Show duns report new york april G oun dun companas Comp anys weekly review of 0 trade tomorrow will say weather conditions have again dominated trade but re I 1 ports hare become irregular some I 1 sections still complaining of unfavorable un favors temperature while most dispatches dispatch reflect the brighter re results of tardy I 1 sunshine similar uncertainty Is ro corded as to progress of the tho crops while the cereal markets are responsive to the strengthening influence of a broader foreign demand it Is noteworthy that manufacturers continue vigorously preparing for future ity regardless of any temp temporary emry inter to distribution by the weather A few small strikes are also inter hepting manufacturers but in the ag a very limited part of 0 the nations producing power is inactive and most of the idle machinery Is due to the scarcity of labor pig iron cannot be pro produced dured with sufficient rapidity in this country to meet the requirements of steel mills mill more iron being imported despite a further advance in foreign quotations prices of forms of iron ond and steel are strong and some sales cales of pig iron for delivery during the last halt half of the year were made at 22 valley furnace against 21 21 only a few weeks ago |