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Show WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. Activity In Leading Industries; Merchants Doing Well. XETV YORK, Jan. 24. Bradsiroet s will say tomorrow: AV'cathcr conditions and tariff talk have made for irregularity in trade reports this week, whilo financial feeling has reflected reflect-ed marked changes from peace negotiations negotia-tions In the near east. Rain and snow have been more widely distributed than for a long time, but this, while beneficial to winter-sown cereals, lias retarded demand de-mand nt retail and resulted in a continuance contin-uance of flood conditions. In the leading Industries there is almost al-most unanimous report of activity. Coal Is an oxecption. however. Mild winter weather has helped the building trades, and Iron and steel lines arc also well employed. Labor has been well employed, except in the clothing- lines at New York, Advances Ad-vances in wajjes affecting 10.000 railway rail-way employees on city railways are noted. The grain markets lost some of their earlier Jaiiuary strength this week, but price chances were not important, The New York stock market la regular, regu-lar, speculative dealings being restrlotod. Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for tho week ending January 23 aggregate 6,-SS2.129 6,-SS2.129 bushols, against 3,043.494 bushels bush-els this wcok Istt year. Corn exports for the week are J.67L6S2 buahcln. |