Show demand for farm products Is t improving lasalle map of business Condi conditions conditto tio Z M 9 1 al 4 A ik F DW D W 1940 the above map pictures the current condition of business and ad agriculture for or the month of december IMO 1940 it t indicates that the harvest of most major farm crops has been above average and that farm prices are higher than last year also christmas as buying in ln retail stores is close to the highest on record cording according ac to the fi figures a compiled by the la salle extension university of chicago by L G ELLIOTT president la salle sails extension university V U S farmers this year have raised larger than average crops and are getting higher prices than they received a year ago their total cash income will be cla close se to the largest in 11 years the demand lor for farm products continues to improve and Is expected to be even greater in 1941 larger payrolls tor for industry mean that consumers will be able to spend more tor for food and cloth clothing ing these increases ore are already speeding up holiday buying in retail stores the christmas trade is running ahead of even the high volume of last year and will probably be above abode all previous peaks those farmers who produce grains fruits tobaccos cos meat animals and dairy products have had the greatest gains in income while those raising cotton and vegetables have received smaller increases over over a year ago improved demand from consumers however has recently been helping these crops cotton and woolen mills have been especially busy for some time the foreign demand tor for agricultural products is lagging tar far behind the dome domestic dimand demand although current shipments abroad are large they consist mostly of industrial goods and war materials exports of farm products are likely to remain M a in relatively small tor for many me months supplies of all crops are large enough to provide adequate food and fee teed d during the next season as well as leave plenty on hind hand tor for carryover I 1 the supply of teed feed grains per animal is the largest on record and conditions remain most favorable for or those farmers raising live stoc stock k and producing dairy products cattle cattie prices have been better than have the prices of hogs bogs and poultry industrial activity has been speeded up and thi the volume of 9 goods godsbe being turned out by factories surpasses all previous ie records cords the national defense arogia program i m and thi the building of inventories s has had much to do with this increase A considerable part of it however is due to normal business expansion |