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Show GKEEN CORN IN GREAT DEMAND ON THE MARKET Green corn still continued of good quality on the market Friday, and was selling very fast. Both Utah and Mo-apa Mo-apa cantaloupes wero In good demand. Egg plant, green peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes wero selling well, with no change In tho prices. Choice muskmel-ons muskmel-ons were selling fast at from 10 to 17 cents each. A Pineapples are again on the market, soiling Friday for 65 cents. Plums are getting much bettor and were more in demand. Many watermelons were being sold. Cherries, grapes and apricots were selling very slowly, although the grapes are getting better all the time. The demand for peaches and lemons continues about the same. BradBtreet'B Eeviow. NEW YORK, July 20. Bradstreefu tomorrow to-morrow will say: Trade is still quiet as a whole, more so Indeed in some lines than was the case last week and quieter oven than ordinarily or-dinarily nt this midsummer period. While conservatism still governs future operations opera-tions by wholesalers and Jobbers and re-tall re-tall or final distribution is still disappointing, disap-pointing, there are, however, some movements move-ments which indicate a moro optimistic outlook in lending basic lines. There are better reports as to the demand de-mand for finished iron and steel, copper, some makes of cotton goods, based apparently ap-parently on tho advance In raw materials and In raw wool. Pig Iron remains vory quiet and prices are still easy. Curtailment of output does not appear to havo gono far enough to buoy quotations. Business failures in tho United States for the week ending July 28 wero 19S, against 215 last week, 223 In the like week of 1909, 275 in 1908, 143 in 1907 and 170 in 1906. Business failures In Canada for the week number 41, which compares with 32 for last week and 34 for the like week In 1909. Wheat, including flour, exports from tho United States and Canada for tho week ending July 28 aggregate 1.246,743 bushels, against 1,047.237 last weok and 1,579,652 this week last year. For the four weeks endlnp July 2S exports are 5,048.013 bushels, against 5,393,731 in tho corresponding corre-sponding period last'ycar. Corn exports for the week are 22,831 bushels, against 41.811 lasweek and 149,-904 149,-904 in 1909. For the four weeks ending July 28 corn exports aro 449,471 bushels, against 329,527 last year. Dun's Trade Review. NEW YORK. July 29. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: "There Is no lack of evidence that the business sltuntlon is much better than tho recent depression In Wall street would Indicate Notable Improvement in business confidenco look place in the latter lat-ter part of the week, duo to recovery In security prices, to advices that much needed rains were falling in crop sections and to the excellent quarterly report of the leading stock producer. "Production Is going on at a fair rate and roports of cancellations are not borne out by facts. Business is rather brisk in steel bars, and the minimum price is SI. 45, Pittsburg. Shading continues In sheet products of from 2 to $1 per ton. while tlnplato Is firm and there is no sign of abatement of activity in this direction. Buyers are moro numerous In tho primary pri-mary dry goods markets and trading Is slightly more active for staple prints, bleached goods and duck, while miscellaneous miscel-laneous exports of the fabrics arc !n better bet-ter call, with values held steadier. Silks In fancy weaves and in the gray for converting purposes sell steadily. "Shoe buyers still operate conservatively, conservative-ly, following the recent buying In Boston, and hold off from placing further orders of account until crop results are determined. deter-mined. Footwear values are again but 2i per pair lower all around." |