The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-09
re- AslSIlI LETTER
HOW The M AIe AElsEC sIS %.

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the war DLoke out AZ tAss = y ~ -. :
IposHtbl time Tor the FUR traae: S t.s,s
iaratt0ns q hosti niles W &. 3 49,.
over the earth lust before US. ~ -,
ing Of the tall buy1ng E. DeaAe1s ..
well aS IN otnert great Mlf - 49,
been unusually = e.nt tnIou shpns 3 -
|tyear: And what MAKES - Il 3
worse the potentates Of "a ess e
L ready had 1ormuAateq Inc uss. ~ Z
n that furs are 70 pc more az. IN 49,
than ever this year ana tn Lss s .u
|Eare to be freely used TOT e n,.n q.
IWhereupon war disor canned tn IS I e
markets OF the world.
II Within the war zone are the two
II greatest fur markets. London 1s
the largest and most important ln ll
distributing point in the internatlson-
al trade, and Leipstc TANKS an ~
u tremely close second mere H. ~ &
moro than 100 large fur : concerns
In the German city and any numDeE
|Iof foreign firms having neadquAr7
tiers there. The Leipsic EUR M 1saS
chants, Association Is one OF tns
Fatherland,s important commercial
bodies. American dealers IN tne
Epast have been among the pest GUS
4 toners OF the Letpstc trade.
Relations between the Leipsic ana
1.-THE London fur trades became
istrained toward the emo OF a ass
tsprtng. The merchants OF the lor-
1 mer city had petittoned the Lonaon
trade to forego It's regular spIllne
lauction Of furs, and this request Was
turned down by the London auction
houses. The June fur sales are
London tradition. and London ira
EDITIONS are not even broken upon
a best customers representatto
THE German request was explained
as being I'M the interest Of the sen-
eral slackness OF business. = ms ~,
lily quarrel ~ N,s. = = -
IN Iegaru 70 lls LII. - -,
parently lnols;ates sn g.,
Larger markeess WEE Me - : sost y
dune, II not oV .1'
German tradeTs puIc ... ts sT 9rst
t1ngly in turs tnrOugnout tue Us
half. OF the year. Ihe1r STOCKS, now my.
ever, likely Will be more tnan aoe7
EQuate to the home demand, az Aol.
eign custom has been entlre1y c. CUT
on and as few people Will pc ADle ~ =.
I pay for the luxury OF war ana q -
furs at one time. The same snoulu
be true Tor France, Austrlst- - ~
gary and Great Britain, Y IS 70 ,De
>.
erably depress the European trsts-s-
How the American trade Will fare
| is matter of uncertainty: 41e
great war seemingly promises -
open opportunities 70 TINS country X, :
industry and commerce tnat VII VII
more than balance IT'S snare OF ~ ~
expense for the colossal destructive
bacchanal The realiZatlon OF Inls
prosperity should enable american
women to pick out their winter Iurs
and to obey the orders q fasn1oh
with furry frtnges around their cuHs
and collars, their Jackets and their
skirts.
Again. there is q question of the
adequacy of our stock OF furs. There
has grown up a policy in the Amer
loan trade Of "deferred purchases"
the DELAYING of the replenishment of
stock until dealers feel certain how
Winter STYLES are going to 5ump.
This annearg to be q sound policy,
az the inmns are often original. For
ayamnlss monkey shines are accept
I'D as ti,e LEADING novelty for the
cominp winter America buys most
~ ita f,lrs from European markets,
o =, ne - thosae mrs taken in its own
!, a,ojsn,,ere Az American buyers
tool. " little from Europe DUR
,ng the first part Of the year and
hafd mack for a Frightening of the
traSa - !. nossihla fl,at our. supply
~ f,,rs Ia insIIff,cIent.
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