Show POWER HOLDS GAIN RATES nATES NEW YORK Aug 2 W JP ff E espite indications of ot some seasonal contraction tion In Industrial activity electric power output last week held its recent ratio of gain over last year Increased consumption In the mid die dle Atlantic and central Industrial l regions were important factors in the sustained improvement which carried the outturn moderately above that of the week ended July 22 Production as reported by the Edison Edi Edt son Institute amounted to kilowatt hours against in the previous week and inthe In Inthe the like 1932 period The gain over last year of per percent percent percent cent exactly duplicated the previous weeks week's rise |