Show TRADE CONDITIONS RATHER APATHETIC Sentiment Improves Somewhat General Tone Seems To be Stronger STEEL AND ND IRON ARE QUIET b In Iho tho Dry Hr Goods Good Market I h hor Of or Pro 10 Proportions portions New York Aug 19 R Q G Dun t Coa Cos weekly statement of ot trails tomor tomorrow tomorrow row will 11 ny While trade transactions continue sentiment Improves and Ind Ufa basic bUlle con condition dlton underlying tha situation stronger quietness still In most departments of ot the Iron Irn and steel mar market mII ket keto there has lM been practically no 10 fur further ther decline In quotations The general opinion appears to bo b that the lowest point has hal now been reached Tha tone ton In the dry goods Is la later better ter especially es with wih Jobbers and sell selling lel ing Ing but business Is II still lt I I ot of Jim lim limited proportions Cotton Coton good lod cot cotton ton Ion yarns hold firm with wih buying show In Ing more breath breadth Business on wool wol firsts and worsteds Is I of a I more limited character them thero la II mora morl agreement regarding values value Many shoe manufacturers have com completed m pIe led contracts on fall goods Ind aro aronow now doing little owing to lack Inck of sup supplementary tol all orders order Mot Most of ot the New England factories are lre mill sti run running ning on part time and the local loal job jobbing bing tIdo continues a to Improve owing i to o the approaching opening o of or the schools The he hide market In II Jess active nn the advanced prices demanded of r f ate have hae checked tho demand There TheN Theres I s some Improvement In leather and In Increased creased sales lale have havo been ben mado In descriptions but the situation on the tho whole IB la still for far from satisfactory and andIn In a 0 number of instances further con can concessions cessions have been made In prices In order to effect eted |