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Show " y. o i -y - to ' ' ViTct Scatter Das Proved a Distort!: j Factor; Eastern East-ern Outlcci Is Gc:2; C!:ari:?s Increasing - 0 0 0 0 . 0J0 ' s 'labor troubles still depress. J ' ? '' ?,. . i 9 A depressing influence is shown by the strike of Iowa soft coal miners ) 5) (. and .dissension in Pennyslvanla, in addition to bitterness of the struggle , bet wee il strikers and the militia in Colorado and the prospect for another tie up of the New York City building Industry. . 0'2 . NEW -tORK, April L Special telegrams tele-grams from correspondents of th International In-ternational Mercantile agency through-out through-out the TJnJteU, Stea and Canada, report re-port a check to the; exceptionally good ,. trade, at the Southwest due to- vet weather,, an Improvement In the central West following zhbre seasonable conditions, condi-tions, but some disturbance in returns' as to increased labor troubles and in the conflicting reports of the condition of the wmter sown wheat. ' - Advices from the Southwest are that winter wheat has improved with good rains. In the central West the plant is generally well. 'rooted, but thin on the ground. Western centers say good corn, is scarcer, than for years. II ports are numerous of, the poor condition of cribbed corm Outlook-for cotton mills for the next six months is not regarded promising by New -England authorities, but woolen mills there are running on a full line of orders. Further shutdowns f cotton mills at Philadelphia! East-rn East-rn rhoe manufacturers in some instances in-stances are iOt ordering as freely as a year ago. ' , Chicago and New York mail orders and reports from vlsttimr buyers begin to point to the prospect for an increasing increas-ing volume of business in staple merchandise mer-chandise and retail trade- has been the lst In a long while. In Pittsburg the March steel and iron has been the best in years with some advance in prices. Canadian - wholesale merchants and . I manufacturers report good gains In " ' nearly all lines now that railroads have ' v gotten free of the car congestion handl-- handl-- rap. Demand for iron and .coal companies com-panies are planning to Increase their outputs. Requests for spring and summer sum-mer goods Are noteworthy and bank clearings are Increasing., |