THE BOOT TRADE.
FULL STOCKS IX FIAXD. The demand for boots and shoes during the past year, says the "Board of Trade Review," lias been only fair, and in recent months heavy importations have affected ihe industry most seriously. f'<vr;:petition among local factories is ! " ~ and the maintenance of full staffs ■■-.ible only by making to stock—a ' y which cannot, of course, be main- ' ■if 1 for any lengthy period. '1 is alleged that the low prices at c liit-li imported goods are available are eiiic to the use of Herman and French leathers landed into England at low cost. Thi« may be correct, but there is also a clear indication that manufacturers in Enalitnd and America are mnkiner special offers to regain a dominant position in the colonial markets.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 217, 11 September 1923, Page 9
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129THE BOOT TRADE. Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 217, 11 September 1923, Page 9
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