New-York tribune., 1905-01-28

move slowly because Of the decline IN cotton. and
collections are slow Baltimore reports sGsNi fSrIV "
prompt, and opening orders at straw has ss-,snd
tories are equal TO last years Ns"-f-Isii..iii
manufacturing plants are well engaged. especlaly
in machinery, Jewery and textiles. but puyeIS t5 No.
left the Boston footwear market without plaSins
contracts, owing to disagreement as 70 price,
Foreign commerce at this port for the last s -
shows gam OF NI2,S4 IN Imports. anu - saros
$1.69O1U in exports. compared with the sstlre s
only o. per cent larger than last year and prices
of securities declined from the hlgh poS5ltlS9n e.,
despite the heavy loan expansion in the last BANK
statement and large epoTts OF eoq b So week Wee
50.6 per cent larger than in 1901. While at otheI
leading cities the gain was lis per cent
Production of pig iron continues at the maximum
rate. yet there is no evidence OF reactSn. s AZ
mer prices are reafiirmed az SlS valley iS has
which large sales occur. Ample water Supply s nas
made II possible to maintain CoansIs'I ~ 2Se 20
production ct the remarkable average Ol % soo',o ~
tons weekly and prior to the storm there was no no
difficulty to transportation, but traIlc IS now
delayed OUTPUT Of sheets and bars could not De
Increased materially, and tinplate mills are Iuiy
tracts thcreagins The amount Of business the
books to about one million tons Railway bridges
will take a large tonnage Of structural steel ana
So tbst this divisio0 of the Industry is in fairly
encouraging position. Pipe mills are assured or full
activity for some time to come ana pIeptIasiOI,S ,
are being made for very large trade In agTi- q
cultural implements. MACHINERY houses are alSo ~
tion at Fall River. Western markets make less
uniformly favorable returns.
''Bradstreet's' says:
railway traffic and some forms OF productloA
throughout wide area The result Is some Tregu-
larity in the reports from different sections; Inc
Northwest sends relatively the best reports In ad-
vices that spring business IS in excess or a year
ago, and it is be noted that the Southwest SHOWS
an improvement over recent rather depressed con-
ditiOns The cold weather, however. has accentu--
ated the duIlness the South growing out OF
lower cotton prices and brought business ana col
lections down to a low ebb as compared with Ihe
exceedingly prosperous conditions ruling year
ago a this time. The temperature In some par Us
of Florida has dropped to II degrees. leading 70
Below zero weather has been visited on the entire
country from the Canada border south to the ONO
and Potomac rivers. The Eastern seaboard mas
chief of the storm in interrupted rali
streetcar traffic and reduced arrivals OF
country produce, and caused a partial suspension
of coal mining and shipping. This IS a seasonaDie
visitation however. and has been rallied rom
quickly. Mail communication has been quickly re-
stored and the telegraph and telephone services
while congesed, have worked steadily without serl
Gus interruption Failures are below the norman
for this season of the year
Industry stin leads distribution in activity The
tions are coming out freely and current production
ie hove the T79xin1un Seasonal influences affect
sales OF lumber but that industry Is IN a very
strong position in the Northwest. where ire cut
has been the lightest in over thirty years Inc
Southern lumber and naval stores Industry SHOWS
general Improvement, and even in the Pacinc
Northwest there signs of reaction from lhe
late intense depression Anthracite coal Is strohg
and active. with stocks small, and IN oltuIlllhou5
II Is question of deliveries rather tnan or deahu
that worries the trade.