Evening star., 1925-08-29
BUSINESS IS GOOD
DESPITE STRIKES
Fear Labor Disputes May
Spread Causes Worry.
Trade Reviewed.
BY j. q. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to Tn. star.


NEW YORK. August 2s.-Biny
Evans, the base ball umpire. says
three strikes are "all there is. There
isn't any more" Merchants, manu-.
facturers. hnanciers. railroad execu.
tives and business men could breathe
easier today II they thought that was
true about industry as well as base
ball
There are a score Of strikes in prog
ress or threatening in various sections
OF the country. OF these the anthra-
cite mine strike looms largest, with
$4,000 men affected. But there are
textile disputes. shoe factory strikes
garment workers strikes and baggage
handlers strikes In progress. and the
building trades situation still has
plenty OF potential trouble In IT.
None Of these disputes in itself Is
OF great Importance. What business
men, fear In the trend toward wage
and condition controversies. Outside
or these minor disturbing factors,
however. the business situation today
Is most satisfactory one.
Larger Auto Output Likely.
One Of the features Of the week was
the response reported by dealers In all
nouncement Of new body models hy
the most prolific of the automobile
quantity manufa cturers The new
types will not be on view until next
week. but dealers already are elamor.
tnk for cars and the move is calcula ed
10 Increase the proba bility thst more
automobiles will be produced in Amer
lea this year than ever before The
style appeal has been found equally
GRACIOUS In helping the textile In
dustry back on its feet. in improving
af 70
and other quantity production lines.
Better Steel Demand.
The steel mills. especially those in
the Midwest. are rejecting better de-
ma nd from farm equipment manufac c.
furers. Coal in many localities has
been advanced in price. but this re-
Meets a seasonable trend at the mo-
ment rather than the possibility OF a
shortage due TO a strike. oil price
out continued to he made in various
producing sections and sharp reduc-
tions In the price Of gasoline were re-
corded in the last six days. despite the
tremendous amount being consumed
The increase in sales can he judged
from the fact that motorists in Kan
sas City used 900 900 gallons more
gasoline in the last three months than
In the corresponding period of last
year.
Electric Apparatus Boom.
Sales OF electric apparatus have
been extremely heavy in the last fort.
night and the total number of electric
lamps which will be produced this
year will exceed 500 900 900. Demand
for electric lamps and equipment is
especially brisk on the Pacific Coast 4.
In connection with electrical equip
ment denna nd the strength of the non.
ferrous metals was noticeab BILE. Lead
especially was active and strong Zinc
and silver were steady and copper is
expected 10 do better
Retail sales OF clothing. hats and
shoes have been spurred by the out
fitting of hundreds OF thousa nds Of
school and college students in all sec
lions Of the country.
silk Fabrics Selling Well.
Department store trade. according
to dispatches today. is relatively more
active in the smaller cities than in
New York, Chicago and other large
centers. Textiles are slowly picking
up. The Rayon fabrics. which are in
tenseiy popular. are proving of SUBJ
stantisl assistance to those compa MES
which we're far-siyhted enough TO in
clude, artificial silk among their raw
materials. Wool prices are we'll sta
bilized.
Movement of fruit which is now ex-
tremely heavy. is being supported by
the activity OF individual and corpo-
rate Gamers ad preservers. Slicing Of
sugar beets in the far West has be-
gun and there is every indicati tion that
sugar prices will suffer only slight
fluctuations until the canning season
is over.
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