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Show DUN'S REYIEW New York, April 16. 11. G. Dim & C'o's weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: "Although the riiovemf-nt of IrAdo is slow, it Is of large, volume and Mcadlly In the direct Ion of improvement. improve-ment. In Iron and steel the Mructural lines continue to reflect a broader demand, contracts ploced thus far Ihls month comprising a very substantial ton-rape ton-rape and considerable new businesB Is also In sight. The railroads are taking ndvnntago of tho low price named to mak" necessary Improvements Improve-ments and extensions, while the advancing ad-vancing scaiKin has stimulated building build-ing activity In many sections. Improvement In the shot market is jtcady, although the movement Is quiet. Some western and southern wholesalers have begun to place fall orders for summer delivery. The hide market Is quiet, hut prices are firm, with most kinds of packers' hides slightly higher than a week ago. In the primary market for cotton poods, the effect of tho recent heavy export business to China Is apparent, nany mills having turned over their machinery wholly or In part to the production of these goods. Trices of cotton yarns are Irregular W.ih little. Improvement In tho volume of business, while woolen and worsted jiirns are quiet hut steady, and linen pud jute aro in only moderate demand. |