Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-02
BUSINESS At DIFFERENT POINTS.

! BUSINESS At DIFFERENT POINTS.
! Lumbermen and manufacturers OF
! wooden articles at Burlington. VT. re-
port trade good, and manufacturers OF
knitting machinery are sold up to July
! At Bridgeport trade and manufactur-
ing are active. Philadelphia reports
| most textile manufacturers busy, fast
| black dyes scarce. shortages OF mer-
number of lines, and local shipyards
are active. Pittsburgh reports jobbing
trade satisfactory, dry goods deliveries
are complained of. an active building
campaign is looked for, and steel, coal
and coke are active. Coal production
at Johnstown and Altoona is limited
by car shortages. Buffalo iron and
steel plants have orders to run most
of the year. retail stocks are light and
trade is active.
Detroit reports great activity in the
automobile trade, outdoor work on
buildings pushed. a big spring cam
paiSn expected in that line, 500 fam
lilies coming in daily. public schools
crowded, and 1000, 900 inhabitants ex-
pected within five years. Louisville re-
ports manufacturers busy and business
satisfactory, considering unsettled
weather. Minneapolis reports stormy
weather interfering with trade. but
business quite satisfactory. Duluth re-
ports heavy SHOWS checking logging
operations and retail trade ST. Paul
reports January trade exceeding
year ago in nearly every line
Cleveland says mild weather retards
seasonable trade. but spring trade is
good, and iron ore contracts already
booked will test Great Lake shipping
capacity. Grand Rapids reports the
furniture exhibition the most success
full in years, and the spring outlook is
very favorable. At Milwaukee trade is
active, there is a good domestic de-
mand for machine tools and building
is being pushed when weather per-
mits. Waterloo, Iowa, factories report
increases of 10 to 30 per cent over Jan
uary year ago. At Dubuque manu-
featuring is improving and jobbing and
retail trade are good.
Kansas City reports inability TO Sc
cure goods from manufacturers as
nampering trade. Chicago reports
trade gaining: mail order business is
Is to % per cent ahead of last Janu-
AIRY. retail trade is good despite storms,
collections are good and steel prices
keep advancing. Independent steel
mills report profits in the second half
Of 1915 equal to % to 4G per cent on
capital. Implement men. who usually
do not buy until July, are inquiring
for bar iron and steel Automobile
men are advancing prices. Grain
, speculation is the greatest ever known.
! Banks are agitating reducing interest
on country balances St Louis fore
sees an era Of great Industrial develop
/ ment. At that city. also, there Is talk
Of reducing interest on savings and
time deposits. Cold weather helps re-
tail trade at Omaha and Lincoln. Gin
| cinnati reports lumbermen optimistic.
| road statesmen find 1t easy to book
orders for dry goods, shoes and wear
| ing apparel
! Birmingham reports a large amount
t<,p- ir;-
| provement and on ordinary country
road and bridge work. At Chattanooga
all factories are running full time and
textile mills are employing double
| forces. New Orleans and Atlanta re-
port more life in trade after a quiet
| time. Charleston says trade in fer
tilizers will be curtailed by lack of
material. Mobile reports all manufac-
turing plants busy, and Memphis that
| trade Is ahead of year ago in all
lines. At Montgomery lumber manu-
facturers are striving to increase out
put. San Antonio reports active de-
mand for dry goods and hardware
from Mexico. Dallas reports the ship.
ment of an entire train load Of refined
cotton seed oil, wheat movement is
retarded by scarcity of cars, collec-
tons are good, cattle are in good
shape on the ranges and rains were
general thruout the state. Baltimore
reports mild weather slackening retail
trade, but jobbing and manufacturing
are active.