Show October Business 4 Shows Improve CLEVELAND O. O Dec 7 AP ness continued to Improve during ber the monthly review of tho tle J federal reserve bank reported Figures for the first nine year run well ahead of the same samel In 1921 1924 Ji The review said prosperous con are reflected In a strengthened position of the larger mOhaIr Industrial of the country j Figures of three sixty industrial corporations In the 9 States show net earnings for the quarter of 1925 were nearly for the same quarter last year a amounted to after alt were made but before oi were paid as compared to 1921 or an increase of per o For the first nine months month of 7 earnings of the same corporations as compared with withal In the corresponding p per 1921 1024 tr er an Increase of per c Gains also were made in distri of common stock dividends Burl Durl first eleven months of this year representative corporations In their dividend rate 31 declared f dividends as compared with 20 Ian ial and 21 declared stock dividends paled to 9 0 last year 17 resumed p pa of common dividends 8 reduced th to rate and 6 8 passed their si sion on common stock |