Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-10
MERCHANDISING FINE
IN ALL SECTIONS OF j. S.
According to Survey Recently
Completed.
NDEBTEDN NESS is LA w
Staples Arc Reported Selling With
Usual Freedom and Payments
Being Made at Stipulated Times
Arc Said to BE High.

NEW YORK. August 9.-The country
as a whole shows a splendid condition
in Observation-Disclosures with
new high record, Indebtedness low and
payments very high. according to the
monthly comparison of. merchandising
activities by the research department
Of the credit clearing house. In fact.
the payment record shows that with
tho exception Of last month and July,
1918. payments are better than any
former period noted.
for merchandise sales are. shown TO
be very heavy for the month, although
during the last ten days, it is pointed
out. there has developed a slight ten
dency on the part of buyers to lay III
specially stocks in any great quanti-
ties. indicating that they prefer TO re-
order IL demand calls for Il; STABLES,
however. are still being ordered with
usual freedom. 1t is said.
Taking the country as whole. there
is new record shown in purchases.
than than July. isis, 1917 and ID 1916.
indee onh is per cent less than nan,
less than July, 1917. and 5 per cent
less than July. 1916.
Payment activities are l per cent
lower than last month, but are shown
70 be equal to July: 1915, 6 per cent
better than July, 1915.
Recapitulating the activities of the
country by States, the tabulations show
that forty States increased their pur
chases over last month. twen,y,hree
over July. 1918, twenty-five over July,
1917 and thirty over July, 1916.
Indebtedness shows a decrease from
last month in thirty-two States, a de-
crease from July. 1918. in thirty four
States. from July, 1917, in forty-four
States and from July, 1916. in forty
p,ymants ,ra .ho,-a ., =. 49,,
than last month in twenty three States
July, 1918. thirty-three states show
better than July. 1917. and forty-four
States show better than July. 1916
Enst Section.
Reports on each individual section
OF the country read follows:
In the East section purchases show
an increase IF per cent over June
or TINS year: remain stationary with
cent over both July. 1917. and July.
Indebtedness shows a decrease OF
cent from July. 1918. per cent from
July. 1917, and Z per cent from July.
Payments show an increase of / per
cent over last month, per cent over
July. 1918, and per cen, over both
July, 1917, and 1916.
Is the highest yet recorded. The high
purchase activity, together with the
the consumer is still purcha sing freely
Pacific Coast Section.
Purchases in the Pacific Coast sec.
tion show new high record during
the past month and are per cent
greater than June of this year, per
cent greater than July. 1918. per
e cent or greater than July; 1917. and
Indebtedness continues to decline
and is lower than any month OF rec.
ord, except February OF this year.
less than June of this year. per cent
less than July. 1918, and per cen,
less than July. 1917 and 1916.
Increase of per cent over June of
this year. are equal to July. 1915. s
per cent better than July. 1917, and G
per cent better than July. 1916
The figures show the section in SPLEEN
CID shape. with high purchases, low
Indebtedness and splendid payment
activity throughout.
Buyers from this section have been
In the market early and have taken
advantage of early quotations which
were considerably lower than present
prices.
Advance orders have been we'll
bought, according to authorities. and
the outlook for the fall merchandising
Mountain Section.
In the Mountain Section purchases
nave declined from previous years.
inns IS no CouDt due TO the still UNI
settled condition throughout this sec
ton: The figures show that they re-
main stationary with June of this
year and July. 1918. but that they
are per cent less than July. 1917, and
l per cent less than July, 1916.
lnde otedness in this section shows
a new low record. and is per cent
less than June of this year, per cent
less than July, 1915, per cent less