Show TRADE REPORTS i iARE ARE FAVORABLE I I Wholesome Conditions in Every Channel and No Anxiety Over the Labor Situation STORMS ARE BENEFICIAL GOOD PROSPECTS FOR P ING BUSIN BUSINESS SS New York March 16 R G Dun Cos Weekly Review of Trade will say tomorrow Wholesome conditions are maIntained in commercial channels the tenor of most reports beIng favorable and comparative comparatively ly b little anxiety Is felt regarding the labor Jabor situation Exports of farm staples in FebruarY ex cx ceded last years ears by or bout about cent and the movement of foreign commerce at this port for the last week shows gains of in exports and 11 in imports as compared with the same date In 1906 1905 Railway earnings for forthe the tho t week of March were 8 per cent larger than last years vears Nominal quotations no longer prevail for packer hides S large transactions ha haing hay lug ing been effected at pronounced con concOs Failures this week numbered in the United States against last year and 34 31 In Canada compared with 26 a year car carago ago Bradstreets Report Bradstreets tomorrow will sa say fhe widespread l winter storm has delayed the opening pening of spring trade at retail causing some complaint of bad roads and inter interruption to personal buying at leading jobbing centers On the other hand the benefits of accompanying heavy to the crops probably far the damage due to this cause or injury caused to small fruit and truck interests by the freezing weather Altogether there is ever everything thing to indi indicate cate that the spring tra trade e and amid prospective will break all past years cars records Business failures in the United Stat States for the week March 16 num number r is against m lout week in the like week of 1906 19 In l 14 in 1 und and 17 il in 1002 In Canada failures for the week sum num number bar ber 3 as against st 34 fast week and Z in inthis inthis this week R a year ear ago SO Wheat including flour exports from the United States antI and Canada for the week eiding March 15 i are bushels agaInst last week this week last year vear 1 in iii and 6 in 1 From July 1 to late date the exports are arl bushels bushel a against I last Just year cr in 1901 and In 11 1903 Corn exports for the week are bushels against last week a year ago tn hi 1004 and U OOS in iii Itt From July 1 to date the exports of th bushels against O lJ S in iii 1110 ritO in II 1904 antI and In I 1 I |