Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-01 | Page 13 | Business Factors

Business Factors NEW Y YORK RK 1 AP AP A Industrial activity continued its swing Into new high ground rund tar for the ninth It consecutive week duron duro dur- the past seven e days lug n rho Associated a Press r seasonally adjusted adJusted Index rn moved e. e ved up to the tho to highest point In in six six Ix years at per cent of the 30 1929 0 yer pr last week average compared with wit 92 Int and a. a year ago ad AU All the ept except electric power production stepped ahead ahead residential build build- buld- buld building for tor forthe InK ing and output to new peaks a the Steel year mills operated at a higher level volume of orders on hand 4 again the e large C g ch l the most lw Imposing h log backlog a on companies record for some ome seasonally corrected Freight advanced Fright on Improved miscellaneous ul ship aWl ments ment Grain Crain movement dipped largely larsey a as 8 result of drouth a 5 resul Automobile drout output dropped lc less leu than seaB sea sea- sen- sen the Index risIng riling lonal B eSio The setback In electric power production of ot wai was considered by the lbs trade tade the result Wa cooler The index inde weather weater with Its it seasonally adjusted ft fn Indices The ee based on 05 1 the latest lr available static static- tics tell and aid ad with wit 1929 30 1920 30 as a O f folloWs p 2 I I- I 2 A 4 o a 1 5 pr 0 c w Composite Index x Di 1014 Automobile prod pr vo x ow 39 soi i Steel mill 9 Cotton Stel mi mfg activity 1077 1077 S. S 1St Ri'S RiS Coton 4 1157 lot 1036 6 prod Ill 1 Electric gI Residential power building ISI X 37 5 t 73 V 60 6 TO Total H 2 e ri 1036 cn high