| Show I SPRING G T TRADE K I G Storms and Floods Have Had fled lad a n aBad aBad Bad Dad Effect on Business but butI It I IB 18 Improving LABOR TROUBLES A MENACE MENAGE Were Verc II I Not for or These Opera Operations lions ons Would Woul be Vigorous and nad andOn andOn nadOn On a 0 Largo Large Scale Now York March 25 n 0 O Dun c Cos COI Weekly of Trade tomor tamer tomorrow row ow will say i LIttle net nt change chango In conditions cOl Is la not noted noted ed d for tor time the past week Storms and ant floods foods did Id much damage to property und threatened generAl prospects nt at time tho tart start but subsequently tho the weather Unproved Improved and tho the outlook brightened Spring trade Is expanding although till still backward to extent mid and sti some new labor abor conditions tiara have added to the tho num aunt number number ber of ot unemployed despite d an nn amicable arrangement of at ho tho sheet and tin Un plato calc acetic Building operations would be bo boer bevery very cry er vigorous If It employee and nd wage earners could adjust differences In Inquiries for tor structural material uro are out I of ot proportion to new permits which Is probably due to tat fast that heat there thore Is much nuch luch resumption of or proposed work Railway ni I wa earnings comings In lie three weeks of ot March are only 14 per cent better bOtter Mier than thamm thana thann a n year ago and far tar In excess of any allY preceding year Drifting In several depart depar meats of ot the thee Iron and steel Industry In lie II dicato that there thero IH Is II less ices pressure to sell sel and more marc readiness on the tho part leant of ot tho time purchasers to orders that have havo been heen held hel back hack since the opening of at tho time year ear Quiet conditions continue In thee the hide hlo market except e for tor some come large largo sales by Chicago packers of at native cow co imides hides hileR nt at firm prices and nil ni arrivals of oC spring dry hides are aro promptly taken Failures this week number umber In the tho United States sateR against 21 last year and anti 12 1 In Canada against 26 a n year ago oco DANK BANK CLEARINGS Now New York Mardi March 25 The following table able compiled by b shows tho the bank at tho time principal cities cites for tor the tho week ended March 24 2 I with wih the tie percentage of Increase mend de do decrease i crease o as I compared with tho time corre come corresponding i spending week last year yeam cn Inc Dec No York 97 Chicago 16 Boston Doston 08 39 30 St San 4 46 G BaltImore 2184 H 49 10 Cincinnat CIncinnati 23 City 49 40 Ne New Orleans Cleveland Cleveland Minneapolis Los 62 11 14 I Demer 28 Seattle Or o j SL SALT LAKE C Wash Wasim 8 00 Tacoma 39 33 0 13 Tolls Totals U 61 Outside N y OG 06 |