Show THE OUTLOOK there has been little activity in tt tte e look since our last comment the whole w ME country seems to be waiting now for the final action on the tariff bill and the readjustment which must naturally follow its passage J the conditions of the country however i are good and the attention of financial in I 1 i teresta te rests both at home and abroad is given t to 0 the conditions here there seems to be a feeling of confidence that the present year will prove one of remarkable indu industry s try and prosperity some of the leaders of our I 1 greatest industries have expressed the opinion that our conditions are not very i good especially in the steel trade notwithstanding the pessimistic view the orders 1 for steel for general equipment have been very good during the past few weeks the conditions at this season of the 1 year which promise good crops are as favorable as those of any other year with the exception of winter wheat the government report shows a percentage of against of a year ago taking the conditions condi tons of the country and trade in general therefore the outlook is certainly 0 encouraging the barometer which stood at on the second of january declined to on the of february since then the he barometer has risen to which point was reached on the ath of april copper does not make very much of an advance the high point for 1909 was taking the london quotations 64 pounds 2 shillings 6 bits it closed on wednesday ath of the present month 57 pounds 5 shillings not until there is a more general improvement in the electrical conditions will we see much of an advance in the price of copper |