Chicago, June 21, What was construed as a significant indicator of the diminishing buying trend in the United States at present was furnished to-day when the great mail order house of Sears, Roebuck & Ca. announced that sales from May 22 to June 18 amounted to G.§31,475,143, which was 7A per cent. under sales for the previous corresponding period.
Sears, Roebuck operates upon a "period" basis, there being 13 periods of an even four weeks each in the year, rather than upon monthly basis, This is considered to give a more scientific ground for calculation and bookkeeping.—United Pres
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