Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-31
ORDERS REPEATED TO
MANY MANU- TURERs
Output of Mills and Factories
Shows Country Is Getting
Back 10 Normal.
NAY EArEcT FEW nAcksErs
department or Commerce la intc
hcrort Sny> tnrr Is nclng Taken
To Guard Against ONcr>tockcd
shelves A. I'm 1870.
icy Associated prcss.l

WASUINGTON. March 3O.-Al-
though business continues 10 make
prcgross In its recovery from the
depression uf 1921, as Indicated by
figures received by the Department
of Commerce since March 90, the Do
partmcnt warned Ia II review OF CON
ditions made public today that re-
habiii,atiom needs 10 be cautious
that 1t may be bun, upon firm
foundations"
som. n"ckscts. tho statement, do
CARED may be expected for all o!
the i"sirns caused by post war over
expansion lave not healed
Whilc Ina most lines. The review
added. prices has. been relatively
stab" tor the past six months dis
tributors sun remember the disaster
caused By "ycrstocked shelves IN
1870
Increase Chiefly "a Promise.
Forward orders. therefore," it in
tim"tcd, are given sparinrly and In
reduced volumes, however. manurac-
,urcts are feeling the cncct Of 70
p"nt"d orders and the steadily in
"rasimG output OF mills and fac
tories shows that fundamentally the
country is getting back to normal.
Although the recent marked I'm
crease in the price uf farm products
ha" been - great effect UPON the
morale 81 tho agricultural districts.
not much OF this has 80 far beer.
translated into Increased business.
Most OF last ycar's crops had Lott
'hc farmers hands bctor. the rise
came. the increase is. therefore.
chiefly promise % better things to
come" IN" farmer is inclined to wait
ana sec both as 10 whether The urIc-
holds and how the crop promises b.J-
for" making further commitments DC
Activity Il WOODEN and wors,c,i
machinery showod q "sIgmificnn, Inn
rro7"mcHt" the nrst % tins month.
tho review said. whilc that OF cotton
srindics decreased. the latter duo
somrwha, 10 th. New England
STRIKES Knit underwear production
Increased. although shipments am.
orders fen on Imports OF raw SIX
IA FEBRUARY decreased IN the lowest
ii"urc sinoe March "A year ago.
steel E,port> trnI or.
Exports OF iron and steel las,
mouth fcil III from January. in par,
"uo :" TIA" shorter month, according
I" ihe review. ana copper export.
IN BY tF' i"'i tfN'V. ti' IMPORTS -
tir and zine Increased as did sal,
OF structural steel. Petroleum PRO.
hu"ti"n decreased 10000 barrels
below January but was greater mar
any month IN 1920. and was exceed.
'd by only two months In 1921. a!
"sa'nst this. however. CONSUMPTION
az crud" oil fc!i I" 4G.Cll.0n0 barrels
VIM" stocks on hand passed 200.
100000 barrels. q ucw high record.
production and shipments Of ncws
print paper decreased. while stock
increased during February. and
prices were lower than II month ago
ana 10 per cent less than the CORE
spending period last ycar.
Exports of corn and corn moa
reached tn" "oXceptioually" high fig.
"rc 81 22,25i0oo bushels. but *
r"r's "f whoa, and wheat aour fen II
lo.''ioo0 bushels. the loves; nrur,
Tor any month during the last ,yy,
r"trr Fork and beef exports. whiI.
larger 'han the preceding month
Wcr" considerably below the !evc! OF
"a ycar ago.