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Show BRADSTREETS New York, March 19 Bradstreet'rf tomorrow will say: The introduction of the new tariff bill in congress and the advance of tho spring jobbing season toward its close have made a quieter tone in trade this week. Jobbing trade seems to have quieted down at a number of markets east and west. Price reductions in iron and steel hae brought out some new business, but unsettiement t-till rules. Pig Iron stocks aro accumulating and prices are weak. The same Is largely true of other metals. Additional reports of wage reductions come from Iron and steel interesLs. Business failures In the Unitod States for the week ending March IS were 224, against 251 last week, 303 in the like week of 190S5, 197 in 1907, 170 in ,1906 and 201 in 1905. Failures In Canada for the week number 32, which compares with 10 la6t week and 39 in the same week last year. Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending March 18 aggregate 1.864.013 bushels, against 2.2S9.S47 bushels last week and 2.763,021 this week last year. For the thirty-eight weeks ending March IS this year, the exports are 144,073.513 bushels, against 164.253.088 in the corresponding pe-riod pe-riod lost year. Coin exports for the week arc 803.2S2 bushels, against 930.-84S 930.-84S bushels last wvek and 383.649 in 1908. For thirty-eight weeks ending March IS corn exports are 22.586 632 bushels, against 40.963.454 last year. |