Business & Finance: Business and Weather

This spring the cold, wet weather has played havoc with many different lines of business. Would-be purveyors of Spring garments have had to swallow a bitter pill. Buyers of automobiles and automobile accessories have held back. The consumption of gasoline has been adversely affected. The latest victim of the wintry Spring has been the sugar trade. The producers of sugar have held large amounts of raw sugar in hopes of high prices, while merchants and refiners have held back in expectation of a drop in prices. The cold weather has perceptibly decreased the...

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