The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-23
SURVEY SHOWING
BUSINESS GAINS
THROUGHOUT u. S.
Canvass Of All Lines Of Industry in
the Nation Reveals Marked
Improvement.


following reports, covering the more
important basic industries.
/ These reports were received by The
Journal in a national survey of the
Iternd Of business.
Wool.
/ BOSTON. Sept. 24.-New England
wooden industry is operating at 81 per
cent of capacity. after months of de-
preston.
Il Massachusetts,, which makes four
tenths OF American wooden goods. is
employing 1O5 workers to every 100 a
lyear ago.
Wool consumption by New England
mills is nearly as big as during the
boom in the latter part Of 1919, and
the industry is close to capacity says
Federal Reserve bank of Boston.
Spring outlook excellent.
| Extent Of the textile boom is shown
by the fact that the industry was only
4 per cent normal last January. against
81 now.
Clothing.
/ NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Boom in
New England textile mills is reflected |
/, by retur nof mems clothing manufac-
turing to the normal operation Of 40
weeks later.
Retail stocks of mems garments are
reported low all over the country. |
Rochester clothing factories making /
best record. Chicago second, New York |
third Prices becoming stabilized.
Women, however, have started a i
mild buyers strike, and condition of |
women's wear industry is very poor,
about so per cent capacity. Dresses in
most demand. Orders for coats and
suits small.
Steel.
PTTTSBURG, Sept 24.-Tn the last
two weeks, $4,000 steel workers in this
district have returned to steady en- Il
ployment. At Homestead and Brad
dock, the u. s. Steel Corporation is
working rs per cent of its normal force
four days a week and expects to re-
sumo on full time October /.
Heavy railroad orders for steel and
iron are on the books. awaiting
Strengthening out of railroad finances.
Tinplate and wire mills working full
time, with months Of orders ahead. In
finished products, sheets are very ac-
tive. Prices at present trend upward.
Soft Coal Fair.
WHEELING. w. Va, Sept. 24.-Pro-
duction by bituminous coal mines has
fallen off somewhat in the last fort Il
night. Total. output Of all American
mines so far this year about 90,000.O 900
tons behind the same period OF 1920.
Trade in steam coal is gaining
steadily, as factories reopen. Buying
by consumers lags. Compared with
pre-war years, bituminous output is
not discouraging. About 345 tons of
soft coal being mined now for every
#375 in same period 1914.
Freight.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Amount
of freight handled yrailroads is
steadily increasing. Eight care Of
freigth are being handled for every
nine care moved during corresponding
period Of 1919.
Biggest gains in car loading lately Ii
have been in merchandise. coal and {
miscellaneous freight.
Railroads are getting out of the
hole. Class one roads are showing net Ii
profits of nearly five per cent a year. :
Idle care totaled 4s7,S15 September 1t
1, but are decreasing about $4,000 a
week.
Hard Coal G
READING, Pa, Seut 24.-No danger
of a hahd coal shortage this winter. /
Prices are apt to decline further in !
next IS days
Total production of anthracite coal Ii
by all American mines was 100000
tons in week ended September 8.
This was $4,000 tons more than in
same week a year ago, when a strike
at many colieries had suspended. oper-
atoms. But anthracite output is gain
ing steadily.
September output will total a fourth
bigger than August.
Silk.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Silk indus
try, which was first to have hard
times, is on the road to complete re-
covery. Manufacturers say this sea-
son will equal any pre-war year. Short
skirts doomed stocking end OF indus
try Ray silk that sold for SIS a
pound in wartime now is 81.
Exports.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-Exports
from America s55. ZOO, 900 greater in
August than July. Imports declined.
Greatest shrinkage in foreign trade
lately has been in iron and steel. Grain
exports tremendous. especially corn
and wheat
Tonnage Of exports is gaining stead
lily.
Southern Crops.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept 24.-Higher
cotton prices are sweeping business
depression aside all through the south
Many southern bankers and cotton
interests predict cotton famine next
spring. That's improbable, due to big
carry over from last years crop. But
it's possible, provided planters hold
their new crop for high prices.
Crops OF feed and food are SO big
this year in the south that the average
southern farmer can get by for months
without marketing his cotton.
Furniture Gains.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Sent %