Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-20 | Page 22 | Holiday Trade at 5-Year Peak

HOLIDAY TRADE DE YEAR PEAK K NEWYORK De Dec 20 CUr WP-Cur- UP Cur Current re rent t Christmas trade Indicates a a. a r year five peak with retail sales this week 7 T to 1 15 per cent above the pr preceding c week cek and 10 to 20 per percent cent ahead of the corresponding 1934 period Dun Sr Brads Bradstreet treet Inc ald id today Sp Shortages spread to a large number num nuns ber ot Items with replacements replacement unavailable un un- un- un available from wholesalers as conn consumer con con- sumer n buying broadened the survey sur cur vey Utility merchandise was Bought almost as insistently as trl strictly tJ holiday goods mens men's mens and w women's mens men's clothing furniture house furn furnishings electrical appliances dry dri g goods ds and food products being outstandingly active Indicating improved conditions and larger Incomes in incomes incomes in- in comes comes in Inmost most agricultural sections the pr preference ference for the better grades of merchandise W was pronounced Wholesalers were were reported to have have- had tho the best week in nearly two months