Business Abroad--Swift Survey Of the Week's Developments.

The article examines the business conditions of countries in Europe, Latin America and the Far East as of December 1931. The decline of sterling is one of the factors that led to the depression of the British public. The decision of Uruguay to bargain abroad for army airplanes in exchange for an equal volume of hide, wool and meat products is noted. There was a 20 percent decrease in cotton production in South China despite improvements in imports and manufacturing of the Shanghai region.