Arizona republican., 1920-04-25
CLOTHING STILL TRENDS UPWARD. SAYS v|C FANNY
But Prices of Merchandise in
 Phoenix Not So High as In Chicago, He Declares On Returning from Visit

The trend of the clothing market is upward and prices for clothing are still on the incline, with no relief in sight, accopding to Vic Hanney, Phoe- nix clothing merchant, who returned yesterday from a two weeks eastern buying trip, practically all of which time was spent in Chicago
 The situation in the clothing market is the same old story of underpro- duction and heavy demand. and the old law of supply and demand is the governing factor in prices. MT. Hanny reported yesterday afternoon During his trip he found no one who dared a guess as to when prices would come down: that. too, is governed by the law of supply and demand. he was re- minded. Clothing prices will come down. said MT. Hanny, just as soon as the production of clothing catches up with the demand. When that will be, no one knows.
 As for general conditions in the east. or in what a New Yorker would con- slider the middle west, Mir. Hanny found everything booming. Business everywhere is brisk. he said, and pros Derity is seen on all sides.
 Prices Lower Here
 T found one thing that speaks well for Phoenix, though said MT. Hanny. Prices here are not as high, for mer- chandise, as they are in Chicago. While there I found merchandise sell ing for higher prices than the same merchandise is bringing in Phoenix. The comparison showed Phoenix up very favorably.
 T noticed another thing that sound cd good for Phoenix, too. When you're in the east and say you're from Ari. zona, people immediately put you down as being from Phoenix. You don't have to say Phoenix-just say Ari- zona. and the name of the city will be supplied.
 Good clothing is difficult to get In the big manufacturing and wholesal- ing centers. Mir. Hanny reported. and it is high. There are quantities of second-rate clothing, seconds, min runs and the like. to be had at prices that seem cheap nowadays, but this variety of clothing is not in demand Quality clothing, the kind that cloth ing store patrons demand, is scarce and dear.
 Underproduction Everywhere
 With one notable exception, MT. Hanny said, manufacturers of the best lines of mems clothing have advanced their prices for fall garments. Re- tailers, of course, must pay the fn- creased prices to get their supply, and the advance will be met ultimately by their customers. There were no indf- cations of a decline in prices in the near future.
 In the factories he visited, MT. Han ny said, production and more produc- tion was the need, and the goal for which manufacturers were striving. The production of mems clothing, he said, at present is far below normal. The general prosperity of the country has made the demand huge, of course, and high prices are the result. Pres ent prices will come down when the production is enough and more than enough to fill the demand.
 In shirts. paiamas and other cotton clothing MT. Hanny found the same situation. Men in the trade, he said, were expecting the highest market in history next year. The record high prices for cotton, increased costs of production, and the great demand will combine to make prices reach higher levels, only to come down when there are more goods than there are buyers