davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29

APPLEs-Micnrgan. oushel crates Y s
No ] ~ inch min: Mcln,osh, 81 Is a
81 rs q l.s5; Jonsthans. 81 so ais; Win.
ter Bananas. sl.15; Hubbsrdston S1,l5;
Baldwins. extra fancy. 81 10; Waseners.
BEANs-Florida, bushel hampers Black
Valentines. best So IS. ordinary 10 fair.
81. 4Oh rs. others TOO few sales.
CABBAGE-old stock; New York, 5o-lh.
sacks Danish type. 9Oc a 81: new stock
California. Los Angeles. round type. 81 81
n2.15: Texas. Los Angeles crates round
type. fair to good 50 40d SIS. mostly 81 so
a 2.65. h-crates round type Sl.40a ! so,
30 crates sl,s5gl.so. "a crates Savoy
CARROTS Angeles crates 9 dozen
punches California. 50 40n 3-75, best 50 IS
n 375; Arizona. 80, best $500; Texas.
Los Angeles crates 8 dozen. SO 60G425.
CELERY-California Pascal wirebound
crates 3-4 dozen, 1915; Golden Heart. ~
in. " crates As dozen. 50 $50 3.75; Flor
Ida: wirebound crates Golden Heart : dog
dozen So 50 4375: fair So. los 81 Is n g..
fair 81 IS. l2s and extra fancies S2.25g
$50, fair 50.
larger esitfornis. St s. IS
LETTUCE-Los Angeles crates Iceberg
type California Imperial Valley dozen
s323. few high as $3.50. dozen S275 .
LEAF LETTUeE-ohIo dollhouse lob.
baskets sl.30ai.35.
ONIONS 5O-lb. sacks ". g No. ]
Sweet Spanish. Gin. and lareed. Idaho and
Colorado. $50: Utah, fair. 81 IS 80
Idaho, 2-3-in. size. 81 40: Michigan and
Indiana u. s No. Yellow. 60-sOSo 2-in.
and larger. S2d215; Michigan 3-in. mini
mum Sweet spanish type, 50 30
POTATOES-i00-lb. sacks Idaho Russet
Burbanks. Y. s. No. /. washed, SO lon
325: 10-lb sacks. - Il 35c Maine 100-lb.
sacks T. 8 No. Chippewas and Katah-
dins 81. 40 n 2. so; 50-lb. paper sacks, 81 30
l5-lb. paper sacks 39T41c, fair. CSC
Michigan i00-lb sacks y. No. I Rus
set Rurals. 81 90G2 few. 81 10: Chippe-
was S220T225: Upper Peninsula u 3.
No. Green Mountains. 1o0-lb. sacks.
81 35a240; 15-lb. paper sacks, 36c Wis
consin u. g No l Chppewas. 81 30; Ne
braska- Wyoming 5O-lb cotton sacks u. s.
No l washed Triumphs. 81 40 q l .55. New
stock: Florida bu. crates y. s. No !
Triumphs s2T2 10.
RADIsHEs-Texss pony crates, 81 25G
RHUBARB--Michiean dollhouse cases.
fancy, 50 50Q4.JO: choice. 50 50d3
RUTABAGAS Canada 50-lb. sacks.
waved. 751s5c.
sPiNACH-Texas bu baskets Savoy
type. fair TO good, 75da5c
SWEET POTATOES Puerto Rican
vans Louisiana bu crates Y. s. No. /,
81 60Tl75: Texas bu. crates Y. s. No I.
S1.75 1e5; South Carolina hu baskets
". 3. No. I, Si.35 Tennessee bu ham
pers. generally good quality, 1891 80;
New Jersey bu. hampers u. q No. Jer-
seys. red soil stock. 81 so. sandy soil stock,
s2.15a2.25.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
On the Business Front

Checker Cab Company in Detroit,
which operates els of the 965 cabs
licensed here. are sparing nothing
10 increase the life of their cars.
On tires, careful use. regular
and inspection of wheels
and tire pressures are expected to
add up TO 20 per cent to normal
mileage.
Checker Cabs average 10000
miles year and normally get
about $4,000 on a set of tires
before they need retreading.
SHORT BITS: Devoe e. Ray
nolds has developed a new syn
thetic bristle suitable for paint
brushes of a material available in
ample quantities" Canada S
sugar rations are three-quarters Of
a pound per person per week. d.
The government will announce a
billjon-dollar war insurance pro-
gram 10 cover civilian losses this
week One freight car of
frozen foods" is the equivalent
of eight cars of dry packed fresh
vegetables. And one car of
frozen orange juice is equal TO six
cars of oranges.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29

