Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-21
CROP! CONDITIONS
A VITAL FACTOR
More Cheerful Reports from Pro-
ducing Centers Than from
Speculative Markets.

New York. April i5--R. c. Dun Co.'S
Weekly Review Of Trade will say to-mor-
row: crop conditions are becoming moro
and more as the season advances. a vital
factor in tie business situation. and X ts
noteworthy that the nearer one gets TO
The actual producing centers. and the
further rom the speculative markets.
the more cheerful are the reports Even
the poor winter wheat outlook Is I'M
proved by rains while as regards spring
wheat there Is a larger acreaK" ana eX-
celcnt initial conditions. which will In
art compensate for the possibly reduced
wheat production " the main crops are
good, the year should be prosperous
one in spite Of political and monetary
compile ations The growing depression
IN pig iron uneettles the iron and steel
market TO SOME extent. and there are
signs Of moderate curtailment Of prod''c-
,ior. The movement In dry goods is IT.
regular The shoe trade continues TO
I'm prove
Railroad earnings show gains OF 81 per
cent; Bank clearirgs continue 10 rehec'
the Ia rye distribution ~ goods through
on Tho country. showing gains OF lo2 per
cent over lYo and cSS per cent. over 1875
outside OF New York. the changes IN mat
city not being SO Significant because OF
the speculative inactivity.
Liabilities OF commercial failures re-
ported for April Ia date amount to s4So''-
tS4 Of wl,irh s1.o25s2, were in mannfac-
turing s2,1seH in trading and see4os IN
other co;nlnerca! lines. Failures this
week number IA IN the United states
against o.s last year and ? In Sana'a
compared with ~ a year ago.
GOOD FARMING SEASON.
New York, April lb,--Rradstreets State
~ Trade will say tomorrow: Crop, trade
and industrial reports are rather mo-"
cheerful this week. This does not apply
so much to aetuai immediate conditions
a. II does to great basic factors likely
to he effective In the future. and as vel
1t may he said that the Improvement 10 one
Of tone or sentiment rather than on actua'
expansion in demand or distribution. In
deed. except a. q few markets. there IL
little appNent expansion to be chrontcied.
and on basis of business done the tur,-
over IL probably little different from .
| week ago. with repression or even dis
appointment visible In a nunlber Of lines
On the side OF favorable happenings may
be- placed tho unauestionably good tenor
"' reports received from the farming
districts.
The exceptionally favorably season fe'
farming operations ~ q whole natural,
give" rise to feeling Of optinaiarn, mos
marked In cities catering to the axri
cultural interests. There 10 also Ies
evidence ct strain In the labor situation
and last, but certainly not least, the o.
g'nH OF prices OF number OF agriculture
products from the high levels OF a fey
months ago Is regarded a. amsl.orat,n,
NE position OF business generally an
Likely in time to hsneht our unouestion
ably poor export trade There Is a al
ltinctly better tone to lumber
ON the other hand one Of the b. nj
industries. iron and steel Is rather slows
prices are casI"r and there arc signs 9
curtai'ment of output being reported I
IN pig iron and c0ise production.