Show TRADE OUTLOOK GOOD weekly review of business by bradstreets new york march 21 says excessive moisture in the form of heavy rains and hoods or of merely bad roads is an apparent drawback to distributive trade over against this however is to be placed an improvement in jobbing trade at some leading western centers a shade better than heretofore reported collections a perceptible casing of the car hh trouble and increased strength in the iron and steel trades there is even rome though perhaps more apparent than real improvement in the labor situation some strikes having been avoided or fettled but libor disturbance is still a por un settled feature especially in the building trades kister business is one of the latest on record but actual spring weather conditions arc operative as may be judged from the fact that lower hike navigation is already pretty well opened alic next two weeks will sen applied tho test of demand in retail lines gross railway earnings for itha first half of march show an aggregate gain over lust year of fully 12 per cent in prices n feature is the further slight strengthening of cotton cotton goods have displayed exceptional strength though a waiting tendency as regards new business is noted at first hands the feature in the cereal markets has been the very general easing of prices sympathized in by pork and lard among hog products tho of increased pressure of supplies andl smaller export business though at tho decline the tendency of foreigners to come in is noted hides are slightly weaker while leather and finished products strong tin and copper among the metals after quite steady advances have weakened slightly strength of prices is a leading feature in iron and steel nt nil markets both at home and abroad lead is higher on tho week but copper and tin arc lower wheat including flour exports for the icek ended march aggregate bushels against list neck in this wok a year ago and hi 1001 wheat exports since july ast 1st aggregate bushels against bushels anat season aid in 1000 business failures for tin week ending march kith against las week in the like week of iri 1901 in 1900 and in 1899 in canada for aho week failures number 14 as 20 last week ana 20 in this week a year |