Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-01
Mills Have Reopsnsd.

Unemployment In the New York die
trict increased BY about four per cent
In January. the review said. Some tex.
tile mills have reopcned. and therc has
been greater activity IN the mems cloth.
ms industry of Rochester. IL added. but
transportation companies dropped .
considerable number % employees dur
Ing the month. Unemployment was ike
wise widespread among longshorefnen
feright handlers. dock workers and scs
men. while there were further rcduc.
tons In iron and steel plants. the bard
addeo.
IN the Philadelphia district unem-
plosment n prevalent. the bard 70
ported. as a result ~ the continuance
az shl,td0wnn 90 plants or curSallmens
of' Operations In many lines u indus
Try.
Textile mills In the Richmond dis
trict resumed work In January. but in
the building trades and In the ranks
az unkkilled labor. the review said. .
serious lack Of employment existed.
The number OF unemployed has In
creased decidedly In the Atlanta dis.
trict. and idleness has become wide
spread In the ranks OF the unskilled
In many lines wage reductions have
already been made.
Unemployment became more pro-
nounced IN the 81. Louis district during
the month. the hoard stated. being 20
pec1aiiy felt IN industries. such az iron
ana steel. automobiles. shoes. furniture.
ciofhing ana iumber 80 far. wages
have continued fairly steady. despite
the decline In ths hunters employed.
the hoard added. while a return Of the
nov OF labor from cities 10 the farms
has been especially noticeable.
In the Minneapolis district, unera.
plcyment Is increasing. The board re-
ported no work In progress az the Da.
iuth shipyards and considerable d..
eline An thu numbers 40 work IN min.
fn4 and numbering operations.
With the exception Of san Francisco.
conditions In California are no; uuta.
vorahle. but In Portland unemploymen,
was tviee the normal figure. ana IN
epokane nearly twice thu normal.
Ware reductions from 10 10 % 49,
cent have occurred IN various par,s Q,
the district.
Prices Are Lonsr.
Continued decrease In vso,c-.i.
trafe activities. particularly in ,hs
southern and southwestern sections a,
the country. was reported IS IN. hard
but the situation In retail trade Their,
was characterized By considerable buv
ms Of : careful and discriminatory IA
fur<-
Pr1c>s Of certain staples. no,abl,
Trains. cotssn and otssr agricultural
prrcu1s rose early in January. IN.
board fsported- but later In the mont,
oec1n1 again. Other leading oommoA
ittex. hpweser. such as crude and ~
lined els and bitumlnous coal no,
krsntiy affected m earlier months. wer,
increasingly weak. end iron and STE.
continued 10 decline.
financially. the month has b.en en
coaznE'nE the board declared. slacken
~ ~ The Demand for credit resulted
N . MATERIAL reduction In the total on,
<2ndinx volume Of circulation. amount
mg ~ Ne month 10 about $50 O0O 600
.nsis god holdlngs increased 10 about
IN privase finance. the hoard said
tne month has been a period Of i'm
pfofenent Of value IN most classes d
securities. Farious minor issues Of for
80 public bonds have been floa,eS
with suecess. and a number a. ri.
use'y Important private issues hav,
nern nd to the public. although II
o. thes saies, according 70 the review
nave fskfn place az rats which ind,
cntk . continuance Of hlgh levels :
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