Show BAD WEATHER R RH H NASA S BD EFFECT That Alone Alon it i Is Said Prevents A Revival of Business l Immediately tel TRAFFIC GREATLY IMPEDED I I Temporary Advantage of ol the War Var Is felt EcU Fet In ln ti Market for 01 or Staple Commodities D 0 O Dun Coa Cos Weekly Review of or Trade Trado thU week will wi say nay Inclement weather welther alone niona prevents a 1 0 definite defnie revival of at business Outside work Is la retarded and truffle traffic Impeded to tonn toan nn nun extent that cannot be bo accurately I measured but IB mc Il obviously to I neutralize neutralise the tho favorable effect ette t of or many encouraging factors while winter wheat whon Is I threatened although not yet ot definitely Injured and early farm prep preparations must mUt to ho b postponed po Several leading lenIng branches of pt manufacture aro are Increased In active capacity and arll thou thousands thousands sands of at t Interior buyers bu are aro It placing liberal orders at nt tim the principal cities Tho Tire temporary advantages of f tho tle ho war aro are felt In tho the market for or staple com coin commodities COn notably foodstuffs but while this helps tho the domestic producer It harmS har A n a I much machi larger number by en larler prices to homo home consumers There Thero Is little friction between bot employ employers ers era and wage wase earners except regarding the tIne bituminous scale but the tha causa ot or Industrial peace penco has lot lost Its ls foremost champion Despite Interruptions by storms railway earnings thus far reported for tor February wore we only 4 o per cent smaller sma r than a 1 year ago ag when there ther was no much severe weather Foreign trade rude returns for tor the he last week eok at this port show an in increase of at 1212 In tn value por of ot exports ns ng I compared with last year but Imports were slightly smaller Financial conditions aro nrc satisfactory money remaining easy and foreign ex ox exchange change chango undisturbed by the tho tons abroad Foreign trade trado started thin tho now year most satisfactorily as ns shown by returns for tOr the fire month of ot January Two factors contributed to swell tire the value of ot exports lions for tor war In tho the orient and high prices for form farm staples Exports were valued at nt In December antI and In tho the corresponding months last year Exports l In tho the opening month of ot tho the year nrc always smaller than titan In December and nd moreover the tho present comparison Is being bing made with witha n a month that lint far surpassed all nh records al No preceding January made as ns good goodan nn an exhibit as ns last month Imports were valued at compared Import with wih In December and 85 1896 In II January 1903 1003 On disc dise Ilso account this nation naton Increased 1 Its Is credits abroad to tho the extent of ot silver Oliver exports amounting to o 2 while the tho imports o oe gold were leaving A balance on nil ni ac accounts 10 accounts counts of ot mS 8 Imports Of at gold for tor tho ho last seven months W heavy G compared compare with wih In the tho th previous year ear Liabilities Iles of ot commercial failures thus far reported for far February aggregate aggregate gate of ot which were In manufacturing In trading and In other commercial lines For tho the same Kama period last ties were cre Failures this thin week weck number 28 In tha the United States against last year and 20 In Canada compared compared with wih 23 jG 0 tl it I year yer ago BANK DANK STATEMENT New York Fob following table compiled by tire Iho bank clearings at the tho principal pr cities for tor tho the week ending coding Feb Fco l cb 18 1 with the tha per pcr of Increase and ald decrease Ie as nR a corn com pared with wih tho the corresponding week cm last year Ine Inc Doo Dee New York 2 37 Chicago Boston i 12 Philadelphia O Rt St Louis Ill a 1 10 I Sari SAn 32 33 Cincinnati I a 3 18 III ann City Cly 8 tit Los 11 8 LI Denver I a Seattle Or 28 23 HALT RAIT WJ CITY 69 Spokane W h G 10 helena Totals U R 11 N Y 7 i 83 Totals C Canada 18 New York Fob FC 20 The Tho statement of ot the clearing house hou banks of ot this city for tor the tho week shows hols ly Loans Decrease u 1 u a 1 a Deposits i Increase 1 n 1 Circulation H s en a Decrease I Legal tenders lenders 1 Decrease t j jI 1 I I I Specie u a I Increase I Ik Reserve a I k o Increase a i 4 I Reserve required a I i Increase i o I Surplus i a mi i I i Increase su a U 8 S deposits I a i Increase I I a I |