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Show LEATHER CONDITIONS OBJECT OF CONCERN C. W. Carsen, shoe buyer for Wallcer's. who has just reuirncd from the cast, says that he found manufacturers greatly worried wor-ried aliout. leather conditions. He says that although they all stated that they had sufficient leather to last them until early spring, still the fact that the leather supply men would not take any advance oiders nor uarnntee future prices, a tiling they have always done, is causing a j verv annoying situation. 'The advance in the price of leather has in some cases amounted to K-0 per cent, and another item of interest is that n every foot of leather sccurod from Fiance we pay the French government a "j-cent a foot war tax, which amounts 10 about 2 a cents on the average kid shoe," he. continues. "It is the opinion of all that the condition con-dition of the leather market Is at present a .grave question and that today's prices are low in conipansnn to what they wd! be six months hence. "While sin boots are not now unusual, it looks ns if ?15 ones would nut be unusual un-usual six months from now. Some are trying to encourage the use of fabric shoes, but on even thee the price is being be-ing booster! with the demand. "A nd children's shoes are, perhaps, the greatest problem of all. It is almost impossible im-possible to get complete lines. You have to know all the Iricks of the trade to be able to do it," laughed Mr. Carson. "And women who insist on lea t her s lines si x months from now will certinly have to pay a big price for tliem." f |