Show U. U US U.S. s S. S TIES TAKES ACTION ON HI HIGH PRICES Scores es Profiteer Profiteering ng of HoIland Holland Holland Hol HoI land Merchants ROTTERDAM Dec 10 The The high prices charged in Holland Rolland and some other European countries for American American American Amer Amer- ican ican automobiles and other commodities I ties are in the opinion of ot American American Ameri Ameri- can authorities here exerting a ve very bad effect on th the foreign export of the United States It is understood that Consul General Anderson has made the matter the subject of ot an report to to the the state depart depart- ment Automobiles selling at retail in the United States for perhaps are shipped to Holland at a freight cost hardly exer exel exceeding exceeding- and then are ata sold here for tOr the equivalent of ot about even when th the they low value of ot the Dutch exchange 1 1 is considered consid consid- ered Th The d tyis jis is only 5 per cent This exacting of profits officials say is erlan to work against sales of or American automobiles automo automo- biles bUes in In the future The same holds true with American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean canned go goods dg tobacco etc ete A tin of ot Am American rican canned corn re retailed retailed re- re tailed for about 20 v cents' cents In the United States State is sold jn in Holland at the gulder guIder equivalent leht of ot 50 cents Various food products from the United States now appear in hi great quantities on the shelves of ot merchants merchants merchants mer mer- merI I chants at The Hague Amsterdam and Rotterdam but the prices are I almost always so sa high that the very wealthy can buy them I |