Show REVIEW OF TRADE dun dan co in their weekly cir circular ular d cited led sit at newyork New Yerk York march s jj distribution of products is unquestionably improving transactions are ara 0 oa the whole larger than a year ago in in spite of depression at the south being baing very much larger at the west nor ner is improvement coti confined fined to that section though gene general ral there it is ia also more distinctly felt in ia eastern citie sand there are not net waiting signs that trade at the so south uth though still much embarrassed by the low price of f cotton is steadily gaining with all the great industry industries i es active with money abundant in edito af gold exports and with speculation kept in wholesome check the outlook would seem to be unusually favorable notwithstanding general complaints that mat prices aria ara low and margins of profit unusually small the textile industries ara improve improving ing i sales of wool at boston philadelphia and new york for the year now exceed last yearb year I 1 a to same date by pounds 10 per cent and while buyers do not speculate and the tone is ia weaker it if clear that manufacturers are taking wool more largely on the whole more machinery is ia busy than a year jea r ago especially ally in chevious cheviots chevi a and cloaking ni and the dress dresa goods trade has bucce closed a big season in knit goods bavei s hesitate the trade ia cotton goo goods daig is largely in axce 8 of last year sales in n february showing slinging slin wing a bi big increase in every department speculation peculation in ia products is weak wheat being sc ae 4 lower lawer and aid corn a quarter exports falling much below those of recent weeks the govern government t report that after the enormous move ment wheat remained in farmers hands march lat the largest proportion ever reported tends tenda to depress prices bricea further oats and pork are unchanged oil three vientha higher but coffee three eighths lower A drop ot aa eighth in concon puts the price down to ethe lowest for more than forty years and receipts continue coati nue to I 1 exceed last years yeara though this week ekpo expo exports arti fall behind all exports from new york show snow a decrease for the month thus thua far of about 8 pa fsr i cent the out outgo go of gold does not entirely cease though thru gk sterling exchange has declined to ai for it is ia understood that austrian preparations permit a small premium to be paid the stock market has aseen unimportant important ua at times noisily advancing in some gome stocks but quickly losing activity though manav is rateb on an call have slightly ailigh y advanced and the market for commercial loans is a little stiffer at most era cities the business failures failure occurring throughout the country during daring the list last sev seven endaya days asre as reported pertel to co the mercantile agency by tel baraph number for the united stat s and for canada 26 or a total f a an compared compard with totals of last week and aad the wa week ik previous to the th last par for the corresponding week of last ya year ar the ti wes were I 1 ing 2 3 4 failures in the united states and 39 in the dominion of canada |