GRUNiMAN AIRCRAFT Com
pany has initiated dispersal air.
plane production program which,
If it gains nationwide acceptance,
may 90 a long way toward solving
the problem of automotive garages
and dealers.
As soon as il became apparent
that auto and tire restriction had
placed commercial garage owners
IN the distressing position OF hav-
ing nothing 10 sell and consider
able waste space. Grammar began
an intensive survey OF all garage
facilities in a l0-mile radius Of its
plant.
1t is now leasing suitable facili-
ties for the duration of the war
and is moving into them complete
manufacturing units from the
.Grufnman plant. They VIII shortly
begin supplying the NAN factory
with component parts for air
,,pt7rrS. 6i-Ur1naH, Too, found a
wealth OF grinders, small lathes.
air cOmpressors. etc.
THE AMERICAN Banker has
just released It's annual compila-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Opinion Ventured

Attempting TO reply TO the
question quoted. ventured the
opinion that the downtrend in
the stock market had not been
unnatural in face of national
and international conditions and
uncertainties: the amazing Nazi
victories until recently, the
long harbored fear that we
would be dragged into the war.
our staggering federal expendi-
lures and astronomical public
debt. the skyrocketing of taxes
on businesses and individuals,
etc.
"WalI Street." commented,
as proverbially given to going
to extremes; IL IL moro or less
like Andrew Carnegie's classic
Characterization of the steel in
dustry, 1T Is either prince or
pauper.'
"For some time the stock
market has been in the pauper
category. Judging by past ex-
periences, quotations for many
good stocks are today abnor-
mally low. Rarely. II ever, have
they sold at rs few times their
earnings, even after taking
actual and prospective taxes
into consideration.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Promising Outlook

In response to another query
I cited the unusually generous
yields obtainable on many rail-
way bonds which, although
classified as second-rate or
third-rate. look promising in
view Of the mounting profits of
most systems, the outlook for
continuance of enmorous traffic
volume. and the prospect that
the recent increase in passenger
rates will be followed by an
increase in freight rates.
Another question was:
"Victory Is, of course, the
number one job, but what Is
business doing about plans for
after the war;"
The fact is that our leading
enterprises are most aSSiduously
conducting research. aimed at
evolving new products and i'm
proving existing products, and
are devoting intense study of
how TO cope effectively with
postwar times: but that, since
we are supposed to give our all
to war efforts. little is being
said publicly about all that is
being quietly done.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Current Reports Highly Undisnified

At present there uniform method of reporting to the
public the activities profit results OF banks
Uniformity should be the first objective.
But the uniformity in hank accounting to the public
should also reflect greater clarity and simplicity.
Bankers should longer take refuge for their lack of
gressvism in this field grounds of dignity.
For would be less than candid IL did point
belief which the
published condition reports condensed statements
highly undignifed
From the truth and the whole truth simply
and dramatically verabe comparable accounting
terms would constitute the essence Of dignity
banks would give thought TO undermining their annual
and condition they would contribute building
enlightened public opinion banking subjects
And for their institutions they would build better
Of stakeholder and customer loybased conviction rather
than
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
ate US. Power Use
PET. Up IS Per Cent

NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-The
amount of electrical energy dis.
tributed by the electric light and
power industry of the United
States for the week ended Janu-
AIRY "a was 3,440,163,0O0 kilowatt
hours. against 1896, 155, 900 in the
1871 week, ar increase of 14.8 per
cent, according to Edison Electric
Institute.
Output in the week ended
January II was 3,450, 46S, 900 kilo-
watt hours, against 3,012,63s,OO0
year previous, an increase of
14ia per cent. and in the week
ended January 10 came to 3,472,-
$4,000 kilowatt hours, against
3 ,002 Asa 900 a year earlier, an
increase of 15.7 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
i. ). Steel Rate
Exceeds 100 Pct.

