RUSH OF CHEAP GERMAN GOODS.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 291, 4 September 1919, Page 5

RUSH OF CHEAP GERMAN GOODS.

<' . BRITISH MERCHANTS UNEASY TRADE RIVALRY BEGINS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, September 1. Trado between Britain and Germany was resumed to-day. There is evidence everywhere in London that tho Germans aro .rushing tho open door jvith tho greatest zest, and with elaborate civility. Tho Press quotes astonishingly low prices in many lines, with promises'of immediate delivery. Tho sellers...point out particularly tho advantages''obtainablo , through tho low German exchange l'ulo and cheap production, For example, it is stated that a piano offered at is equal in quality to an English ano 'costing .£135. Engineering siipplics aro quoted at 40 per cent, under Knglish prices. . , -

ticmio of the leading.firms' firmly refuse orders, but confess it will bo difficult to avoid dealiug ultimately owing to tlio competition of numerous-smaller houses, unless the Government limits dumping. Others aro frankly . stockiug' up' with German goods for Christmas, finding tho prices irresistible. ' English' '• manufacturers of textiles and apparel admit that they art) .still J.ri.'ncndonsly handicapped owing to tho extreme cheapness and high quality of German dyes.

• Tho Federation of British Industries is convening meetings of various trado sections to discuss the demands for increased protection, which is regarded as vital.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.' '