| Show GOODBYE GOOD BYE TO OLD YEAR business world says it has been unusually ally good I 1 t BEST ONE EVER RECORDED DEDa I 1 unprecedented volume of domestic I 1 and export general level I 1 of prices areces of staple aties at the I 1 highest point tor for rivo rive years I 1 railroad earnings exceed al all 1 are previous years failures have been fewer in number than for several years past I 1 I 1 i bow ow york dec dc W tomorrow frow idill say pay quiet in general demand in industrial blines particularly iron and steel excog I 1 i large shipments of oc goods gooda on ori term liberal lelh nil poi is and tony a dealings dealing in fit 1 aro ar a features calling for foi no mention in I 1 taft closing nick meek of the iho year firm lit in price Is like ulso on an encouraging tea fea title lit in most staple wheat though showing how ne a reathon Is 14 higher on tho tock ock on largo exploit t clio frite ranco and other anro in pig lion tie dc fiand g auro oi nod prices fr for thia product and for stool rails steel billets and airo iro rodt red aro are all higher on oil tins tile week maillo bilo alio th 3 vo lunic of foreign demand for wen even fivish finished ed metal products apparently increases is ia elio year draws t to its llyl con coal clu claylon slon conelly conel cly ly tho the reports revolved tin at to LO the iho bestes oestes bu liwes in all sections goci foDa of tire country point to on ail unprecedented volume of oc domestic and export trade it bleat Is fi lit in bank that brenk tho the high record of lir 12 tho the ten goo cral coal level loicl of of nl at the close of tal clift 3 icar ear Is nt at tho the highest point readied reached for live years past railroad earnings carn lna exceed pirlous it pi flous tells years and finally thero aas as a small number or of failures fil luies and lower titan than ro rc poi lot led fed in any I 1 year car for tit at five years rt pill these tarso general results in tire country at larre large I 1 anve ihn been ih n too bt anding tho the outbreak ind and coo conclusion cluMon of a fOrkl ign neav and in spite also L I 1 0 nt n f nn 1 n fave rable jn x somo IN lr du s ul ICH e A n notably b i ox tile in koab i rig is aich ola b 1 ty ell alth ft ith unfavorable cally caily to in the iho one and the prica for ent ani ton toil on mccoid exercised an I 1 1 influence but the iho close of tho ilia year lind landi sin ran tin im rover nent e even cn tit in those elections ali and nd un as to t retail trade anti and 1 N v 11 1 bu elness are arc strikingly good i 3 in I 1 nil 1 sections best spurts ns as to dindi corna como front tile the grain broving of f the country chich nero ero tile iho first to ant mcl va an ail t my rove men t front from if lioe am foreign demand ali mund for our cerebi crr fl 1 lut but are not wanting that his improvement me li gradually illy percolating I 1 through all iho antho I 1 tile bubl ness and coup coupled ettli if anria export trado trade hi ell goodo unit and tile ilic let fact that a are selling two tao dollars doll irs north orth i abroad for ever cery dollars north ne buy 1 renders possible the iho gain reported rop oried lit in uis its trIbU tIVO lead oci oc at ruti gIng from V au to 10 W 40 per pea rent cent ni elih 11 HH bholi oli good exports doin loan the manufacturing i c 1 9 I 1 tin lit textile clr ulra adv dv W gifts VI I 1 r IX 1 tho the ex put t L trudo trado for the country for or ilio 1110 var ell ua its abon c Is id tho alie ecail L ever known knon and will wall tonal lilly in ill value thus IC int inc nearly double tile the imports our aur lapori export good it must be b observed ix Is ih tile heaviest v eer er known anti for the ilist time ilmo in our country it tt history 5 exceeded the iho vailuu ol of imports of Fir rallar pohn thero liero I acro ora 11 labja failures in the taft united states in involving I 1 11 I 1 ot of 11 13 a decrease front from 1117 lit in number azof ot ika per ik r cent CL nt rind in of 96 i pr cent aunt compared eulth 1 at and the iho proportion ot of decrease taBo shown la Is even larger aa compared romp areil with LIS ly rl il lucs lurea were ither bv Z 5 per cent and liabilities tt maller by il per cent Pec rouses ure visa alio hon olien compared with ll 11 a ear or of dirgo but of numerous and cosily failures falli ties but coin jerred with 12 t there here Is an ail In increase creaso of ll il per cent lit in immoor and 3 kcf per cent in liabilities tho tend nev of fil luros toward tho the normol normal Is IMant rated by bv tho the fact that the consago of assets to Is lf the iho pr per reported since ika und and the iho tin nn nual death dath that Is tile tho percentage ot of 1 traders rs falling to those in busi nessin likewise thi the reported rep orld since the 6 beallie only 1 IG G pei cent cc nt latter year I 1 n in I 1 in 13 and 1 w in ls doiy conditions lit in textile ill lines and memo tuni largo of banks banka and other financial collim na account for or in liabilities aholt n