The Archive · 1937

Billion Dollar Crop Revenue

New York, July 19.

Enormous funds are being built up to tow into trade and the markets, heightening the belief in Wall Street that there will oe good autumn business and stock market advance. is the estimated billion dollar crop revenue, In many sections where farmers have had poor crops for several seasons, there is tremendous replacement demand. Farm imple: ment companies will benefit and ihe motor car makers also envision, increased sales.

A year ago soldier bonus payment was made and erved as a tremendous boon to trade and the increased farm income is expected to have even, greater stimulus. In addition this will be bulwarked by higher wages being paid in most indust: this year which will be felt in all retail divisions.

The market counts on heavy divi-dands and interest payments. July payments are estimated around a billion dollars. Wall Street expects the bulk of this will go to reinvestment. Certainly the speed with which recent new stock issues have been snapped up indicates a tremendous reinvestment fund behind the market.

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