Business Continues To Rise Generally, Further Gains Expected
SALES AT RETAIL
5T014 PER CENT
ABOVE 1938 WEEK
New York—Retail trade was
somewhat improved last week
over the preceding period and
wholesalers reported a better
volume of records, particularly
for fall fashion merchandise, Dun
& Bradstreet said in the weekly
review of business.
“Major lines of retail merchan
dise were fairly consistent in
showing increases over last year,
but the amount of improvement
varied widely,” the agency said.
“Grocery sales were only fract
ionally ahead of 1938 while auto
mobile totals were as much as 30
to 50 per cent better. Gains in
other types of goods lay between
these two extremes.”
The review estimated the in
crease in volume for the country
as a whole ranged from 5 to 14
per cent over a year ago.
Trade sentiment was “general
ly cheerful” on the wholesale
fronts, the review said. “Although
purchasing was still being done
cautiously, there was evidence of
more frequent departures from
hand-to-mouth buying policies in
favor of a two or three month
covering of requirements.”
St.- Louis—The Research Divi
sion of the National Retail Credit
Association said today 11,748
retail stores in 34 cities had re
ported an average increase of
2 per cent in collections, 1.1 per
cent in credit sales and 2.8 per
cent in total sales in July as com
pared with the same month a
year ago.
The increases were attributed
to a general improvement in
business in various parts of the
United States and Canada. Small
increases were noted by 24 cities
in collections, 23 in credit sales
and 26 in total sales.
Lancaster, Pa.—Better business
may be expected during the re
maining months of 1939, H. W.
Prentis Jr., President of Arm
strong Cork Co., said. He based
his prediction on “recent gains
in general economic activiey and
improved conditions in certain
durable goods industries.”
“The present relatively high
level of residential building bids
fair to continue. Consumer buy
ing which has developed decided
strength, show little or no signs
of contracting in the near fu
ture.”
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New York—Steel, back-bone
of the capital goods industries,
reinforced a summer business re
vival this week with another
sharp boost in operating sche
dules.
Rising hand in hand for weeks,
ihe Associated Press weekly in
dex of industrial activity and the
steel production rate got back
virtually to the peaks registered
last autumn. The steel rate went
to 62.1 per cent of capacity, up
2 points from the previous week,
in what seemed to some business
observers a broadening of im
provement in the vital machine
making industries.
The advance in steel, partly in
preparation for the motor indus
try’s start on production of 1940
cars, more than offset a further
decline in assembly of automo
biles.
New York—Building contract
ion contracts awarded in the first
seven 1939 months aggregated
§1,999,247,000 in 37 eastern states,
a jump of 30 per cent over the
like 1938 period, F. W. Dodge
Corp. reported.
Residential contracts awarded
in July, the company said, total
ed $2,566,000, a decline of 2 per
cent under June, but a rise of
25 per cent ove Jruly last year.
July nonresidential building
was placed at $88,501,000, a rise
of 22 per cent over July a year
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A group of 4-H club members
from various sections of the
county are attending the annual
Negro 4-H Short Course in
Greensboro. The short course be
gan Monday and will run through
Saturday.
These made the trip from the
following communities:
Beatrice Paylor, Olive Hill;
Emma Jay, Roxboro; Marcella
Jones, Lee Clay; Isabell Cates,
Super Suds
(for washing dishes)
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Giant Octagon Soap, 4 for 19c
Special Octagon Soap, 2 for 5c
Large Octagon Powder,
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Octagon Toilet Soap, 3 for 14c
Octagon Cleanser, 2 for .. 9c
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