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Show INSIDE STUFF (Owmi trees faee om.i erst reserve of flelsls to be sure thai MM bill genuinely Sound bank get under the wire. All eigne that thai spirit bow prevails and will cow-1 UntM to do to despite piteous moon. o Senator Glass ta given much credit (or preventing concessions to weakness weak-ness In tho bank act They toll H hat a that ho welked out ol Uiraa eoti-ferencee eoti-ferencee In Washington last aak with tho word that no would return whan tho conlaraaa ware ready to talk sense. a a a Aa Important but unnotlcod fca-i toro of tho bank act Ii tho fart that lt dalmttolr laavaa ua on gold baaa. It ; provldaa that tho now curranr cani bo oichangad for lawful mo nay on damand ond lawful monry romprlaaa only gold rortiflcataa and other cur-1 ranc lull barkad by gold. I o o o I A preliminary aurvey of the bank holiday eft act on outatandlng retail bualneeeai In Maw York City la praam pra-am tad below, figure Indicate the percentage change In tho average dally volume for March 4 to March 10. Inclusive I combined I, aa againat the average per day for the two weekj preceding tho holiday: ' Candy, aoda and reataurant chainj (ll. minua M par cent . Automat cafeteria chain, minus 10 par cent Affiliated retail stores 1), plus 10 per cent Department stores (4 . minus per cent Shoe store chains (1). minus M per Book publishers end retell book stores 111, minus OS per cent Motion picture theaters ll chains and S independent theaters), minus 40 per cent Grocery chains (1). plus IS par cent Hotels 1. minus Si per cent The Increase la the grocery business busi-ness waa entirely due to heavy sales of canned goods. |