Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-05
MERCHANTS ENJOY COOP
TRADE; FACTORIES BUSY
Most Plants Have Trouble Filling
Orders, Says Dun's Review

Merchandising generally was good dur
/ ing the early spring season, according Ia
4 the weekly trade review of r. @. Dun
1 & Co Manufacturing in virtually all lines
/ continues good, says the report. It fol-
| lows in part:
| Dealers in the cotton yarn market re-
port that business continues good. and
many say they are sold up SO far ahead
| that they cannot make prompt shipments
on new contracts. The business Generally
! is in a very satisfactory state and coll
| lections are good.
The wool market is stll quiet Buyine
/ has dropped off TO some extent and man
ufacturers are not inclined to buy ahead
Most of them report that they have ample
stock OF raw material for current needs
| Manufacturers of wearing apparel are
somewhat concerned over the present labor
| agitation. Trade with the manufacturers
| of cloaks and suits at present is quiet
| The season has been fair one, although
1t has not come up to the expectation OF
the manufacturers.
There is a slight lull in business among
shirtwaist and dress manufacturers Their
season, however, has been a good one
Manufacturers Of mems and boys cloth
ing have had a satisfactory season, but
they have been retarded somewhat owing
to their inability to get merchandise
Wholesalers and commission dry goods
merchandise have had a good spring busi-
ness and are well sold UP. They. too, have
experienced difficulty in obtaining de-
lveries
The iron and steel market continues
brisk, and mills are running at full capac-
ity They are reported to have orders
ahead for many months, Pig iron Is
somewhat more active and furnaces are
reported very busy. Collections are re-
ported to show some improvement
Local hardware dealers say that their
=
some classes of goods business Is only
limited by the restricted supply
The leather market is strong and prlces
firm Glazed kid is in demand and prices
are high Raw material is hard to ee;
and in constant demand. Shoe dealers
report an active trade and a good volume
of business done.
The volume of lumber business in this
vicinity has been restricted of late by
freight embargoes, which also have had
an unfavorable effect on prices. Some
grades of lumber, It is stated, show a
10 per cent. fall in price. The volume
of work under course Of construction In
the building line at present is in excess
of corresponding period last year. But
high prices of iron, steel hardware and
other building material have a tendency
to hold back some proposed operations
but the work started since the first OF
this year shows a gain in estimated cost
of nearly $4,000, 900, as compared with
the same period of 1915.
There is no change to note in the con-
dition of the cement market Manufac-
turers report a good volume OF business
A number of large contracts are being
placed and prices are we'll maintained
The trade in domestic leaf tobacco has
been reported fair during last week, with
moderate sales In good grades of Pennsyl-
vania, Connecticut and Ohio. Sumatra
and Havana continue to be sold in mod.
crate amounts for immediate uses and
prices are n little high. The large cigar
manufacturers are fairly active, with
business out of the city and local trade
fair. Collections continue somewhat slow