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Show Bits O' Business And Things To Come BITS O BUSINESS Despite talk of a slump in the jewelry business, wholesale trade is running about seven per , cent above last year in dollar volume; retail sales are even ' with those of 1947, but inventories inven-tories are 11 per cent higher. Dollar turnover, however, ' is still three times above that of prewar days .... That soft-goods soft-goods slump everyone was worried wor-ried about hasn't materialized, either. Even when sales hit a summer low of $9 9 billion in July they still were a billion dol-' lars above tne I1K3 lw moum, and there have been gains reported re-ported every month since .... Durable goods industries continue con-tinue to set new records .... September output of natural rubber rub-ber reached a new high of 145,-000 145,-000 tons, and American consumption con-sumption moved up to a new postwar record of 122.500 tons. THINGS TO COME Comb for ladies has two bob- by-pin compartments and edges that serve as pin-spreaders . . . . Adhesive material to make colorful col-orful raised letters or designs on Christmas packages or ornaments orna-ments comes in a tube and works like a confectioner's cake-decorating nozzle. It is available in red, green, silver, and gold .... Transparent coating for wallpaper wall-paper can be applied with a brush and when it dries the wall resists many stains and fingerprints. finger-prints. Those that do appear can be wiped off with a damp cloth . . . . Packaged rice pudding is the latest ready-mix for grocers' shelves .... Folding camera that costs $90 turns out a finished finish-ed photographic print within one minute after the shutter is snapped snap-ped .... Whipped cream complete com-plete with vanilla and sugar is now being marketed in throw-away throw-away containers. Charged with gas under pressure, the cream oozes out for use when the end of the tube is pressed. It will last several days in the refrigerator refrig-erator .... New toy combines the thrill of skis with the safety of a sled. Two ski-like runners are fastened together at the front to an upright handle bar . . . . "Candles" are now being made of aluminum, with a wick that burns lighter fluid. |