The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-04

hTe concerned termany was IN
more favorable pos tion IN most
lines German goods are ia "A
somewhat more favorable position
TO compete here owing 10 the fact
that domestic prices are considorI
ably higher than In the prcwar pc
riOd." More favorable now and
going 20 be a great deal more 40.
There has not been, az anticipated
In some quarters, apparently any
great influx OF traffic from Der
many. against which we believe the
dumping act was aimed. but nat
urally tho importation uf German
goods is assuming to a certain oX-
tent a normal or prewar movement"
German goods were in a more fay-
orable position to compete with tho
United States than before the war,
due to high prices In tho United
States of America aud other foreign
countries"
Question No. 3. A the mark fell
toward It's present low level of half
cent, did German manufacturers
Increase their prices proportion
Rtoly2"
Views differ on PrIcc Increase.
Answers: To some extent" Ar
ticles we are importing having In
creased IN prlCc rapidly und %
seems even more than tho differ
enco In exchange would warrant
Not yot, but heavy increases are ex-
pectcd shortly The Increase is
not In proportion with the decline
OF the rate OF exchange" German
manufacturers have increased their
prices at about the same rate as
tho value OF tho mark has fallen"
AT tho present time, owing TO the
further continued violent drop "
the mark, prices on the other sido
have advanced enormously prob
many times higher than what thoy
were six months ago 'ManufaC-
turers in Germany have increased
their prices each month" "As the
mark has fallen In value we under
stand that tho prices fer. export
shipments have increased on "A mark
basic" Depreciation Of the Ger
man mark has, to certain extent,
lowered German prices on the dol
lar basis"
Question No. g. what has been
/ the effect OF tho recent collapse Ot
the mark on importing from Ger
many"
Anawcrs: MADE Il confusing
and difficult" I'VE do not consider
| 1t advisable TO buy any kind Of
goods Just on account OF apparent
monetary oheapness. or the many
offers or goods from Germany W.
receive, only small portion IL Rc-
lceptable. even with the low mark
valuation" "Slightly increased buy
ing" Not enough change. Ra prices
increased at once In Germany.' In
our opinion IL would stimulate inn
ports from Germany until the pur-
chasing value OF tho mark In Ger
many is more In line with the value
Of the mark abroad In spite OF
the recent collapse 81 the mark inn
porting from Germany has not in
creased. but it's yet too early TO
form a final opinion" "Our obscr-
walton IL that importa from Ger
many have increased as the mark
has fallen IN value"
Question No. &; DO you antici-
pate that our purchases from Ger
many will increase In the next IL
months2
Answers Cannot form an opin-
lon. Situation IL too confused. -
There should he an Increase over
the volume uf goods imported up 10
dnte--after the war up. at least,
TO the proportion OF former trade
with Germany, Irrespective OF the
high or low value OF the mark
"Ycs, In legitimate percentage
our purchases during the next year
will probably be the same IA last
year" I'VE do not believe that
purchases from Germany will in
crease In the next | 2 months. be-
cause that country ~ short OF raw
material, and with the new needs
for raw material will have To pay
eve anttoiuatc that purchases 81 thu ]