Show EMPLOYMENT GAINS WITH BUYING RUSH Coincident with a rush of buying in anticipation of increased retail sales of merchandise national employment employment em em- gained one half of 1 per percent percent cent in August over July according to information received Wednesday by Willard H. H Avery manager of the W. W T. T Grant company store of Salt lake Employment in New York City alone gained 64 per cent in August Mr Avery said he was informed and 14 industries reported gains of more than 10 per cent He reported some of the employment employment employ employ- ment gains as follows Cloak industry industry indus indus- try per cent millinery per percent percent cent canning and preserving per percent percent cent anthracite mining per cent silk beet sugar gas and electric fixtures fixtures fix fix- tures woolen and worsted goods anc and confectionery industries between and per cent textile machinery women's clothing fur felt hats jewelry jew Jew- dry elry fertilizers mens men's anc and cotton goods to per cent Because of the difficulty in getting getting get get- ting quick delivery of popular priced dinnerware New York stores have started buying Thanksgiving requirements require require- month ments Mr Avery said Retail customers know prices are rising and are buying for future de delivery delivery de- de livery in New York New York agents of the Chatham Manufacturing company corn com pany announce a 5 per cent advance on blankets The Chatham mill is working at capacity The Josef Knitted Fabrics company corn com pany of New York in lit the past month tripled factory operations he said |