. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE M WHAT WILL THE i^ j^ NEW YEAR BRING? The dullness of many other lines of business a^ 1921 opens cames in many florists' minds a question as to the prospects for the coming year in this trade. Consideratimi of present conditions and the outlook for coming moyiths establishes confidence of an excellent season for us ROM the day Henry Ford started the price decline by reducing the price of his automobiles last Octo- ber until he closed his big factory last week there has been a steadily grow- ing sentiment that has taken concrete form in ca
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE M WHAT WILL THE i^ j^ NEW YEAR BRING? The dullness of many other lines of business a^ 1921 opens cames in many florists' minds a question as to the prospects for the coming year in this trade. Consideratimi of present conditions and the outlook for coming moyiths establishes confidence of an excellent season for us ROM the day Henry Ford started the price decline by reducing the price of his automobiles last Octo- ber until he closed his big factory last week there has been a steadily grow- ing sentiment that has taken concrete form in cancellations of orders by retailers and jobbers in mercantile and other lines/and in what has been called a "buyers' strike" on the part of the public. The price reductions of Mr. Ford and others confirmed in the pub- lic's mind the idea long harbored there, that there was a great deal of water to be squeezed out of the prices it had been paying. So the consumers at large de- cided that they would wait until things had hit bottom before they re- sumed purchases. After the inauguration of the buyers' strike, the retailer in general passed the buck to the manufacturer in the form of canceled or- ders, determining to liqui- date his own stock of goods before he would buy more. Downward Circle. Consequently, the man- )ifacturcr, having no or- ders to fill, in many cases solved his problem tem- ))orarily by closing down, cither wholly or partly. Unemployment and wage reduction were the re- sults. Soon the retailers learned that they could not liquidate at high prices, and tlie extraordinary spectacle presented itself of shop keep- ers cutting prices for Christmas instead (if putting them up a notch. Even then, there was less buying for the holiday than is usual at that time. This con- vinced retailors that prices must be brought down in good earnest if buyers were to be attracted into their shops again. So there is a disposition now to believe that prices in general are dow
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