Show I- I I II Wall Street Briefs I 4 I NEW YORK July 20 ExpandIng 20 demand for summer wearing apparel has been evident evi dent durine the greater creator part of the past month as the result of more seasonable weather Increasing confidence on the part of consumers and aggressive efforts a current survey by Standard Statistics Statistics Sta Sta- company tars says In fact the survey adds some of the more strongly situs situated ted units report that June and early July Juhr solos sales were materially larger than a year ago aso both in actual physical volume and dollar value Employment In the silk Industry for the first six months of 1031 wa was per cent under the corresponding period of 1030 1930 the Silk Association of America reports June employment declined 81 per cent as compared with May Mar and 09 90 ser per cent a. a as compared with June Juni 1830 1930 Broad silk loom employment decreased 15 per cent In Juno as compared with May narrow loom employment employment em em- showed an increase of per percent percent cent while spinning spindle employment was per cent lower S The Northern Pacific railway Is inquiring for steel and sets of superstructure material for ton 40 boxcars Railway Ate Age report The Grocery and Baking company has proposed to list lilt shares chard of common com coin moo mon stock on the New hew York stock exchange for the purpose of selling all or part of It to executives executive at a minimum price of a share The Issue was approved by stockholders at the annual meeting |