Show GENERAL R L n nIS TRADE ti IS r PROSPEROUS US f Everything Indicates it Notwithstanding 4 1 standing Sonic Due To 10 Bad Weather WC I iI i JOBBERS SALES EXCELLENT luch in Dry Hoods Goods Line Outlook for Tor Steel lad anil Iron Not lot ot So Bright Now New York Arll Advice to the International Mercantile agency hull Indi Indicate cafe cate continued prosperity of or general Jen rul trade c notwithstanding setbacks do dr duo to weather r Condi mull Conditions lions In tho the lIo th uro are sat eat satisfactory Jobbers reporting excellent cake aler tal with orders considerably In og cV ogress V VI ress I of n II year 1 ago 1110 This Improvement Il Is fa noteworthy In ht dry Roods od where business Is III promising Condition In ht and about HI It Louie nrc specially favorable and continue to re reflect reflect the exposition demand which In III h contributing great Brent activity to varied lines I spring trade Is le noted In hats hate caps t boots clothing and ana kindred branches The outlook for or Iron mud mill steel IH IM not u nn nil bright UK uH It tl a u week ago UIO to depression existing In some Failure of tit the tin United Steel cor tor corporation potation to exorcise exercise Its ilK option on nn I pig JIll IK iron has tins hurl had a depressing effect on that market markot In billets tho the demand Is Rood good for far early work few contracts being i mode for tor business ss delivered litter Inter thrum than July duly 1 I In products prices hold limn Tho Thu market In in general however rests yeats f lt on n IL solid basin but Jilt affords lit Jl tl c of tit thorough spring revival until railroad buying begins Seeding throughout the northwest Is IB a u fortnight lute late huh but actual work IH Is now well v under i e way Merchants 1 e m 1 l nn nr prosperous pro making little complaint m 1 tit concerning the tho backward spring liP 11 The outlook for general undo trade In this thle sec Hll lion l la very In Canada the Incident of chief Im tm Importance has hail been heen the tho Toronto fire The file property lOlls Ions although estimated at tit Is hs not likely to reach that print Railroads rim are becoming 1 ally relieved of embarrassments i S to winter blockades earning s sIn In consequence are Improving Tim The rh woollen Industry Is depressed owing to tho the preferential tariff The largest t plant In the tho dominion was of ered for notee this thle week |