Show i REPORT New York Nov Nm I tomorrow wIll sa say Coni Continued mild weather Is to amid aull outdoor construction work worle and facilitates rail fall plowing winter wheat wheal growth hut itt the same time It Is a of considerable complaint as to Its effect on retail trade and heavy dry goods clothing and hea heavy wearing apparel In other wholesale lines reports are arc to a high degree favorable I II I demand is especIally active I and spring business Is being beng booked In I good volume except where ns as in cot cotton cotton ton goods high prIces and uncertain uncertainty ty as to future prices of cat raw check selling operations The goner al ai tone of affairs commercIal Is buo ant In generally the report is I stIll one of order books bools and amid of oC full foil timmie runs Iron and steel productions in nil all Its forms is active though the ad ance of the S season favors R a slack slackening ening of the pace shown hown in October The absence of tra trade o is noted Good GoOl curtailment is being still wIdely talk talked talked ed of oC as a probability when ent supplies of raw materIal and orders now on the books are arc used up tip 0 or filled Reports show gains Ju in building over the thc large totals of a year ear ao ago Commercial collections are arc good as asa asa a whole though feelIng the restriction restriction tion of retail demand noted above Commodity prices are arc still inclined toward higher levels and are now onla only a small percentage below the tho hIghest record levels Business failures In the United St States for the week ending No Nov 11 were 21 against last week cole In the tho corresponding week of oC 1908 2 9 In 1907 22 In lOG 1906 and lOS In 1906 1905 Business failures in Canada COI em the week number 24 which compares wIth I 24 last week an and 22 in time cones corres pending week In 1908 I |