Show Auto Sales in 1935 Gain 45 Per C Cent nt WASHINGTON Jan 30 UP UP-A UP A 45 per cent gain in 1935 over 1934 in inthe inthe inthe the dollar doUar value of ot retail passenger automobile sales was reported today by the commerce commerce department Compared with 1933 the department department department depart depart- ment said the thc increase was 9 94 per cent Index figures for December 1935 showed sales above the average for that month in the base period 1929 Taking 31 1929 as the December December December De De- De- De cember sales index was 1065 5 against 1155 in November and 82 in Octo Octo- ber For all of 1935 the index was was 83 SZ 83 against in 1934 and l in 1933 |