The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22
csneeial q N.Y. T 1, 4, ..:p:ispa1ch.l

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
NEW. YORK, April 2l.--Dun's Review
this week says that devastation on the
Pacific Coast and a 9wldened breach be-
tween anthracite coal miners and .ops per-.
s.ttorA were adverse trade factors Of grave 1ia
floca i Significance, but tho nation az q
whole Is responsive to the favorable IN
huencc or good weather for spring busl-
ness. AGRICULTURAL undertakings and build
Ing opcrations-all CT which are on
scale never before approached. Retail
distribution Of dry goods millinery ana
kindred lines is SURPRISING sanguine cx-
pectations and mercantile collections arc
prompt as a rule. Manufacturing plants
are fully occupied, except some depends
cnt upon hard coal, and the chief COM
plaint In most industries pertains TO the
supply of labor. Immigration beyond all
precedont should relieve this difficulty.
IL It can be properly distributed.
Better reports are received from lead
ing departments OF the iron and steel ms
dustry than at any previous time th's
year. 1t is not question OF Scttns
business, nor Is there any disagreement
regarding quotations, but u Is a'l'iost
impossible to secure deliveries at spee'-
fled dates.
Production OF textile fabrics Is not
reduced, but the primary markets nave
hecoma narrow. and little irregularlty
is noticed in quotations. Such trltllns
ron SESSIONS rs occurred IN cotton gooos
failed to arouse any Increased ihterts.
among buyers however who opera,e
conservatively, to meet immediate nee ~,
only. AS to WOODEN goods, re" u"Pt''
cate orders have arrived LOT men We ea
in the heavyweight division. nut Inc sea i,
son Ia not sufficiently advacned TO md
oata the trend OF demand It Is the cen
ernl belief that good recorder, business
r.Ill matcrialize when the needs or the
trade are determined. Further advances
In nrlces OF hides are noted, owing 10 q
fair inquiry ana limited available sup
plies of desirable hides.
Wheat Prospects Are Good.
Commodity prices are. fairly held, the
leading exchanges opening strong after
tho Easter holiday, Wheat prospects are
favorable, but receipts are small ana z
fair demand from abroad contributes, 70
maintain steady quotations. Ahotnel
s,,nnort given the May option. Interior
arrivals OF l,744762 bushels Of wheat COM
nure With 1867, 22o bushels In the SAM,
woe,, last year. and exports from al
,orts Of the United States 1our inclnl'
ed amounted 10 sS49iO bushels OF Whea1
against .16s, 400 bushels a year ago
when the foreign demand showed pro.
nounced improvement,
Rradstreets says that fuller apprecla'
ton Of the real extent Of the disaster
nj SAN Francisco has had soberlns ei
feet upon the entire country, bul y y
recognized that the disturbance, though
,lnprecedentedly hurtful, has been con,
fned TO comparatively small area o.
country, and the u rest OF the nation,
contemplating, ms It does, prospects Q,
bountiful crops and another year. o. srett
prosperity, finds itself alike willing anc
ahle 10 give freely Of Its abundance e
hein the stricken city and State
In the last analysis 1t Is felt that whlle
the temporary effects upon, for Instance
nrIces Of securities and commodities has
heen depressing, It Is likewise Ger
lain that replacement on scale hlthertc
Unknown will give employment to thonu-
snnds within and without the section
affected ana stimulate productive cnof-
giles beyond measure.
Aside from this practically every trade
and news feature Of tho week IS o.
nIeasant nature, Crops, trade ana ~
tdustry. excepting only me eoal s ~ o.
| improve With tho weather Anu , on'
natural sprIng tendency to expansion
me,aii trade shows considerable stimulus
"a the result OF warmer weather, am
This IN turn has resulted III much re.
ordering to fiji in stocks. travelling mel
now om the road are sending IN goo'
adyance orders for fall delivery I'M
indications being for good trade lro'
and steel conditions are even more Ia
yoratle Railway earnings are heaNS
Collections tend to improve. and none
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