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74 pet Increase In
SalesSince
Census
Retail sales in 1954 of 38 stol in Rappahannock County, tot $2,229,000, according ttKpi nary 1954 Census of Business ures announced by the Bureau the Census, Department of merce. This was an increase 74.1 per cent over sales in 1 of 49 stores at $1,280,000. Stoi with payroll in 1954 numbered 24, had, 62 paid employees in November 1954, reported payroll df $127,000, and accounted for'sales of $2,061,000. Proprietors of uiincorporated businesses number 44. The number of stores an l their 1954 sales, grouped by msjjor kinds of business, were Kind of business, Number of Stores and Total Dollar Sale,
Food stores 9, $695,000; Eat ing, drijnking places 5, $144,000 General merchandise group $348,000; Apparel, accessoriei stores jnone, none; Furniture, home furnishings, appliances (D) ; Automotive group 2, (D) Gasoline! service stations 6, $173,000; Lumber, building materials, hardware, farm equipment none, none; Drug stores, proprietary stores nbne, none; Other retai stores 4, (D); non-store retailers 2, (D).i *
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosure. T
63.6%