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Recovery has lately carried the magic figure to that level and more. Approaching the seasonal autumn peak, carloadings last week topped 800,000 for the first time in six years. The gain over the corresponding week of 1935 was 28%, but the comparison was distorted somewhat by the coal strike...
Still evident, too, is poor distribution of seasonal goods. While Moscow sweltered through a heat wave, buyers combed stores in vain for electric fans, found only electric heaters.
Properly frozen foods will keep indefinitely. Meats are "tenderized" amazingly. Strawberries, cherries and other seasonal fruits retain all of their freshness and important food qualities. Delicious roasting ears for Christmas dinner are commonplace to locker owners. And every meal eaten from locker-stored food represents a saving of from 50...
But. What concerned the stockmarket most last week was the imminence of a more than seasonal summer slump. Automobile production is bound to taper off as motormakers prepare new models for November showings. Iron Age was pessimistic on steel operations after the July 4 shutdowns, reporting: "Heavy consumer buying from...
Employment still lags far behind production, latest Reserve Board index figure being about 85 compared to 100 on industrial output. Payrolls are even farther behind, at about 80. Contra-seasonal gains in factory employment and payrolls were reported last week, much to the "surprise" of Secretary of Labor Perkins, who...