Show COUNTRY IS BUSY Highest Quotations in Consumption Consumption Con Con- of Commodities Since February 1884 THROBS WITH PROSPERITY Trade and 1111 iii I Industry ry Along Along- z All Ii I. I 11 Line Irl xie In lii Healthy mill lI Condition I It I I iou l' l Now New w York April 13 In In Jt Its re rc review re- re view taw of or tho Uw weeks week's trade 1 Duns Dun's itt Hc- view view- tomorrow will say cay a Stringency In thu tue mone money market I ha has d caus-d no Interruption to to o the wholesome progress of ir trade and In Industry In- In although tending to develop Clo conservatism In III speculative depart depart- ments Weather r conditions accelerate fleecier r ate atu- the tho distribution of oC seasonable merchandise e and retail business l is H of large larg volume outside lo the tho Immediate I vicinity of lr the till coal mines and atHI a n CI few W other oilier whore where local controversies contlo h have their influence Building operations oper opel a lI n ai are Ii nn only Ir Jim limited H by tho the supply of or la labor hOI anti inn 1113 material ria I. I h which ieh ich ct us frequent delays and the heavy T consumption con COI sun of nil all commodities S I Is b by tIll the highest level of quotations since February I. 1884 Manufacturing plants nIl are pig 11 Iron production is at nt the thC maximum shipments o of footwear from rein B Boston ton exceed tl tho those c of or any previous pre pt-c- year and anti a stronger I lone Is re reported re-j re ported portell at cit the textile mills In response r to the well m markets for COl or raw materials Railway earnings for Cor the till fJ first t week of ot April piEl were well SI S1 per cent larger then than lost last years year's at pi ices of securities ties have ha lak weakened s In re response Vt 1 to tn the highest t mone money market et etal at al this tills season ea on In lii man many years earR L I I I In III ii Iron a and 1111 tid St Steel etl Structural shapes an and steel rails rails- continue th the tho prominent feal X Or of theIron the troll lIon and anti steel te l industry although tI C every department liui has recently broad broad- oiled cited III In interest ff and In Iii the tho face of unprecedented activity It Is n noteworthy note note- t worthy that prices are maintained within reasonable bounds All the large cities CHIC'S 18 hn have v office buildings p oJ projected and the manufacturing plants an and railway bridges ge call for 01 or a much greats greater reat I quantity of or f structural steel than the mills can promptly furnish All preceding records s of or pig JIg Iron production production production pro pro- were vere far eclipsed lI In March Among the th minor metals tIme the feature was a further rise In lit the price of tin thu which caused an advance of or 10 c cents a n box In the cost of tin plates Iato Commercial failures this week In Inthe Inthe the United Stat States w were Ie 19 against t 1 3 last week the preceding week eel eek and 1 the tho corresponding week weel last year yeat Failures In Canada numbered 20 against ag 18 In last l week I IT 7 the preceding pro pre ceding week an and 20 last InS year Of failures this week weck In the United States StateN 6 67 were In time the east cast 46 south 51 56 it w west t und antI 24 In tho the Pacific states and an fir iii report liabilities 8 of or more Liabilities i of failures fail ColI- nil nil- tires ures r reported for rot April to In date aro l against ag last yea year nl r. r review rc of oC trade for or the tho reel tomorrow will say a Trade frade displays plas pla's more animation feather con conditions retail business s and andi to i some ome extent collections JoC improving In i unison Easter Bastel season ason Influences ceS 1 have ave been a n stimulus even L' where low how t temperatures hea heavy rains or hUll had roads oads lla c occurred and fl f few com com- plaints as to retail trade tUtIe ire are noted These latter by hy the a way ay are mostly In ill n th the east enst Generally speaking the weather eather west e nn and south has lias be ben jn n good and nd some lost ground has hen been lr ed d Il In planting l though the crop croll nt- nt lug ing ng season Is still fUll fully ton toil days late Crop r reports n as to winter wheat heat me on till stilL ver very good Joll except where as In Texas mill and portions l of III Illinois excessive excessive sive I mC moisture I Is noted and t 1 st state tt crop clop reports rather disagree with he the government t crop report tilt the former formet for for- mc met mer being heing more morl optimistic The spring jobbing trade IH is neaily over oer but reorders are arc noted note and there is h freer buying of fall Call goods O N. N thil in ill l I Among mong the thuc Industries favorable ia features are the activity In iii building the partial settlements advance r rant rant- grant i ranted ed etl II in the lie central and amul western bituminous inous coal al fields and anal better Inquiry for forand or oranti and anti stronger I tone ton of pig JIg Iron Ion the con con- consumption UI and production pi of or which break bleak all records s. s Clearings show moderate In Increase over lat last year despite de de- le- le spite simiLe dull speculation Prices ar ares are and close to tImE the highest with l widespread IH Hl demand indicated by tIle the number nUmb nun and class i of gains n I Collections as ag Indicated are arl slightly better but hul t cout country I are still calling for fOl funds Rom something out om of or the tIti ordinary for Cor this season Jeason ItIs It Itt Is 11 felt Celt that a n return how flow will soon noon dc- dc clop The Ilme The allure failure of an agreement t ti tibe be tie reached In the anthracite coal sit sit- nation I is a drawback to tn trl trade dc In a certain rc t id area but rUl hoW hone ll n ment ha not nol yet t beon aban- aban Ul honed and 1111 th there Ie Is lk still 1 a chamiec that thattie t tie the e. e IH present ell suspension of or work so- so will wll not drag Into a |