Labor Shortage Exaggeration Noted By Report
New York April 25 Associated Press reports claim that a wave of wage advances and rising industrial activity has spurred debate on a labor shortage. Despite steel and packing gains, buyers anticipate higher prices and may restrain purchases, while rail traffic remains heavy and cotton demand hits new highs. Wheat and money markets show strength and easier rates as investors reassess prospects.
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Associated Press
Greel
Steel Corporation
American Railway Association
Maren
Census Bureau
Calfornia
Eastern Crufes
Department of Agriculture
Park City steamer to run three trips weekly from April
A new schedule announced yesterday says the Park City will operate between hare and Port Jefferson three times a week starting April 23, up from two. Trips will be Monday Wednesday and Friday, with a later June plan for daily service as weather permits. The foggy Sound yesterday slowed towboats and grit barges as the W. G. Howard arrived from New York.
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W. G. Howard
New York
Boston
Howard
The
Sound Salvage Corporation
Galvin Thompson
Penfield Reef
City Dock
Wall Street
Trey
Western Union Earnings Show Quarter Improvement
New York April 16 marked improvement in earnings for the first quarter of the year versus the same period last year. Net income reached 767,668 compared with 2,012,883 a year ago, while gross revenues rose from 24,174,355 to 27,599,846.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Iron Output Jump Sets U S March Record In Pig Iron
Washington April 15 Pig iron production reached 3 621 275 tons in March the highest monthly total in history. The Department of Commerce notes the gain signals broader manufacturing strength with a 73 percent rise from March 1922 and an overall uptrend through the past year despite August 1922 dips due to fuel shortages.
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Ralph F. Couch
Washington
Department of Commerce
Industris
Irving Fisher Weekly Index and Its World Significance
The weekly index tracks the average movement of 200 wholesale commodities and the purchasing power of money relative to 1914. It shows May 1920 price peaks at 147 percent above prewar levels, with a dollar worth 49.5 prewar cents. The index, calculated from 290 quotations, relies on new methods in Fisher's book and is sourced from Dun's Weekly Review and War Industries Board weights.
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Irving Fisher
Houghton Mifflin & Co
Pollak Foundation of Economic Research
Newton
Mass
Dun
War Industries Board
Bridgeport Permits Jump In First Quarter 1923
Building permits issued in Bridgeport in the first three months of 1923 totaled 478 075 dollars, up nearly 50 percent from the 1922 period. Spring projections indicate building activity will exceed prior year levels, with strong urban demand and new construction in the city. For the broader economy, bank clearings last week reached 7 649 623 010 dollars, a 3.1 percent rise from the same week last year, with New York and Baltimore showing declines and Pittsburgh leading gains. The Waldorf System Inc plans to swap its capital stock from par value to no par, offering two new shares for each old share. Display advertising continues to advertise products and services across wide distances.
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Bridgeport
Commercial and Financial Chronicle
New York
Baltimore
Fittsburgh
Waldorf
Waldorf System Inc
Local Produce Market Conditions Report 1923
Market overview from April 14 1923 shows oranges up 28 to 80 cents per box with Florida Valencia at peak prices. Grange fruit and cabbage stable, spinach high but easing, veal and calf prices lower, beef weak. Storage levels low across major markets, butter softening, and mixed movement in fruits and vegetables with various price ranges listed for apples grapefruit beets cabbage carrots celery lettuce onions tomatoes and more.
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Maketing Guureau
State Board of Agriculture
Valencia
Florida
Granefritt
Lees
Connecticut
Hennery
Wabash Strikes Trim Amtrak Earnings
The Wabash railroad reports that coal miner and shipyard strikes last summer cut net revenues by about 2.7 million dollars. Revenue totaled 57.46 million, down 84 thousand from the previous year, while operating income rose 244 thousand.
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New York
Wabash Railroad Company
Five and ten cent store sales rise for leading chains
Combined sales of the four leading five and ten cent stores Woolworth Kroger Kress and McGrory Stores Corporation reached $65,928,622 in the first three months.
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FW. Woolworth & Co
Kroage & Co. S. A. Kress & Co
McGrory Stores Corporation
Record quarter sales surge across four firms in 1923
In 1923 the chain store figure jumped to a record level this quarter with total sales 2644 percent higher than the same quarter last year. All four companies reported March sales that set a new monthly record, reflecting a strong market surge.
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Anlea
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