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Show WILL CLOTHES BE CHEAPER THIS Wholeslears and Manufacture ers Fail lo Shed Much Light on Question f (By International Newa Service) f' NEW YORK "Are clothes jconn.x t be cheaper thli and H Ioke Hamlet siid on the "to bo or t to be" problem "that tho - And question which onlv bothering the huylnj public, hut jj the the wholesaler and the manufacturer H Conditions right now are un- H usual In many lines of merchandise H .ind leading wholesalers and manu- H facturers interviewed today in H this rrankly admitted that 1 could male no prediction on the trend k of prices although ome hazarded the 'H opinion that after the opening of the" 'H fall and winter in some . lines would have a tendency to sk downn ml. and there mnv be material !f reductions spring. H NO DYA DED DROP. F But no decided drop may be ex- H pected this fall wholesalers stated, H of present market condition (I in wollens and silks, even though Mr. H and Mrs. Purchaser look for an lm- H mediate reduction In prices. Take, for instance, the vurlous lines of women's wear, always noted tor putting such a crimp In the family IH bankroll. An authority on this lin of trade said when Interviewed price-j that nothing definite could bfeT" H given Wo won't know where we're at until the season opens in h9 H he stated The retailers nave H not placed orders heavily. They havs i bought sparingly In different lines (it lots. They are holding off for .H lower prices, afraid to stack up. H Whether stocks will be thrown CM the market lower prices, howeVfA IH That Is also the exact situation Jn ' (liiiiii men's clothln?. Retailers are hold- (H ling off for lower prices, although 'H present stocks were m ide up of high iH priced material and with a hlch la- aLLLLI j bor cost. Terhaps prices will be low- '1 after a time, but experts In the clothing line do not look for any. H decided change. Of course, lower H cost of material brings down prices, H but not to the extent son, anticipate, for the labor cost will remain high, right at the present scale, and trans- jH 1 portition charges will be higher. H Silks offer an Interesting study.. 'Silk which sold at $18 was down to H $6 In the market a few dsys ago. H Georgettes which formerly wore $V50 tare less than a dollar on the market I today. What about the retailer who L H has his shelves stocked Ith silks at H a hich prices? How much can he t- H mni in cui. ic is a very mpsy -i ui vy jbbbbbm condition said one silk man and the M prices of silks will furnish an Inter- es'.ing study (or some time to come. IH In other lines, such an shoes and 1 hats, there seems no trend away from H present prices, although it seems as though the. peak had been reach But shoppers, as thev pass along B and note the prices in the store win- flflflflflj lows seem to be firm In the belief J that "prices are gonna come down." H and that's what they are waiting for, many buying sparingly, just as the H retailer Is now buying, it's a policy H of 'wat iifui waiting" all along the H line |