NEW YORK, Jan. %. - Sub
salaries of u. S. Steel Corpo-
ration last week produced ingots
at a rate of slightly over 100 per
cent of capacity. This means out
put was at an average of about
S3.715 net tons per day. or APP
proximately $4,000 net tons for
the week. based on the new ca
pacity of 3o,553,lO net tons of
ingots per annum.
Because of the increase by Y. S.
Steel, the average for the industry
for the week ended January %
was at 97l2 per cent in the COM
pilation by Dow-Jones e. Co, Inc.
This compares with 81 per cent in
the previous week and 90 per cent
two weeks ago.
u. s. SteelS rate Of better than
100 per cent compares with SO per
cent a week before and 81 per
cent two weeks ago.
Leading Independents are cred
tied with SO per cent against 96l2
per cent in the preceding week
and 95l2 per cent two weeks ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
With WARD SCHULTZ
Detroit Times Financial Editor

ton Of the 300 largest banks in
the United States and Detroit has
SIX in the list.
The National Bank Of Detroit
is in seventeenth position, having
moved up one notch. The Detroit
Bank remains thirty-sixth despite
a substantial gain in deposits,
while the Manufacturers National
moved up one place to fortieth
position.
The Commonwealth is in the 100
spot, Wabeek State Bank 261, and
United Savings is 293.
SPECIAL TO house YES,
Washington experts state fatty
that January sales Of sheets, pill
low cases and other white goods
are the biggest bargains in years
When they're over-watch out!
Insiders in the markets say tha'
Wholesale prices are already
well ABOVE those currently asked
on the bargain counters.
WITH THE taxicab companie!
the nation over worrying abou
their future, owner drivers o
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Hoffman a Prophet

Paul G.. Hoffman. Studebaker
head, was proved something of
a prophet by the announcement
Of the new a. +. +. in Ireland,
and President RooSevelts hint
that there were United States
soldiers in various other parts
Of the globe. Speaking last
Saturday before the Automotivc
Council on War Production
here, Hoffman warned:
I'VE don't realize the kind Of
war this Is. We still think i'm
terms of World War /. World
War l was just child's play,
compared TO what we're up
against In World War H."
Then prophetically:
"Our men will fight on seven
continents and seven seas"
II looks like they already are.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Stocks Resume
.Downtrend in
Early Trading
U. S. Rubber. Chrysler
Ease; en- Among Few
issues to Move Up

NEW YORK, Jan. % (INS).-
The stock market opened lower
today in a carryover of yester-
days reaction. Selling was on a
small scale. however, and trading
was dull.
There were a few exceptions to
the downtrend. General Motors,
Union Carbide and Standard Oil
of California were slightly higher.
Issues to open lower included
United States Rubber. Chrysler.
United States Steel. Standard Oil
of New Jersey, New York Central
and Union Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
HAS ADVANTAGES

The Canadian law has had some
advantages for the retailer. how
ever, in that ii relieves him o
the responsibility Of stocking
ahead. improves his cash position
and cuts credit losses.
'In the case of manufactures
who suffer bad losses, the gov
eminent pays them subsidy
and importers who must pay
higher prices for their imports
than they receive at retail In
Canada, are reimbursed BY the
government" McPhillipS said.
Every one said that Canada
would 20 broke indemnifying
these firms against losses" he
added. But they forgot one
thing. Canada collects the DIFF
ference between the price paid
by the exporter for goods and
the price he receives abroad, al
lowing him his normal profit, OF
course. To date, the govern
ment has shown substantial
profit on the overall transac-
ton"
McPhillips himself big Cana
dian retailer before ne took IN,
government post, calls IL the Law
which couldn't work but did-anC
he admits that he himself wa
more than skeptical at the start
Its been n boon TO the con-
sumner and II has halted infia-
tion." McPhillips n c nd d.
"And you can't ask for anything
better than that" ---------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
MARKETS
DETR0fTgaa SszssffMES
Lewis Haney
Lewis Heney
Doubts High Taxes
To Balk Initiation

statement has recently been made to the effect that soppn
hopping money incomes desirable as means oil
preventing imitation. 81, f.,
Among the given the argument that If your income
isn't sopped mopped by the government you VIII pay
for the goods and thus increase prices
OF the of soppng hopping usually proposed
bond sales With reference to taxes the
many doubtful angles that it should be
considered line by line
First it suggests that the hopping or soppng Is TO save
But all spending or
wastefu? If desire good which within my earned
others activities why
be saved" from buying it?
Apparently author of the statement is that
given that the spending from
which be would drive prices by futile bidding
for goods that not there"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Up TO Washington

