Show AMERICAN TOY I MAKING GR WS Industry Based on Products Products' Merits I I I A A far tar larr larger r chare ebare of the domestic Arnand for to toys toy and nd Raines amu will will be m met t i henceforth by the American Industry i than form formerly say It the National Bank Tn th ew York Furth Furthermore Further Further- r- r j more continue II the bank In the No- No Noi i ambar mb r lisue of ot Commerce Monthly the reputation established by the Am American toy Industry for tor the production of durable dura- dura durai i ble bi and attractive pla things may enable enable en- en able eble u us UJ to maintain the export trade In ID i toys r recently d developed elop d against a re revival re- re vival of comp competition from European and and Japanese sources A generation ago do- do doI 1 I manufacturers supplied only about i j laIC half of the demand of American children chil- chil j I dr dren n for dolls games garnee toy trains and the I myriad o of other Ing contrivances contrivances' i the pf art Today they hey enjoy I In c can an n established position In the home homo market mar mu- mui marI J i I ket anc and a sizable Ie export trade an aa well h r 11 Before Detore D r German I Importations p t s I were those which gave cave the Industry I In Inthe f I the u United States chief I concern c On a alue lue alue basis basil 9 98 91 p per r cent of th the dolls dolla and I I. I e parts parts' Imported In 1113 2913 CAme cam directly I 1 i front from Germany Gernan and In addition 84 percent percent per percent cent of nil all the other toys received In I 1 that year from manufacturers abroad 1 I were wre wre Imported from the G German empire e I IThe The production of dolls doll h heads ad for this thu I 1 market t all nas then virtually a German I 1 t monopoly almost the only dolls dolle made In inthe in int t the hlll country being of the w well known I t rex variety I 1 I It j war lIr cut rut off exports of nf toys toy from t t Germany and sUp stimulated manufacture manufacture manu facture of ot toys tOY In fn many countries where German Cerman firms had built up a clientele The number of of establishments In the d States Statu grew from ZOO In 1014 1011 with a total O product valued e at 14 Yol OU O t to In 1010 making J 4 I worth of goods goode Nevertheless after afler lOt 1017 Japanese firma began to compete ely act for the share phare of ot this country's trade which Germany had previously controlled The dominance of the local loral market I b by American manufacturers l Is ic having Its ta percussion re-percussion rC Jn foreign e centers which I once supplied u us annually with h wI huge I quantities of playthings plaything The great toy Industry In Germany Gennan with Its ite I leading center at Sonneberg Is s experiencing ng great reat difficulty In furnishIng furnishIng furnish furnish- Ing employment to Its ite labor principally as cc a result of the falling away of It its Ils export trade with Before the war the production o of Sonneberg Nuremberg and other toy I. I In- In Germany German Wl was effected In large measure by the cottage Industry system Since wages were low the Industry was wa prodigal of ot hand labor and fashioned many novelties which factories In this country c could uld not afford to produce Many dany Man of the products were Nero goods o of recognized merit but many also 10 were wele In Insubstantial Insubstantial In- In substantial of the the- flimsiest construction The same me sort of orl organization pre prevails toda today The recrudescence of nf German competition competition com corn petition after anet the war affected rs a adversely ly lybeth beth American manufacturers and Japanese Jap Jap- anese Inese exporters to the American market which has bas long been the best to toy market marks In the world G German goods were rW ri- ch cheap ap to foreign buyers be be- because cause ause of ot the depreciation of the mark markIn markn In n terms term I of most moat other currencies Furthermore Fur Fur- the fact that the marks mark's In Internal In- In value declined less lea rapidly than tIt Its ext external value aided G German manufacturers manu manu- r. r In dealing de with their domestic cage age problem as welt well as a. in re-ent re entering re-entering oat lost markets But nut the difficulties Incident to stabilization sta eta of the currency after Novem Novem- ber mer r 1023 1913 and greatly Increased l tariffs In n 0 the b best beet st consuming markets particularly u. u arly the time United Stat States s have hav combined to 0 o change the face of the G German situa situation Ion tion Prices of many goods mayo lave b been n too high to Interest foreign buyers uyen and the local mark market t is limited mt it t be best t f J JR FR IT AND VEGETABLES I Market Bep Report ted ted States tates Dei De- De i p ot of Agriculture ture Market larket Ne News s Service