The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-08
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Good Weather Brings Out Business.
Labor Strikes the Sole Blur Of
Industrial Affairs.

r. G. Dun &c Co.'S weekly Review
OF Trade" says: Another week Of
good weather has brought out a largo
volume of business, many manufac-
turers receiving urgent requests for
immediate shipment. Quicker trans
portation has relieved the fuel pres-
sure and the Industrial situation would
be unprecedentedly favorable were
IL not for the prevalence CT labor dis
putes Railway earnings in March an
creased 13 per cent over last years
and 21.1 per cent as compared with
1901. During March prices of COM
modities declined to $99.267, as com
pared with Sl01 067. This decrease
is seasonable. and In about the same
rs occurred in the corresponding pe-
riod last year Less Interruptions
from fuel scarcity and traffic conges-
tion have produced a most desirable
condition of activity in all departments
OF the iron and steel industry. but the
structural workers strike threatens
TO restrict consumption ana provides
the only menacing factor. Southern
producers of pig iron supplied the
most important feature of the week.
when quotations were reduced on de-
liveries in the second half of tho
year Ore is moving freely at Cleve-
land, labor troubles being averted.
Steel is taken freely by implement
makers, railways and other large buy
ers, and contracts are reported that
turn fully a year. Textile manufac-
turing conditions are unsettled by
strikes and the future course of prices,
as well as the general situation, must
depend largely upon this factor. Only
a very light supplementary demand
is coming forward for mems wear
woolens and worstcds. and most new
orders are for filing out sample bus
mess. Increased firmness is recorded
In the market fer footwear, particular
ly rs to mems kip shoes. Leather is
firm but comparatively quiet, and an
other fractional advance Is reported
in Chicago hides. Failures this week
In the Urtted States are 173. against
214 last week. 800 in the preceding
week and l67 the corresponding week
last year, and in Canada IS against
2G last week. 20 the preceding week
and 22 last year.
BradstrCet's says: Pressure of for
cisn iron at Eastern seaboarI markets
is the reason assigned for the cut of
81 per ton in Southern foundry grades
and for the sympathetic weakening of
80 cents per ton in other kinds of pig
iron at Eastern markets. Transporta-
ton has improved. coke is In better
su1ply, ircn furnaces and mills are
be ter able than ever TO supply cur
rent demand and still quotations con-
tiuue ilrm. Cut nails are higher.
Wheat. including -four. exports for the
week ending April aggregate $780,
9i7 bushels. against 3,401, ,987 bushels
last week, 4,446.917 in this week a
year ago and 4,69S,693 bushels in 1901.
Wheat exports since July l aggregate
175.579,iS9 bushels, against 19S,S45.-
GA bushels last season, and 1886,
30l bushels In 1900. Corn exports ag-
eregate 2,s32 .06S bushels. against g.
6S2 ,2l0 bushels last week. 330.531
bushels a year ago, and 2.9e0,541
bushels in 1901. For the fiscal years
exports are 47337, ,53G bushels, against
"a. i6i,437 bushels last season. and
las. .iG1 Coz bushels in 1901.