Tf Washington conducts the
war efficiently" I opined,
american industry can be de-
pended upon. II given reason
able opportunity, to wrestle
with economic peace problems
as capably as IL has performed
In the past to achieve world
leadership"
A reassuring statement was
made by George A. Renard,
chief of the printing and pub
fishing division of the war pro-
duction board. namely, that
nothing is now in sight to pre-
clude continuance of operations
Including consumption Of paper)
on basis equaling last years.
Another statement made was
that Washington has decided
not to interfere in any way
with advertising.
Copyright. 1912. by B. c. Forbes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
SUGGESTS Price Has Been Too Low

But the goods not there what difference does it make
whether bid not Certainly can't spend
goods which do exist The addition of the clause
that not there to stutity the whole statement
1t however that if the goods not there
may price been low 1t we'll be-
quantities Thus bidding might be the only way to make
good available the higher might be waseul but be
beneficial to and others
And this shows that the idea of futile bidding really begs
the whole If the free bidding succeeds raising the
scrap and thus makes available far from
futile.
The statement under examination on to say that
IF collector increased
within injurious way When tax collector takes
will be How do
that it will give anything Which to
ify my DESIRES spending spending it myself?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Auto
Graphs
Auto Industry Faces
Task in Future
Of Recovering
BY SILER FREEMAN

II you like long-term specula-
ton on things to come. here is
one which is tossed off by Felix
Bruner, head of the General
Motors public relations staff:
When the war finally ends
and it's anybody's guess just
when-how is the automobile
industry, which is being con-
verified to war production, going
to be reconverted to produce
cars again and how long will it
take?
The question is not entirely
an academic one, because that
situation will one day be faced.
It has been given some serious
thought by industry chiefs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Some Executives Adopt English System

Cd-fashoned bankers sometimes in the
that the public interested annual
Modern industrial corporations who improved the quality
the figures the remarks the
printing and illustrations proving otherwise.
banks adopting English
of using the annual meeting platform for the chief
the
as a banker.
gone further undermining its annual report
the Merchandise Bank of Chicago this
include detailed statement of the loan volume and analysis
outstanding the S. Redheer
president clarifies his simply written remarks with graphic devices
illustrations black white with color
words theory bank stockholders
beings Such reports should be distributed to employees
ON well o stockholders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
BUSINESS
M. S. Rukeyser
M. S. Rukeyser
Uniformity i'm Bank
Statements Urged

CHICAGO, Jan 29Clford Young, able president of the
Federal Reserve Bank told
marked improvement the internal accounting methods
Of member banks.
He the impression that improved banking supervision
was IN large measure responsible for the change.
With banks similarly clarified
and srphed their 10 the public in their annual reports
then periodical condition statements.
There progress in this direction comparable
that achieved nonbankng corporations
Streamnng their annual accordance with the
short form
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Forbes
Ask Why Stocks
Prices Should Fall
II InfIation's Due
BY d. c. FORBES

eff We expect imitation OF 10
to 20 per cent, why should
stocks fall In price,"
That was one of the ques-
tions propounded to He at a
largely-attended luncheon of the
Sales Executives Club of New
York.
II was a sort Of information,
please" session, with four of us
as targets.
incidentally. there has been
coming widely into vogue the
shortening of time allowed for
formal speeches in order to en-
able audiences TO participate by
asking questions. very sensible
innovation, since it affords the
hearers opportunity to bring up
matters in which they are
interested.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
lit Stations Gain
In Latin America

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The In
ternational Telegraph and Tele-
phone Corporation reported that
its Latin American operating
subsidiaries showed a net income
of $3.50 telephones in service
last year. These same properties
in Argentina, Brazil. Chile, Cuba,
Mexico. Puerto Rico and Peru
added 4l.39l stations in 1910
Spanish Telephone pany
which was returned 10 !. T. e. T
management in July. 1870. in
stalled 1905 additional instru-
ments last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
a Bomber
Detroit Poultry

leghorn hens, lbs. and up lsc: rock
broilers. from 2 20 lbs, zoe. coarse and
Stacy springers. isc: leghorn stays. Ifc.
rock springers, smooth legs, 20 5h lbs.
23c, cocks. l2n lic, young hen turkeys, ~
lbs and up. 2ic; young tom turkeys, is
lbs and under Csc; over is lbs. zoe 4.
ducks white. 1Sc. geese, 16c.
EGGS-Market steady. Current receipts,
33i1c: undergrades 3ix 31A.c
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
New Level Assumed More Injurious Than Tax

