Show CONDITIONS I S EXCEL IN THE WEs i I 1 NEW YORK S 'S F Fb b. b Bradstreet of 1 today says ays Midwinter weather conditions conditions conditions con con- have ruled ruled throughout a a. large area with tho the natural effect of or checking i mercantile operations and hampering the movement of general merchandise and of or orthe I the products of or Industry Country produce produce produce pro pro- duce particularly eggs butter and cheese have continued their upward flight the highest prices for three e years being reached In the first named while the cereals have remained quite steady due largely to better betler export inquiry for wheat offsetting the natural growth of bearishness induced by the culmination of the late lale rise Specially good reports come omE from the Jobbers of the West Yest and aM Northwest but it Is to be noted that East Eastern rn dry goods good dealers have booked a ia ialo business limited only on oct cotton goola gools by the unwillingness un willingness of sellers to commit lt themselves themselves them them- selves heavily even at it the present advanced advanced advanced ad ad- prices Spot S cotton is again ln stronger r e t the heavy neavy v movement 00 ie 1 r The rhe facts f It at liana hand now to bear out the estimates of bales or about last years year's yield and the thel feeling is growing that it will au all be needed l if present tg c consumptive n U d demand a continues The woolen goods Industry remains remal in inactive in- in active despite the strikes In some large mills Demand for woman s dress goods Is large plain fabrics being heavily M ahead Heavy for fall I Iare well sold ahead and ar are settings ar are 2 Ing booked welT well Iron and steel are active advancing Despite all conservatism at rn J J JIron Iron prices tend teno up The sale of ot if IrAI p tons at valley furnaces to the leading t terest at 16 put ot the 3 price for g third d q qua ua tens leis output p beyond t ft pared with a a. year ago steel billets w ware jj are selling at 10 0 or 2 above st steel el ti r. prices show a gain of 0 0 per cent o ovi or last ye year r. r Pig PIs iron on the Contrary b only Increased 10 per cent and andins the f ing ins Is that buying by smaller mills 3 I precipitate an advance Structural ml mil sti are sold ahead l to September P but p f mills are well up Un with I orders Wheat IncludIng ng flour exports for tor 4 Ii week aggregate bushels agaj last week and In this w 1901 last gI r year to a date Wheat thirty four exports g weeks from is sg gate bushels against 1 bushels last season districts In the northern I Interior fc of the country are under snow a and a are Int Interfered with Shoe 8 s ments are slightly smaller than last lasts 1 or this week last Jast year but for the B iI they are 8 S per cent greater i Business failures in the United S f I for the week number as against last week In this week last year In 1900 In 1899 and 3 in 1803 1133 c ci ci CaI i dlan dian failures number 21 as against I last week weck and 21 24 in this week a year ag |