Evening star., 1932-11-27
Operations on Firm Basis
Despite Part Time Work
Schedules.
SHARP GAIN FORESEEN
IN RADIO SET SALES
Unseasonal Activity at Auto Plants
Brings 0rders-Shoe and Cloth
ing Trades Hold Advances.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 26-The i'm
proving trend which has been in evi-
dence in most of the industries is be-
ing sustained, but progress is at SLOW
er rate than during some of the weeks
Immediately preceding. The scattered
reports of betterment this week were
largely from the centers producing toys,
stove goods, range oil burners, confec-
tionery, some lines of hardware, house
wares and automobiles.
In the majority Of lines, says Dun's
Review, operations continue on a steady
basis, despite the maintenance of part
time schedules, with a reduced quota
of employees. Manufacturers of uphoI-
stery and decorative fabrics have en-
Joyed volume of business for the past
two months and feel certain of the con-
tinuance Of the greatly improved condi-
tons in the textile industry.
Machinery Orders Gain.
Orders have been on the increase in
the machinery trade during the last
two or three weeks and Indications are
favorable for a further improvement
during the balance of the year: some
manufacturers have received more or
ders than at any comparative period
since 1929. Although paint manufac-
turers were fairly well occupied in Oc-
tober. since the first of the current
month business has turned spotty, due
to the adverse weather conditions.
Ihe lumber trade Is slightly better,
with inquiries more numerous; while
prices are no higher, they are begin
nlng to firm. Despite the continued
sloWness In the movement Of receiving
SeCS lor nearly two years, the recent
gain in inquiries gives promise that the
radlo industry may soon make a fairly
rapid recovery. .....-
An unseasonal gain in automobile
activity in the Detroit district has
proved a favorable influence for man
ufacturerS of steel sheets and body
builders. Output in October was 50,270
cars and during the first two weeks of
November it totaled 2l,414 cars, in. spite
OF the fact that nearly twice as many
factories were out of production while
making ready for their new models.
Some OF the new automobile models al
ready are being shown, and car distrib-
utors report the outlook to be more
promising. Parts and accessories are
moving better, and most producers are
believed to be in good shape fo- the
active selling season which opens with
the automobile shows in January.
Shoe Demand Active.
Reports from the shoe-prOducing
centers indicate that there still is an
active demand for the loW-priced num-
bers, while business in the more expen-
slVe descriptions has fallen off. Some
OF the factories in the Southwest have
taken on additional workers. because
OF sharp increase in Spring orders for
Women's and misses shoes Early esti-
mates place the october shoe output for
the entire country at 29,400,000 pairs,
an increase of 16 per cent over the Oc-
tober, 1881, record.
Clothing manufacturers are showing
considerable interest in new Spring
goods and in the prices which likely are
to be quoted for these by the leading
mills. Employment in the fabric fin
ishing plants in the Lawrence, Mass
cloth mills and in some of the silk
manufacturing districts has been letting
up in the past week or two, due largely
to the hesitation on the part of buyers
IN placing forward business. On the
other hand, employment has been in
creased by some of the leading manu-
facturers Of farm equipment, who are
planning gradual expansion of opera
tions to meet the potential needs of
1888. Further increases in employment
have been reported by the automobile
industry, with total pay rolls up IT
per cent and individual wages 81 per
cent.