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Show W A PECULIAR CONDITION Kaeh week the financial papers print reports ot trade toudi-tions toudi-tions throughout th country, and from the reports expert deter-mine deter-mine the tendency of business. Last week New York was quoted as cautions as t . pn ev which was a bar In Philadelphia textiles were quiet and in Buffalo Iron, steel and autos were quieter In Pittsburg the retail trade ttCQedi that In Cincinnati stioe retailer are countermanding "rdnv In Detroit auto manufacturers were cutting prices In the south manufacturing was good, but lumber a dull K.v cry where throughout the country crop Here reported good The retail trade was either fair or good, except in Boston and PhiU-delpbia PhiU-delpbia where it w quiet Manufaeturing was active or fair, except in a ten small places. The outlook as a whole was encouraging, although showing Hign of slowing down The drop down from high prttfflll) x u"t without some benefits Prices of necessities are dropping and greater efficiency is being obtained fan manufacturing plant This country still is enjoying the greatest prosperity eer given to aD people. 'There never was a period in America's history when so uiau were free fram the pinch of poverty or had so much of the world's good. nd yet there is more discontent It is one of the m0ft peeuliar situations ever experienced by a people With ondi H tioo generallv better than eer Kefcre. ther.- is mo- nnret todftj than in th dull years ftl the PasU |