Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-22 | Page 15 | Trade Continues to Push Forward

TRADE CONTINUES TO NEW YORK Feb 22 UP UP Busi Business ness continues to give more convincing convincing ing lug manifestations of ot pushing forward or ard to new heights for the year eat according a accord acord- co ding d ing to the Dun i Bradstreet Inc weekly trade review which fin finds s that hesitation in some lines has been offset in others The review declares that th-at the long long- ong- ong delayed gold clause decision was foll followed fol to- l lowed wed b by an immediate broadening of buying in wholesale and com commod commodity corn com mod it markets but that its greatest st benefit was the complete dissolution of ot uncertainty and fear While the immediate stimulus may be brief over a long range benefits will accrue secure from fears of further monetary man manipulations Retail sales increases for the week yeek were general genera and the rise of ot l last st year when early spring buying was already In progress ranged from Irom 6 to 12 per pet cent In the east and New England sales in large cities were found round to be 1 to 4 per cent ab above e a year ago Buying in the south reflected the thc check cheek in the flow of government 9 funds but volume was 2 3 3 to 10 per percent percent percent cent over the 1934 week Jn the southwest there 1 J lir of ot 12 to 20 per cent and ando Pacific coast the s start rt of ot spring buying sent sales 10 to 1 15 per cent higher In Industrial 11 centers in ht the showed the best national gains with sales 15 to 25 per cent over the 1934 week Industrial operations have re receded eded somewhat iller the uninterrupted rise in the past four months but automobile automobile automobile automo automo- bile output and production of auto automobile tito- tito to- to mob mobile le accessories and supplies continue con to gain Iain The electric refrigerator tor industry Is proceeding toward tow r the largest output in its history and shoes wearing apparel and house furn are yet et to to reach their spring peak The Dun Bradstreet activity barometer declined from rom its peak of per cent last week to compared with 64 8 per cent a year ago