San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
Heavy Radio Sales Have
Been Large Factor
in the Trade.
MAY REACH PEAK SOON
Building Enterprises Will
Create Demand for
Supplies.
By j. C, ROYLE.

copyright, by The San Antonio Light
k--Srsg York, April 3.-Electrical sup
mix houses are facing the greatest
wear they ever have experienced. Inc
volume of building construction al
ready under way, or which 1t Is
known will be undertaken and the
tremendous development of electric
power facilities for industrial needs
are responsible for the major portion
of this trade, but the activity which
has marked the demand for radio
Supplies, is n factor which cannot be
overlooked either by dealers or manu-
|facturers.
b March, it is claimed, was the big
yest month the electrical supply
ever knew. This ap-
plies to the big companies like West
|inghouse, General Electric, Western
Electric and others and the smaller
electric firms as well. The fact is the
more impressive because many of the
Electrical firms operated at little more
than a cost basis from 1921 to the
first of this year.
Radio Demand Soon at Peak.
Il Prices for switches and Outcuts
! and other products have advanced
land manufacturers now see a period
|ahead in which they can count on
lactive profits. The cost of basic raw
materials has advanced and wage
|scales are on the increase, but higher
|prices have not tended to cut sales.
Demand for radio equipment is ex-
|pected to reach its peak for the year
|yithin the next month. according to
tBernhard s. Berlin of the Heinneman
|Electric company of Philadelphia.
|One firm, he said, had sold 10000
bounds of copper wire for aerials
1alone in the last month.
Sales. he stated, however, might be
Expected to fall off toward June
| IN which month static conditions are
|nnfavorable and interest in indoor
|amusements gives way to outside
sports.
By that time however. sufficient
building enterprises will have been
partially completed and in shane TO
Furnish demand for electrical goods.
|ts>leh will counterbalance any drop
n profits through dizziness in radio
Copper Demand Active.
George w. Heyser Of the U. L.
| dungerford Brass and Copper COM
|oany, large consumers Of refined cop
per predicted IS cent copper within
he next two months.
Old stocks he said. which had hung
heavy on the market since 1920 had
how passed into consumption and de-
|nand was such that the mines had
Difficulty in meeting it in view of
present labor shortage.
d This demand" he continued, ais
foming from domestic sources and
From Great Britain. the Orient. Spain,
taly and Scandinavia. Buying by
France and Germany, which former
ky was one of the big factors of the
Foreign trade, has practically been
tut off.
"There is firm feeling in the metal
Trades, however, that some adjust
Enent of the Ruhr controversy will
BE arrived at and that those two
Countries will again enter the market
Por copper. When they do their
purchases will more than counterbal-
6ince any probable falling off in
Domestic demand"
4 Zinc consumption in the last three
months has been higher than any
peace time period.
Formal opening of the fall lines OF
he carpet and rug manufacturers
ook place today and while prices were
Generally advanced. the increases were
lot of extreme proportions. Heavy |
business was booked before the open
ng and il became evident from the |
rend of the market today that most |
manufacturers would be compelled TO
un at capacity TO fill their orders |
nd that some orders might have TO |
e scaled. down.
Storms and snow flurries have re-
noved all danger from dry weather !
nj lack of moisture for the agricul- |
ef$S IF the West, although they |
ave retarded spring work to some !
xtent. The changes in the weather
roved hard on feeder cattle. but !
ther stocks weathered the storm in
inc shape.
Sixty-two implement dealers of |
Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas are in
Milwaukee today to inspect the Allis-
)halmers factory. They will take
ONE with them $50 tractors for the |
Southwestern farmers. the largest in
ividual shipment of the kind ever
nade in the industry.