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Show TRADE OUTLOOK AS BRADSTREET SEES IT NEW YORK. Feb. 11 Bradstreefs today to-day says: "Spring Jobbing has at last begun be-gun to expand, and reports of improvement come from the West. Northwest and far West, despite severe winter weather, which has In the South operated to check the development noted last week. Dry guods. shoos, groceries, hardware, millinery and lumber have all sold better of late and In larger volume than st this date a year &o, which latter period, however, saw somewhat of a halt occurring. 'Industry remains as active as heretofore, and the Iron trade confirms the best records heretofore made In statistics vhowlng production produc-tion and consumption the heaviest ever recorded. re-corded. Collections are still a subject of complaint, com-plaint, apparently feeling the effect of weather conditions dulling rail distribution, which in a fi-w lines, however, such as shoes, rubber and heavy wearing goods, has been favored by the inclement weather. Money Is still phenomenally phenome-nally easy, and a temporary check to the hcAvy outgo of gold Is noted. "The laoor situation is on the whole favorable, favora-ble, but the perennial unrest In the New York building trades li attain manifesting Itself, with great possibilities for future trouble. The gf-neral undertone in still one of undiminished confidence In a large trade when winter's grip is finally broken and mild weather arrives. "Reports to Bradsueet's Indicate a gain of S per cent In the gross receipts of railroads over the same month last year. "Business failures in the United States for the week ending February number 3(7, against a last week. 2ftl' In the like week In lo4. L'17 In 1SKG. 2.i In 1902 and TX In 1901. In Canada failures lor the week number 26. as against 30 last week and VJ In this week a year ago. "Wheat, Including flour, experts for ths week ending February are 987.;;.S bushels, agalnut M.'..1- la.-:t week. l,i(.;.u this week last year. ;.sr,,4: in 11KKI and .1.170,451 in VJUi. From July 1 to dute the exporls are 41.W4.BijS bushel", against 1H3.U97.S99 last year, Ji3.SI4.977 in laoj and liW.797.e32 in 1!W'. Corn exports for the week are ?.44s 4C6 bushels, bush-els, against 6,Xr.h2 last week. Z&t.3f,2 a year ago. 1.S30.170 In 19:! and 527. 36 in 19i': Kroin Julv 1 to date the exports of corn are Sj.59'.'.ln2 bushels, against 3;.470.9."" In 19u4. LM.jW.usa In 19u3 and i'l,064.iS7 in 19u2." |