New-York tribune., 1922-04-23
Further Issuance
OF Treasury Bills
Suspended in Ital>
Government. No Longer
Able Easily to Get Funds.
Will Be Forced to In.
>titutc Rigid Economics

Special Foreon Fb,one.ol Co,respondeace
ROME, April THE government
suspended the issuance Of cxchequer
bills on April 5. allowing renewai .
only Of those that fall due. In a little (
more than year the amount Of
these that fall due. In little more
than a year the amount Of these
treasury notes was increased from
about ten to thirty billion lire
As the terms Of bills are one yeal at
the Longest and 4 large amount g ma
turing from day to dny the state is
liable 81 a moments notice TO convert /
them into cash, With The risk OF rise
IN the note circulation
The government ha. at last com
pretended shat the high rate OF inter ,
est depended in great degree from the
growing amount OF public debt. Also
since il Is 10 longer able 10 use THIS
easy and Convenient method of raising
funds ii VIII be obliged 10 Introduce
new economies IL The state budget.
ommodlty prices are continuing TO
descend; the general wholesale pric.
index number, calculated on the basis
OF 100 Tor l9o1'05 decreased from IA
Il. ottopet oI las! year o ''' III 'ece'A-
Der, 1921, 70 728 N last January and t.
10S in February.
Price Decrease Varies
the decrease Of prices yaGics accord
iNg TO tha classes Of comm od!t Go, Tho
difference betwcc, Iast January and
February reached II. MAXIMUM about
& nor cn,t) ir 4be tr,.+ilo ,roun due
es5eciaUy. 10 the decrease Of cotton
PRICES Tie drop was abou, 3.s per
cent in t'e mineral and metals group,
70 per cent J." the vegetable products
=" Pel cent or m!S~e! IaHeous "rucIe:,
IA per cent 70! NegetaoleS' - per cent
'of ANIMALS. V9 PEI cent fol' building
lAatetla S. and TO dechrase took place
II t"e cpeMlcai group. AZ usua.. teta(l
pI!ces re-! behlnd, 30 that tne cost o.
AviMs IS decreasing more slowly
The weekly budget Of Nvoramsn's
taAlIy o1 NE two adults and three
oo}s caAcuIated OF the BASIS OF
~. nom july NV. SHo"td
s'.2ht decrease ~ fsDfusrE compared
Milh tHe preceding month at Rome
t'oA l@-,Uo % l'ooo and At turin
from ilS.-o 70 !Is'oo.
NC hHmDer OF Unemployed which
men ana llV'oVU omen. on febru-
aiI increased to 100000. IAese hs-
Nte> gre H'"eNri' sure to oec1eaSe
Win 'he coming o. spr'!e. especially
as regards "g1 Icu!'Gfa' 'aoolcrs. ~
.'Ca; ~ some pfoy noes 5c"1c''E OK
,i,1,.,n-,,.,s pe'"E ,.'r, ne.'
voluntarily unemploved. iuss,nuch as
many vounr farmers. engaged during
the way in factory work. have become
accustomed 20 tbe more n,tortable
CITY life and DO moi rctu1, WILLINGLY 10
heavy and monotouous farm work.
,o.. ,rho
es I'd" =" - 9
Ffopo! llohhleIF, ooVooo Nhemp oye
= less than the number IN Lngsnd ana
ne h''eh states ana II II VIII De pos
siD4e 70 reopen AS IN pfe-""i li'neS' INC
cnahheI o. emi2l@NoH toward some
cou"ef'es "a; t"e present Cne' We
: mean Partlculatly bfaN! ana Cahada =
ne "oiAelS S''ua,Hon III lVa1E can pc
le"eo G"lH''E' A'l t'e more 50 SINCE
lhH t'Sn incur IA" mas peeh appiieo
oHiE 20 l4'e ee INDUSTRIES AhG STATE e:-
'ap! SiH'e"lS' IN s"'a!l lhousVr.es' IN
sgr'cu'.uIal WORK ana IN WORK done AZ
h"ns' even yen 1nu tie.eH hours are
oA'e" ieNc"eu anu '"e iac1 lH"V ltaila' ~ :
are oesi1"'"S 70 produce more suo
consume Icss IS TO be seen o.. me oe-
Cxxe@1e ., returns ol Sll 'uA"iE taxes
~ thc laSt hscai Eear the taNes on
, @ p{ecIons s stones ana !e"eiry !a Hle;oeo
s.ooo.ooo instead OF lo;;ooo.ooo lire.
The returns on automobile taxes have
also dlHlhlshed as wei! as those on
thcaters. bets. clnemas, etc
New Electric Line
Tb. .Ior+,;c ra;lu.a, fror, Ceros tn
rod.re /fron+ier station Will, Trance(
la,.;~n leno+b If oT3 l;1or1eters and