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Show Retail Store Sales Up 47 in Veek The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco reported Monday that values of aalea of six leading department stores In this city were up 47 for the week ending Aug. 6. That compares with s it hike for tha week ending July 29 aa against tha same period in 1940. For the week of July 22. aalea valuea soared to 81 over the asms week last year. Buying in early Auguat shot monthly figures for ths period ending Aug. 5 to 38 over 1949. Thus far this year, sales values of the Salt Lake stores are 8 sbovs last year. On basis of calendar year to data, values of salea of department stores throughout tha country wars 8 above those for 1949. |