Show WEEKLY TRADE I I Tim The Outlook is Declared toBe to Be Encouraging S 4 t WOOL IS 18 AN EXCEPTION I DROPS AND TIm THE DOK GLOOMY GL Ori New York Jan fan 4 iR R G Dun Dim Cos COf weekly w kly re w of trade tItIe tomorrow will say sayIn S Sin sayIn In spite of t the of the tile boil holi dare dar cia and aid of the tle usually heavy annual et t in all cli lines Jines of business the new year opens ns with Indications of fur Cur further ther titer progress There Is ie no lack of con COD cont t t at steady st prices rt In m the leading g Industries and aDd in some BOrne de of cotton goods there Is ie a 3 better movement though speculation has depressed the price of the raw material Otherwise wt 1 a P decline in wheat is the only move instanced It is ex ax explained explained by b a reduction in the flour output at Minneapolis some mills shutting down doun 0 WB white while the foreign demand at At tc cities is not brisk This The ordinary measures of business make mke exhibitions No altera alteration Von ton has yet occurred in quotations of iron Ot and products u and this I industry l ti r nat n K Is on such a firm foundation o that most moat concerns have maintained wages at thE th old scale cale IE instead of making the rf anticipated Iron ore prices ar are also ai unchanged and no action is it now d d until March although h A lower rate was looked for early in January Coke is firmly held at t and andS andi andare S i ar are fOwer f w r idle ov ovens ne while the ru discussed fall faU In prices seems con confined confined confined fined to Inferior qualities at outside ou fur furn niece n Pig Pis Pi iron veils sells t lItI freely for delivery ery eO up to w ii April and ami there i is no indica indies indication Indication tion of or weakness All finished product are eagerly ea erb sought fought man manx large contracts h onE ner l been en placed for structural mate material material material rial and others arc are under consideration Americans A Get Australian Job JobAn ob An Aft American company is 18 the lowest bidder for f the large bridge rl at Sydney S Harbor r Australia u r lI The purchase cie of acres s near Pittsburg burg by b a leading steel company indicates great reat enlargement of Its slant One reduction of wages at Rt blast furnaces furnAce in too live and She Shenango Shenango valleys v Ue in the week s news new is j most encouraging in this the greatest of American Am Industries T rn tt market for or textiles has been n fee fea featureless as the th holidays and stock tak Ink IP Ir br reduced business to limited dimen dimensions Wool Drops Again Wool has hall again declined making the average aye rage of quotations 1926 cents ac ae according according cording to Coates Brothers circular Sales at the three chief eastern markets amounted to only pounds for the week and therein there much uneasiness over the statements of largest stocks at the end of the year while recent failures b nt 1 d tn th tan nt d tn tan not n ot te n to t o improve i mp rov e tone Cotton Cott goods have not the same dif dlf difficulties U to contend with but an m abnor abnormally abnormally I mally high price lirlee tor br raw material mat acts as a on this industry Local job jobb b bv r and retail trade is brisk in boots anti ami shoes and many manufacturers manufacturer arc are behind with orders yet et uneven t pf of business has left Jett some shops ready to make concessions on Shipments from front Boston for the th week were cases against a 0 year ago Sole leather is k freely but less ac activity activity In lIt upper ten to weaken prices Exports of sole Ole from this city were heavier kr ier in December than in any previous month last rc ra T r but bLit the total for 1900 1000 fell felt 36 sides below 1899 1099 For the tle first t t J a Is In I many any weeks there was some re recovery reCovery recovery covery in itt hides bides a Chicago |