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Show DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW. New York( March 13. B. G. Dun ic Company's Weekly Review of Trado says: . Milder weather will stimulate trade, but foreign trade. is quiet. Conditions arc- better in the west, but everywhere lacks the desired animation. " Some progress toward more settled conditions condi-tions is noted in iron and steel In wire products orders arc somewhat heavier. Western distributors of dry goods report a satisfactory busiuess, but conditions are less satisfactory in the coal and Iron sections of the middle west and among local jobbers. In the woolen division there Is a disposition dis-position on the part of clothiers to send salesmen on the road unusually early. Extreme dullness prevails In the hide and leather markets, nnceitainty regarding the tariff legislation is affecting af-fecting hides having a deterrent effect ef-fect on business. Few sales of any variety of leather are being made, and these arc only for small quantities to supply immediate wants of buyers. |