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Show vJkes as good f WES RETURN Fuel. Clothing, Build-Material Build-Material Register na6 Advances 5'iL ABE JOBLESS 2MjUt Rate Slash Will yBieck But Not Stop Increase I Rf ItVKIH.V OOl I L .y.rn ,.-.n.l-u( The Stnnd- P Brd-Exniincr , , ,. I hi Standard- l1 " Examiner) Lhin'CTON I"'1- iT -The eo3t ft'hj begun to i 1""'' upward Pl.t IK Mir K n.-i .1 prosperity J returned ah ' ih lime LWted rhi f. d. ml depart lf w.ninerce. labor, agrb ulture ILun the federal reserve board ClWorKani7tl.Mi receiving Identical r-pi it" from their hW-igutors to the effect that I lWK3r to be a major upward L pneos l In progress at the tat time. fTW EXC1 PTTONS Lilly all lines ! ommodlties Ciubject of these reports, and L;tnl notabl- exceptions the L art the Mime Food. fuel, Eg furniture. building materials Lor'..: up m price, both n hole-uj'retd!! hole-uj'retd!! from on ' five per Ermonth c.ver the figures of six j Ego. In many Urn - including L aOQ'i "H Ulilinous coal Iron L;, ihi irif adv i n - have icr a I extend (hrougrh the L; (ruiv Into retail j tj ,,,.. ' 'ii' 1 "' " ' " ' "'lfls B of :he other !in however, Kltsaler Mill in hot compefl-frij) compefl-frij) ni- fellows for business haR i j.; tn light rise MlILDIXG MVTKKIU.S Urn; materials show a distinct j lit price, due largely If not k to the tremendous activity in j tfutry From January 1 to June i MrtiriK to figures made public wMk. construction work In 27 ! ".(rn states totalled npiroxl- 1 yjl.35u.000, 000 a new hih rec-Hay rec-Hay figures smashed the April I by litre;- per cent and went to Id total of $362,500,000 &0 per Ikjhfr thin for May, 1921 1-a- ( iwporti'.l to be fretting advanced lln many localities and a, short ; lklllfil Won up n apiieurs ill. ml - XHIlroughout tru entire industry CR LOADINGS .Bt ef'h i ,ir loadlnj: n in :Jmti dl-'tini surprls4 Loading! "BfMS io a total of 8 21.0 on B'' 'ti. : roads ol the i ountry dur-ts dur-ts reeh ending i ; nnd It 'Ssjght the following week would Biwidedly lower aer;i(;c figUTi fcf of the Memorl 1 1 holida the A k4din?s were ley being but U car. but the average ii i day .jBpilmor 10 per o nt being 150,-4Bna 150,-4Bna day as con-, pa re. i .vi:h I Iwrr thf week of M.. W" ' ' ' of the good work of -f'k through.. ut Hi. in.-.r.tli Iretum Jun. the banner pe-IBt pe-IBt rallroa'l operation since 1.917. jB!2"y reports . mploy- ,jBjl'Jation durlni: .June, mad to tpdrtmrnt of commvrci and la-JBtilWi la-JBtilWi that unemploy tnent has r. wholly disappeared. Excop-made Excop-made m certain lines not-Wrieal not-Wrieal workers and lnd i-ti jth a strike l In progress In jJMoal indns'ry nre.....,, non-union ("Weep-. In Alabama are uorklnr Capai ity in oll,. slngli est -M ir"Hlniird on Pnzc 'Ywn t COST OF LIVING j IS GOING UP Arrival of Prosperity Brings Advance In Price of Commodities (Continued front Page One) Virginia county, 60 much uoal Is being j shipped at tho present time that tlio money therefor, if equally apportioned, apportion-ed, would furnieh $100 a week for ev-try ev-try mine employe In th county A UTOMOBUjE H I MM1N G Tho automobile industry, a bit hi si-tant si-tant two months ago, la out to cma.su Its own beBt record and tho under-current of sentiment Is to the effect that prices on some well known makes will advance before tho end of aummer Manufacturers in the industry are. having to bid against other Industries j I for high giadf labor for the first tlm-Inow tlm-Inow within two years, nnd a a result 'COStS ol construction are shoving an increase The entire Industry, with I here nnd there an exception. Is work-j work-j Ing overtime. The general condition of crops, forecast by the department of iigrieul- ture. Is such as to afford satisfaction to the farmer, tho department assert Indications arc thnt hi will receive a much hlgh'-r prico for his products next harvest time than he has at any time during the past iwo years. Kami product. according to the depart-me'nt's depart-me'nt's chart, advanced three points during May FRKIGHT RATE SJaASH A check to the rising prices al- : though not a halt is exnfctod when the new freight rates 1T0 Into effect two weeks from todny The reduction. It is climated, at railroad quarters, will approximate about $20 a family, j during the year A spectacular drop in gold Imports 1 during May to less than 9, 000,000 has helped ease the prospect of Inflation Thf- amount of money on deposit with 1 H ad lng banks Is arell established above ' the clover, billion dollar mark which It , crossed recentl and because of the j lessened demand for loans, Interest rates have shown a fu'-ther tendency to soften during the week ClLEAPTJri MONEY Still cheaper money is in prospect The suggestion this week of the S.i n Francisco reserve bank that it lower its re-discount rate to four per cent land thereby touch a lo record tor the movement probabl will result in the course of a rew weeks, In lower rediscount re-discount rats at eastern reserve banks and Indirectly tend to enhance the vnl-ue vnl-ue of high ciass bonds which are still steadily on the up grade. |