Evening star., 1922-11-02
H|GH-PR|CED SUITS
NGOOD DEMAND
Costly 0vercoats Also Having
Large Sale-Prices Low
in Warm Areas.
BY j. c. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 2.-Those
who have not yet purchased their
winter suits and overcoats are ex-
tremely likely to pay more for them
Than they have counted upon. The
reason for this does not lie primarily
in advances in the price of overcoat-
ings and suitings. but in the general
public desire for goods of better
quality and higher price.
That desire has not yet become uni
versal There is and will continue to
he an ample supply of medium priced
mems wearing apparel. But the m
dications of the change are plainly
apparent when reports of manurac-
trrers and retailers received by tele-
graph within the last twelve hours
from all over the United States are
reviewed.
Present Range of Prices.
The weather this fall has been ex-
trcmely mild. In the central sec
tions of the country, where Wlnter
buyinc has not reached its full VOL
une. for this reason the most popular
suits range in price from s2Ioo 70
$50. Overcoats ranging from aoout
s32oO to Siu are most IN dsHianu'
This is the case in Troy, n. T.: Al,
Il,
Salt Lake city. for example
Duluth, however. which is from two
weeks to il month ahead of the CEN
-raI sections of the country climat,
ic;.Ily. reports that the sreatest sao' a
j. for suits ranging from S4o TO soo'
and for overcoats priced from Soo 10
81, similar trends are reported from
,;rand Rapids Mich: Minneapolis
Springfield, Mass. and other horth-
crn cities. although the general range
ri
reached quite such high marks WIN
the public as Il whole
There is every Indication that SIM,
liar changes in demand VIII spreau =
throughout the entire country WIN
the possible exception OF the gram
raising communities.
Call for High-Priced Goods.
1t has already reached the SOUTH
whore Atlanta and New Orleans re-
,,s,rted today that higher priced sooos
we're in unusual demand II Us pc
coming more and more apparent that
quality, fit. style and service are
greater considerations than price.
Tho reason is not far to seek. II Is
shown in the following advertise
ments which appeared i'll newspapers
in various sections today:
Wanted % hricklayers. slice an
hour: three years WORK. rare reluh"-
ed after 80 days service
"Erfcktavers wanted s11 day
Wanted bricklayers, $12 day also
laboreES. 81 a day.
wanted bricklayers. $50 week
guaranteed; board and Transports
tinn.'
The high wages paid are not con-
fined to bric<layers. They are be-
coming universal in scores or INES
both for trained and unframed men:
Workers feel sure of their jobs ana
are gauging their expenditures &C
cordinely. Those who live on their
Investments have more to spend also.
for dividend rates have been Increased
by scores of corporations.
Heavy Demand for Gloves.
Ruying of gloves has been hperai
throughout the country and manu-
facturers are hard pat to 1t TO secure
sufficient workers to keep production
at the required pitctl. The Endicott
Johnson CORPORATION last week booked
orders for 400 900 pairs of shoes. the
biggest weeks business in its history.
F,ndicott Johnson production Will De
still further increased
Shirts, collars. ties. underwear ana
hosiery are in excellent demand with
an increasing call for the more eN-
uensive grades. Makers Of mems ana
wornen's garments in Philadelphia are
working at from IS to 100 per cent OF
capacity.
The New York department stores
averaged an increase In sales OF
nearly 90 per cent in October over the
corresponding period of 1921 and the
Christmas trade has not yet begun TO
make itself felt.