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The article focuses on the effect of increasing prices on the society. The U.S. President , in his recent message to the U.S. Congress, referred to the general problem as the most serious drawback to the prosperity of the day. Bills have been introduced in Congress for commissions to inquire into its cause and meaning. Still more recently, high cost of living, as a practical problem with a practical bearing on the investment markets, has taken a prominent place in Wall Street controversy. It is highly desirable that correct information should be officially obtained, and a government commission of inquiry provides the surest means of obtaining it.

The article deals with a slight drop in land prices in the U.S. in 1960 which indicates that the long rise in prices has come to an end. A survey conducted by "Business Week" reporters found a decline in demand for open land and a drop in prices in major areas. The areas of weakness include agricultural areas and open land. Land price decline figures in several Midwestern states are also presented.

Discusses the American labor's third round of demand for wage increases with emphasis on President Harry S. Truman's Economic Report to the Congress. Effect of this demand on the economy of the U.S. Circumstances under which labor might have been willing to forge new raises; Comparison of wage increases with price increases; Information on the President's Economic Report; Estimates of an adequate standard of living made by the Heller Committee for Research at the University of California.

The article focuses on various news related to the U.S. Congress. Purchasers in the U.S. are betting on an all-out war, which would restrict supplies. A firm assurance that, war or no war no war, no price inflation will be permitted is needed. This assurance could be realistically supported by two proposals. One is a definite plan to raise taxes enough to balance the budget in the immediate future, the other is an assurance that if war expenditures do rise sufficiently to make price control necessary, prices will be rolled back to the level of June 25.

Analyzes the inflation trend in the U.S. from 1953 to 1957. Result of the war in Korea and Vietnam; Difference between absolute price changes and relative price changes; Increase in the average prices between 1953 and 1960.

The article reports the reductions in price for purchases in quantity offered by representative mail-order houses, department stores, and dealers in specialties, observes similarities and differences in their approaches, and illustrates the part that irrational customs and sheer chance play in the price relationships. The author finds that there are enormous differences in the reductions in price for purchases in quantity and tries to explain them. The author calls for economists and business students to study retail prices in relation to quantity bought.

The article discusses changes in the working capital position of leading industrial corporations in the United States during the business recession of the 1920s and 1930s. The financial status of the largest business units outside of public service and financial institutions is presented in chart form. The primary working capital items for leading industries are discussed, as well as the factors influencing the decline in industrial working capital. The effects of rising prices on working capital and profit margins are also examined.

The article examines the effect of the United States economic depression on the competitive situation existing between chain and independent grocery stores. The results of two extensive industry studies, administered in 1929 and 1933, are analyze, including the extent to which prices had declined on branded grocery commodities during the course of the economic depression. Several types of commodities which had been affected the least are discussed, and the extent to which nationally-known brands had resisted the general price decline is detailed.

The article examines the parallels and contrasts that exists between America and England's departure from the gold standard. The underlying financial factors that led to the decline in strength of England's business and financial markets are described, including a period of heavy social expenditures like unemployment insurance after World War I. Several more immediate causes are also discussed, including the decline in the price of commodities such as raw materials. Details related to similar economic conditions in the United States and the difficult decisions facing U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt are presented. Differences in each country's economic situation are reviewed.

The article explores the problems presented by hand-to-mouth buying. Hand-to-mouth buying refers to retailers ordering in smaller quantities, which forces the wholesaler to do the same, and in turn causes the manufacturer to produce less. The author compares the problems of the past and how hand-to-mouth buying resurfaced as a result in the slacking increased prices of commodities along with the understanding of the underlying turnover and size of stocks carried. The author explains the conditions that favor hand-to-mouth buying and offers some solutions to the current problems.

The article discusses the attempted international control of the supply of tin ore by the tin industry in order to stabilize prices. The author first looks at how tin production is distributed. The U.S. uses most of the tin produced in the world, although it does not have any mines or smelting industries. When tin prices hit an all-time high in 1926, production increased dramatically which caused an over abundance of stock. Prices fell and companies merged to lower their operating costs. Tin producing countries banded together to limit the production and output of tin. Prices continued to fall, however, because of production still exceeded consumption. The author includes the prospects for tin restriction in the future.

