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Show III clothes be cheaper this i FALL? I Wholeslears and Manufactur- I crs Fail to Shed Much f Light on Question (By International New Strvlce) NEW YORK. 'Are clothes gonirn" 1 be chenper this fall and winter "" Lofts Hamlet said on the "to be or not to be" problem "that Is the,' VH And It la a question which ls n'oi mmmmm only bothering the buying public, bat H the retailer, the wholesaler and tho fgfgVgfgfJ manufacturer as well. H "'ondltlons rli?ht now are very uut usual in many lines of merchandise and lending wholesalers and man it- bH facturers whn Interviewed today in H this city frankly admitted that thev H could make no prediction on the trsjtd f of prices although some hazarded th I opmicn that after the opening of the, I fall nnd winter Kuon prices in sooruv. H lines would hs "e a tendency to sat: downward, ihd there m. be material reductions by next spring BH NO DECIDF.L DROP. p But no decided drop may bo ex- f pected this fall wholesalers statedj If In r.pite of present market conditions r In wollene :iril silk?. een though Mr nnd Mis. Purchaser look Cor an im-mediate im-mediate reduction in prices. Take, for Instance. th various llneT' of women a ve:ir, always noted ior r putting such a crimp In the family t bankroll. An authority on this line I of trade sald when lnterlewed on prices thnt nothing definite could 1"j H given out. ' W won't know whe're' we re at until the season opens in ' Htii fj.ll.' he stated The retiilpro ni-.-o i not pUced orders heavily They ha - ? bought sparinglv In different linen Til ' smnll lots They are holding off for. H lower prices, afraid to stack up. Whether stocks will be thrown on 1 the market at lower prices, howcv That is also the exact situation In,' H mens clothing. Retailers are hold- H ing off for lowsr prices, although pr--f nt stocks were mide up of high priced materlul and with a high la- bor cost. Perhaps prices will be low- er after a time, but experts in tho H clothing line do not look for any H decided change Of course, lower ! I cost of material brlngB down prices. 1 but not to the extent some anticipate. ( F t for the labor cost will remain high,' l right at the present scale and tranS- ; H Iportatlon charges will be high'-r Silks offer an interesting study. j Silk which sold at $18 was down to' 1 J $6 in the market a few daya ago. ueorsciies wnicn iormeriy were 5. ou r are les3 than a dollar on the market ' today What ahout the retailer who I has his shelves stocked with silks at a high prices ' How much can he al- H ford to cut? It Is a very topsy-turvy I condition said one silk man and the jH prices of silks will furnish an inter- jH I estlng stud for some time to come. MM Iu other lines, such as shoes and jH j hats, then seems no trend away from II present price?, although it seems as WM though the peak had been reachc? jH I But shoppers, as they pass along jH and note the prices in the store win- H dows seem to be firm in the belief JH that "prices are gonna come down," JJ and that's what they are wailing for, many buying sparingly, just as the retailer is now buying It's n policy H of "watchful waiting" all along the BBBBJ line at present H o Mm |