New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
CONDITION OF TRADE.
"Dun's Review" SAYS:

Dun 8 Review says.
The principal industries and trades main
tain their recent gains in activity, ana an
amount Of business iS carried on. WHICH,
although still below the full limit OF capac-
ity. shows nevertheless distinct adVaHSe,
and Is on the whole very satisfactory. Inc
good spring weather generally PreValHnS -
producing renewed activity In building OPP
erations, which creates larger demand LOT
the various building materials. II also
facilitates the distribution Of merchandise
both wholesale and retail, and from mum
Der of important points in the Middle west
and Northwest come reports OF eAPdluIIIe
operations With this general maintenance
of the recent growth in industrial ana trace
activity there Is also falrly steduy CoI
tlnuance OF the recent notable gains III
business confidence, in spite or the TEN
porarV effect OF passing events which al
feet in some degree the more speculatlNe
markets Bank clearings this week WGie,
outside Of New York. II per cent sHlalleI
than last year and 81 per cent lower tIdis
in 1910 In New York there was a gain OF
1874 per cent over 1911 and OF 20 per CENT
over 1910 Railroad gross earnings uuIIhe
the whole OF March re6 wbi f. there was
some falling off in the untitled orders OF
the principal producer during March' , the
trade Improvement, which set IN ldte iaos
year and has continued progressively ever
since. is maintained. so that actual prouuI!c-
tIon is only one-tenth below the csPac,tS
OF the plants. There Is notlceaole u
mand for structural materials poth Dy raj
trade present conditions of activity are III
striking contrast to the depression wnich
existed last wear. Leather maintains lls re-
cent rate Of progress. The monthly copper
statistics were favorable as showing an IN
crease I'm domestic consumption duIins
March, though exports fell on soineWhia.'
Roth exports and imports at New YORK IN
crea sod during the latest week over the pre-
cedinR two years. The exports were 3D. H.
Se against s14.4C5.l65 and SS. 4O2 sss; anu
tho imports ST. 1929, against S"'o%''V' anu
SO 2ss.425.
"Bradstreet's" says:
Trade and industrial deyelopm ,iYn on %re
largely favorable and conservative oP.t
mism predominates. Leading encouraslns
features are brighter skies, higher teinpeId-
tures less strain I'm the coal strike neSoth,
tions and the passing or the MissIssipPl
food menace from the central valley iur
Their toward the sea. Unfavoraole oe'eIVP
ments are q rather poor government wiz III.
ter wheat report. adyices OF InuEm , mhrri
killing OF that crop east or the MlsslsslPpy,.
wet soil and poor roads in Sectlons IeCshthS
exnerIencing rains and high water ana Tue
nossIhili,ies contained In the prospects OF
an engineers strike on Eastern railroads.
Jobbing trade reports lnclude adNlCss VI >
ouieting Of spring demand az large ia '',,,
centres with attention turning 10 late SUM
49, and fall trade but OF an Improvement
nearer points OF final distribution except
% in the lower Mississippi valley, "HeIe
nigh water holds back agricultural opera
tjons and retards sales TO country me,
chants Faster trade has been Irregular pul
tair on tho whole and generally better tdil
i ia. C ~asr Retail distribution partakes OF
tho ,ateness Of the season In many sections,
hut this and the generally backwaru s.dVv
~ a agricultural matters may ne Hduc uP -
Saynrab Io weather henceforth.