Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-02-05 | Page 9 | Bradstreet's Review

Bradstrcot's Eovlew. NEW YORK. Feb. 1. Bradstrcct's tomorrow to-morrow will say "Trade In general displays a certain degree of quiet, not. by the way, unusual at tills time, a between-scasons period, but In several quarters Micro Is a greater disposition to act conservatively in the matter of purchases. For one thing, the agitation for lower prices tends to the belief that quotations may recede to more attractive levels and at the samo time some large Interests seem to .fear Inimical Inimi-cal action from the federal authorities at Washington. "There Is sonic uneasiness over labor matters, demands actual nnd prospective for higher wages being plentiful. In some cases Increased wages have been granted, grant-ed, but the chief Interests, the railways, do not ace their way clear to allow employees' em-ployees' requests. "All In all, the outlook for distributive trade Is good, though domain! naturally shows a relative recession from the high marks established In December, while far distant trade Is slow to develop, pending a clearer view of crop and other conditions. condi-tions. "Business failures for the week ending with February 3 in tho United States, were 212, against 205 last week. 286 In the like week of 1000, 272 In 100S. 198 In 1007 nnd 201 In 1006, Business failures In Canada for the week number 30, aB against 43 lost week and 47 In tho like week in 1900. "Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending February 3 aggregated 2,165,698 bushels, against 3.118.17S last week and 1.S02.076 this week last year. For the thirty-one weeks ending February Febru-ary 1. exports are 101.200.014.. against 12S.S45.I05 bushels' In the corresponding period Inst year. "Corn oxports for the week aro 1.240.-860 1.240.-860 bushels, against 1.378.056 last week and 1.106.S85 bushels in 1900. For the thlrty-ono weeks ending February 3 corn exports arc 15.269.S73 bushels, against 16,721,770 last year."