Rec Receipts at Salt L Lake k City during hour 24 p period ending a a. a m m. Tuesday Tues Tun- day Including Tuesday mornings morning's re receipts re- re at growers' growers wholesale market w were ro as aa follows Apples boxes beets E a crates and anel 2 I sacks sack cabb cabbage gt 25 crates m 1 15 crt crates and anti 20 10 sacks Backs cauliflower cauliflower cauli cauli- flower 18 14 mates crates celery crates cu cu- cu cumbers rs 25 5 lugs luga endive S 6 crates green Onion onions 3 crates crat honeydews 2 crates crat lettuce 65 GS crates onion onions 5 6 sacks sack parsnips parsnips parsnips par par- snips 20 sacks peppers C Ii sacks sack potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes sacks Backs spinach So 36 crates winter tomatoes lugs lug turnips 10 crates and IB 16 sacks Freight Apples Apples 1 car ear Utah 1 Washington washington Wash wash- ington grapes 2 California potatoes 1 Utah Diversions VI e Grapes 2 cars lemons 1 ear car potatoes potato 3 cars Prices quoted below v represent nt Tuesday Tues Tue day morn mornings morning's In 8 sales at at Salt Salt Lake City from produce dealers dealer and from growers grow grow- ers era on grow growers growers' rs' rs wholesale mark market t to re- re and other large buyers as a. re report reported reported re- re port ported d by the tIme United States Statu department nt of agriculture marJ market et news new service Apples Light Apples Light offerings and light buyIng buyIng buying buy- buy Ing account storm prices unchanged Utah boxes boxe orchard run culls out Jonathans Jonathans Jona Jona- thans mostly d delicious 10 Artichokes California Artichokes California dozen dozel i ne Beets ts Utah dozen bunches 1 12 IS lIc Bru n sprouts sprouts California California pound J Y 17 20 e Cabbage Light Cabbage Light oft offerings and limited demand account storm Utah white pound mostly Ic lc Carrots Carrots Bunched Bunched carrots firmly h held ld sack sacked d tock stock steady ste-ady Utah dozen bunches mostly lOc sa sacked k d cwt 1100 noo mostly few Cew best beat washed II 25 Cauliflower CaulIflower In r-In r In limited d supply and firmly h held ld Utah pound Celery Liberal Celery Liberal ral offerings and slow alow demand demand de d'- de- de mand but bul prices s h held ld firmly Utah crates 18 10 to 21 28 to 40 50 45 to 60 1 00 Chinese greens green Utah greens Utah crates 11 25 Chinese radishes Utah radisheS Utah dozen bunches 40 Cucumbers Light Cucumbers Light supplies prices higher Utah si leers dozen b best 33 83 1 Cranberries Massachusetts ac Late H Howes barrels 1000 19 00 barrel 1 crt crates I 9 SO Endive Supplies Endive Supplies d decreasing cre quality deteriorating but prices firmly held account account ac at- count storm Utah pound c. c Grap Grapes Slow Grapes Slow s-Slow Slow d demand mand prices Unchanged unchanged un un- changed hang d California crates crate 2 00 pound Emperors Emper Emper- ors ore mostly lOc lOco Grapefruit Florida boxes bright and andI I golden olden to toSOs SOs 00 Green onions Utah onions Utah dozen bunches 20 I Utah rates orates few Lp Leeks Leeks ks Utah dozen bunches Lettuce Lettuce Fall Fair demand elf prices steady Utah h c crates ates Iceberg 3 dozen 1 Lemons Lemons Lemons-In In slow Mow demand l prices priceR slightly lower Utah boxes fanc fancy 10 1000 00 10 1060 1050 BO 1 i ONIONS ONIONS Vey Very few off offered r d Utah sacked tacked cwt Spanish field tun fun 1 culls 00 Oranges Oranges Market Market steady ste-ady California box boxes s choice 3 9 00 ac according according ac- ac cording to size few largest sizes high as 1000 Persley prices Parsley y Prices firm account storm Utah bunches hunches I Parsnips Prices Parsnips Prices unchanged d Utah bushel bush 1 boxes sacked cwt Of 60 Peppers Peppers Light Light supplies and prices sharply higher Utah green bell pound 5 6 c. c Persimmons PersImmons CalIfornIa California cases Hachiya yn ya 3 Pomes Pomegranates California pound mostly tOe lOc Good Good demand and movement movement movement move move- ment prices priceR higher Idaho sacked cwt Russets commercial grade U U. S. S No 1 Utah sacked cwt Russets field run rough mostly Quinces Quinces California California pound lOc jOe Utah RadIshes Utah dozen bunches hunches white tips tip black winter sacked pound I i t Spinach Spinach Fairly good goo demand and 1 I prices price firmly held account storm Utah pound Squash winter tn In In slow dow demand mand nn J I Rt steady ad Hrh rt-h. black Hubbard banana cwt cut 00 I potatoes Pi Ices unchanged I California i pound 5 5 J r. r r 6 6 pin 1 ci- ci 1 homa bushel baskets Nancy Halls i tors Tomp-tors 1 den demand nd q q i and condition mostly ordinary Utah lues lucs Turnips Bunched stock firm n ac storm sacked stock steady Utah dozen bunches sacked e cwt white i mostly sh t best t washed I 52 rutabagas ruta- ruta It ItI I bagas sacked cwt t 1 SO I b. b |