San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-09
1ANUF ACTURERS
PREPARE FOR
| % D D YEAR
uyers Flock to Market
in Advance Of Usual
Time.
RICES TO ADVANCE
law Materials Due for
Raise Despite Situation
in Europe.
RICES TO ADVANCE
BY j. c. ROYLE.

Upright, 1923. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Jan. 9.-The bugaboo of
ncellations, which has been making
ICES at manufacturers, wholesalers and
bbers for the last two years, has been
eazcd away in nearly every line OF in
Istry by the present trend of buying.
Buyers who flocked into this market
day, well in advance of the Usual time
dictated plainly that confidence that
e prevailing trend OF prices is upward
id taken firm hold both Of retailers
hd consumers.
Stocks Of retailers are low throughout
e country and many of the purchases
manufacturing and jobbing centers
Re for immediate delivery, but suffi-
ent confidence in the buying trend OF
e public has been gained to stimulate
-ders also for deliveries well past the
bring months. The orders in general
ave not been exceptionally large in
.uantity, but manufacturers are not
Harmed over this development. They
Ave come to know that they can de-
end on recorders.
Merchants all over the country have
id out their plans to include more buy
BE- trips. In the South for example,
3erchants instead OF making two an
ual trips to the wholesale centers of
he East and North will make four or
We this year. Clothing and house fur
|ishings have been the leaders in early
emand for spring so far.
Advancing prices for raw materials
re sustaining factor in the trend of
nished products. 1t seems assured
bat wooden goods will advance. Just
ow far they will be showed upward can
'nly be determined when the main fac
|br in the trade, the American Com
any announces its heavy weight
rices. Some independents in scattered
Instances already have named advances
hnging up to 10 per cent for certain
T roducts.
| Government experts and individual
callers and producers agree that the
'hortage of cotton is such that prices
sill continue to rise despite the discour'
ging European situation. AS conse'
uence cotton goods are extremely
Icarce.
Orders booked at the New York Auto
Mobile Show today indicated clearly
hat plans Of manufacturers TO surpas'
bis year the record production of =,
-Nlp cars and trucks are fully Justl
ked. Reductions iuS prices already an
|ounced and expected shortly. can only
explained on the theory that guam
|ity production is the factor counted on
% product profits. Prices OF parts and
accessories, however, are exhibiting ex'
irene firmness.
Recent statements in these columns
to the condition Of the street rall'
HAYS of the United States were fully
borne out today by the report Of Presi'
lent G. d. Emmons of the American
Electric Railway Association who de
Haired that there has been a steady IN
|rease in the number OF passengers car
lied since May last and that more than
| !. 100000 passengers paid fares in
loo. Although net operating revenues
decreased "a per cent due 10 fare re-
buction from average of I.49 cents Il
SO this was more than counter-bal'
Enced by a decrease Of 80 per cent in
operating expenses.
One of the most encouraging factors
n the business situation today was the
announcement by officials Of the United
Mine Workers that they did not expect
| strike on April 1 when the present
agreement expires.
Operators and miners. however, are
It'll apart on some of the questions al
|ssue.
The improvement in the oil situation
has been followed by additional opera.
ions chief Of which is inauguration oil
work on the trunk pipe line from the
Teapot Dome field in Wyoming to Free,
nan, Mo-, by the Sinclair Pipe Line
Company.