The article discusses why the reasons given for Austria's economic slump are insufficient, and that its condition can only be explained by taking into account factors inherent in its economic system. Others have attributed the economic slump to the breakup of the economic unity under the former Empire in the area and the world collapse in the price of agricultural and raw materials. However, the author attempts to show that the economic conditions stem from the movements in production and prices, and the changes in the cost of production in industry, in the value of industrial capital, in savings, and in the volume of consumption.

The article discusses some of the factors which influence the price of silver during the world-wide economic depression of 1929-1931. The reduction of the price of silver compared to its pre-World War I price is discussed, as well as the world-wide consumption of silver. Fluctuations in the quality and supply of silver affecting price are discussed. The effects of hoarding in India, price depreciation in Mexico and South America, and foreign trade in China on the price of silver and purchasing power are also examined.

The article is a case study in the United States concerning the use of co-varying graphic methods in business. The study is focused on the car manufacturer, Waldman Company, which evaluated the potential effectiveness of a price reduction to stimulate sales. Under time constraints, the company's statistician compiled the corporate report based on the relation of net profits to the number of automobiles shipped. A composite plot to evaluate the statistics was constructed and the graphical method using co-varying factors was found to be effective.

The article reports that the price of silver has declined to 28 cents per ounce as of June 1931. It reports that the worldwide interest in the declining price of silver is not just because of the drop, but more so because of its monetary use, particularly in China and India. It discusses the factors that contributed to the decline, including silver serving as a by-product to other metals, diminishing demand and the impact of civil wars. The economic implication of the price drop is discussed.

This article offers a look at managerial behavior in marketing and pricing decisions. The author suggests that although managers know that price has an influence, many are not aware of how much. Many marketing managers are under the impression that price cuts create profit and price increases lead to loss of profits. The article addresses the reduction of varieties of sensitivity and emotional content and the objective analysis of actual price-demand relationships in making price decisions. The article addresses the formulation of a model about the perfect response to a price differential and factors which make sales insensitive to changes in price. INSET: IN THIS ARTICLE....

This article analyzes inflation by incorporating the traditional concepts of demand and supply. Commentators have blamed inflation on various sources, including the excessive wage rates extorted by monopolistic trade unions, monopoly powers of big business, or both big business and big labor. According to the article, the traditional concept of demand and supply suggests that neither big business nor big labor is responsible for inflation. It also suggests that the tendency of wage rates to change before prices does not indicate that prices adjust to wage rates, rather it reflects a tendency by big business to exploit a monopoly position.

The article discusses inflation and economic policy in the United States. According to economic theory and historical observation, moderate inflation over the past two decades did not have a significant effect on capital accumulation. Mild inflation in the early 1950s had little impact on production or total real output. In order to prevent creeping inflation in the U.S. from becoming hyperinflation, the money supply should be limited via federal monetary and fiscal policies. This anti-inflationary measure will need public support because it could result in temporary unemployment, a mild recession, or loss of purchasing power. Topics include data showing the change in national income from 1939 to 1956, a shift in wealth, and references to Sumner H. Slichter and Peter l. Bernstein.

The article discusses postwar prosperity and the United States economy. This prosperous phase in the business cycle is characterized by a high level of wages for factory workers, an increase in the cost of living, and full employment. A continuation of prosperity, or the current economic boom, will depend on the consumer's need, ability, and willingness to buy goods and services. However, inflation related to commodity prices, weak bond prices, and high levels of inventory in the manufacturing industries could be signs of unstable conditions in the future. Topics include six measures of prosperity, the outlook for a recession in the next few years, and six differences in the business conditions and economic activity during the 1920s and the 1940s.

The article surveys pricing trends of typical industrial chemicals in the United States. The chemicals discussed fall into three categories; inorganic chemicals, coal-tar compounds, and non-coal-tar organic chemicals. The common usages of each chemical are presented, as well as graphs depicting pricing movements. Technological advances in production methods affecting price are discussed. Pricing fluctuations caused by World War I and the years following are analyzed. Annual production rates for each chemical group are also presented.

The article focuses on the newspaper industry of the United States, specifically on costs and competition related to the price and availability of news print. The availability of cheap paper is crucial to the newspaper industry, but at the same time harmful to paper producers. Paper manufacturers claim that low prices have resulted in bankruptcy, the suspension of reforestation efforts and technical research. Allegations of price fixing based on monopolistic agreements between news print suppliers are presented. The article examines issues relating to the price of news print, the efficiency of the news print industry, and the causes of price fluctuations.

