The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-06
Behind the
Ticker
By LOUIS VI. SCHNEIDER


NEW YORK - Manufacturer
new orders and shipments las
month we're at best levels Of year
lack of retail inventory accumulal
ton shows real business better
ment. national deefnse has yet d
start -. Banks report sharp boost
in commercial loans; that's con
structive sign India vii make
large purchases here; formerly
placed with British producers
Machlne-to output next year vii
better record figures Of this year
Navy department inquiring 70
% flat ears, railroads. too. max
ing inquiries Federal HOUSING
Administrator Mcdonald predict.
1910 home building at best level
since 1928 e. Chemical trade pre-
diets 1910 will be best for industry
in all time including days of World
War I Structural steel outpu
at best levels since 1881 =. Auto
mobile industry operating full bias
rushing cars into dealer hands he
fore actively working on defens
contracts; but no slackening OF
defense output.
Steel industry output will con
tinue high over rest of year, L. s.
Steel going at 90 per cent of ca
pacity Glass output matching
1929 results Homeware de
mand expanding; furniture buvin
clouded by draft Radio Corr
offering anniversary specials
model may bring price-cuttini
into field now that election bug
ing is completed . Retail trad
+ reports betterment in all sections
Bonds - Huge refunding opera
lions to start Immediately afte
Tuesday election FL Paso Elec
trio financing withdrawn becaus
of SEC delay in acting on regis
tration . Held for income bu
amply priced2 Atchison adj As c
1895 >. Same goes for Glen Aide
Coal 1st mtge as of 1865 =. Pos
tons held in Federal Water SerS
ice deb 5ias of 1854 Trader
like New Orleans, Texas & Mexic
5s of 1954-on dips only.
Commodities-Spot wheat in dc
mand; bakers operating on shoi
supplies will be buyers after e
morroW's elections Large cor
crop accounts for sluggish cor
prices; consumer buying slow
Cotton ginnings under year age
textile demand huge Lor
Barnby. head of worlds larges
wo, textile organization; Franc
Wiley company, confirms your col
respondents disclosure that feai
of wool shortage are unfoundeo
Traders avoiding sugar contract
because of war uncertainties
Italy's move toward Greece reaso
! olive oil prices were withdraw
Il Spain enters war, olive oil sur
ply will almost disappear
+ Cotton-seed oil demand large
Cheese production in United State
will reach all-time peak this yea
Large war exports couple
with drought reason why Braz
placed embargo on exports: Anger
tine cattlemen rushing for bus
ness
Reconstruction Finance corpora
ton closed deal with New Mexic
mine for 10000 tons manganes
=. World tin production continue
10 expand; first nine-months out
put $4,000 tons ahead of last yearf
like period National defens
commission keeping close watch o
lead, zinc and tin prices Cor
pc prices to hold although deman
strong; Chinese and japanese il
terests each in market for 100
or more tons Commodity trs
ders will be active in election Re
suits.
neutrality-suspicious. of ayr
culture warns consumers of highe
food costs through 194l becaus
of increased military demands an
smaller food output resulting fror
military training e. Greatest pof
ton exports 90 to British eour
tries d. . Canada's gold mines pro
ducing at record levels; Uncle Ssr
only buyer Canada to spen
another 1925. 900 900 on war plant
Greece has less than $50
100000 in dollar balances.
Automobile passenger car sale
last month highest any like mont
IN history Virtually all q
Aluminium company's $3.50, 900, 90
expansion program Is 10 NEE
needs for defense airplane outpu
:. lightweight American brew
eries now use aluminium beer bsf
rels Trade estimate SHOW
about $3.50, 600 radios IN use i
this country . . OF rubber II.
dustrys 81. 600 products. rtibbe