New-York tribune., 1911-02-25
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Dgn's Review says.

,I-- EleN -~N says
IAeGgh progress toward normal condi-
Nns Of business activity IS SLOW. II >
Ss-ds In this progress tne IRON anc So &c
.ads Is taxing the lead, ana us gam = 80
leia5te - 90 o cnnlse wei Tor the othes
Eaacaes OF industry The LeTcentaSe O.
goacctor 10 capacity IS cLnln4a!ly -
s;ea2ng. and tie eV!cenceS OL eApGn
soL, nCJ cnly lr lnIs6ed prodCcLs, cul ~
~ l.cl multiply u sLch q way a. - nave
: tatol2o.e eiIe-l on business SeI-.l!len-
- important .2Le decisions oIIL!5 " @H
&c Z pe!IOc Of uncertainty tnat mas pre-
la-ee since the spring OF 1910. While these
tSfe. roanu acturers anc meTcnanLs ~ a.
ssloIs 3. tCe country except the So4t.-
assl -nc NAV result - lempoi aIy c-I
A.1ment OF railroad improvement ana sA-
.e *-o. 2 toe.r ma outcome snc-!o Se a.
SYeLslon @. industrial and meIcahllle -
49, otLe-cial 70 carriers an- SA+PPS.
S;Szs ! conditions -or ccLh colJon ana
svyter wheat crC ps are faVcr2 oie, eSpGCld!ly
Ses ne heavy rainfall in the soutn @no
s1iawest The recent readJustments ~
glsts cf important food products the
.sa1-es tc~ tae better r. the foreign race.
80 easier conditions IN tie money marker
- me active outlook FOR oUiic.ng opeFai-
.-.-s serve also 70 increase me more CPl--
.Suc feeling which prev ais n spite OF
Is .@ct t.at some cf the factors that nave
1900 business have rot yet oeen e
@1.sNee- ln the dryeoocs trade while the
s~sans.nr IS not 60 pronounced as N irOI
- siee. and while conservation as the
..sui OF The hiyh cost Of production con-
..i..sS' vet there Is an Increase n tranSac-
,~e anc there is no } eaVy surplus STOCK
- cause prclorged depression. Wors-
a. end woouens are doing wei. SIX
.tss.te active and there is growing &c
-.~u TOT cotton CoC1s. altnouoh curtaH-
~ production ccntinues Bank Gear
- curing he past week outside New
fst decreased &C. rer cent compared WITH
-,. arc Increased 3 rer cent. cOrnnareo
.Sy lr View York there was ioss oi
49, cent and ~ pe~ cent respe >ttveiv.
-s.'Isd earnings in the latest week re-
a. ~ decline OF % ner cent. At the port
:, y ~ York exports were sl2Il0 an q gain
{49''t - ever 1870 and o. 8. 20l.5s2 ove-
~, mpcrts were S20225.9}4 a gain OF
''-'sss over 1910 ana OF $2.655.ss6 over 1900.
s-ads'rests says:
,.sughter more scasrnahie weather and
esyss s'sanHe OF February 10 !ts close have
.,ssaa mfre active a~uearance 20 house
siiyt.ix trade Ar lead ng markets ana
ossstv improved retal trade TIE ex-
seon While quite marked when com
49, with the TWO preceding weeks when
to- conditions were unsettled hiss,
go EVER been rela tivelv slow and cautious.
b. ccnse-vat.sn which in5s redecf'on
ne,, il'-iot huying continues the pre-enii-
vvs fHafure On markets for 4 ygcodS.
f,,s. lng apparel 8nd kindred lines Aside
49, tne seasonal orenin@s N wholesale
S,nfsI' Wnch have attracted Quite con-
Co., ie tr"de chief activity now. as for
~ ins nast has been ~ lines catering
-, @sftsu fu~al acuvit es. lmnlen," ms.
- = 'Fptilize anN :. mi or articles being
~. I 4ost qcrivc Most act'VltN ~
sss,.I .scccs trade has been reDorted ~
a. ArRe Fastern and Western cen'Nes
r. az ne Eouthwest where spr NJ buy
., .rhcoYs.ors have 1eRun The appYo c1
IN nivol season has eiFO hepeo re-
fses @ha wholesale or tohfing trades al
:. renf-es as New Ovleans Rep7rts p
erA !, ,rfu0n4 are nci mater a changed.
FL. ',rt stin largely range i'm slow 20
IA. Dong affected AZ some markets BY
nr...t .talrer less than expected fespcnse 10
ne IeeueI!ons ~ retail 10 move remain
"a stocks Of goods.