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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Tickled pink were Flemingtonians. Not only was their personal property rate for State and county lowered but their town tax almost disappeared-shrank from $1.15 to 10?. Santa Claus had come to town out of season. The good word got around. Great Western Sugar Co. (assets: $82,402,000) heard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXATION: Gift Horses | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

In Washington last week the Federal Reserve Board estimated October production at 120 (1923-25 equals 100), up 18 points from August, nine points from September, 24 points from last October. In Manhattan the National City Bank compiled its quarterly summary of the earnings of 320 leading corporations: for July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Measurements | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

Having measured the war boom in this fashion each spoke a word about its soundness. Said the Federal Reserve with reserve: "Unless there is considerable increase in the absorption of goods, the accumulation of inventories now under way might reach significant proportions." The significance of "significant" was left to businessmen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Measurements | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

Out of the Nowhere into the here came Big Steel (which Economist Roberts rates as an industrial group by itself) converting a $12,000,000 deficit to a $12,000,000 profit. Steel's third quarter report last week showed its Cinderella common stock back in the black to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Measurements | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

Interested Parties to War II who had profit rises: 24 iron and steel companies (excluding U. S. Steel) whose net went from $17,835,000 in the hole to $25,811,000 profit; five building equipment makers, up from a $930,000 loss to $3,522,000 profit; 25 machinery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Measurements | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

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