Evening star., 1922-10-24
BUSINESS GAINS
PROVE SECTIONAL
S. ,000,0 900 Spent on Foot
Ball, Yet Many People
Need Extra Money.
BY J. c. ROYLl;.
peciaI Dispatch 70 The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK, October PA decided
uneveness is becoming apparent in
the development of retail trade in
various sections of this country. This
! spottiness is directly attributable t.
variation in buying power in the diff
ferent localities. according to reports
received by telegraph today.
Some industries and some workers
! have gone ahead toward prosperit.
/ far faster than others. In the great
| manufacturing centers, retail trade Ia
! booming and buying power is on the
/ increase. In certain of the great aETl-
I cultural sections, however. there is
| developing Il stubborn resistance to
| sales appeals resulting from failure
| OF farmer buying power TO advance
| proporuonately
Farmers Lack Buying Power.
| Prices for food products have Not
come near keeping pace with the ad-
vance in the prices OF other America u
I commodities. and in consequence, the
buying power of the producers of food
; products still is low. The producers Of
! cotton, wool and lumber. however. ar,
-, not Affected by this condition their
| levels.
! In the manufacturing and industrial
! centers wage scales today are ~ pr
cent above pre-war levels and are - u
! moving upward. while prices for fin
/ lSned products are estimated 10 be -
| per cent higher than before the wa.
/ on the other hand corn is about s p.r
cent above prc-war quotations. wheat j.
! up only II per cent and the prices "f
! beef and hogs are UP Il and II pr
! cent, respectively.
! Inequalities to Continue.
! There every sIil.nc.. ~.
/ equality Of retail trade between factor
! and farm sections will continue through
ont this year and perhaps the diffeTel,-',
! Of buying power VIII become even ni,,I. g.
marked. Wages and prices in indus
! trial lines show no Signs of haItr1
their advance and the condition OF IL
] gram grower gives equally few si@1
. OF betttrm@nt.
I Reports by telegraph from Chicago u
day indicate that pay envelopes of ST
, company employees MAY contain 20 7.
/ cent more money before the End Of :.
/ vember than at present, although
per cent is the more generally :4c,,ep',
F.. hsure. The advance. ii is pr.-ii,-,.
: by steel mon there, Will affect Gle,
; Office employees and foremeu as H"il E
: skilled ana unskillea workers az a..
! Skilled steel workers are espccia' -
| scarce and effort to develop hi.i---
: trained workers from among -
, semi skilled class have nor been r..
! ucularly successful in the Chic. 20.
district. Automobile marufaciUf. o..
and building contractors are raul.
tn" ranks of the steel men for 3D.
cruitS.
. soOOO.OO0 on Foot Ball.
! In spite of the condition of ;5-e
! farmer. there is no lack Of spcuGine
(, money throughout the country. orr
31.ooH.otY Was spent in attending loot
bal! games last saturday ard The All
! vance sale of tickets Indicates us
. stem of amusement will cost ,io
American people fully S1."0d. 900 t3:.s
week. Base ball Enthusiasts spert
over 81 o"o.oh0 on less than thjr'y
! EoSt-ssaSCn games as a desseri -
the regular base ball season TIL,
aterS are prospecting in ncarl! every
! city.
| Buying Of equipment by the rail-
! roads continues unchecked. The Cen
| eral American Tank Car Company
: alone has orders for 10000 freight
( cars on its hooks The number IF
: ing and transportation difficulties are
! slowly being eradica:ed
/ Plumbing Supplies in Demand.
: demand stimulated by new HON
4, building has th" bathtub and plum L.
! ers supplies manufacturers WorkiG..
+; at practically loo per cent Of capaciiy
! Still higher leather prices are eN-
, pected and shoe manufacturers itr..
preparing TO expand their prese.,
i plants In some instances.
The price tendency in both zin, ami
lead appears TO he upward and mine
are increasing production as fast rs
workers can he enlisted Both q
mand and production of farm l..-
clinery still is below normal