Show SEASON TRADE Curtails Operations in Primary Markets but Increases Retail Business STEEL SLOW IN DELIVERY DELVERY Fall Openings on Woolens and AVor Wor 01 sleds Being Announced but at ni Higher Prices I New ew York Dec 10 R G Dun Oos cios 08 Weekly nevI Review ow of ot Trade rde tomor tomorrow tomorrow row will wi say sy syThe y The near advent of the holidays and ad the close clos of oC the tho year cr naturally curtails operations In tibet most Jost primary primar markets market though retail Is la correspondingly augmented and every ever indication points poInt to a very ver large distribution of merchandise dice dise so The Thc difficulty experienced by y steel mills mis In making prompt deliveries is s tho ho cause cal c of or comment In finished prod products product products while tho the lull lul In pig buying Is becoming more moro pronounced production rapidly overtaking consumptive re le requirements Cotton goods are arc steadier and larger purchases of ot dry goods have hae been mode made mae maeon on contracts Fall openings on woolens and wor nor worsteds worsteds are being beng announced announce but at high prices Tint Tho Imminence of or the tho govern government ment meat cotton report held trade trao sortie some somewhat sore what wot in check most of the week but there Is I a I general disposition to move conservatively In view of or the lie sustained high position of raw cotton cotlon Now New No business in boots and shoes Is less in evidence but the demand domand has ha shown a healthy heath improvement and anti manufacturers are arc optimistic Trade Trae In leather continues quiet but the market remains in a strong position as DS tan tanners tn nors ners arc are well wel sold ahead and ad stocks are arc small smal Packers hides are main maln maintained tamed as ns a rule iule although some weak weakness wea weakness ness Is shown in cow hides owing Owing to the tho increased slaughter Country Countr hides are again lower and anti Chicago buffs butts are uro arenow now lion quoted down to 13 cents cent Foreign hides hl e are arc barely barel steady sted and late auction auction auto tion Ion sales sale have followed the lead of ot the thc recent large Paris auction |