Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-22
BUSINESS KEEPS UP.

turlneT proSGSSS III tiooe oSSoAAA
panies greater industrial activity,
higher prices. better collections, in
creased demand for money. record
bank deposits. sharp reduction in un-
employment heavier pay rolls, big
movement of grain. and lower tenn
peratures over a wide area, which
latter has given snap TO retail trade in
seasonable wearing apparel.
Rain has helped winter wheat and
cold weather far south has put period
TO cotton growth. Final purveyors.
short of goods as they are and feeling
Ger ain Of sustained growth in bust
ness. are buying freely from whole
sale houses as we'll as from joboers.
While ordering for future delivery is
not neglected, the necessity OF getting
goods for near future use is very
marked. and in some sections OF the
country heavyweight fabrics are
positively scarce. Holiday trade IS
proceeding on satisfactory basis.
unemployment has dwindled to in
significant proportions. and numer-
Gus cities actually report paucity,
! of help which is likely TO become more
/ marked as the season advances, de-
yelopment that is all the more re-
| markable because at this season out
! door work usually slackens. Activity
! in i7ductrial pursuits grows. Capacity
ioperations prevail in such lines as iron
and Steel machine tools. metal min
ing, clothing, furniture, -four, NUM-
tons OF war woolens and shoes. the
latter on rush orders, while the lumber
Industry continues to make progress,
with some southern mills booked in
excess of capacity. Sold up is the con-
dition of various industries. and III
finished steel it is now recognized that
merely advancing prices to forestali
buying has failed of its purpose. Out
puts of record proportions are not
sufficient to cover demands. and. under
the circumstances, making deliveries is
more important than getting new
orders. Practically every section joins
in making favorable reports. and
everywhere sentiment as to winter and
spring is optimistic. conservative opin-
ion not being inclined to predict for
conditions beyond the spring months.
In the east affairs are progressing,
| industrial lines filling war wants are
working three shifts, and while vag-
aries of fashion cause uncertain small
/ lot buying Of lines affected by the
caprices Of style az in shoes for in
stances. the broader tendencies are
/ favorable
northwestern reports show up we'll
thanks to a heavy movement of wheat
! as well as to cold weather, which has
| increased calls for furs, rubbers and
| heavy wearing apparel, and some re.
| ports suggest a scarcity of goods.
| Reports from the principal western
market note the presence Of large
number of dry-goods buyers who have
taken hold freely, and, of course. the
| Industrial situation is marked by
greater activity, this characterization
applying with equal force to the diver
sified trades Of Detroit, to shipbuild-
| ing on the lakes, to the future industry
OF Grand Rapids, as well as to the in
/! dustries Of Cleveland and Cincinnati
Southwestern advices speak OF fewer
unemployed. increased demand de-
mand for money, heavy bank clearings
and cooler weather helping retail trade,
while higher railway freight and pas
senger rates also tend to produce good
cheer