Business: New Records

¶ Oil production has been still on the increase; estimates of crude production daily for the week ending April 7 were 1,942,150 barrels. ¶ Monthly unfilled tonnage report of the U. S. Steel Corporation for March last was 7,403,332 tons, a gain of 119,343 tons over February last, and the highest since January, 1921. ¶ Steel ingot output of 30 companies which in 1921 made 87½% of the country's total, was 3,402,007 tons for March—a new high record. ¶ The loading of revenue freight for the week ending March 31 is declared unprecedented for that time of year, and established...

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