Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-11 | Page 7 | Prices to Remain High, Buyer Says

stores. A very optimistic feeling prevails generally." i reports unusual activity in the market. He says: "The large operators from all sections of the country are out in force placing orders to the limit of nuantlty of merchandise mer-chandise that the manufacturers will accept. ac-cept. From the rate that -wholesale buying buy-ing is going on many of the smaller merchants mer-chants cannot he supplied. This situation situa-tion i3 astonishing from the fact that prices for next spring will he higher than they are this fall. "This illustrates the conditions In children's chil-dren's clothing as well as in men's and boys' apparol. There seems to be no relief in sight, because contracts for the limit of producing capacity already have been placed on these hjgh-price levels, with a large portion of the trade yet to be served. "There, is great activity in the retail PRICES TO REMAIN HIGH. BUYER SAYS Dan J. Tanp. manager of lion's Cooperative Co-operative Mercantile Institution men's "hop. who has Just returned from a trip to the ciothins manufacturing centers,