Word: demands
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...WHEREAS, the oil industry might be trusted to work out its own problems according to the laws of supply and demand but that the welfare of the industry is so closely linked with industrial prosperity and national safety...
...settlement of its debt to Britain. It was evident, however, that there was no intention of operating the settlement until after similar negotiations had been concluded with the U. S. Government. The mooted overtures to the British Government were undoubtedly designed to fix the total* that Britain would demand of France in order that the latter might know definitely the total of her Anglo- American obligations...
...approaching a more respectable hailing distance of its capacity. This fall, the lettings for structural steel have run about 73% of capacity. The sheet steel is running at about 80% of capacity. With the prospect of renewed railroad buying next year, as well as other important sources of demand, Pittsburgh is more sanguine now than at any time since the first quarter...
...guidance; and the outlook is more than usually confused. In most lines, the trend is undoubtedly toward improvement, particularly in the very barometric steel industry. Nevertheless, the lesson of the first quarters of 1923 and 1924 are still fresh in mind. In both cases, prices rose with increased demand and prospects grew rosy. Manufacturers, however, opened up and speedily unloaded goods on the market in such quantity that prices fell again and production languished...
...most industries, our productive facilities still outrun our normal demand, We have apparently entered a cycle of small industrial profits and intense industrial competition. Manufacturers are now wondering whether the first three months of 1925 null witness a repetition of the preceding two years or whether a more moderate industrial program will prevent overproduction next spring...