Show OPTIMISM IS REFLECTED IN TRADE REPORT U. U S. S Chamber of Commerce Sees Sustained Activity in jn Industries f Washington Dee Dec 31 Sustained Sustained industrial in industrial in- in activity is the prediction of or orthe the committee on statistics of or the Chamber of or Commence co of oC tho the United States which today Issued Issue Its regular Ular end thc year the r c car ro review of ot business and Crop Clop op conditions rh The rite committee emphasizes th the thA hopefulness hopefulness hope hope- of the manufacturing S' liter Industry tr I Gell generally which although h encounter- encounter I lug S constant labor troubles and shortage shortage short short- a age e of or fuel fool and materials has orders In tn excess ss of oC Jt Its capacity for tor production production production tion within any reasonable rp time Among Amon the tho vast numbers number of oC dealers tho report sa says s 's there thero seems to bo be a 0 confidence in the continuation at least until n another harvest of ot oft the tho e present great demand for commodities of or all kinds because use of ot tho unexampled strength of ot th the u agricultural l situation Karmer frog roll rollOn i iOn On the whole the farming f communities communities are prosperous because of or time the high prices of oC their products product and their liberal spending Is 18 the tho backbone and sustaining power of or the pre present volume I of business In much the greater part of or tho the country The farmer I is buying liberally and Intelligently lie lle is buying more automobiles automobile more tractors tractors trac trac- tors more poultry more blooded cattle cattle cat cat- ll- ll tle tie more farm t Implements and machinery machinery ma ma- eh chinery more mure S' S gasoline on engines und and el electric ctrl JI lighting plants for or his dwelling I house and null buildings s. s lie In is pa paying in cash mostly and al also o pa paying off oU what comparatively comparative few mortgages ages remain Of or tho general ero crop situation the committee says say that rain rilin did much damage mage In the south and In the southern south south- ern portion of or some somo of ot tho central contral states to crops crop reducing the yield Ie and Impairing quality Cotton was WIS dnn damaged l as HI were wore corn Hn and rico rice lams Kalns In the wheat belt cut time tho area arc planted In the fall to 25 3 per pr c cent nt Ie less leb than th time s record acreage planted last year Tho The ground round lost to winter r wheat wheal will wm go 0 to other crops Including tort corn cornand and md oats I at Yield LOI LOIT T Ev Even K n without the tho handicap of oC un unfavorable unfavorable un- un f favorable or weLther Fa rays pays the tho report however how there thero w would have havo l been un a materially reduced 1 winter r wheat what acreage acreage acre acre- n age p this fall f For Tor th the farmer f r realized that the heyday of winter wh wheat what at production production production pro pro- at hl high h prices was 8 over 1 for tor the th present whatever cr ma may bo be tho the currency and rop repetition lILlon of or roo food famine scares AcarI'S which have lost much of or their potency of oC late i 1 Tho The conditions 3 of oC growing wheat sa says the report n ra averaged gell lower t than ha n last year duo due to the excessive hp rainfall rain rain- fall fan Of or other crops and yields I the report re- re re report port says fg that peanuts did not do so sowell sowell well wen last ait season on time the hl high price of or sugar brought ht a heavy h crop of or orr sor sorghum and cane 8 syrups the apple r crop was wa n a lar large t one Great activity In building Is reported In lu sections except whore where crop failures s were wert extensive soft toft coal mining In Is In poor shape In contrast st to tho the muting mining of ot hard h coal conI copper mining l It is In a 1 poor flOor state silver mining la tM doing w well ll oa oi production Is good I |