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Show Wekly Trade Review. NEW YORK. Feb. 16. Tomorrow'! Bradstreet's will say: "Despite many drawbacks, chief of these being partial blockade by foreign trade, causing unprecedented railway congestion, conges-tion, and threatening public food and fuel supplies, and very cold, stormy weather, the country's trade continues, large-heavier large-heavier than a year ago at this date, in fact. This Is, of course, especially true of spring trade, which Is secure beyond peradventure, except where delays in shipping threaten further to retard deliveries de-liveries of urgently required goods. It Is In the matter of far future trade and In Industrial operations that retarding or disorganizing effects are most evident, and here the dominant note as regards future buying is one of conservatism. Weekly exchanges. $4,717,708,000." |