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Show BHD REPORT IS ujpi WASHINGTON, March 17. The federal fed-eral reserve board made public summaries sum-maries of reports from federal reserve agents throughout the country in answer an-swer to a questionnaire recently sent out to ascertain the extent of business and industrial readjustment. The reports re-ports showed in general large stocks on hand by manufacturers and dealers, and a lessened demand with prices decreasing decreas-ing in many cases. A typical example of the reports from industrial districts was afforded by the tabulation of replies to questions from business concerns in the Philadelphia federal reserve district. These questions ques-tions and classified replies were as follows: fol-lows: Are the quantities of materials, supplies sup-plies and good as shown by your last inventory larger than usual? Yes, 114; no, 129. Are they principally for war or civilian civil-ian businesses! War work, 20; civilian business, 221. Have the prices of your product been lower recently from the high prices prevailing pre-vailing during the war? Yes, 118; no, 93. Is labor more abundant? Yes, 223; no, 21. Is labor less restless? Yes, 147; no, 91. Is there less re-employment? Yes, 186; no, 62. Is labor more efficient? Yes, 90; no, 142. Has there been anv lowering of wages? Yes, 17; no, 22S. Are von paying less for raw materials? mate-rials? Yes, 131; no, 89. Is the supply adequate? Yes, 212; no, 16. Do you. anticipate making any extensions exten-sions or repairs to your plants in the near future which will necessitate the purchase of building materials or equipment? equip-ment? Yes, 42; no, 203. Have you a satisfactory amount tat orders on hand? Yes, 81; no, 130. Most concerns reported the outlook uncertain. |