and fairly active. Lumber and pufid-
ing supplies are improving IN demand
and prices show an upward tendency.
Collections are slow.