Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-05-01 | Page 3 | Production and Export Trade Increase

PRODUCTION AND 'EXPORT TRADE INCREASE Commerce Department I-tuei I-tuei Report Showing Improved Condition WASHINGTON,- May 1 iBy V. P.) Bualneae condltlona ara Improving I and tha racorda ahow larger prodtic-1 prodtic-1 tlon and Inoreaaed export trade, the ft commerce department announced today. to-day. Manufacturing Induatiiea are work-ins work-ins on good schedules, the department r49 aald. The figures, however, are not V ' aufflclontly complete to ahow how (really tha Increaaed activity of the factorlea reflects buying by the public. Retail pricee continue to decline, the ' report aald, tha rnet of living showing show-ing a drop of three pnlnta during March. The greateat waa In foou coete. Commercial reporta ahow both the wholesale and retail trade "apotty," but with evident Improvement over preceding weeks. "Prom flgurea available It la clear fundamental condltlona are much better bet-ter and there la every reason to expect ex-pect bualneaa to Improve ateadlly. although al-though perhaps slowly," the department depart-ment as Id. "With world conditions sa they are today, there Is no likelihood of an Immediate Im-mediate boom movement. Reconstruction Reconstruc-tion In Europe la far behind what It la In this eountry. In general, big economic eco-nomic movementa are world-wide In tbelr scope."