The article considers the alleged rigidity of automobile prices and analyzes the factors affecting this phase of the industry's pricing policy. The author draws the experiences of General Motors Corporation (GMC). The author argues that price rigidity is a myth, as car prices for model years differ only slightly, with recent models offering better quality and features than earlier models at the same price. The article focuses on the experience of the auto industry in the recession years 1937-1938, when prices remained stable despite a shrinkage in demand. The article claims that automobile manufacturers determine price in advance of production and over the longer term, the trend of quality has been upward, and that of real price (quality considered) downward.

The article offers information on the new federal rules and regulations that affect priorities, price control, and transportation in the U.S. It mentions that all services are included under the price adjustment provisions of the General Maximum Price Regulation (GMPR) to adjust inequities. It notes that the amount of steel and copper used for electric systems maintenance and repair is cut by 40%. Moreover, rules on certificates of war necessity applications for truck fleets have been issued.

The article focuses on the global decline in the prices of commodities and its implications for U.S. foreign and domestic commercial operations as of March 1930. Topics include the prices of raw materials and political efforts to alleviate the impact of deflation. Comments from statistician Karl Karsten are included.

The article discusses the effect of inflation on U.S. companies and accounting as of March 1, 1974. The author focuses on companies' earnings and depreciation charges, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposition for price-level adjustments in balance sheets, and gross national product (GNP) deflator. Also mentioned are the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB,) current value accounting, and replacements costs.

The article offers information on the economic condition of the steel industry in the U.S. in 1966. As stated, since the price-boost attempt by the industry in 1962, which was met with criticism by the government, the steel industry has become politically sensitive. The industry raised prices twice in 1966 on sheet and strip and on stainless products and though the government is disappointed, it did not censure their moves.

The article focuses on the increase in sales and decrease in the price of integrated electronic circuits due to its commercial applications. It states that the Division of North American Aviation Inc. had ordered 16 million dollars worth of integrated circuits in April 1965. It mentions that Motorola Inc. estimates the 10% decrease in integrated circuit prices in their initial average selling price.

The article reports on the shortage in supply of cultured pearls and the possible increase in prices of pearls in Japan and other countries 1964. The Japan Cultured Pearl Exporters Association expects the price increase of 20% to 35% in 1964, while importers from New York expects a 50% price increase. The problems of Japan in supply of cultured pearls reportedly started in 1959 and 1961 when typhoons struck and destroyed pearl beds.

The article discusses the impact of inflation on the economy of France in 1963. It mentions that some of the price increases in 1963 reportedly reflect the 1958 devaluation of the franc. Several anti-inflation program of the country include the government's direct control on industrial products' price increases and the reduction in tariffs on consumer goods.

Presents information on the Report of the Macmillan Committee on Finance and industry from His Majesty's Stationery Office in London, England; Important bankers as members of the committee; View that the report is critical of past policies and is boldly expansionist in its outlook on the future; Error committed by Great Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1925 of putting Great Britain back on the gold standard at the old parity, while the sterling price level was still much above that of the rest of the world; Advocacy of a managed gold standard by the committee; State that the main recommendation of the committee ranks its publication as an international event; Analysis of the causes and consequences of the world depression; Effects on political and social stability of the violent downturn of prices; Problems of lending; View that institutions must deal with the non-monetary factors, above all reparations.

Focuses on the economic conditions and various political developments in the U.S. Report that dairy products prices are moving up and further increases are expected unless price ceilings are restored; Indication that most of the increases in the consumer items have been caused by the removal of subsidies; Resentment of housewives to the reported price rise; Assessment of the figures released by Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed prices had gone up an average of 2.5 cents. Restoration of meat ceiling prices when meats are so scarce confronts price control with its greatest crisis; Postponement of the atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, by the government due to the cost of the bomb.

The article focuses on the readjustment of crude-oil prices to meet the growing demand and provide sufficient supply of gasoline in the U.S. It states that the change in prices has resulted to the puzzling price movements in fuel, crude and gasoline in the country's market. It also notes the impact of the shift in demand for refined products on the prices of such items.