The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-01-01

VI lilt DuiIlpS anu nOl quit, Dut du-
just our affairs with the changing
conditions"
George W. Seal of the Colville
Loan & Trust Company states: owe
have every reason to believe that
during the next few months conditions
in general are going to open up and
be considerably better. We have in
formation from great many of the
big lumber men who think the situa-
tion will open up later in the season,
bu; all think the high prices will
not prevail, The prices, however,
will be governed by cost of labor,
etc. In this vicinity, if lumber and
timber products move, it usually helps
out q great deal. Had cars been
available during the summer months
for the shipment of lumber and tim
Der. conditions would have been much
different in this vicinity today.
Outlook Good for Farmer
Personally, | do not look for any
biz advance in farm products" said
Mr.. Seal. who referred TO wheat, oats
and hay. but do believe that to-
wards spring there will be some ad
vance in prices. With all the rain
fall that we have had, we will cer-
tainly gel crops next yeal."
Mr.. Seal states that the early part
of 1920 was an exceptionally good
business season, but any present de-
preston he believes to be due to the
rapid decline in prices OF all pro-
ducts.
Chan ST. Clair, florist, reports a
fine holiday trade and the sale of
eve, ything he could get to sell, in his
Inc Mr.. st. Clair looks for con-
siderable construction in 1921, not
only in buildings but in roads and
highways He expects to enlarge his
greenhouses, building a new one 70
feet long with 35 foot wing,
Sig Dilsheimer of Barmans looks
for the opening up of greater vol
ume of business in sixty days time
and looks for prices to get on a
standard basis.
Alex Sinclair, manager of the j. c.
Penney store, states that they have
had an exceptionally good year and
fine holiday trade, although a late
holiday trade, due, he thinks, to the
lack of snC W in November and early
December. He says that they sold
practically everything considered
strictly holiday merchandise.
A Buyers Market
The Penney store is now buying
merchandise for spring delivery feel
ing confident that business is going
to be good although buying conser-
vatively. Mr. Sinclair states that they
can count on prompt deliveries now;
that there is now buyers market
instead of . sellers market as it has
been for the past few years and the
buyer does not have to buy such large
quantities Of merchandise at one time
in order to secure what he wants,
but may buy when needed and in
conservative quantities and be able
to get the merchandise promptly.
This he believes to be due, partly,
to conservative buying all over the
country.
The Penney store has readjusted
its entire stock to the level of next
springs prices and is following the
market on every article sold. This
past week the invoice has been taken
at market value, not at cost. Mr..
Sinclair states that there will prob
ably be a greater reduction in ladies
dress shoes than any other article
on the market, because they were
higher II proportion.
l.. G. Keller of the Keller Hard
ware Co stated that business had
been good during the past year and
he believed that things would shape
themselves during the early part OF
tho year 1921 to the changing con-
dit:ons of the readjustment period.
In the Automobile World
George Roth of the Columbia
garage states that the year just
past has really been the best season
in the history Of the automobile, all
over the country, and he looks for
the coming year to be good year,
but not quite as good as the past.
He believes that the peak of auto
mobile prices was reached during
1920. In 1921, he believes, people
will buy automobiles as a matter OF
necessity, rather than for pleasure
only.
Willett Bros. of the Ford garage
state as follows:
1--WE are closing very successful
year in our business, and our sale
of Fords and Ford products has been
up to the standard of past years,
taking into consideration the gaso-
line shortage and the car shortage.
1920 has been wonderful year
for the sale of Ford cars and trac-