Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1926, Page 29

RETAIL TRADE HAS FOUND FAST PACE Americans Buylng and Con- suming Goods at Almost | Unprecedented Rate. ‘ — | BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispatch to The S NEW YORK, July 28.-—Consump- tlon of goods throughout the country | at present is unusually high. Dis. patches from many widely scattered | market centers received in the las 24 hours established that fact firmly Distributors say consumers are will ing to buy and buy generously. Their incomes are adequate at this time to warrant such buving and the senti- ment that they will cofitinue adequate for some time to come Is unmistak- able, \ Those facts are stiffening the back-; bone of retail trade in conjunction with the fact that the volume of busi- ness has nat tended to promote ad- vances in commodity prices. There are a few lines of industry where " unsatisfactory prices prevail, but in general the price levels have been well stabilized The paring down of costs has put the merchant in a position where profits are satisfactory in the ma- Jority of cases, and both producers and distributors have finally come to realize that the buying of small quan- titles for quick delivery is a policy which has come to stay and which can be turned to the advantage of all concerned through proper man- agement. Sales Continue to Expand. Department stores and mail order and chain store sales continue to score. impressive expansions. The sales of the two largest mail order houses are running between 10 and 15 per cent heavier than in July. 1925. The chain store sales have shown gains nearly as great. These are instances merely because the mail order and chain store companies re- port their sales while the majority of STEAMSHIPS. 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Variety — lomezhing new every moment—in scenery, peoples, customs— where there is none of the present political restlessness —where one may make a va- cation a real re-creation and a rest. BRAZIL— URUGUAY— ARGENTINA— Fascinating new lands to wvisit. New business oppor- tunities at your door. Four Modern 21,000 ton passenger liners SOUTHERN CROSS, JULY 31st PAN AMERICA, AUGUST 14th and fortnightly thereafter Second class accommodations are mow available on all steamers as well as superb and excellent third class. Details of 30 to 60 day tours on request MUNSON MSHIP LINES 67 Wall Street - New York SAGUENAY RIVER 10 Days—$149.25 Including Monh'enl! Quebec, Lakes Champlain and George, Ausable Chasm. Inquire for booklet W-4, de- scribing this and other delight- ful low-cost trips. Alex. Brown & Sons 1424 H St. NW. Main 1055 exact figures. The figures, however, |al may be taken to represent a galn |o] mnda by retall lradn in general. THE. EVENING BSTAR, WAS the individual stores do not give out [ to regain some of this trade. Many re deliberating on the advisabllity of pening branch stores in the sections of their cities which are natural trade Some retall merchants are revers- |centers, just as the banks and trust lnc the old poliey (\f picking the most [ companies have done. congested corner obtainable for a store site. lall trade has been brought about |h lurgely through traffic congestion and | v lhe dificulty of finding automobile arkinz space in the seething down- ‘The move of retail establishments This development of re- |toward the outside rim of the citles as caused Increases In real estate values In many sections and thi |0\\n districts of any large city. Mer- | o move out of the eity Hm“ hante In some instances have moved | or out of the regvlar retail zone and report at the result has been satis- | factory. It has cut down the amount lof investment or rent for property and enabled them to secure parking space for all customers. Sears. Roebuck and Co. are follow- | ing this polley in Philadelphia. Thelr { firet retall store in that city Is at least 10 miles north of the business center. | The store has proved a success and the econcern Is now bullding a second establishment not far from the weat- ern city limits and five mil other large department stoi Specialty Shops Reaj Small specialty shops in practically all of the cities of over 100,000 popula- | & that of the trial activity is at a high pitch and the situation of many of the farming population has improved materially this month. On the basis of the probable purchas. ing power of the "Jnited States, indica- tions at present are that retail trade at a pace higher than st half of 1925. Indus- A. C. L. EARNINGS GROW. WILMINGTON, N. C., July 29 (®). om the | _Rajlway operating revenue of the Atlantic Coast Line Rallroad Co. for the month of June, 1926, showed a aln of approximately three-quarters tion are reaping a harvest of trade | of a million dollars vver June, 1925, a from residents of the outlying dis- | statement issued from the general of- tricts who are disinclined to lose the | fi ces of the railroad yesterday said. time and incur the