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Show SHIPPING IS BETTER - Business From American Ports to Europe Shows Marked Improremcnt. NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Marked improvement im-provement has been shown In shipping business from American ports to Europe' during the last weeks, according to the Journal of Commerce, and the depression depres-sion which has prevailed for many months Is believed by mercantile interests inter-ests here to have been supplanted. Increasingly active demand for grain and accommodation on the regular steamers was the first to attract attention atten-tion and rates for this class of cargo have in many Instances advance 1 considerably. con-siderably. Many large steamers which have been laid up for some time are now being placed in commission. 1 |