The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-25
TRADE ON THE GAIN
BETTER WEATHER BRINGS IMPRovEME

BETTER wEATH FEB gH 7IS1Sgo IMPROVEMENT
New York, Feb. ESTABLISHMENTS today will
with the exception Of few lake and sea-
Weather, distributive trade at most leading mar
kets assumes a more favorable aspect. This
ditions and the increase in the number Of coun-
try buyers. Especially active lines are dry goods,
notions. boots and shoes. rubber goods; hats;
generally reported light, and feeling grows that
spring trade will be heavy as soon as season
Relatively the best reports as to trade come
from the central valleys and the south. The
general tendency Of reports as to the winter
helped the crop. Heavy rains on the Pacific
coast have made for good crop prospects. espe-
Wooden goods are selling fairly WELL tho re-
cent advances are said to have checked business
in some lines. Wool Is slow of sale and sells
prices. --
Among the Industries, iron and steel still
show relatively the most active demand and the
largest turnover. Pigiron has sold better at all
markets, rails also have been bought more free
ly, and locomotives. cars and track supplies have
been taken more largely. The market seems to
be turning more in sellers favor and second and
third quarters requirements are being antici-
pated. Milder weather has helped coal ship
ments, and bituminous grades have softened on
Business failures in the United States for the
week ending Feb. 90 number 220, against 243
last week, 200 in the like week in 1904, 1876 in
1908, 2O4 in 1902 and 1T in 1901. In Canada
failures for the week number q, which COM
pares with II last week, 10 in the same week
last year and 81 in 1903
Wheat, including flour, exports for the week
ending Feb. % O22 bu, against 500. $40
last week, 2,091 ,4sS this week last year. 2 $685.
$40 in 1903 and 1924 $40 in 1902. From July
to date the exports 42,5O4,47O blu, against
1o6, s4e,579 last year, 159. 1s5,e4s in 1908 and
IT'S. GAL ,O07 in 1902.
Corn exports for the week are 3.s27, os1 bu.
| against 2,Ss2,77O last week, 1,4S6,7 1872 a year
ago, 2,36S,939 in 1908 and 312,6 84 In 1902.
From July 1 to date the exports Of corn We're
AZ, 041, 1858 bu, against So 49,52S in 1904, &c,
674, 495 in 1908 and 81 ,625, O51 in 1902.
LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Feb 25.-Con.
| soils for money, 81 1-16; consols for account,
91M; Anaconda, 5M; Atchison, 92h Atchison
| pfd, 1851; Baltimore & Ohio, 1O9M; Canadian
| Pacific. 1411a; Chesapeake & Ohio, 52h; Chi
| cago Great Western, 24h; Chicago, Milwaukee
Grande. Bag Denver & Rio Grande pfd,. COY
| Illinois Central, 1851; Louisville & Nashville
| 1441a; Missouri, Kansas & Texas 331s; New
| York Central, 161A; Norfolk & Western s6h
Norfolk & Western .pfd. "a Ontario & West
| ern, Sly; Pennsylvania, 1885; Rand Mines
1875 Reading, 49A Reading LIST pfd, Al
Reading I'd pfd, 46h; Southern Railway, 37ss
Southern, Railway pfd; a0oh; Southern PACIFIC
1921; United States Steel, 351a; United States
| Steel pfd, 9sh; Wabash, "a; Wabash pfd, 40
| Bar silver firm, q 15-16d per ounces money
| 2&4M3 per cent. The rate Of discount In thu
open market for short bills Is 2M @2% per cent
three months bills, IA per cent.