Show WEEKLY REVIEW OP TRADE correspondence business throughout the country is quiet oven for tho season fairly active jobbing trade is reported at several points when wholesale business is distinctly dull and a prevailing feature seems to bo indispose indi bionto take in view of tho unusual uncertainties in many mar keta caused by strikes by speculation and by legislative deliberations at chicago speculation has been lland in legitimate trade though spine improvement of laie i less is doing than last year hard times in drought regions throughout tho west affect purchases but in other sections there is a gain at st jlouis prompt payment on past purchases and continuing largo distribution are noticed at louisville values are softer without improvement in volume at southern trade is quiet and at philadelphia fi slight improvement in distribution is observed collections are fairly kitis factory at nearly all points and money generally in fair supply though rather close and cleveland the and heading strikes grow more effective and are slop ping many establishments though actual deliveries of anthracite are larger ifor the same week last year operators arid retailers tie with each other in tag up prices poverty of miners causes serious apprehension among if jihei ea after the strike of 1875 were three fourths of their accounts the iron As reports tons of pig made last year a gain of 13 per cent but unsold stock increased tons it is noteworthy that southern production was only 6 per cent over that of 1886 but for activity in ship bridge and car building the trade would be less hopeful the thomas co has sold no 2 foundry for pipe at 17 and sales of tons of rails as reported but prices do not change in wool the little improvement rei re i bently seen has vanished and the market favors buyers again the stocks at boston were over CCO ibs larger than last january but at new york rather smaller while philadelphia stocks are refused the demand for woolen goods is moderate but more frequent inquiry gives hope and the range of prices is on the little below those of last year cottons are in strong demand and many makes advance in price in the leather trade hopes of improvement are still disappointed but the boot and shoe trade is better than usual for the season A better demand for rubber goods is reported and more prospect that the trust will finally get formed nearly all the speculative markets have been weak stocks weaken in spite of large reported railway earnings and an advance of 10 per cent m eastbound east bound rail rates the beading strike and reported liquidation of a pool on the stock have caused some decline and in other stacks the absence of any public demand is felt the average price is per share lower than a ago wheat has declined 1 acts corali ct and lard a shade sugar is weaker and coffee while a great slump in oil i ed those who had faith in the power of curtailed production to control the anco the general level or prices of all commodities is now about 50 acts on lower than january ast 1st yet the treasury by depositions deposit ins more aia the banks has to take only from circulation during the week it is significant that payments ur silver certificates customhouse custom house rise per cent of the total money is returning to the new york banks in largo volume from the interior and foreign trade accounts indicate that the withdrawal of foreign capital in december probably did not exceed GuO exports of the principal products were only 54 millions against ca millions in 1886 and for three weeks of january new york exports are 88 per cent below last year Es changes outside ol 01 new york still exceed those of last year by about 11 cent but they reflect rather the eer eavy business of last fall than current transactions the business failures occurring throughout the country during the issic seven days as reported tol G dun co the mercantile agency today to day friday by telegraph number I 1 for the states and for canada 38 or a total of as compared with a total of last week and the to thelast por the corresponding of last were madue of m the united states and 25 in canada the united states figures being identical with those of this present week NEW YOKE jan |