It is expected that there will be a major increase in the world prices of commodities next Spring which will tend to aid British prices, which now are easier rather than firmer than they were, except those for tin, which are supported by reduced quotas. The domestic demand, it is expected, will continue substantial, but the limitation of re-exports keeps supplies adequate, although in some markets transport delays are a large factor, states Henry Heyman in the "New York Times," of March 10.
In the field of controlled materials, ihe British Governments organization is considered efficient. Urgent supplies are readily obtained, chiefly by bulk-buying arrangements at cheap prices. Non-vital consumption is limited by the curtailment of buying permits. Civilian consumption will be rationed in the interests of the exporting industries.
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