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Show WHAT BRADSTREET'S SAYS OF BUSINESS NEW TORK, Jan. 7.-Bradstreet's to- dssonable quiet rules distribution at present. , Consideration of past favorable results ahd preparations for what is oon-! oon-! Hdently hoped to be a prosperous years I trads engross wholesalers snd Jobbers Cold weather, however, makes for a fair retail trade In winter goods, snd this, with necessary replenishments In broken lines. Induces a fair demand at leading ThVgenerally small reported carried In final distributors' hsnds sre reported better. bet-ter. This fact, coupled with the knowledge knowl-edge that the coming three and six months' business will compare with a reduced re-duced volume a year ago. leads to the -belief that comparisons from now on win favor the present year. . . . . Business failures In the United States for the week ending January 6 "U' 262. as sgainst 218 Isst week. 262 in the Ilk; wtek in 1904. S3 In 1903. 246 In 1902 and 222 in 1901. . In Canada failures for the week number num-ber It, as sgainst 20 last week and 40 In this week a year ago. Wheat (Including flour) exports for the week ending January 6 aggregate L4U.J47 bushels, sgainst 981.140 lsst week. I.K8.SJ3 this week last year. 6,098,961 In 1902 and 2.G67.710 In 1901. From July 1 to date the exports segregate S6J70.264 bushels, srainat 8.it),10 last year, 134.15i.17S In 14 and 148.788.84S In 1901. Corn exports for the week are the larg--est sines March, 1903, and aggregate 3.08,-532 3.08,-532 bushels, sgainst 1.&32.342 last week, 1,-248.609 1,-248.609 a year ago, 2.856,981 In 1902 and 136,-873 136,-873 In 190L Prom July 1 to dste the exports ex-ports of corn sggregste 18,689,867 buahels, against 29.872,085 In 1903. 13.U9.218 In 1902, and 19,463,415 in 1901. |