The age-herald., 1900-03-31
DUN'S WEEKLY
 TRADE REVIEW Progress Toward Better Things Have Been UnmistakabIe. IRON IS GROWING WEAKER
In Finished Products No Further Change Appears Except in Refined Bars, Which Sell in Large Or
 ders at Two Gents

New York, March 30-R. G. Dun X Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
 Progress toward better things has been unmistakable It was a year ago that the frenzied speculation in industrial stocks reached its continuation with prices aver aging higher than at any time since, while railroad stocks, after some decline rose l1S per share higher in September, and after the fall in ooth which ended in December, have now risen S35 per share to the highest point of this year The advance during the past week has been remarkably vigorous, and with more public support than loefore Wheat exports fall far below last years $, amounting in the week to 9,766 s9I bushels, against 4105,SS6 bushels last year. The price has advanced 2Ac, with statements that the crop of France is greatly reduced though 1t is rather early to make any such estimate. The exports of corn again prove the magnitude of foreign demand for cereals, as the extraordinary movement of last year is closely approached, Il, ,I94,S1a bushels having gone abroad in four weeks, against 13,102Su bushels last year. The western receipts are nearly three times as large as in the same week last year, indi- eating an abundant supply on hand, put the price has risen 112c
 Cotton has declined 14c this week, but supplies are so small and easily controlled that the future cannot well be predicted. Foreign needs to continue consumptlo.I ua- til the end of the crop year ale not now large, bu. must be supplied from the de :. creasing stocks here.
 The demand for cotton goo3s is far for immediate neeGs, but the t5Ge is Weak CT for future deliveries and some ae-sales by spectators and conyerters nave been made at concessions. The export demand for heavy brown goods is slow, and print cloths have been he'd at Fal River with out sale Wool has declined full one cent on the average of revised quotations and more To- nez0e and fine or fine me- dium tell-tory Vii be sold al 55 cents clean, with medium clothing at 50 cents oid. The cry goods market is quiet, orders lImtted, and outside ol the favorltes prices are lrree4far, with per cent. decline in some meD.um woo!en and fine worsted
 dron is growing weaker except in lBesse. mer pig, hi.en lS held al $2490 at Pitts- eurS In spite of small sales of eastern at 9oWer figures. In finished products no fur 'nef change appears except in refined bars, when sell in large orders close to ? cents at Philadelphia, and in plates, which >are seIilng at cents or less al both markets
 The advance of l cent in hemlock sole leather has led to some heavy transac- tons, thou9A in fact but a restoration of prices paid in January. Hides at C,nfca co c0htihue to dechne, tt.ough slow.y. Trans do.iohs s thfoush clearing houses show a mulch smaller volume of business than a year ago, tae daily average for March be- ing l4.5 Der cent. smaller than last year
 fallures fol the week have been 2o3 in s5 ene united states against 19i last year, and S' Ill Canada against 26 last year.