Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

Three sections Of the country will
chow an increase, the Ohio Valley ter.
ritory ard the lower Pacific Coast and
the Southwest. The. gain in the ease
| OF the FIRST is placed at nearly 2Is Der
cent while the gain of the latter two
VIII De - per cent The largest de.
crease Is predicted for the Northwest
. Territory, largely agricultural. with :
crop OF 1l.3 per cent. The Great Lake,
district VIII be close behind with liz
per cent.
Commodity Gains Expected.
In the commodities, four are ex-
peeted to. show gains. The mos,
startling Of these is in shipments OF
citrus fruits which will show an in
creased demand for cars of s5.1 Der
cent. It will take 13,465 cars to fill
the requirements from Florida this wear
as compared with 5000 last season, q
gain Of 245 per cent. California will
ship $4,000 cars. as compared with
4s,OSS IN the second quarter Of 1880.
improved methods of distribution as
well as increasing popularity of fr7Iit
a as a diet are held responsible.
The next largest gain will be in
lIresh vegetables which seem destined to
l'haVe a prosperous season, provided the
weather Is propitiouS. Petroleum and
petroleum product shipments are slated
70 advance l.9 per cent while Chemicals
ana explosives will show a gain of II
according to the estimates.
Inc most severe decline will come,
as Is natural under the present circIn,
stances, in shipments of aericult1raI
implements and vehicles other than
automobiles. The farmers are not in
position TO buy expensive equipment. or.
IN TACT, any kind OF new machinery or
tools just now, and the drop is expected
10 reach over 81 per cent, as compared
with year ago. The next largest de-
clne-2O1 per cent-will be in ship
ments Of ore and concentrates. This
also IS to be expected in view of the
curtallmentS In production OF copper
silver, lead, zinc and other metals De-
mand for machinery and boilers is es-
tlmated TO have fallen of 1919 per cent
shipments Of automobiles will show
decline, placed at the outside by the
board at 14.8 per cent. However. the
actual di1erence in shipment of trucks,
autos and parts may be far less. The
truck shipments and driveaways will
be heavy. News from Detroit from
thoroughly authentic sources indicates
increases over March in the April
schedules of many Of the big producers
Plant Schedules Increased.
Some Of the manufacturers are figur-
ing on shipping to Atlantic ports and
thence by water those cars destined for
Pacific Coast delivery Shipments of
the Kelsey Hayes Wheel Co. which
supplies wheels for Chevrolet, Ford and
other builders, are showing a decided
increase, and the concern has advised
carriers that 1t expects these shipments
to be of similar proportions for the
next three months. Briggs Manufac-
turing Co.. body builders, and Budd
Wheel also are actively engaged at in
creased rates.
The Graham Paige factory and the
Lincoln factory have increased their
manufacturing schedules and their CHIP
ments. The Ford company is stepping
up production. and Buick is shipping
around 500 carloads OF autos a week
Oldsmobile output will be far higher in
April than in March.
Despite heavy paving contracts and
public building construction, cement
shipments are expected to show drop
Of So, as compared with last year.
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