Trade Winds Steel Prices Stick and Johnson Persuasion Fails
Trade winds keep steel prices steady amid labor and management disputes. Johnson loses persuasive power as unions demand higher wages to cope with living costs, while manufacturers cite rising input costs. Sen Hart urges DoJ probe into price increases. imports may rise in response. Farmers face higher costs despite potential volume gains. mechanization grows as labor tightens. Silver prices surge amid supply demand gap benefiting mines.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
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Short-Term Problems Beset U S Housing
AP analysis notes that despite a rebound in housing starts to 1.556 million in November and rising family incomes, higher mortgage rates and prices threaten a renewed downturn. The piece highlights postwar buyers and delayed purchases as the largest future demand, with money the key constraint.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
America
Federal Home Loan Board
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