hazards of a | Railwvay operating revenue for June shopping trip “down town." The ' th larger concerns are now taking steps w ar was §7 914, ar compared 6,706,380 (o) ne, 1925, CROP AREA DECREASE REPORTED FIRST TIME Reduction of 19,000,000 Acres in Past Five Years Laid to Passing of Horse. By the Associated Press. For the first time in history there has been a decrease In the crop area of the United States. Despite a marked Increass in popu lation there was a reduction in the last five years of 19,000,000 acres in the area of harvested crops, the De- partment of Agriculture discloses In an analysis of the agricultural census statistice. Notwithstanding the de- crease the crop area still is sufficient, in the opinion of department experts, to maintain a large volume of agricul- tural eXports. The 19,000,000 acres have reverted to pasture or have been allowed to lle idle, the cause being attributed chiefly to the agricultural depression of the last five vears. Largely as a resuit of the war-time prices. about 40,000,000 acres of pas- ture land were plowed up and put into crops between 1909 and 1919 and acres of forest land Nearly halt of this total, experts bnllvn ‘was used to meet the Increased B Buropean demand for foodstuffs. Owing to the utnorsl demands of the war period the acreage of crop land in 1919 was nearly 10 ahead of what had been the prev expansion relative to increase of popu- . But in 1924, owing rly to the agricultural depression since 1831 and partly to certain changes occur- ring in consumption requirements, the acreage dropped flve years behin: what it would have been if the rate of increase from 1899 to 1999 had con- tinued. There was a decrease of about 3.500.- .| 000 in the number of horses and mules, and as the feed consumed by them required for its production nbo'ut ”6 ate 9,500,000 acres. The departmen it appeared inevitable that the de- crease {n horses and mules, with a re- suiting reduction in land needed to grow feed, would continue for several years at least. NEW LAKE COSTLY READING, Pa., July 29 (Specia The cost of the new I eight m! long, on Maiden Cr¢ which supplement the local water system, will be $4,282,000 in the next two years. INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN FREE AUTOMOBILE PARKING ; W. M. Moses & Sons Established 1861 Tidkene Furniture Carpets F Street and Eleventh Upholstery Store Closed Saturday During July and August Alteratlon and Remodeling Sale Friday Specials Closing Out of Summer Furniture Porch Furniture Old Hickory Swing; regularly 820 00. Spe- $12.50 0ld Hickory Settees; regularly $17.50. Special $12.50 Old Hickory Rockers; regularly $11.00. Special 0ld Hickory Chairs; regularly $10.00. Special $7.25 Old Hickory Tables; regularly $17.00. Special $12.00 0ld Hickory Tables; regularly $11.00. Special $7.75 Old Hickory Indian Seats; regularly 35 50. Special Old Hickory Vases; regularly $11.00. Special $6.00 0ld Hickory Fernery; regularly $11.50. Spe- cial $6.75 Heavy Green Arm Rocker; regularly $17.00. Special Heavy Green Arm Chai Special Maple Rocker, woven cane seat and back; regularly $12.00. Special Maple Arm Chair to match; regularly $10.00. Special Maple Rockers; regularly $5.75. Special.... $3.95 Maple Rockers; regularly $5.50. Special $4.00 Maple Arm Chairs; regularly $5.25. Special. $3.95 Green Folding Chairs; assorted seats and back of canvas; regularly $6.50. Special.. $3.25 Green Hammock Rockers; regularly $5.00. Special Folqing Canvas Chairs; regularly $3.50. Spe- regularly $15.00. High Grade Couch Hammocks Couch Hammocks, with adjustable head rests; heavy canvas; regularly $33.00. Special... $21.75 Khaki Couch Hammocks, upholstered backs; regularly $27.00. Special Couch Hammocks, all-steel frame, with de- tachable cushions; regularly $51. Special. $38.50 Couch Hammocks, upholstered back, heavy canvas; regularly $47.00. Special $32.75 Gliding Hammocks; regularly $59.00. Special $35.00 Couch Hammocks, adjustable head rests; regularly $33.00. Special Khaki Hammock—junior siz $27.00. Special Garden Furniture at One-Half Price Unfinished Arbor with 2 seats; regularly $120.00. Special $60.00 Unfinished Arbor with 2 seats; regularly $90.00. Special $45.00 Unfinished Arbor with 1 seat; regularly $43.00. Special $21.5 Unfinished Arbor with 1 seat; regularly $19.50. Special Unfinished four-foot settees; regularly $8.00. Special Unfinished arm chair; regularly $7. Special $3.50 Unflmghed Rose Laddera. regularly $7.50. Unfinished Rose Ladd k DU .. oo i divsn selisabosvee Refrigerators Large Grocer's Refrigerator, with mirror door; regularly $315.00. Special $250.00 Four-door All-porcelain Interior; Oak Case Refrigerator: regularly $89.00. Special.. $79.00 Three-door Refrigerator, porcelain interior; regularly $67.00. Special $58.00 Small Apartment-size Refrigerator, side icer; white enamel interior; regularly $44.00. Special + Small Top-icer Refrigerator; regularly $14.50. s Odd Fiber Furniture Fiber Chair, upholstered spring