El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-19
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is a hysteria over the country which
is forcing prices down.
Ofhcr Goods EnIInlE SIX.

is a hysteria over the country which
is forcing prices down.
Other Goods Follow SILK
A similar story was told at the
Popular by Maurice Schwartz and L
Weiss. Mr.. Weiss is the buyer for
the Popular. He said that wooIens
and cottons had a downward prdsp-
Use. In other words there is a chance
of a drop in sympathy with silk, al
though the drop has not come so far
as the retailer is concerned How
ever, the retailer is making reduc-
tons TO the public in the anticipation
or at least Of the hope OF a reduc-
ton
Gloves viii be an exception. These
viii 90 higher, it was said at both
the White House and the Popular.
This is due to the poor grade Of
skins available. Most Of the skins
FOR kid gloves come from the Bal
kans, it was explained On account
Of the war the kids have been neg
lected and only a few skins out Of
each dozen are worth making into
gloves Consequently. the price
must go higher. The kids Of South
America are in little il any better
condition than those Of the Balkans.
The finest kid gloves in the world
are made from the skins Of unborn
kids, and these have deteriorated
greatly.
The drop in shoes is not expected
to be great, IL there is any drop. And
what there is will probably be due
more to the hysteria referred to than
to any permanently depressing fac
Grocery Prices stiII Higher.
At the Standard Grocery COM
pany's retail store, John II.
May the manager, has a less
happy outlook In fact, grocery
prices are going only one way, and
that Is up. It was Mr.. May who
received notice Wednesday OF ad-
Vanees In flour and sugar. Flour is
up - per 100 pounds, corn meal is
up 30 cents per 18O pounds and new
est sugar prices. wholesale, range
from SIS per 100 pounds for the
Philippine raw Up TO S2s75 for
standard domestic refined cane su-
Canned goods are perpIexing the
srocers, not only because Of price.
but because Of scarcity. CataIo-s
from large wholesalers have the word
out marked after more than half of
the listed commodities. Underproduc-
ton IS hurting the retail grocer most,
MI Nay says Labor simply isn't
available or If it is it is not producing.
JeWelry To Stay Up.
Jewelry, particularly silver and
diamonds, is not going down and It
VIII not, in the opinion Of F. J. Tur-
ner, manager Of the W 7. Hixson
company. Mr.. Turner said that any
drop silver might take would no
more than take care Of itself" As
to diamonds. Mr. Turner says they
VIII never come down They are con-
troled by a syndicate. he explained.
and the cost Of production, cutting
and delivery IS up. The taxes start
at the mine and end at the consumer.
Chemicals went down from Is to
. percent at the time the armistice
was signed and have not changed
much since according to Scott White.
druggist. These, Of course. were the
chemicals used in warfare. No i'm
mediate drop Is expected.
Books and stationery are not drop
ping and won't. in the opinion OF
Jasper Woodbridge. OF the FL Paso
Book company This IS because Of the /
paper shortage. There are excep-
tons 70 the rule. he AYERS.
Merchants Give Opinions.
AFTER stating the facts the mer-
chant usually had some decided cOnvic-
tons 10 express. One Of them is that
the government has started at the
wrong place 20 punish profiteers- For
example, a representative Of a large
manufacturer was recently ordered
out Of the business office Of the White
House by Mr.. Coblentz because Of
his public be damned" attitude. This
representative told M Coblentz he
tain abnormal and unwarranted price
was called into question. This Is
our chance and we are making the
best OF il" Mr. CnbTeufr said Fha