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Show business concmc::: C ExKutiv Questionnaire Show That Piinim U ' t. Baed oa FacUt 78 Pr Cant of Country' Firm Lx,k I j for Incrawmf Sale During Latter Part of f Thk Yaart Pricaa Ai-a Steady . r t i p By Rot$ Btason t . 1 'In lhl pwlo, whn lhr la a Oiulonrr upon lh part of a r. It ' muny butlne.a mn to arl any dlfflruli in In ih kiiain.., aini-" allon. It la rerrrahln la find thai thalr pa.almlam la nol b...d uP,.n fol. A quaatlnnnalra waa racantly ml oul hy oo. H Burr. Cnma-I " , Hraom. to all of lhair Commarclal fapar borrnwara lhroUhout iha 1 "- I'nltad Hlataa. Thla qurallonnalra rrarha4 rapraaanlallra rirma In ' rvrry lypa of bualnaaa In all aa-tlna of lha country, aa lhair ora.nlia- " . Hon has firtson offlraa Ihroughnut th fnltrd Htaiaa. ! In this quaatlonnalra tha various flrma wars a ah ad to riva f.-is l I as to th volum of aalra durtn lha flrat all monlha of 1121 In m-parlann m-parlann wllh tha aam partod In list, alao to ranort upon roli-tmn -I In addition. It araa raquaatad that aa.h firm fnraraat not only In. valuma of sahta for tha rotnlnc an months, but alao ta nnrt n j 1 opinion aa to tha t.nd.nry of prlcaa. A aummary of tha rapltoa r J ralvtd ahow that II par cant of tha rapraaanlallra bualnsaa flrma throuahout tha fnllad atalaa had a lrr valuma of bualnaaw d.,r- , ln th first si months of Ills than during th sama pannd In Hi' ' lha avaraa Incraa.a of sslas balnf ! par eant. fluraly Ihla dnaa not ,i" I loon aa thouah thara la any around for paaslmlam aa a rnult of ins first six months of 1IJI. Collctlons ar a jooa Inrllrstlon of th hualnass altuaiinnfl par. . cant of all raportlna firms said that collections war aood: only I t par rant ahowad rollartlons to b slow. ' Buslnaas man, how.v.r. ar mors Intaraatad Hi tha futura than' lh paat and thay ahould find avary baala for anoouraaamant In n.a. fact that It par oant of thosa firms look for lncraaama a lea durlna th -laal an months of thla yaar. Tha auaatlon of voluma ef aalas naturally brines up tha ourailnn prlca and reports from thas firms show that only 10 par cant of th.m I a.pact a hlfhar level of prices. 41 par rant einactlna price, ta ram- -practically tha aam a. and 41 par cnt looklnc forward to a lower pn, iV; i1 m.'n n"' 'hs firms thrauahout lh country, antlrlpaui' " llablllsad or Jwar prlcaa have not been buyinc in aicaaa of th. ; dally noada Thla naturally, reeulta In low Inventnrtea upon which r . b based a prediction of actlvs bualneaa for lh fulur when lh an -us concern one start to stock their eheivee. . tiun above ar from all aectlone of the fnlt.d Slates, an " i. . 'nUrMUn e that the report, from tha Pacific roaat aho . that 4 par cant are reportlnc (nod collection, with only I per car how Ins slow collection.. This Is practically the only Important van -atlon of tha eoeet a saaalnet tha rest of tha country. Peaalmlam In the buelnaae world le Ill-founded. Bu.lne.a f.llur., 1 for the month of A usual ware the lowaat for any period in tha p. -two yea re; car loadlnaa are Increaalna. which ahow. Incr.a.m, prod -tlon, and durlnc the paat ll mo. tha Induatry haa eat.iiiih..l r.. o, In production of pl( Iron, crude oil. auloe and lncomoiuee. while n. ' order aalas and retail aalae have reached unprecedented volume caraful study of the flaura presented here will, we believe. Jiienfv ar buslnssa man In looklnc forward to the fuiurs wllh supreme conti.ien. TABULATION OF aiPOUTt KICIIVID FROM CtO. H. BURR CONRAO 4 WOOM. - ill m ' - lea . - 5 it let I naa. C.llee- HI!, eatn- tloaa let p. a e ; ; . ' fh i z RBPORT8 FROM ' i 1 J i . - - 1 I - - L :L i LM :i;r : : Et ' ! 4i i II 74 Ta J0 Tr:." lVlii" Houtheaat las 16 7 II t 7s !s (,' i . ' Mlddteweat II 7l 7 I 70 t? Il 7 14 ' JM 441 Boutnwaat fl l II 7 o n o 21, 4 4 . Pad f 10 Coaat t- I 14 ' 1 3 it 11 u 4-1 . Krom All Haetloaa - Jl 11 II u 7 7 J 10 4.. . Wholesale Orocara II II 13 7 o I 4 10 20 ll 4; 4. " Hdwe. Jobbara and- kin- I . dred Mtvae 100 17 TJ 11 u 9 jj 4, ,1 Lnmber Mfra. and ...... , wboleaalera 0 II ft I It IT I II r It1 ' Shoe Wfrs. and whol. las 40 7, ji ... s j0 4,j , . ;. Mfra. Underwear and I . Hosiery a M 40 14 ly, H 14 7i IS... n 41" Flour Millars to 11 it u 10 10... 10 10 IS 101 I j ' Wholesale I fry Goods and ' klndrsd Unas ISO tl I o I 4 71 15 I 441 a ' Ipt. and Chain Bloraa .. 100 10 1 100 .. I7 j 4.1 - Wholesale Drus-s lol i to ll (71 tol n liwi... 40I ii . -Mfrs. of Rundry Jlnes 1 I4 4 4 (J lol I 4; 5' 111 i oi 11 " |