cushions; regularly $16.00. Special Fiber Chair, upholstered spring seat and back; regularly $17.00. Special . $14.50 Fiber Rocker, upholstered spring seat; regu- it larly $16.00. Special Rocker, upholstered spring seat; regularly $25.00. Special Chair to match; regularly $25.00. Special. . Settee, upl-olstered spring seat; regulurlv $36.00. Special Fiber Settee, spring cushion: $30.00. Special Reed Chair, spring cushio Special Fiber Rocker, upholstered seat and back; regularly $17.00. Special Reed Settee; regularly $63.00. Special. Fiber Rocker; regularly $15.00. Special Fiber Settee, spring cushions; regularly $95:00: Bpeclal oo Liaanl o i $22.50 Rocker to match; regularly $15.00. Special.. $10.00 Fiber Chair; regularly $17.50. Special $14.00 320.00 regularly Announcement of the August Sale of Domestic Rugs Appears in Another Section of This Paper Drapery Dept. The sale of upholstery and drapery materials is being continued with many new pieces being added, so that you will find a large assortment of good patterns and colors. Tapestry, Velour, Damask, etc. Summer prices are being made on Upholstery and Drapery work. Get our estimate now, and have the work done, ready for your return in the Fall. REMNANTS—To be sold at one-fourth to one- third regular prices—Remnants and short lengths of curtain nets, voiles, -marquisettes, madras, etc. Damasks, tapestry, velours, cretonnes. They repre- sent our very best selling materials and are fine for single window curtains, odd chairs, pillows, table covers and runners. Aerollux Porch Blinds—Reduced 25% to close out stock. These Blinds are never reduced except at end of the season. Bring your measure. 36 window shades 25¢ each—Odd shades from best materials mounted on Hartshorn rollers. Meas- ure your windows, as no exchanges will be made. Special prices prevail on Cretonnes, Ruffled cur- tains, light weight drapery materials. We are in a position to execute awning and window shade work promptly, making Speci&l End of Season Prices now. £ The Linen Shop Pure linen colored bordered luncheon set (cloth and one-half dozen napkins to match). Special, $2.50 set. Pequot hemstitched cotton pillow cases, size 45x 86 inches. Special 48¢ each. g Regular $4.75 all linen silver bleached napkins, size 20x20 inches. Reduced to $3.25 doz. Pequot Cotton Sheets, size 63x99 inches. Re- duced to $1.40 each. Pequot Cotton Sheets, size 72x99 inches. Re- duced to $1.58 each e T T — == Purchases Forwarded Prepaid to Any Shipping Point in the United States. e ————————————————————————eeetoe et INQUIRE ABOUT OUR & [ DEFERRED ! PAYMENT PLAN & Cengress that regulatory measures be | culties. H; sald h; thought Federal Bus MAGNATE AGAINST enacted. -u:lnrvman w:.. :ot n‘gvh.bh “l'm Th d with th " s | ent because of the wide range of eco- FEDERAL SUPERVISION |, 10, o7 ooea "and “saciri | nomic omeR e gy 5 line executives that improved hi Agrees, However, That Improved | ways and privately owned autom BISES mx no’r'xcx S8T. LOUIS, July 29 (#)—Preston biles have been the chief causes of Highways and Private Automo- |reduced revenue passengers for the es- B. Postlethwaite yesterday was unan; Chester G. Moore, executive vice | imously elected president of the Wagié biles Have Hurt Railroads. Lopplo somimmibonssid i By the Assoctated Press. president of the Illinols Motor Trans- | no;. Electrlo Corporation. He suc: CHICAGO, July 29.—The rapidly|portation Association, held that uni- ceeds Waldo W. Layman. Mr. Postls- expanding motor transport authority | form control by State and Federal d | had its inning today in producin evi- |regulatory bodies would do much to[thwaite, who is 42. camo here 17 dence for the Interstate Commeroe | eliminate irresponsible operators of | vears ago frem Huntingdon, Pa., and.i Commission to diges: before detarmin. | motur busses, but chat such control [ went to work for the corporation for ing whether to recommend to the next 'would be attended with grave diffi.!45 cents an hour. Is the Price! Tomorrow’s the Day!; ropical Suits Here’s a sale that’ll,put a Tropical Suit in the wardrobe of every man in the city! Regular $21 Silk-lined Tropical Worsteds and Flannels—genuine Palm Beaches and Mohairs—go on sale tomorrow at practically half price! $12.75 ; Our policy is to clean ’em out rather than carry ’em over—and that’s where you come in! Sizes for everybody! And everybody will want to buy two or three suits at this price, because there are plenty of steaming hot days ahead this Sum- mer and there’s a whole season of ; wear in them for next. b Out They Go! i Out Goes Every Remaining Y"’ Straw Hat, Too! Get This Price! $1 A4S § Every Straw Sailor in the place— including those that have been sell- ing for as high as $3.85. None are held back, they’re all in this final clean-out—and how they’ll go! { Two Months More to Wear ’em—find Just $1.45 to Pay TOMORROW! TOMORROW! B 1335 F Street N.W. Store Hours: 8:30 A.M. to 6 P.M., Including Saturday A NATIONAL TWENTY-TWO.-STORE INSTITUTION -