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Show INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE COMPANY VIEWS OUTLOOK NEW YORK. May 27. Advices from special correspondents oC the International Interna-tional Mercantile agency indicate that thero has been further Improvement this week in distribution of merchandise merchan-dise at prominent Western centers, and generally better Jobbing trade at Omaha and similar polnta of distribution, where sales are being pushed successfully. Uncertainly Un-certainly has given place to comparative compara-tive awuranco in quarters where new ventures could scarcely obtain a hearing a few weeks ago. Tie-up in lake trafTlc Is becoming more serious, with no prospect of lessening the congestion and littlo relief from tho railroads. Rail tonnage, In fact, shows a small decreaso in territory whero tho roads might bo expected to benefit as a result of tho water blockade. New England advicco suggest serious lntor-feronco lntor-feronco with genoral trudo unleoa Idle longshoremen rosume- work at tho piers of Bound steamers. Other than this, tho labor situation ia leso troublesome than a year ago, although tho laying off of many thousand employees by the different railroads. Involves complications complica-tions which cannot bo accurately reckoned reck-oned with at this time. Iron and Bteel continues to show a halting tendency, with somo better movement of pig Iron at Pittsburg and coke production almost at maximum. In Mulshed lines the plpo trade is showing marked activity with improved, -Inquiry, i for boiler tubes, which Js Huggestlvc of Increased use of steam power. The, weather during tho week haa been favorable for crops throughout the Squthwest, West and Northwest. Although Al-though reports of crop damages come from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Oklahoma, Ok-lahoma, other sections, notably the Missouri Mis-souri valley, Rocky mountains and the Pacific coast havo experienced satisfactory satisfac-tory temperature. The weather has been rather unfavorable for new cotton cot-ton in parts of Texas. The situation in other sections of the South is, however, satisfactory. Corn and oats are being harvested In rome sections of that State. Rice and sugar cane are In good state, and business governed by crop conditions condi-tions shows up well in all branches. |