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Show oo TRADE REVIEWS i! OF THE WEEK . NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Brao" street's tomorrow will say : "Retail trado has tieen hampered 3i by warm weather In tno south, south- j west and west and by hnow storm? In U tho cast and northwest, thus spoiling k tho effect of clearance sales. Wh le- ' s.ale trudo hag changes a little In the southwest and buyers who are now ; visiting the centrnl markets are p ir- J chasing conservatively. This attitude Is probably engineered ny the un-ot- j tllng influences created by the recent ': sharp declines In raw cotton. ' "In the Iron and steel markets tho i , tendency is gradual betterment. Farm machinery, Implements, seeds and fer- , tlllzorb are vory active, wnlch suggests early farm work and probably nioro .. Intcnslvo cultivation. Open spring l weather has helped operations. Railway Rail-way traffic Is Irregular though Fome ( railroads are doing well. Collections j lag, though some lines are faorcd 'S with pretty prompt payments. ' ft- rjuslness failures in tho United j; J States for the week ending February . JJ 16, woro 235 against 2D1 last week, j and 209 in the like week of 1910. "Business In Canada for tho week j W number 21. which compares with 17 j j for tho last week and 45 lu the HLo , week of 1910." j JJ |