Show U- U SLACKENED DEMAND IN SOME CHANNELS NEW YORK Dec Duns Dun's 1 Duns Dun's aye lIas Next to the last month of the year ended with an accelerated retail In certain sec eec sec sections done but with l a II slackened demand In some primary channels It Is inventory time In various whole whole- wholesale wholesale wholesale sale markets and aggressive buying buy buy- buy buying In ing there Is not to bo ho expected at this period While hill holiday requirements require require- requirements ments are becoming more of a n fac- fac factor factor fac factor tor In consuming circles the weather weather weather er has not been conducive to the I best results In the movement ot of goods In that quarter lu Low tem tem- temperatures temI temperatures I with snow In some Porno places have stimulated purchasing purchasing ing of heavyweight apparel but conditions have not been general and there thore Is considerable irregularity In reports from the leading centers The dally turn turn- turnover over oter 0 er of merchandise Is heavy yet there Is evidence of resistance to advances In prices at retail and the th possibility of a restriction of cotton goods good consumption of the high price of the raw mn- mn material ma material is not being regarded reg Weekly bank banle clearings |