Evening star., 1935-02-17
CONGRESS is GIVEN
PART OF BLAME AS
BUSINESS PAUSES
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district to mount during the week
ended February 9 to point 6 to 10
per cent over the same period in 1884.
A decided gain in silk production was
reported with most hosiery mills on
near-capacity schedules. Wholesale
furniture centers were gratifled by the
pace maintained so far this year and
anthracite coal production advanced
with the recent cold weather.
Richmond Gains Shown.
RICHMOND.-Reta trade in the
fifth district continued the slowly ad-
vancing pace set the first of the year.
During January. 81 stores reported
gains over 1884 and 2l reported
losses, with an aggregate net gain Of
6 per cent over 1884.
ATLANTA.-Bank statements in
dicated let-up in sixth district busi-
ness, but rail mills were opened in the
Birmingham district, where steel
operations were at 55.4 per cent Of
capacity.
CHICAGO Scattered complaints
by merchants that retail trade in some
sections of the seventh district had
been quiet spotted an otherwise favor
able merchandising picture for the
week. Leading retailers said general
business was above last year, but not
quite so high as January. Wholesale
business was steady. Buyer registra-
tions was double that Of last year, ana
a trend toward a better class OF popu-
lar priced merchandise was reported.
Mail order sales were well above q
year ago. Chicago steel operations
declined.
ST. LOUISA sharp decline. in whole
sale and retail merchandising set in during
the week In the eighth district. Some COM
modities fell below a year ago Wholesaie
cent sG Under the Corresponding period Of
chants on curtailed relief expenditures and
shs MSHEAPois ssHTsnPso Gfsrs sseq reports port
January business in the ninth district At
slightly hshss Levels snsn since Sst
cLEVELANp1Industrin a., gains In. TidsnsS vide e
na she nsudhs Gudh dsf' sseh items n9 a, the
tools and foundry equipment. AUTOMOBILE
accessories and parts makers continued TO
reported rS5o ted unnchsnsed ns from the previous
week but below January levels. q condition
attributed to buying before the present
continued to reap benefits from high auto
mobile production.
KANSAS, CrTY.--A to 10 per cent
gain in retail trade over. the same week
in 1894 and an advance for the hog mar
ket to the best prices since November.
1880. were high spots in the tenth district.
Wholesale trade was reported slightly
better than the previous week and equal
to 1894. A proposed increase in the Mis-
souri, State sales tax was REGARDED as dis
DAELAs.Mjanuary oiIt passenger car regis
trations in Texas were l4S per cent over
1884. it was reported by the University Of
Texas Bureau Of Business Research. Rain
and snow relieved the moisture shortage
on stock ranges and farm lands, Con:
tinued price advances in groceries and
meats were reported. and criticism was
SAN FRANCISCO. - Retail trade ~en-
countered some irregularity along the
Pacific Coast section OF the twelfth district
but country sections were little affected
Most wholesalers found conditions good
with activity better than year ago. Best
improvement was reported In furniture
and grocery lines. Bankers reported
money movement was slower than In recent
weeks. but the lumber trade saw sales
maintain good margin over last year.
Higher prices created farm purchasing
power materially improved from last year.