The answer is I can't know of these things,
Perhaps this why the concludes with the words
"in The assumed increase assumed
my spending money be more
injurious" than the what by
higher price for assumed be injured than
the tax collector takes
This doubtful More than that the tax collector turns
the the spends
This spending also prices goods
times abundant Thus price advances
Injurious be doubly "injredby
he ak bV he bidding
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Push Truck Inventory

Early completion of the ma
tional bus and truck inventory
has been ordered in Washington
because of the war. If possible,
it will be done by January 81,
according to Baird Snyder, as
sistant federal works admins
traitor.
The inventory was ordered 10
set up detailed central and
regional records OF all trucks,
freight trailers and buses. for
use in emergencies in organic
ing highway transportation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
No-Sdg Spring
Profit Doubled

The No-Sag Spring Company re.
port for the six months ended Dec
81. 1871. a net profit of S111.462
after depreciation. federal income
taxes. etc. equal TO S1.S5 a share
on $4,000 common shares outstand.
ing. This compares with S5l,93e
or Sc cents per share last year in
the same period.
Current assets Of Dec. 81, 1911
amounted to S275S1S including
S91, 240 in cash and current liza
bilities were $50, 1856, against $780,
81 and $50, 1874, respectively, in
like period of 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Output
Steady in Week

Total consumption OF Detroit
Edison Company power for the
week ended January "A was co.
$4,000 kilowatt hours, gain of
SO per cent over the 85,571 900
kilowatt hours Of the correspond
ing week of 1871 and a fractional
drop from the previous weeks
total of 90,636 900 kilowatt hours.
Industrial use last week totaled
~ 100000 kilowatt hours. gain
of 3,5 per cent over the 41,057,000
kilowatt hours of the correspond
ing week of 1871 and a fractional
increase over the previous weeks
total Of 40 277 900 kilowatt hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Research Institute
Opens Local Office

Appointment Of John c. Curran
as local district manager has been
announced by the Research Insti-
tute of America. Curran's offices
will be in the Penobscot Building.
Previous 10 his present connection,
Curran was for many years in the
securities business in New York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
a Bomber
Metal Markets

New York and wholesale nonferrous
metal quotations supplied by Federated
Metals Division. Detroit: Spot 90 per cent
tin. nominal New York. So future tin, 50
lake grade copper delivered Midwest, IL:
electrolyttc spot. smeter. ~ casting cop
per. II rs: 81. Louis lead. SIS: st Louis
zinc. s 25. New York anthony. IA virgin
aluminium. IS.
Export copper. IFS: resale. II. Free
sterling exchange, S4.03i1 a. o.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Price Ceilings
Cut Canadian
Cost Of Living
Law Covers Wages
end Agriculture;
Labor Likes II

Canada's cost al living has actu-
ally declined since It's price control
law was put into effect last De
cember ], W. Harold McPhillips
regional prices and supply repre-
sentative Of the Wartime Prices
and Trade Board Of Canada. told
the controllers group Of the De
troit Retail Merchants Association
at their regular monthly meeting
last night.
With broad control powers COW
ering retail prices. farm prices,
rents. services and wages, the
system has been put into effect on
a virtual honor system, but behind
IL stands an act with teeth and
penalties OF a $1,000 fine and two
years in jail for violations.
Despite the wage ceiling which
allows increases only if there's a
rise in the cost of living index,
labor likes the law and has ac-
claimed the manner in which il
has been enforced, McPhillips said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
NO WILFUL VIOLATION

He admitted that there had been
a few cases where the retailer had
been ignorant Of the laws provi-
sions but added that in his terri
tory - which covers most OF
Ontario-they have yet TO find a
single wilful violation.
He said that retailers have
found that their profit margins
have been reduced in many cases
and that they have been advised
to "cut out the frills," but he die
concede that when drastic Unequal.
tiles are brought to the attention
of the board, adjustments are
made.
these inequalities must be
drastic, though" he said, fatty.
I'VE had one case OF a retailer
who was featuring n mans shirt
as . loss leader during the base
period He has TO stock that
same quality shirt now and sell
1T at the same price although he
loses money on each sale. He
calls 1t his super loss leader
now"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29
Buy a Bomber
Montreal Silver

. MONTREAL Jan q Silver crossed
steady and unchanged. with January AIS
I'D. No trades.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-29

BUY n Bomber,