New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Dun's Review says:

Business looks better in prospect than IN
actual performance for confidence IN tne
future is greater than present dcti'5Iy'
Weather conditions are retardinS retail uis
trlbuton, but the rain ana snow III tue
Northwest have improved the wheat OUT
look there, and altogether the crop plosc
poets are generally very laVoraoie anu -
these prospects are confirmed tne new
wealth thus created and the exportable sur
plus thus supplied VIII make LOT hd.lonai
nrosperity The hopeful crop outlook, TO-
gether with the notable increase III tApoi -
and the creation OF large credlts aeIoa'I'
are RESPONSIBLE for the increased commence
that generally prevails and that mas ser'fu
10 bring about the improvement SHOWN III
the first quarter of the year Inc loNei
price for cottons has NOT tnatefidis
handed activity. but the market Is some
what drmer There have also beeh SoIne
large transactions in domestic wool W.
production is still the dominant Iactor III
conner There is lessened demand ior pI5
iron hut trade in finished iron and steer
nroducts and particularly wire. Is OF laHl5
satisfactory dimensions, although ol Co,t,
production is still much under run capa"l.s
Some Improvement - noted IN poots ai,i
shoes but prices show slight recession:
Railroad earnings durlnS tnree ~
March show a decrease or rs per ceut, III
recent statements indicate tua' al, o IL,
economies are working for better results III
NOT earnings. Bank clearlngs continue o.i
about the same line as In the receht Panr
There were during the latest Weeh III,
creaSeS OF 80 per cent ou'S.uS -
and Of i36 ner cent in New York, as com
nored with 1910. while as compared VIII
iqo9 they declined 15.9 per cent IN New oiK
and gained ~ per cent outslue' I.NPoi -
from, New. York in the most recent "een
we're s16 40 400 against Sl6.J36.4s IN d'Iv an Az
$40 52e $50 in 1909. Imports were Sip ;,L
comparing with s22,555.9oH IN l'lo anu WIN
Sl7.ji9, 23i in 1899.
Bradstreets says:
Trade reports are similar III " IN that
tbev continue to tell of the prevalenGe VI
Quiet conditions This Disappointing siIu 10
ZION is offset TO some extent by eoou sloP
,enorts which indicate that winter Whea.
- in fine shane. considering the poor stall
l. rnceived when first planted Moreover,
nranarations for spring work nave pteh
advanced in various sections py lnu.ii
needed moisture although there are ss si,.
Soma few points where rain Is stiii pduis
wanted These developments, togetIeI w. W..
nrosnects for larger cotton. corn ana oatS
areas form the bright features OF an otne.-
wise relatively backward season. 20 lal a. a.
~ rnainsprings Of trade are concerheu,
there is little to say except that BUSINESS ~
ouiet that conservatism still preNails anu
that working forces are being reuuceu ~
some Industrial establishments ana IN rdtt-
way traffic departments. lncluen'a,.E, ~
raiiwavs as a whole continue TO give OUT
and this fact indicates that lmproVenleni,s
will he curtalled or deferred. House udoN
I'm such lines as bleached cotton sneetings
and carbrics has been stimulated by a
recent cut in prices, which brings the quo
,otions of such materials below the cost or
making the goods from raw cotton pre-
yiouslv purchased at high levels.