Show BRADSTREETS ON ONI I I Business Expansion Shown by Buying in Western and Pa Pacific Pacific Pacific Coast Centers RETAIL TRADE IS DULL CURRENT PRODUCTION IS SOME SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT WHAT BELOW ANTICIPATION New York Aug 28 tomor tomorrow row will wi say sa Buyers are more In evidence this week and as a a result business has expanded exp measurably at leading western and Pacific PacIe coast coat points and at a few southern cent cen Some new stocks sto ks are reported being bought at Chicago which is rather in contrast with wih a year ago aso when wien coming depression had already begun to make for tor precaution in embarking in new enter enterprises enterprises enterprises Despite Despie the improvement how hoY however ho hoever ever the volume or of business does not equal that of last season and ism lam and caution cauton are still visible Retail trade tade Is I dull dul the country over Industry tends to Increase in activity though slow slowly slowly slowly ly but current curent production is still below anticipations In many instances Lumber production is however showing expansion at the south and on the Pacific coast Money one has begun to flow fow to the country countr to move the crops but otherwise the de demand demand demand mand Is 15 little and rates arc are very ver easy High grade sade commercial paper p per is in notably light supply an evidence that that new mer mm mercantile cantile cantle operations are Ire being governed by conservatism Crops generally have made fair progress toward maturity Business failures In the United States for the te week ending Aug 27 2 number 2 2 against 26 last week we lt 16 in the like mee week of ot 1907 19 13 in 1906 1900 19 and in 1905 and ISO Is In 1904 10 Canadian failures for Cor the same period last number year ea 27 2 as a against 33 39 3 and 29 2 Wheat heat including flour exports from the United Unite States and Canada for the week weekending weekending weekending ending Aug 27 are the largest since last l st February aggregating bushels bushela against 39 last lat week and this week last lat year For the nine weeks this year the exports are bushels ls against in the corresponding period last year Corn Cor exports for tor the week arc are IO bushels against last week and In 1907 For the nine weeks this year ear the corn exports arc are bushels against 12 In the same period last |