The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-02
CONDITION OF TRADE
Unreasonable Weather Continues
Its Adverse influence.
MONEY AsNoRMALLY EASY.

iron and steel Show No Definite
chanses-lndsFinite Fluctuations n
Cereals and cotton-commereisf Fail
urss 50 Far 10 April.
New York. April 80 Il q Dun y /
Co.'S weekly review 81 trade says
business continues % move ia most
conservative channels purchases being
restricted to Immediate requirements.
ana weather conditions dominating the
situation to an unusual extent AZ
many points there has been little spring
trade and the transition from winter tol
summer viii be accomplished with
scarcely any Intermediate season. Gon-H
sidering this adverse factor the c~r-
rent volume or business is remarkably
satisfactory. Building operations are
also deferred to d late date, as shown
by a thorough resume Of this industry
hi dispatches from branch offices Of X
q. Dun Z Co al lending cities. Much
structural work Is projected however.
and at some favored points last years
record PROMISES to he surpassed. As q
rule manufacturing plants are not
working at full capacity idle maehin-
4 cry being most extensive m textile IN
dustries. floods and storms have IN
terrupted traffic, vet railway earnings
thus far reported for April are on4
So per cent smaller than last year
Money continues abnormally easy and
the associated banks established new
+ high records 81 loans and deposits with
out weakening the surplus reserve.
international Trade Better.
Foreign commerce returns at this
port I'll merchandise account made Y
better international balance than tie
Same week last year. exports increas
1 ing S74G,T03, while imports decreased
S2.O0i.214. Security trading was ever
less active than i'll the corresponding
week Of 1893 which partly accounts
for the loss OF 3D. per cent u bahh
exchanges at. New York while at othei
leading cities the decrease was onls
~ per cent
IRON ana steel conditions are still dc
vi NNlfi Oh NllN ht0htiN NtAAA@Nf
Conditions are less satisfactory 4
, the dry goods trade than At any previ
Gus time this season Distribution &
retail is restricted BY tile weather am
! there are no compensating factors
Dealers are carrying unusually larg
/ stocks and there Is 40 supplemental
demand from iobbers.
The weeks Developments in cereal
and cotton were not significant Flu'
! tuations followed the tone Of weaths
y reports, but these We're sufficiently i
i definite 10 prevent any distinct tendel
~ cy When wheat weakened fractional
III III because of better crop news the
Il appeared an increase of interest on Il
+ part 81 exporters, but the actual Sill
I'll ments were small and only avoids
Is making remarkably low reeol
It through the movement Of -four. Stool
n Of -four i'll the hands Of local deale
are unusually heavy and mills are !
stricting production.
Small Wheat Receipts.
y Wheat receipts Of LIT 433 hushs
n compare with 2.059,032 bushels a We
p ago. while exports from all ports
g the United States, chiefly in the for
n Of flaur. were only 10a9,616 bushf
b, against s.8gl,5lT bushels ia the sai
+ week Inst year and 5,5F903I in -
8 Commission house buying Of g
e checked the deeiise, late planting bel
the lending influence. Interior arrivi
Of 2.065, T34 bushels exceeded the
Il eeipts Of 1,664.306 bushels last We
!, but Atlantic coast exports Of 1888
bushels made q poor comparison y
i .352.95S bushels d year ago. C'ott
Il. has had the support Of increased
ports recently. but the position Of
4 nestle spinners Is not helpful