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Show DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE, Larfle Volume of Business but Below Produclno Capacity. NEW YORK. April 21. Dun's Review tomorrow will say. Business continues to move slowly, its volume, though large, being much below producing capacity and displaying a lack of interest. Dullness in pig iron has becomo more pronounced and production la on a reduced re-duced scale, with tho leading interest having only about 70 per .cent of the furnace capacity active. Groator quietness quiet-ness also is apparent in finished malorlal markets and curtailment of mill operations opera-tions is reported Only a moderate demand is noted in pig iron, and In foundry grades the restricted re-stricted buying has brought quotations for future deliveries nearer to a parity to those for early shipments. Uncertainty Uncertain-ty as to prices on Iron ore had a disquieting dis-quieting effect and a reduction of 50 cents a ton was reported at tho closo of tho week. In the dry goods market there has been no speculative movement and somo merchants mer-chants believe the bottom has been touched on prices. Gradual improvement is noted in footwear. foot-wear. Now England manufacturers are receiving a larger volume of orders and a satisfactory fall and winter trade is assured. Hide markets quiet, with domestic do-mestic tanners not operating except for such small parcel lots as will suffice for immediate wants. Leather continues slow. |