Full text of G.16 Retail Furniture Report : February 1, 1945
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:F OF THE FEI.&-J& . . . . . . . • :iY63% February - 1, -. 3 4 5 f. r-ft- - .3" PiETAIL 5*TI\MTU?:E ITSrOET lf>i4 ?z-t*xil f u r n i t u r e s t o r e r a l e s chcved *alK-Ut the usual :nai*k"G r £. 1 r i c e . f r o m Ecve?:bcr t o ^Decomber, :.nd v?ere 17 per cent 3>-ovr • the' yea^-L * 1 v ° l . , C«;sh and c'irr^e-account s a l e s increased by f.bovt .the cu3t.ir.ary seasonal amount a . 4 vv-nrj c o n s i d e r s l l y l a r g e r then a year o a i - l i e r . ' . I r s t s l i ? r t «•.] • j -o.vr oad D per Co-nt d v r i m v t h o :r -nth, and continued "well v.hov.: t v J v . " v :: iuo ons• ceding y e a r . ' ' Xnvontories declined 11 per cent during December, ••i-d • c-e 1bolov; those of l'occ:Vocr I n s t y e a r . At t h s end of the month they »ut ci td about two and one-half nonths' _3u;<ply r t the current r a t 3 ,-f re;".', ?-•.& compared 1 %ith c t h r e e months* sux^iy a year orzo. In:'talT:.<-ri account? :utstahdinR -tat- tho end of Dccenber w»re eight nor cent above the Luyei of the ; x eccdir.^. * on?.i;, '•/ritS.'ere. »1 L^htly.. 1 ess than a year ago. The r - ; t i c of collect!371s -.vrii.Decor,ber t o Instalment -accounts . outstendintr nt the 'bvgir.r.imj of the r.eirth. Was. per cent, on? point ->ovc t h a t f o r the corrssyy- noing -.criod Ir s t y c r r . . Thor-a oocr unts rc nou c o l l e c t e d in abmit seven •: •£. o-y,-halv> r.octh-f ?s csnoarod with a; : r~xi.r:atoiy oi^ht nonths .1 ye-*-r h>-b. F u r n i t u r e Store Stat,! sViz~ f 'u- Loco; h e r 1>44 ' . - ' e r c o n t ^ c chun?:* , fr.cn: , ... 'Lvrer.;b'ur l;M?> Jio'fouibor 19-14 to t Dpcancer 1»14 Docem^r 19-14 Net s":loc Total Cr.i3h % l e s Credit or-: I In-t.elmont C'„''Tv*o hcoovint ! Acc-unts receiv-hol 0 , a t end of rrr.r.t. Tot.-l Instalment 115 «• 6 + G P <- 5' + 6" fotr.l] . \rrlue ' -i" : -10 • 3 >.32 : - 1 - C l l e c t i o n s f h i r i v : .onth. Totvl 1 jictalr.ent I ov e r t y.-i e r;, 0 r,d 0 f h -nth, . *1? * .VI +16 0 f 5 ; -11 | * 51 - 2 DETAIL FUTiMTyPJe; STCIU.IS - LECE1 BE3 1044 Sr:les °nd Inventor'i on teroenttup c\r.r.pe Invent c r i e c -nr-i . Or-.dit p a l e s 1'•+.?! n-3t s n l e s Fedorsl .-"ocerve 3 ; ;:0;r.' D.C.'4% viatr*Lct L i e . ' 4 3 ::ov. to to I t" t" D@c.'C4|Doc.'44 D : c . ' 4 4 a o e ^ ' i l f " l - v / ; 1 -:I;0 -inr .'.tl -.r.t-i Chloric S+. I.ouio i:i nr novli i He no;:? C i t y i)?;ll-'S Sr r, P- 'inci sc :- +15 +23 + 11 +:? •flc -If; + 18 +?: +v: +ir Tlmnber :f ^t.-,res +;c + 14 + 22 +17 +!•: +v, +?': * + 16 + 2<" +c 0 j K<3 I + "7 + 17 . +K- r-:L 8:1 to I 13c3.'44 j + 15 +15 +. 1 + + 8 + r+ 4 + 2 -: b - 7 - 0 + 15 + • .• - r.~: +20 +1? U. 5. Totnl ^ + 16 •r].:' + 3 + :5 + 4 +18 + T3 + .10 + 17 +4?' + LG +22 : '• +30 x f - l +?? ; +41 +?o j + -18 +i- +17 ••16 h:-f: + ' ij +15 +25 + 14 •l-vfi Y'-.fk •!•'> ll'.QO !:%•-.is j z L . ? -1^. -J x -11 +:-:> + 14 -18 -H -10 - 5 - +1, + 2V> -24. +21 + !••' -11 f.4" 65'' •1* f, Ltc.'-M. I '4; At 'rfrA I v' i u . . Acc uu' r. "> c • i - -i.. oivontr.3-3-^ Fnd e r - 1 o::e * ' v o B i r t r i c t j t • tv :1- - t : n iO-k 1 ; -1'" i- i^'ilr.lolohir. r - :"li • w R i c h r . c ;u -1\. : 1. r, - :.%r. s ! - ' ! i " ' : i ; !! ••" l . . ! - >: Ci \v ! j s r : %il ; ! 1 +20 * o o 1: ! " : ' 1: 4 - : : .<• - i :_ec.'4Zj t '• •. » • : t- ! i ! ^ 10 + i + I + - - 1 r + -r 5 - 1 -±r. + !•' - . j. - ! i C I ; ; ' - l ' 1 ! ! + ,i i i 1 1 - " ; 7r-."j - -: 1 '44 1 - 2 - 1 E - 3 4 j - ?• + t - i C "TZ 1 -14 -K. • - i S| a - i i 1 ! j 2oc. - + - '44 t-" Leo.'44 1 : r *44 e S — + j' at I: V . -i> -10 i ' r.:nt:i_ t-r t ; D « . i ; ! - :, ,t r. + ••••{ - -ri<.- • c t i : n': C:i: i . i . T t u :Lr i i : 1 I i + : 1 : i1 4 ' ! 4 4 iikw • . Tit.": iAC.:.^VV.t; ; r - . . « n r 1 r . . ••U j •EC?. *41 • * 5 + ; - r > ' - 1 - * + i r 5 - 4 ; ""4 i 1 ' i n j - 5 " f r" j C P5 •