The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-11
Bradstreet's Declares That the La
Dor Situation Improves,
Though Slowly.

New York. April 1o-Bradstreet's to-mor-
row will say:
Favorable features this week are the annual
rush OF Easter buying at retail. which IL re-
ported Of excellent volume: some Improvement In
the rsassorting demand with jobbers 1t interior
markets resulting therefrom and a slight but
skill perceptible Improvement In the labor stt-
u2tioa. growing cut Of mutual concessions.
Prices for the month OF March showed e1c-p-
tionzi strength. despite seasonal changes DOWN
ward IN dairy products. grains and tueL. part
y cOunte-acted. however. by advances In live
stock and meats
Lumber and building materials OF an kinds
have remained in exceptional Sod Demand IN
spite OK numerous stocks and npisned prodysts
torTns such IS pig Iron, have = e1ksned Ees,
quoJatiozs OF southern iron. but really because
with improved transportation and better sup
S ST6dus CO f TO the s1 s.x SS.ss p an s1 sasE Rsd8ne OF non
L Is o; e9ugse too early TO msasGrs the d..
TsPsT SO gS5, oEds5s 5 By lS,E, z E1s sS.r3. e ssfs.
ana the Gsmsnd for hsSvy-SeIsht Woolens IS
Terorted TO have Been checE~d BY higher prices.
statistical position = Very strong.
r. Ha55s~q toE e@ MaFs5 ;ns,eSSa siss AN mas 9:
between IGN Per cent. while net returns for
1922 IaSs a rs gan 81 Of "a 4 per csnt ReIa-
lively. the best trads reports come ION IN
port a satisfactory spring trade done At whole
~ ~ EAA1L@ARLa a.
one OF market strength IN finished. but OF unset
tlement and even weakness n the cruder foEEe-
Northern pig iron has weakened In sympathy
with the readtUstmenI CT Southern prices last
week FOrsiEn markets are also reported easi.
e. FO- Immediate delivery 450 Is insisted
on fer pig iron Al Pittsburx, but 30 would be &C.
copied II buyers would offer 70 f- the latter part
OF the YEAR. Buyers. however. are not eager. and
are holding on syieently expecting " hoping Tor
hHer quotaror--
weakened again. but lead retains Its old nrr-
ness. The leather situation II generally enc g
strength The spring rush - over at the Eastern
81 oe manufacturing ceuters. but shipments. while
smaller than last week. are heavily IN excess or
q year ago
ne situation in eoHee Is an interesting one.
Aftsr a decline early IN the week which b-oushf
future deliveries to the lowest prices ever reco.o-
81 and On which decline al extensive uduidaucu
OF the former bull interest was reported. n s.tRat
adopt radical measures. such as oTnfnr surplus
supplies Of low rzdes. IN order 10 i<ssen the
load On tire market This Is REGARDED. however.
as hardly ncssible Of rulhllnent-
Ate Erther decline. due 10 duliness In the
refined market and pressure OF supplies. raw
ties to be the b-tton-
Wheat including -four. expc-ts for the week
endfrP April 3 azTeg,teH lsaSS5 IN. AGAINST
sI1. s4 last weed, Id2oi3 q this week a year
Jriv / axEregate is nara hu.. against 6aS9.-
ga last ssason and is-g1.ss. IN 1910. Corn ex-
ports sryreEafe 2S4751 br-. AGAINST .6less last
week. iS.s5 a year ago ard 2s3sA eu- IN 1871
For the nscsl year exports ere taes--ss ou.
against 2LS5Gz last season and EasS,& IN
business failures In the United sktes FOR the
week ending with Arril . number III AGAINST
rs last week. 10 IN the Ike week OF fse- Is In
1901. rs In 1890 and 2S In 1888.