Show STATE OF mals bays thit almost ell other leading trade centers report increased demand and a ip owin tol urne of orders for staples for spring delivery mild weather has hid an unfavorable influence locally at tho northwest but bobbera generally w regard the outlook more hopefully next to a better request for staples named the greatest grea domand ii for groceries and provisions anye and hags at omaha are loo higher butr unchanged southwest patro lum is dull and aad leather and bides are no firmer lumber is light request and paints and dreffs ara very quiet there ia orae new demand for hardware and lory and tobacco ia in better de anand the advance of for anthracite coal has not resulted in renewed purchases iron is as sluggish aa heretofore end stocks are of increasing prices on private was baat made openly under clr market the break in the iron and steal beam combination has let prices down about one third for thosa since january 1 the position of iron has been growing lesa satisfactory |