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Show WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. Wool Surplus Reduced and Prices Are Advancing. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Dun's Review tomorrow will say: Weather conditions were an Important factor In the business situation this week. Recent storms Impeded railroad traffic and retarded the distribution of merchandise, mer-chandise, yet certain lines of trade benefited bene-fited by tho heavy snowfall and zero tomperaturcs. There was a notable Increase In-crease In the movement of footwear and heavy-weight apperal, whilo fuol was in greater demand. Sentiment In commercial and Industrial channels remains optimistic and evidences evi-dences of Improving conditions accumulate. accumu-late. This is particularly true of wool, sales of which continue largo at advancing advanc-ing prices. A material reduction has occurred oc-curred in supplies at all seaboard markets mar-kets since the opening of the year and In somo instances stocks aro now scarce. Both cotton and woolen mills aro well omploycd, as a rule, and prospects arc considered satisfactory. Failures this week numbered 386 in the United States, against .'ilM last year, and 59 In Canada, compared with 27 a vear ago. NEW .YORK, Feb. 20. Bradstrcefs tomorrow will say: Optimism as to the future is unimpaired, un-impaired, industrial operations arc expanding ex-panding at an oneouraging rate, tho gall of production in several leading lines having been considerably speeded up. Iligli-grado bonds continue to receive a good reception from investors, retail trado in wlntur apparel has been stimulated stimu-lated by heavy snowstorms and zero weather, the coal trade has been benefited bene-fited and fall-sown wheat apparently uninjured un-injured thus far is in excellent condition .and gives promise of an enormous yield If it goes to maturity without further untoward developments. On the other hand. Inclement weather, particularly In tho oast, has impeded shipments and stiffened prices of some commodities. Business failures for the week wero 310, againsl 325 last year. Wheat exports for the week wero 3,174,017 bushels, against 4.092.40S last year. Coffee Futures. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. There was a renewal of selling at Ihc opening of the coffee market, today. First prices were 7 to fl points lower. OA'erlngs were not so active, however, while prominent brokers seemed to bo buvlng Jlav and prices later steadied on covering, 'which may havo been inspired by bullish views of the coming crop and smaller Sao Paulo receipts. The close was steady, 2 to 5 points net lower. Snlcs, 77.000 bags. February. S.S7c: . March, S.S9c: May, D.lOc: July. 9.28c; September, 9.40c; October, 9.41c;- December, 9.51c; January, Jan-uary, 9.5Cc. Spot, riulot; Rio No. 7, OJc: Santos No. 4. 117.0. Mild, dull; Cordova, 13(??10c nominal. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. Nob., Feb. 20. Hogs Receipts, 12,000; lower. Heavy, $S.35S,50; light. ?s.i(i-S.35; pigs. $7.00 S.00; bulk of sales, $S.255S. 10. Cattle Receipts, 700: steady. Native steers, $7.25S.75; cows and heifers. $6.25 S.10; western steers. $6.25S.00; Texas' steers. $5.75(07.35; range cows and heifers, ?o.$57.00: calves, $7.2510.25. Sheep Receipts, 8700: steady. Yearlings, Year-lings, $fl.25fi)6.60; wethers, 55.305,90; ewes, $4.S05.60; lambs, $7.007.75. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20. Hogs Receipts, Re-ceipts, 5000; 5c lower. Bulk, $S. 10S.OO; heavy, $8.5O0I8.G5; packers and butchers, SS15(g'S.G0, light, 58.35S.50; pigs, 57.50 Cuttle Receipts. 400: steady. Prlmc-fed Prlmc-fed steers. $S.509.25; dressed beef steers, ?7.25S40; western steers, $7 007)8.35; southern steers, ?6.f07.75; cows, $4,40(fi' 7.50; heifers, $6.75(9.00: stackers and fcedors, $R.007.G5; bulls, S6.00Jf7.50; calves, $G.50(5ri0.50. Sheep Receipts, 4000: steady to 10c higher. Lambs, ?7.00(f?7.S5: yearlings. 6.00 (G'6.75; wethers, 55.255.90 ; ewes, $4. SO i 6.50. . 1 Chicago. CnrCAGO, Feb. 20. Hogs necoipts, 27,000; slow; 5n under yesterday's aver- 1 age; bulk. $S.55?);S.G5: light, $S.158.70; mixed, $8.45(5)8.70; heavy, $8.35S.70; rough, $S.35S.45; pigs, $7.708.t0. Cattle Receipts, 2000: steady. Beeves, $7.10(g9.G5: Texas steers, 56.90fr'S.OO: ivestorn steers. $G.G07.S5; stackers and feeders, 55,50('7.90: cows and heifers, $3.70(g'S.50: calves, $7.50rf?10.7u. Sheep Receipts, 14,000; steady. Native, Na-tive, $1.85()0.25' western, $ 1.90tfiG.2."5; yearlings, $5.S0?)7.25;' lambs, $6.90'S'7,35; western, $0,'J07.S0. I |