in tho the expansion alios whilo while a a larger number 0 of small nall in vann nod in at states le letl tillet ct bour our of f the eastern nomo n 1 C aara arado d c early in the he our car nod dul iness grow of oc tile tho wap bad ciutti int out ut to for r flour 11 heat neek cek aggregate tile the w against li 15 bust bushels list lial aek SS alg bu bushers in ill the Il illitia litI in ill tile tho week wpc h of haa 2 atu i corresponding rom bubas in fit lb 3 lii fill liol ilea in isail anti bushels in 1 IM since july lilt isi kilts 3 I apar tile the exports experts of hat beat J 11 II 11 boebe l ld is burille bu mille against I 1 lytik ll 19 TiK list last year transactions ON CHANGE decided incie increase ase in all blanches is shown over preceding Pie Fie ceding years new york dec 1 30 0 transactions on oil tile tho new york sto Uc hango for or the year decided idey show u dec increate in all branches over for several sv eril tile tho total number of clocks dealt in duran the ear amounts amount to tn phirun unlisted storks stocks SM 1472 sales st of etc vt bonds amounted 10 allou spite par unlisted bild boindi alc tlc t joo and nt bonds kl ll 11 in 1 tr only nails listed and unlisted alj fj adal tilia ioa es shares nv ro F fm 11 1 in hi ita lit in allo Cl lO ti 76 ha barc rc rint in lil tilts iho poorest dwir car lit in man many y 4 75 33 shar the ot of tile stock and petroleum Peti oleum aills touch much larg larkre r this your titan than lout to llull road klea 1 ITs baly ball bal ato and bond y faw war es SON 51 oblians of stocks macio dealt if in the ex wheat cleara clearances noes through change aggregated 2 bushels STOCK MARKET REVIEW cula stIve calif idenie sustained by a move of railways ekly balew diew ot of tho stock market tomorrow murrow to avey ay elio public line haa been tho pat acl by principal feature ft altrui houses hav lao a leon been active in the iho iuar nl arlet kl arid 1 lillo ra A great deal of bob undoubtedly occurred tile iho of diw pur ila seem ut ot fur for specula lits pur ur iris his been biear that ihal potto tile iho albet vun vius culminating for tile the time belag I 1 linao a vo found alln ev steel but tn ill tho the ill ahn bullish nin ninar pr r of tire ali and is 1 tit tho favor pool OLO aa the ho of tho 1110 obin lac tolis volume or money lit in tile the country nd id tile of increasing railroad enni continuance this icek cek liv by a a ingo ile lit in grain arun price dug due large lirely y lo la b increased foreign dLin ando tor for our broad g tuffs among amone use ibe othe ouner biel incidents dent ihie tends I 1 to 0 folsto PUla ilvo Is IB the abi fact act that a carill general cw riLl inellE atell t cina a to b bo on in toot tool among railroad to full ull inolia upon ilia iho 0 or lilt tariff ralis raila allor after Janu january stry there tire also intimations of ti culs anti and coming dividend which bich mill ft lassie a good fl ct 01 on tho pox pit l lilu I 1 0 of t various prop iti dilca ca ahila th ill I 1 chilo above la Is tile iho idita ahat course of ft tile markot market in t iho he last lasi folt fortnight night hall haa evidently been in the or cr n tile dla counting ot of the january ail investment demand tile latter folh 13 to ft A higher carry furco force tip 1 ot of vi but tho iho groath ero th level and of the el edve dav 1 lit in tho ahn points direction ith flirt boullon liua has hlen on more or ui lb of IL 1 0 il d t t 1 al I 1 eter tut but ant olean lof i etro c t 0 t i 0 ii g t there t rc felt tin tile able lain t toll was malel mainly Y on oil late laiti bull ihre pett gitil ti til 11 binl sent tin oil tile jn in fuel or tile k exchange there Ilo nally large long lone 1 hol dluga of our a ties tl activity of 0 bod lod chrt market in our OU own n I 1 I 1 inar ile t in se support ing lne it IV in L 1 ar tacui hn ha r noi ban be n w in melni t 1 1 to give variety to starts ibo market kumf ot f ill alip 1 roten ro lonald 1 a I di 1 it ful din 1 n 1 th sho a wok seek t in into tho the IHU tar ad nidia tor for a 1 turn vault or ex existing inting cora con dl alon 11 and in 1 l V ali of I 1 the 11 1 1 revived inu inar r erl t ot or iliad alir P public 1 i fl 1 vil milc of if ili chrt outlook ncr ral filly v I 1 bont I 1 tit t 0 a on iann ri tin I 1 or nl tin itt 1 ii a loaces for r bah stock blocke md in temp liaa r y it tac at r mcf u mf i ora al kiili in alio llio or allar siaiku a 0 riho calla market minlu ilist ili kt a WHAT DUN SAYS center of F financial power has I 1 crossed the ocean new yolk dec an C G dun on I 1 CO I B 11 L ekly re few of 0 trade m I 1 in III aay ra to tea 1 17 tho he year has not of only been uno one of tor of important In creamo in territory I 1 und ird ot of incalculable of the lh ln lit ot of thu the united states nations other I 1 nations but has ban surpassed ill all other office yoni yonis s I 1 in III and industrial results tills 1 center c antor ot of llna neal power has haa crosato crossi cros il tho the after