Arizona republican., 1919-07-23
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Dave Goldberg Finds Ab- normal Textile Conditions in East - Buyers Thick and Supplies Scarce = Higher Prices to Follow

"The s10o suit and s20 shoes are in sight"
 Money is the cheapest commodity in the east today!'
 This is the warning brought back to Phoenix by David Goldberg, who has returned from a two months trip in the east as buyer for his firm, Gold berg Brothers company, clothers ana funishers. He indicates that mills in the east are already overcharged with orders and not at all anxious to re- ceive any more. His account of his experiences in New York and Phlla- delphia is interesting as showing the abnormal condition of the national tex tile market at the present time, que to a variety of influences.
 MT. Goldberg left Phoenix May 15 to attend a Kiwanis convention at Blrm- ingham, Alabama. After three days there he proceeded to New York.
 q didn't get much chance to do busi- ness during the first 10 days he sad. "Of course l was running around ana getting located, but it seemed to me they grabbed every chance they could to declare holiday
 Many suyers-No Goods
 New York was crowded with buyers at the time of MT. Goldbers's visit, all looking for merchandise which appar entlv did not exist. An amusing illus tration of the paucity of goods is con- tained in his story of hunt for straw hats. After a fruitless search of sew aral days for a wholesale concern which could promise him delivery this season, he went to a dealer of his acquaintance whom he had known 1n years past, and confided in him his need telling also the story of his wild goose chase of New York in search of ! elusive Panamas and Bankoks.
 T can't promise you anything sure, his acouaintance replied, but I'll sec
 The next day MT. Goldberg went | back to the wholesaler and found three | dozen hats awaiting him. Questioning revealed that his friend had practically | stolen the hats from a consignment | sold on an early order to John Wana- maker.
 Many Causes for Bad Condition
 Mr. Goldberg traces the scarcity oi 1 textiles to three sources, uncertainty | caused by the war, tremendous Euro l pean orders, and recent strikes. "The s100 suit is in sight" he said T don't mean to say that all suits will cost that, but the good suit which | cost S35 to $40 before the war vii cost $50 to S100 in the near future, per- | haps season after next. Shoes will 1 cost $20, although you can get cheaper | ones, of course.
 "The reason for this is tri-fold. The | first is the unsettled market condi- | tions brought on by uncertainty during | the war Manufacturers were afraid | to operate to the full capacity of theil mills. Buyers were corresponding 1 afraid to buy. After the armistice tht boys began to come home and demand 1 civilian clothes in great quantities, ant every one was taken by surprise. There was a big demand for which the suppl! was inadequate.
 Price to Soar-Goods Scarce
 Tremendous European orders arr a second cause for the crisis in tex tiles France, England. and even Rus sia are buying heavily in this coun try. They have lots of money. None, is the cheapest commodity in the eas today There are also large order placed by South American merchants
 "The third cause is the strikes. Tn mills have been shut down for so days leaving 30 days in which to accomplish 90 days work. know a firm whicl is not even going to work on sprint stuff at all. It is going right ahea' with fall stuff for a year from mex fall. They have enough orders righ on the file to warrant it. That mean that there is going to be a big scarcit, next spring, and a high price. On man told me that his labor had ad vanced 40 per cent in the last jun alone, and that I must consent to
 10 per cent rise in consequence. Ther was nothing to be said. I consente to the raise"