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Show WEEKLY Rb'PORTS ARE ENCOURAGING Now York, July J7. Bradstreet'a today saya: I This woek'tf roport furnished a i veritable budget ot good news Prne-tlcally Prne-tlcally ovury crop prospect pleases, current trad Is of seasonable volume, buying for fnll Is expanding, the Iron and steel industry is oversold, labor Is scarce, the railroads arc preparing for a heavj traffic in the anturun, grosi earnings arc Improrltig No one Bcjnls much concerned abottt political maters mat-ers and although retail dealers hare to cut profits in order to more stock business has been stimulated. Expansion In trade Is most risible. In the northwost and sections catering thereto. Premiums tw bo paid on prompt shipment of steel products and advances ad-vances gre Qoted on wire, skill p and light rails, whllo tho scarcity oT labor", which commands relative!) sodd pay. tends to roslrict output New business busi-ness is somowbfU under salpmeat. but railroads buying of cars Is more j liberal Pig Iron'in higher and in the west It is moro acthe. I Business failures In tho week oml-Ing oml-Ing July 25 were 252, agnlnst 2S3 last week, 2tl in the llko week of 1011, 20o in 1910, 223 In 100D had 275 In 100S. Buslnoss fnilurcs in Canada ror the woek number 2fl, which comparos wllh 20 last week and 22 in the corrotipond-Ing corrotipond-Ing woek or last yenr. Wheat. Includug (lour exports from tho United Statoa and Canada for tho woek onding July 25 aggroato 2,050,-05S 2,050,-05S bushels, against 1.9S4,466 last week (corrected) and 2,514,201 this week last year. Corn exports for the weok wore $!).-2C2 $!).-2C2 bushols, against 44,501 last week and 8S0.09S In 1911. |