| Show BUSINESS BRIEFS employment has gained 60 per cent in heavy industries since march 1933 shown a lesser advance in consumers industries the unemployed are now estimated sti mated at about industrial activity has fooled the forecasters by holding up better this year than was vas anticipated was at 85 per cent of the 1923 25 average in may and the first half of 1935 was five per cent detter better than the same period last year automobiles first half production was 35 per cent over same period in 1934 represented the highest volume since 1929 mining copper prices recently took a sharp drop following the elimination of price fixing silver values also declined lately due largely to the Treas ref refusal u to buy additional si silver iver stocks in large quantities agriculture it is estimated that the farmers 1935 income will be about the same as in 1934 which registered a billion dollar jump over 1933 crops will bs be larger this year than last but prices will probably be lower steel steel makers are hopeful and the summer decline has been less severe than in the past structural steel business is good due to government orders |
