Show SALES VOLUME GAIN CAIN CONTINUES I I Pay Boosts More Jobs Help Retail Trade Wholesalers Benefit Steels Advance NEW YORK April H 14 1 bor troubles recovery continues In Inmost Inmost most sections ot of the country with retail trade holding up well because ot of wage advances advance and Increasing tm Wholesale trade has bene CIted from this steady purchasing by consumers md Industrial us trial operations o because e oj oi labor disputes exhibit irre irregular ular t n. n but steel operations nc duri the wee weel were up 41 per cen cent t- t tJ per cent ot of the capacity bezi xo t lle el reached with one since October 1933 Bituminous coal production is is above the year four average and nearly near near- ly 80 per cent higher thAn in April 1933 Lumber production is 61 per percent percent cent above this seU season n a year ear ago Electric output for or the fiftieth Con on s week showed a rise Over the same period l last t year Car load ings are tip about 11 per cent A Ait mobile deliveries this week were the largest in 21 months The first full week of seasonable weather since spring arrIved brought a volume of business to many or of the retail trade that exceeded totals reached by the pre Easter sell sell- in lag perIod Sales this week In acme me instances w re 20 to 40 per cent ahead of the same week Qt of 1933 Wage increases h have ve been acron panted by a demand for better Iqual ity merchandise Hardware and paints were roars more to the fore than a week ago while while move merits of gard gardening ning tools farm c ment golf goIt clubs sports goods and automobile accessories to gain momentum In seasonal hareS hard ware and sports goods In fact the advance ad ad- vance over last April figures has beta been substantiaL Camping golf gal and tenn tennis 3 supplies fishing tackle and sports clothing are lag ing such a prominent position n shopping lists at this early date that emphasis in rio no uncertain Is placed on the publIcs publIc's Spend many ot of the summer hours of leisure in the great open spaces Piano sales show gains glIns fron to per cent above e those of ofa a year ago Wholesale markets this week received received re- re sizable orders for women women's wear garm garments Millinery bookings continue large From visiting oil executives carrie me word that current motor sales l S prom promise a aa a heavy demand for tor gasoline from tourists Manufacturers Manufacturer ot of summer doth clothes s Cor or men fear a linen shortage and have been cabling foreign suppliers supplier In art an effort to obtain goods before mid Business faIlures this week were the lowest sinca 1920 while retail failures show a trifling gain Bank clearings clearing are arc at a two year peak Building permits last month last month were 32 per cent above February with large gains In south Atlantic and west ral regions |