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Show DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE CONDITIONS NEW YORK. Jan. 21. da's Weekly Review Re-view of Trade today says: Progress is more rapid in manufsctore than in distribution, which Is largely due to the weather at some points and tha unaettled feeling feel-ing In the South, where the collapse of cotton pricee Has retarded collection and caused many cancellations That production Is maintained by mllla and furnaces may be taken as evidence evi-dence of confidence in tha future. Settlement of the protracted labor strurtie at Fall River Is ancouraslng, but the Indue-trlal Indue-trlal atmosphere la disturbed elaawhare. although, al-though, "on the whole, there ia leas than tha cuatomary Idteneas for this season. Railway earning for January thus far enow a sain of tt per cent. Foreign commerce at this pert la also better than a year ago. tha laat week ahowlnr iralna of ll.5U.SSS la value of Imports and S22.M In exporta. Hldea are atill Arm as a rule, except that aome declines are recorded on packer naUvea, aa these constitute the bulk of current receipts. re-ceipts. This Is a eeaaonebie Influence and does not detract from the general tone of strength. |