Evening star., 1933-12-31
MOUNTING EXPORTS REGARDED rs ENCOURAGING SIGN

the Spring and early Summer. Low
priced overcoats and suits moved quick
ly as soon as workers returned to Jobs
Clothing manufacturing was acceler-
ated. Both costs and materials point to
the probability of clothing being higher
next Spring and Summer.
Women's clothing-Makers Of Wonl-
ems clothing sought through style ap-
peal and the use of less high quality
materials to overcome the handicaps OF
higher prices for finished garments
Their efforts met only partial success,
however, for the increased leisure un-
der the NJ r. A. and the continuance of
small pay envelopes caused many
women to return to home sewing-a
development recorded in the wide Jump
in yardage sales in department stores.
Canning and preserving, can manu-
featuring and preservig fac
tories at the start of the 1888 season
faced stronger statistical position
than In 1882, for stocks had been moved
or were held in strong hands. The COM
bined effect Of the A. A. A. and the
N. r. A. was to cut packs to a point
where they could in all probability be
moved at a profit. Supplies Of canned
peaches at the year end were larger
27 per cent less peas. 80 per cent less
corn, "a per cent less tomatoes, IS per
cent less green and wax beans, % per
cent less pears and % per cent less
plneapples than year ago.
Can manufacturing companies, which
rely on the food industries for nearly
20 per cent Of their business, predict
and canning activity stimulated. be-
cause such conditions usually follow q
marked decline in the supplies of can
ned foods in Gamers or distributors
tin plate was one Of the bright chap
ters in the 1888 steel story. The use OF
tin containers for oil and other prod
ucts makes the can makers look for
ward to prosperous 1894.
Once equipment of business
and office appliances produced in this
country fell from s2O0,000,0 in 1929
to s50,00o,o00 in 1882. Replacement
demand and machines needed to sup
plement inadequate equipment started
an upward movement in export demand
at the 1888 midyear. About a month
earlier domestic buying started. Though
contrary to seasonal trends, foreign and
domestic purchases were good in De-
cember.
Chemicals-Heavy and fine chemicals
were higher at the end Of 1888 than a
year ago. The higher prices reflect ap-
preciated import values, resulting from
dollar devaluation and widened use
These materials, reaching in various
degrees into every commercial and in
dustrial activity, forecast production
schedules during the year.
Building and its Notwithstanding
permits for 215 cities in this country
the first II months of the year were
23.2 per cent down from those of the
same 1882 period, which we're down
about rs per cent from 1881 These
permits do not represent either public
Works Administration. the Civil Works
Administration and other Government
and State agencies have stimulated the
erection Of buildings. Their activities
likewise have quickened road building
and public utilities. especially munic-
ipal waterworks. Plans to make capital
goods financing less difficult promise
to continue building at a livelier pace
in 1884. Construction awards in the
81 States east of the Rockies, and this
includes public works, shortly before
the year end were 81 per cent ahead
Of 1882.
Brick stocks remain low, with prices
not much changed in recent months
but planned public works should lift
present quotations. The drop in build
ing until near the close of the year,
along with delay in starting the public
works program, checked cement ship
ments and consequently output, but
mills now plan to expand to meet the
contra seasonal increase from the
works projects now under way.