Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-25
BUSINESS At LEADING POINTS.
Midsummer Dizziness Less Pronounced
Than Usual

BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.
Midsummer Duilnsss Less Pronounce
Than Usual.
New Y ork, July25.-Midsummer duh
ness is less pronounced in both whole.
sale and retail departments OF trade
and as the leading markets are grad
ually relieved of some Of the difficult.
les with which they have been beset-
crop uncertainties. price inconsisten
cies and other disturbing elements,
broader demand develops. There i
still much idle cotton machinery ir
New England. and two-weeks shut.
down is scheduled for August, but cur
ta1lment is forcing a recovery from the
low price levels and there is less pres
sure to liquidate stocks. Some sub
stantial business is reported in wool
ems. and while the eastern markets fo
wool continue quiet, primary market!
in the west are active and higher
Footwear factories, east and west, are
resuming, and trade is much improved
in leather while hides have recovered
from the low point. large accumula-
tons having been moved. Further re-
visions In some branches Of iron an6
steel induce some trade. Production Is
/
labor is well employed thruout the in
dustry.
Boston-A seasonable jobbing trade
is reported by dry goods houses, thin
wash fabrics having had a good call.
Generally speaking. however. business
is quiet in dry goods and most other
branches of the 1obbing trade. tho not
more quiet than usual In midsummer.
, I,ea fon i, ole 1>o,r ",
other years at this tine, with the usual
offerings Of attractive bargains to close
out Accommodations Of goods. Many
cotton mills will shut down for a fort
night in August. and there IS more idle
machinery than ever before in the his
tory of industry Mems wear goods are
being opened and there is prospect Of
more attractive operations in wooden
and worsted mills.
hiladelphia-General business re-
mains very quiet. Wholesale dry goods
houses and jobbers of woolens state
that buying is mostly for immediate re-
quirements and sales Of millinery are
smaller than usual at this period. Con-
ditions with manufacturers OF mems
and boys clothing, cloaks and suits and
shir. waists show little change. trade
still being slow. The situation In the
leather market has somewhat improved
and business is more active, prices Of
hides and heavy leather having been
reduced and buying become more gen.
eral. Glazed kid sells we'll and prices
are a little higher. Raw material is
scarce, but not so high. Shoe deal
ers report an improvement IN sales.
The wooden market is still dull, altho
there has been more inquiry for terri
tory and sales have been larger than
for some time past. Manufacturers are
having more inquiry for goods and are
taking supplies to fill their orders. but
there is still much idle machinery and
conditions in the textile industry re-
main unsatisfactory.
Pittsburg Midsummer business
compares favorably with last year and
conditions generally turnout the dis
trict are fairly good. Labor difficult
ties have been avoided. except a strike
prolonged affecting a coal mining sec
ton in Westnoreland county. Deal.
ers in mining tools and equipment re-
port business rather dull. but in ma
chinery and electrical lines theo Is
much activity. The leading pro9ucer
Of coal reports an increase of 80 per
cent in output for the six months over
that of last year. Run Of mine coal Is
quoted s1.15 and s1.2o, at mines. The
advance of per cent in window glass
is general. -nachine-made glass nav
ing followed the lead Of handmade
ware Building operations in tha city
proper are slow, but figures indicate
that for western Pennsylvania tho to-
tai compares favorably with fGsmer
years.
Cincinnati.-In the dry goods ns5iset
there has been a good demand for
summer goods and the distribution OF
staple merchandise Is liberal; nuner-
Gus large orders have been reco1ved
from travelling statesmen and the per-
sonal attendance of buyers at the Job
bling houses is fair. The Wholesale
grocery business is satisfactory, but
the movement of -four only moderate,
altho prices are we'll maintained.
Whisky at wholesale is quiet but firm.
The m ovement of pig iron is unusually
quiet and the tendency Of prices y to-
wards weakness, altho there was some
buying in small lots by consumers to
supply their immediate needs. Manu-
featuring plants, builders and con-
tractors are busy. but retail trade Is
dull Collections are fair.
Chicago.-Seasonable weather con-
ditions stimulated activity in the prin-
cipal distributive branches. Leading
retail lines here and at the interior