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Show BUSINESS IMPROVES THROUGHOUT NATION NEW YORK. Feb. 10. Bradfltreet's H today impatience at the slow, H in iomi lines, indeed, apparently painful pain-ful progress being made In general 1 trade ?nd pesslmiatic outgivings bred H bj further recessions in the so-called H barometer trades, iron, steel, coal and H coke, cannot disguise the fact that H while trade is a trifle less active than H last week and not as good as a year ago, II is much better than it was two to four months ago The irregularity previously noted in different lines continues, con-tinues, activity is still largely confined con-fined to the apparel trades, unemploy ment Is marked in many industrial centers, wage reductions are numet- 1 . : ' n. il price mo-ernent indi cates that many lines still seek sta- H blUzation and :he railroads report a i lessened volume of business movin; H 'as compared With previous weeks and H yean. Weekly bank clearing6 ?6,169 - H 104,000. |