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Some of our readers want to know what will probably be the course of raw fur prices when the big war ends. It is likely that they will follow the course of other commodities which are similarly placed. For instance, commodities which are badly wanted in Germany and Austria and cannot be exported from the United States to those countries, are likely to advance in price as soon as open communication with the Teutonic allies is again resumed. On the contrary, commodities which are largely produced in the United States, as well as in Germany and Austria, will probably decline in price as soon as importations from the latter countries to the United States are again resumed.
Skunk, as the most representative fur which is used, but not produced in Europe, is pretty sure to advance in price upon the conclusion of the war. Foxes, on the other hand, are produced in nearly every country of Europe—largely in Germany. At present few of these skins are being imported from Europe, and the American article is bringing high prices. While American foxes are better value than the European article, the competition of a large number of the inferior skins in our markets would very likely depress prices of the American product.
Fur, News. Fur News, January 1916.
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