Word: slump
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...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 a number of sources is admittedly prompted by fear of labor trouble (see p. 16) as well as by higher third-quarter prices. . . . It cannot be denied that a large proportion of production during June has been borrowed from July and August...
...opinion that the above trends will be continued irrespective of political conditions. Basic economic forces are now so definitely working toward this upward trend that acts of either political party will have little influence on the total volume of business during the next six to nine months." A summer slump resulting from a slackening in steel and motors would merely make subsequent expansion "even more pronounced...
...South Central States marked an-other slump. Probable worst was Devil's Swamp by Oklahoma's Edith Mahier. Kentucky's Frank W. Long painted Singer Jack Niles with his dulcinet. There were plenty of portraits of pretty white women and brave white gentlemen...
...others. Though still holding more than 90% of the market, the Big Three (Ford, General Motors and Chrysler) had their slice of the market pared slightly, independents gaining more than the general average. Furthermore, Ford safes fell off 24% from the same period last year. Ford's slump nearly cost the Man of Dearborn second place in the industry, reducing his margin over Chrysler to a bare 6,400 units for the first three months...
...made with forearms and fingers. They are emphasized by movements of the head. They are not graphic, but follow lines of thought. . . . Conversation without words is impossible. By contrast with the Italian the Jew tries to get in touch with his friend. The posture is characterized by a slump of the neck and relaxation of the knees...