| Show 1 REVIEW OF TRADE Holiday Business In Evidence but Not Up to Expectations S New York Dec tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row will wi say sa Retail Retail and holiday holda trade are more In In evidence this week and as these have expanded business in itt regular wholesale and jobbing lines has quieted down Both regular retail trade and the usual Christ Christmas Chrt Christmas mas ma shopping demand have not yet et ful f UI ly met expectations at many points par particularly In the south where here low priced cotton is a retarding feature Best reports as a to trade come from the southwest and the spring wheat and Pacific northwest In the wholesale and jobbing trade tade there Is a disposition to go g slower pending a clearer view of yearend distribution and Inventories Th Thre re Is also in evidence some conservatism as to placing spring business In Industrials the volume of business is sufficient to Induce manufacturers to togo togo togo go ahead freely free Business failures In the United States for the week ending Dee Dec Dee 10 number 8 6 against last week eek 4 in the like ee of 1904 1907 1947 19 In 1906 10 In 1903 19 and 22 in Business failures In Canada number 60 09 as against 35 last week and 50 5 a the same week of 1907 Wheat including flour four exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending eding Dec 10 aggregate bushels bushEls against 61 last week and this week lat year r For the 24 Z weeks ending Dee Dec Dee 10 this year ear the te ex exports exports ports ort are bushels against io 10 in the corresponding period last laet year er Corn Cor exports for the week are ar bushels against 5 ast last week and anti 47 64 In 1907 9 For the 24 4 weeks ending Dec Dee 10 0 corn cor exports are bushels against 1017 last year ear |
