Show economic highlights As aa wo we approach tho the end cud of the iho winter the hard fact that tho the business la growing worse rather than hotter better becomes constantly more there vili doubtless doubt leaa bu be nome spring better meat due to thu traditional jw wo bunal factor but lu ili till nil it will bo less kaa than was ua expected even two ur months ago tho the suin itier period by current indicators will bu dull anil and ami heth ur or not there them will IA a resumption of a recovery movement next baft and winter Is purely a matter of guesswork guess work thu tho securities market has haa been beell declining slowly but very steadily tho the foreign situation has boon ro spon for this to a considerable degree on tho the day when tho the polish lithuanian dispute reached IW ita crisis tho the market went luto into a big skid and ana volume of traus lors was relatively leavy lithuanian accession to Poll polish demands stopped this trend and tho the week ended on oil a better note but such foreign crisis way may bo be confidently anticipated ab frequent intervals from now on oil and each will probably produce reaction most important of course la is tho the doi domestic situation that tho the general feeling of 0 insecurity be bc and plain fear of what tomorrow may bring Is ia spreading poems cema to bo be beyond argument and the faced with a spectacular non but extremely important loss losa of support lu lit congress la Is apparently undecided about what to do somo some of the preal douts most loyal supporters are dismayed and disappointed because of tho the lack ot presidential President lal activity and tho the Roos roosevelt ovelt critics are de declaring that his leadership has become bankrupt further the beat available indicates that tho the president la Is losing out in public aly approval tho the last institute of public opinion poll this organization forecast with almost perfect accuracy mr air Roosevel ts ter rifle 1030 sweep shows a substantial decline in tho the roosevelt following especially spec lally in the eastern z industrial regions glona rc this does not mean that more inure voters are turning to the lie republican publican party the GOP lias haa to offer a great deal wore more than it has baa so far most observers think before it can hope to regain its once high position it doca seem to meau mean that a great number of people are losing faith in tho the new deal do not know where to turn and are more or less on the fence whose leadership they will follow in tho the f future fu ut urr whether the presidents or a man n with another cause Is an unanswerable question now bany of these people are bitter feeling that both the parties lavo have belayed them with redeemed promises thus the stage la Is becoming set tor for a political revolution in this co country autry it if times got get worse the chance ot of such a revolution occurring will naturally be ba greatly increased it times timen get better tho chance will bo be materially lessened some business briefs of interest follow railroads the rato rate increase grant was less than halt half of 0 what the lines think la Is necessary if they are arc to keep solvent much will bo be heard beard of railroad reorganization iza tion either forced or voluntary lefore long and it Is possible that sumo kind of legislation aimed at tills flits end will bo be introduced in the current congress in tho the meantime time the big increase in railroad purchasing shig that was expected in the full requested increase ws was granted will not occur and further retrenchment by some lines way may be anticipated steel aas been ranging in the 2031 lio 20 31 per cent production bracket for many wech fa A material increase Is expected very soon duo to bigger buying by ay motor makers construction in tho the first two months of the year construction contracts c awarded 27 per cont cent below the same period last year residential building was down 40 46 per ceist however more homebuilding home building is starting now duo due to the season and to federal housing laws insuring 00 per cent of money loaned aar or small homes automobiles in the flost tw two 0 months of tho the year production was units 45 per cent under tho the same saine months last benr one good fictor is a general decline in used car inventories though a serious problem still exists in Ws this field march production will probably bo be close to units with letter better months ahead electric power output has been awa unchanged recently holding bolding to a fair level I 1 |