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Show Price In jreasss Abandonment of economic conciois is being followed by announcement of price increases increas-es and the consuming public will probably face a general lifting of the retail price level. While business men appreei- j ate the importance of holding increases to a minimum, they ! insist that some increases are . necessary to meet higher costs ' of production. j The reaction among buyers j will be watched. Anything like j a buyers' strike will probably , force readjustments. About the ' only weapon left for consumers I to use is a stubborn refusal to ! buy. j There is some danger to the , smooth operation of our present , economy in the changing price i structure. If manufacturers and j producers find that the public j will not readily purchase their I goods, they have only two al- 1 ternatives: (a) to reduce prices; ! and (2) to stop production. I Naturally, they will not adopt i the first course and sell at a j i loss and if they adopt the second sec-ond course, there will be unemployment. |