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Show THE COMMERCIAL REPORTS. Very encouraging nro the trade nnd financial reports made public this week Dun & Co la) stress upon the voluntary volun-tary Increases of wages by some of the I irgcst rallwa) e stems, as showing confidence ln continued heav tralllc, nnl as It will materially all in tho purchasing pur-chasing pnwer of the omplojees which will assure larger demand for staples There Is no relief from tho congestion of railway traffic, coal freight Is steadily gaining, and rallwa) earnings exceed last )ear b) 5 9 per cent. Or-deis Or-deis foi Iron nnd steel press tho manufacturers, man-ufacturers, and premiums continue to be pnld for early delivery The moxt Importnnt Inquiry Is for railway equip-inent equip-inent No relief Is reported nr In sight for the movement of coke Preparations Prepara-tions for holldn) trade ate on an unprecedented un-precedented scale failures for the week number 2fi against 218 Inst )cnr Bradstreet reports that favorable conditions still govern the trade situation situa-tion The mild weather restricts the retail trade In winter goods, but helps the cotton crop an! cnnbles tho railroads rail-roads to mike a better fight against freight congestion Export returns look better, agricultural products are not 1 irgely exported because of the high prices but manufactured goodB are moved large!) The rullroid situation la remarkable as no longer showing shortage nf cars but of motive lower nnd of ard facilities, the railroads are overtaxed, and must dovlsc new means tn facilitate traffic The Iron tride Is stronger. Business failures number 201 ns ngnlnst 203 last week, aud 223 Ihls week last )cnr. The bank clearances show nn Increase In-crease as compared with Iho corre sponding week list ear of 12 8 per cent In New 1 ork 7 S per cent In the clllea outside of New iork and of 10 S per cent for all hull Lake I on Ihe wrong slle ngnin to tho extent ot 18 9 per icnt, for no apparent cause |