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Show TRADE REIMS Of THE WEEK Dun's Review. NEW YORK. Dec. 2 R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow tomor-row will say: Business while not as large as was anticipated a year ago, is nevertheless neverthe-less of fair proportions and rests on a basis of economic conditions which are in the main satisfactory. Iirge shipments of dry goods for spring distribution are reported and the outlook In the shoe trade is described des-cribed as brighter. Reports from most of the large cities Indicate a I generally hopeful feeling;. Prices in the dry goods market are generally steady and there is a belief be-lief In some quarters that higher increased in-creased values will be forced by the high cost of raw mateiial. There has been somo selling of denims and colored color-ed cottons as well as more trading in print cloth yarn goods and convertibles. converti-bles. Ginghams continue strong. Trade in leather continues quiet with considerably more business effected ef-fected in sole than upper stock. Bradstreet'6 NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Bradstrcefs tomorrow will say: The approach of the holiday season, seasonably cold weather throughout a wide area of the country and gooda prices for cotton at tho south are the stimulative features In general trade at present. In industrial lines the changes noted are few. Iron and steel I i are quiet and one half the country's I capacity is reported not working, but manufacturers claim prices are not to be lowered. I j Business failures In ihe United States for tho week ending Dec. 1st were 207, against 212 last week and 230 in the week of 1909 Failures in Canada for the week i number 32. |