Show PRICES WILL t I IGO GO HIGHER I 1 Buying Public Does Not Full Fully I Appreciate the Present Condition r r Advance In Prices Are Sure to 1 1 Come Says Manufacturer I Al Although prices on OJ all lines ne of merchandise as well as food products are extremely high at athe atthe at t t the he e present time it it is evident r that hat the he limit has not yet been a reached but that the buying public to may ay expect t to pay pay still higher figures for practically every line Ime pf of goods The average consumer consumer does not fully appreciate the conditions conditions condit condit- t y ions existing in iii the mark markets ts of the world A local merchant merc recently r recently re returned from eastern markets says that he does doe not jp expect prices on s to a decline for some time to come but on the contrary exp expects to to see a still higher price placed d dupon upon nearly every line of goods In a letter addressed to the fr trade de one one of the largest m manufacturers manufacturers man man- ll- ll of overalls in the i i w world sets forth that merchants should place pla e large orders in lJ order order ordel or or- der del to p partially protect themselves them them- themselves selves and the public from irom nad ad ad advances r vauces vances which will surely com come come rF- rF The following letter from this manufacturer dated August let 1st will give the public an idea of conditions at the present time Enclosed herewith is our new price list effective wherein you will note we have advanced the prices of blue bib overalls per dozen This is 18 the first opportunity we have had for several months to give notice of a advancing prices heretofore Here Rere our mills have wired advances advances ad ad- vances in the price of material materi l' l effective ve veat at once They now ad advise vise however an advance of 2 cents per yard effective This with 10 per-cent per increase for labor compels us to raise the price We Ve urge you to place large orders as the price will no doubt go to 36 if not hi higher her and you OU are safe in buying a years supply The price of labor will increase and as s you know this years cotton crop is a failure Merchandise will soon be almost unobtainable able at any price It may be of interest to you to know that we recently declined ed to except an order for far one one- thousand dozen overalls over at a 30 80 tor export to t Ja n. n lYe We want to to- I taKe a ow domestic domestic- tra trade trade- c. c I IV XO ion wisely in placing 0 t your you today S. S S This flis This letter is IS' IS used merely as asan an e example example of olic one article of xi merchandise and i is aI an tion of f what m may y be expected in other lines lines' The Th prices given above are the wholesale price i Added to these will be be transportation transportation transportation tation costs which together with a profit for the retailer I tCo Continued ou last laal y page el 5 l I fA J t l lL J L vr W J v ok Prices Will Go bo r Higher i Continued from Page 1 l c tl l bring the time retail price c of I overalls o to to at least at least a o which price would not lOt allow a a 10 perC percent per- per C cent pro it Tor time the local merc merch lal l- l al ant t. t S l f I |