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Show oO TRADE REVIEWS OF IHE WEEK I NEW YORK. Dec. 30. II. G. Dun i L Company's weekly review of trade tomorrow will Bay: "Afior the brisk holiday retail trade, business in nearly all branches Is quiet with the usual year-ond adjustments. adjust-ments. The outlook contains many elements of strength. There is an ab9ejieft of demoralization, ei emulation emula-tion and over-stocked shelves in ull mercantile lines, while the general feeling of conservative confidence makes conditions better than trad statistics Indicate. The financial situation Is improved and the prospect of the heavy dlvl dend and interest disbursements duo January 1, Imparts greater briskness to the strictly Investment market I It was a seasonably quiet week in I the primary goods markets, with val-I val-I ues well maintained. In cotton, goods curtailment of production pro-duction la generally believed to be I Inevitable. The flrmneBS In wldo gray goods is maintained and there has been a fair business in staple prints. There is a tlithtly firmer tone In I the market on most kinds of domestic hides. There is no change to report in footwear conditions. oo |