New Britain herald., 1928-07-21
BOOST
 FOR NEW ENGLAND
Increase for 1928 Predicted by
 Federal Advisory Board

NlSOTy eulppiI6 ooo@oo ao9 As"o os compared to 1927.
 In many of these commodities the increase is noted in New England. although in some cases the con- trary is true. A striking instance of this Is the matter of grain, of which an increase of 3.s per cent is pre- dicted for the country with a 20 per cent decrease in New England. A 20 per cent decrease in New England in flour. meal and other mill products is balanced in part by I? per cent increase throughout the country.
 In the first item an increased need for 1s,5e4 cars throuughout the country is forecast. while a decrease of s1 car loadings is predicted for New England.
 In flour. meal etc. the decrease in New England carload lots of 1893 is overcome by a predicted increase throughout the country of eS.os1.
 The motor car may or may not be responsible for a predicted falling off in 1928 of S29 carloads of hay. straw and alfalfa in the whole coun- try. or II per cent and of 140 cars in New England or 20 per cent.
 \ big decrease in cotton shippings throughout the country is forecast. The forecast expects a drop of a. 66e carloads in the country or eS.1 per cent and in New England a de- crease of 123 carloads or S.3 per cent.
 By far the greatest percentage decrease throughout the country in any product predicted is that of cot- tonseed and products. with the ex- ception of oil. Throughout the coun- try a decrease of 19, 6se carloads Is predicted. New England's record of IS cars for 1927 Is expected to re- main unchanged in 1928. although the total decrease in the country is 41e per cent.
 Citrus fruits also will show a de- crease at the end of this year over last year. the forecast shows. In New England the 64 carloads are ex. nected to remain status quo while throughout the whole country a de- crease of 1e40 cars or s.l per cent is predicted.
 /! Contrasted to this item Is a pre- dicted increase of 11,7ss cars of all other fruits or 7.3 per cent through out the '. S.. and an increase of 1 B cars or 2 per cent in New Eng land.
 1 Potatoes throughout the country will show an increase of 3633 cars or e7 per cent, although the New England record of s2s4 cars in 1927 is expected to remain unchanged.
 Other fresh vegetables also show a predicted increase in the '. s, of 4l36 cars or b.4 per cent. while in New England a predicted increase Of s4 cars raises the percentage an- other five. 1 An increase of l1o6 carload lots in poultry and dairy products IS pre- dicted throughout the country. to- tai of per cent. In New England the 1927 record is expected to re- main unchanged.
 Although several of the foregoing items might be taken as an indica- ton of the Back to the farm movement. the year will show a de- crease of 16,947 cars or 4.5 per cent in live stock production. In New England the 1927 total of 1897 cars is not expected to change.
 Despite the fact that working con ditions throughout the coal fields especially in Pennsylvania are far from desirable. and that large ter. ritory known as the Panther Greek valley in the anthracite section ts tied up in a strike, coal and coke shipments in the country are ex- pected to show an increase of S4'.' 5S4 cars or l4.1 per cent. Shipments in these commodities in New Eng land are expected to drop 1,20o cars or 4.9 per cent.
 In ore and concentrates the record for the whole country is expected tc amount to an increase of 22.091 cars or 2.7 per cent. The New England
 record of 323 cars is not expected
 to change.
 Almost the same percentage
 throughout the country as in New
 England is noted in predicted ship
 ments of sand. stone, clay. gravel
 gypsum and allied products. In tho
 United States an increase of 67.0S' carloads or 5.s per cent is predicted in New England the forecast is fol an increase of 1,064 cars or an ever per cent
 Salt is expected to show a gener
 al decrease throughout the countr.
 of 7e1 carloads or 5.3 per cent. Il . New England the 1927 record of b cars is expected to be repeated. Lumber shipments will show , general increase. In the whole coun try an increase of 23.126 carloads o 2.4 per cent is predicted; in NeV , England an increase of 1897 car loads or 5 per cent is forecast. In petroleum and petroleum pro
 ducts an increase of 59.2s5 cars o 10 per cent is predicted for tn country. while in New Englan f there is predicted an increase c , 3.229 cars or 13 per cent. , Sugar syrup, glucose and molai
 ses will show a slight decrease. tha . of I cars or 1 per cent in tn I United States and 45 cars or 1. , per cent in New England.
 Iron and steel faces an increase C , 20.937 carloads in the United State T. or 4.8 per cent and 199 carloads
 New England or 5 per cent. f Castings. machinery and boiler @ will show an increase of 2.067 cai Q or 3.z per cent throughout the coun