Show REVIEW OF TRADE it G dun bun fe C coe a s weekly r aview of trade under date of new york opril 9 ah h says that another week brings add additional proof of actual improvement in business busi at many points while slackness elac knees at a few ie Is explained by causes obviously local and temporary thoe at acme some points bad weather and impassable roads still retard while at others where that condition has passed vigo vigorous roud ra revival vival is e seen extreme low prices for cotton still depress at the south and sod production of iron in excess of demand has hits caused canted the failure of one company and the clog ing in of several furnaces spring brings the usual revival in building and in demand for materials at some points larger than nanal usual and at only one as yet reporting checked by an expected strike the money markets continue abundantly supplied and easy with no trace of the pressure often seen about april let and while at most points the demand is only moderate at some of importance an in creased demand ie Is reported two theories exist regarding the state of business bo siness which find frequent ex pree Pres eloa slon abal trade haa his disappointed expectations to some extent Is a anidne ue and there are some who claim that a reaction has begun of unknown duration which appeared in europe last year and was only in part deferred here because of extraordinary crops these have to sup port them unusually lov low prices and in some departments a shrinkage in sales but others argue that disappointment Is due to excessive expectations and especially ally to the failure to take into account the great volume of indebtedness left from real estate speculation atthe at the west and south and the influence here of bad crops and financial depression abroad these have to support them much evidence that the actual business tr transacted ane acted all branches considered is gre greater ter than evar ever before at this season in spite of all obstacles and complaints payments through clearing houses honses outside of new york are larger than ever at this season railroad earn foes fogs show a substantial increase over last year receipts of bread breadstuff stuffs still exceed all past experience and receipts of cattle at western cities are head for the first quarter a gain of 12 per cent over last year sales of wool at all principal markets for the year thus far exceed last ye years a rs indicating a larger manufacture shipments of boots and shoes now ex aeed last years though for the year thus far 4 per cent behind but some shops are now working overtime coal is dull but firm sellers gradually getting up to schedule prices A better tone with larger eales sales is seen in iron for output has been reduced tons weekly and improved demand is seen for plate structural and sheet iron the business failures occurring throughout the country during the laet seven days as reported by telegraph number for the united state stater and for canada 31 or a total of as compared with totals of last week and the week previous to the last for the corresponding week of last year the figures were representing failures in the unite states and 32 in the dominion of canada congressman dingley showed up the fraudulent democratic cry about shoddy and rags rage from beggars backs in good shape after all their howling bowling about american manufacturers being compelled to use substitutes for wool it appears that the springer bill puts on the free list the disease laden raw rags from foreign countries the titters tatters that fall from the backs of in and are gathered by her rag pickers are to be imported into this country free to compete against and to bo be substituted for american wool and yet the free wool democrats who propose this have the audacity to charge the republicans with permitting pea the importation of shoddy which is aim alv rag wool cleaned and dis infected in the mckinley tariff the disease laden rags rage which the democrats want to put on the free list are barred out altogether by prohibitory duties THAT tuat CARLOAD of american pig tin which has just reached new york city from be the Te mescal mines in california will sit bard hard on the soul of the tin plate liar says the boston journal Fo while the new york cwm declares that the tin plate liar has no soul we coincide with he the press |