paying abts ot of several hun bull al j arod stations abroad ond arid conducting a ar irl t to tin an bonor honorable ablo caul tit alln country ion Hl I 1 is lending 0 I 1 M so u many in lui opt lint flint 10 tor tho lh ural time banks almond look to new cw york to detate elio rate of L hanjis lag I MortH orts havo have hern been about 1 l an fand 1 1 iho ancess over about W aa 00 0 A 1 4 in IS iivo and in only two tile yer coara hg haa the he balance bal inco risen to in no plat piat calendar year I 1 net imports import ot of poll reached roah tl diwi 66 hut but llila cot ci they liano been about s in faw all previous months in of produce tut bill D arm benj air T 1 lii 1 a n nc much beyond nom abr power in fit the worlds k e is camm m 1 elih 1 a ll 11 n tinna tinn and 1 lor for wort ISE lacune pvn fuld ohr cox jioji noves visa les nover before boford li d ri 0 of f cot collrin inn hivo have been over oer 7 iki 0 boles bale about 31 P pounds and ili nu no r as aa match imich as bilu at or 3 alar pounds exposto is of brad br stuffs lave havo been in if in clvin maniha fill never r have been beell us u in ili tiny WOO ollio year 5 car exports of if wheat toe lor the iho CI OP p 11 iff 1 hog a it ty y or tv a haves beets been 1 at I 1 1 nf 1 cl nour I blight slightly ly vl rolv liy by 2 11 in IW F r tal oc ct cot coin P butt hols newly nearly approached hy by ato hulic iH I 1 in 1 lax 1 1 tho l ito ln exports of 0 both aej aid flour I 1 in anal any pro clops y yar i A rc cr eniy wl I 1 in iw trough cicat was rv eted to ro in at lay Y tho highest quotation alth still tire iho high 3 alterably mont lily arase arage for foi thirty arn alt si so that the for or tile hie test half spar lar vas mia llull exceeded slightly in lii I 1 but th highest since ilia iho average hua bus been only 73 72 cents 2 cents below fiat of 0 oat apor but the mara M ara IL uv craK cents the iho rear 19 helt since asi isa illa triumph in III finance I nance has hn been large 1 ly due to industrial progress the output 0 of atif pie tran irn has h m local about tons long llin in greatest ct roa clied in silly scar car by two wn million tone thiet arld dreater titan great gral britain over reached rach til by bv 2 loam ions yr t ilic elio consumption in nii lua ilia been beell still ploll tit in still of if VICE experts of 0 pig I 1 in ten www tons lona exports or of in iron rail m lures in tell monteil were about tt in vals balut against imports 0 of I 1 91 13 P pi fees shoun toe cor tho the year in III the table ia 0 of compain a lions baa ha 0 buon been unusually steady varying not a 5 per cent irom from ih alii 0 1 c lit to iho he highest und and for finished i VO not 6 per cent textile rAl laub i been retarded lolAr did tv iv big prices of wool 11 II abnormally low prices of cotton colton both deterring ilci putcha fOL ilk ii thre month cotton col ion reached cl GLI C 1 cents t the lie iloncai price tor for lial lifty years tilts loll 1011 1 over ever known knon be djs r followed liy by since september bales larger titan ihen list year lIc hiie haie it in arca but not as us reat lv toward th the e cf 1 close clono came walli ilia account nc counts of I 1 i sumo obstruction liy by storm and tit tin price rea ched r 3 sa cents giving a impulse irei imi I 1 so to tile tho mantal a so eo the takings I 1 pu h v northern No athern arid and southern praline 0 a in the iho calendar year havo have been bacleg 1 a I little kraier graler kr aier than any previous IOUs crop 3 car goods ivore or reduced in 5 per pea coal cent I 1 to the middle of november but lava risen 7 per cent and closed ut at the iho highest point fur the th bear jn in tit nf enormous stocks glocka licit wool is nus US a lifted filled that thai lu euln ln both of wool us ind I 1 or of goods wits chocked checked early in the iho veir byoir but A i blow decline began in ili feb entire salen leqve been only ally 2242 Hl ii u sun at iho ila three chief inor mar Kii lists so ito all lloil it life iho mail 4 cliatt lave probably feba t than ilan it full years supply and lite stock lack of goods was also alku a vear ago aeo in tho lilt united states for tho the 1 eck v were ere CO KJ aind in ili failed 2 lelal 1 1 1 fig and aki file i he corresponding week lilt year yar of alch 36 3 wore in I 1 the alic unit states scalps anti and il in canada CJ ani of failures fal fl lures in tho the united tates TI 71 have h ivo liabilities ex TZ am and ii b ties I 1 leys evs than pio P io for lour weeks weck of 0 dec ambur total liabilities or of alem were against last year bank clearings new york dec rr A elle file tit table compiled by bradstreet abbu tile bank cleto ings at al oil all principal catl for the iho beek ack ended Decem decembly Doc embe bL will soth mith altti the por per centolo of increase und and dechor 4 ca compared M mail the iho w week c e k laut scar inc dim dec I 1 new deiv york A liV 41 1102 11 boston 1 uj u a he ahi a i ia 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