Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-01-28 | Page 10 | Pre-War Trade Status Returns

PRE PRE PRE- PREWAR WAR VJ AR TRADE Tl STATUS RETURNS I I WASHINGTON Jan D By 28 ByThe The Associated Thc Press Press The tel tel- fed federal eral reserve board has hos found evl- evl evi tI evidence dence In the tho commercial records ot of 1925 1325 Indicating that the eco ceo economic eco economic stability of ot war pre d days js j's has been re established In a survey of ot business condi condl- conditions conditions made public night the board called attention to several factors supporting the belief bellet that the rapid of the war and war post days are I gone mention mentioning In among others that the price levels had changed less In 1925 than In la any el year r since 1915 In addition to this phase phae which was regarded as encouraging to tn business the board said all that Christmas trade last month wa the largest on record and Indica Indica- Indications Indications were that retail stores were restocking as rapidly as on the shelves were shown The boards board's records Indicated teJ an advance In tn of ot balc ba commo commodities from November to tn December when the level was the tho highest since last February The Increase has been almost continuous ous since Au August IrU st when the vol volume ume of ot production was at the tho lowest point In the year ear December production of ot Iron steel and bituminous coal and the factory consumption of ot cotton I in- in increased In Increased creased measurably while the pro pro- production pro production of ot lumber was maintained lit at the previous lous high ligh levels As a result of ot the output factories factory employ employ- employment employment 1 ment and payrolls remained at atthe atthe 1 the high levels of ot October au aol November I A