Show Changes in Trade fade T Inevitable Forward Demands Demand Stimulated Commercial Disturbance Absent W WITH the cv ever r increasing asing pressure of governmental requirements require require- l ments tightening the tile restrictions on Oil ordinary transactions the whole economic structure is still sti undergoing a process process of readjustment readjustment read read- and further futher important changes chales are inevitable While the transition from a peace to 10 a war basis th through rough the poS past year ear has I brought no 10 general or 01 conspicuous com corn ner al disturbance the lie movement ha has rot rt rH caused Inconvenience ii 1 I Istine in business ami some stine tin 11 iry my obstacles are yet to 10 be surmounted The labor question queston both in Its i relation to trade and manufacturing and in its is bearing blaring blar- blar bear baar- ing on agriculture is not the least perplexing perplexing perplexing per per- of ot the various problems being en encountered encountered encountered en- en countered and the shifting of or men to the most essential occupation is becoming becoming becom becom- in ing a more snore imperative expedient as af ad additional ad- ad I service numbers numbers are called caled into inlo military That outputs for strictly civilion uses are lessening steadily is not surprising with greater concentration on war work worl nude made necessary and the knowledge that thaI the paucity of or supplies of many materials materials materials mate mate- rials and products will wi later be intensified fled fied fed has a a simulating simulating- effect on forward demands and anil ant a strengthening influence on prices price The commodity markets markels however however how how- ever are being placed u under der closer control con con- leather now being included in the price regulating program and Duns Dun's list of wholesale quotations for the the first weel week in many discloses more recessions than ihan advances After such a great r rise e in costs as has been witnessed during the war period there seems nothing strange in the reports of more more careful and discriminating purchasing by consumers con con- sumers and the fact that some goods are areno areno areno no longer being made for the regular trade will wi tend to impose restraint on I future retail operations Yet the movement movement move move- ment of ot seasonable merchandise has move move-I been accelerated and augmented by continued favorable fa weather in many sections and final distribution if of or less extensive volume volume volume vol vol- ume than previously previous is still large in the aggregate What Is more important crop news remains highly promising on the whole and the next official estimates are expected to strengthen the prospect of a bushel billion bushel bilon-bushel wheat harvest More than at any previous period the theIron theiron theiron I iron and steel industry is concentrating on war activities and commercial business busi busl- ness is consequently of ot secondary consideration con con- Notwithstanding the certainty of official official oW- oW cial price price- regulation activity in leather especially in bottom description has not perceptibly abated and the market has re registered further sharp advance advances The weeks week's reports from textile centers centers cen cen- as from various other oilier quarters quarter emphasize emphasize emphasize em em- the tightening restrictions on ci civilian Cl- Cl cl 1 vilian vian business due to the magnitude of I government requirements With Wih deliveries cries eries to the regular trade deferred delv 1 be becaUSe because because be- be cause of the pressure for war ar shipments it is doubtful whether Jobbers' Jobbers stocks can I be maintained Iad ad e at normal levels during 1 the he balance I of f the year and there is growing growing anxiety of a shortage of staple fabrics before the winter inter |