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Bridgeport 1923 Purchases Show Food Lead in Spending
Excerpts from the Domestic Distribution Department of the United States Chamber of Commerce provide Bridgeport 1923 expenditure figures. Food tops at 21 955 500 dollars, followed by clothing 10 806 750 and furniture 4 081 500. The note predicts 1925 totals may equal or exceed 1923 and urges merchants to plan ahead, use newspaper space, grow customer base, and cut unprofitable stock.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Bridgeport