Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-11
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.
Sharp Contrasts in Conditions in Diff
ferent Localities.


contrasts. Dizziness in the financial
markets contrasts with an active in
/ dustrial output. An unsatisfactory FOR
eign trade contrasts with large domes-
tic exchanges as reflected in the heavy
bank clearings and railroad earnings.
Weakness in pig iron contrasts with
big production in finished steel. A
moderate trade movement in the east
contrasts with record volume of BUSH
ness in certain parts OF the west. The
weeks reports are therefore very 1r-
regular and make it difficult to sum up
the situation in any one phrase suffi-
GENTLY broad to define adequately the
state of trade in the nation as a whole.
Railroad earnings in March increased
10 per cent. while the current bank
clearings, tho much reduced in New
York owing to speculative reaction.
show gains of 1876 per cent over 1909
and els per cent over 1906 outside of
New York The March building rec
F.; ord, outside of New York, is excellent,
| twenty five cities reporting a gain of
! 81 per cent.
Pittsburg-Fair activity prevails in
| comm ercial lines. and the various local
| industries are mostly operating on a
| satisfactory basis. Groceries are steady
| and collections fair. Provisions are
| still high in price, prime hogs being
! quoted at more than s11, and cattle
prices also are firm. Machine shops
| and engine-building shops have more
business than for two years. Mill sup
| ply houses report a fair business, but
| are not buying much, being Well stock
| ed on account of purchases last fall.
The coal miners strike has not affect
ed prices as yet. as the largest con-
| &c
considerable coal on the market. Run
of mine coal is quoted s120 and s1.25
| f. o. b. mines. Proposed building OPP
erations are still held back. but there
promises TO be considera bic work DUR
| ing the summer.
! Kansas City-Dry goods. millinery.
shoes and drug jobbers, as well as
| builders hardware. and agricultural
! Implement dealers report March bust
/ ness ahead Of last year. and the same
conditions prevail thus far this month.
Recent timely rains have materially
| helped growing crops and fruit pros
poets We're never better Flour trade
remains dull and new sales are few,
altho the local production of flour in
| creased materially. the output of local
mills being a. 500 barrels. Wheat mar
| ket was slow and prices generally low
| er. altho best milling samples were
steady. Corn was cents to cents
! lower. In the livestock market trade
was slow but prices steady. The de-
nand for money is less urgent and
rates are unchanged.
Chica go-BuSiness gener rally main
tains steady expansion, altho rain and
/ cold weather hindered outside opera
tons and lessened the dema nd for sea-
sonable goods. New demands in iron,
steel, brass and woodworking main
tain satisfactory volume, and buying
lis strong in the principal raw mater
| ials, and in hides. leather and lumber
| The mills and FORCES in the Calumet
/ district run close 10 capacity, and adj
1 ditions are made to plants engaged in
| car making and railway equipment
Improving conditions appear in heavy
machinery, electrical appliances, hard
ware and implements. the buying
showing better distribution. and heavy
/ shipments are made both east and
west. Farm advices testify to the bens-
| fits of widespread rainfall and salts
factory progress thruout the north
western sections. The markets for gen.
eral merchandise are we'll attended
and the buying compares favorably
with this time last year in dry goods,
/ footwear, clothing, house furnishing
and food products.
! Portland. Me.-Business conditions
are about normal turnout the state, but
! there is not the increase in some lines
that was looked for and tho the
weather has been favorable the expect
ed activity among jobbers has not ma
terialized. A fair amount of spring
merchandise, however, is being handled
I r, On, 81
a large portion Of the 1909 potato crop
is still being carried in Aroostook
county, which makes collections there
rather slow. There has been a moder-
ate cut of lumber during the winter
land Indications are favorable for get
ting it out. Manufacturing plants at
present are fairly we'll supplied with
work, but as regards the future, orders
in some instances are behind require
lments.
adelpiia.-Wholesale dry goods
houses note improvement in demand,
and sales of millinery increase. Trade
with manufacturers of cloaks and suits
is still quiet, but in wash suits, chill
dren's dresses and shirt waists plants
are worked to full capacity, and de-
mand for hosiery, underwear and fur
nishing goods is broader. Sales OF
leather are moderate, but prices are
steady. There is a good demand for
glazed kid at unchanged prices, and
trade with wholesale shoe dealers is
fair. Demand for wool has been light
and prices have a downward tendency,
but stocks are not large and holders
hope for better business later on.
Minneapolis-The first quarter, just
passed, has been one of the largest in
the business history of the city, prac-
ticalIy all lines sharing in the increased
sales. Jobbers Of dry goods, millinery.
hats, etc, report a good volume Of re-
orders, and this applies also to manu-
facturers Of footwear. The drug, paint
and Oil trade is steadily increasing,
while manufacturers of saddlery, furni-
ture and farm machinery are working
at full capacity. Building operations
continue to increase and new orders of
good volume are received W mann
facturers Of interior finish. The lum-
Der market is gradually Strengthening,
sales increasing, and shipments for the
week exceeded 1000, 900 feet
Treatment Of Burns.
Small burns are too lightly regard
ed. Though seemingly slight, they
are not properly treated, or II the