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Show oo TRADE REVIEWS OF TIE WEEK NEW YORK, Sept. S. R. G. Dun H. Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrpw will say: Steady improvement in business conditions Is indicated by most of the reports which come from the leading industries and from trade centers. The enlarged opcratjons In pig iron indicate indi-cate better return. Most of last month's expansion was due to tho Increased In-creased turnover of the leading Interest, Inter-est, whoso bookings and shipments In that period were heavier than in any preceding month this jear. In the finished lines the existing price situation .induces consumers lu general to confine purchases to actual needs. Corapettlion has been normal In the goneral trade ajid hides and leather are active, with good prices. Brad8treet's. NEW YORK. Sept. S. Bradstreot'3 tomorrow will sayc Three factors helped to expand trade in a moderate way this week fall festivities, the advance of the season and the ending of the vacation period On the whole recent developments develop-ments are relatively more favorable, but still conservatism In buying is everywhere visible and final, purveyors purvey-ors of goods display no particular ton,-dency ton,-dency to forsake the policy heretofore pursued, that is, to buy frequently and in small lots, rather than liberally at any one time. In Iron andvsteel. the long expected fall buying of finished material has not appeared as ycL There are fewer few-er idles than at any time since last December Collections range about flow to fair. Business failures in the United Stages for the week ending September 7 were 194, against lGPlast week. Business failures in Canada for tho wepk number 22. which contrasts with 30 forN last week. oo |