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Farm Family Living Outlook for 1938
Title
Farm Family Living Outlook for 1938
Creator
Date
1937
Relation
U.S. Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication Number 297
Subject
Excerpt
OUTLOOK FOR FAMILY CLOTHING AND TEXTILES
The clothing budget deserves especially careful consideration this coming year. The homemaker will have to use skill to balance her purchases of garments for which prices are lower against purchases of those for which prices have increased.
Cotton yard goods, sheets, and pillowcases probably will average a little lower in 1938 than in 1937, due to the marked reduction in prices of raw cotton. If the vogue for cotton dresses continues and the homemaker is skillful with her needle costs of summer wardrobes may be lower in 1938 than in 1937.
Rayon and wool prices may be a little lower in 1938 than in 1937. An increasing use of rayon fabrics in garments for women and children is reported.
Prices of ready-to-wear clothing, especially for men, have had an upward trend in 1937. For those garments for which wages are an important production cost, there may be a further price increase in 1938. Prices for shoes of comparable quality may average a little higher in 1938 than in 1937.
The clothing budget deserves especially careful consideration this coming year. The homemaker will have to use skill to balance her purchases of garments for which prices are lower against purchases of those for which prices have increased.
Cotton yard goods, sheets, and pillowcases probably will average a little lower in 1938 than in 1937, due to the marked reduction in prices of raw cotton. If the vogue for cotton dresses continues and the homemaker is skillful with her needle costs of summer wardrobes may be lower in 1938 than in 1937.
Rayon and wool prices may be a little lower in 1938 than in 1937. An increasing use of rayon fabrics in garments for women and children is reported.
Prices of ready-to-wear clothing, especially for men, have had an upward trend in 1937. For those garments for which wages are an important production cost, there may be a further price increase in 1938. Prices for shoes of comparable quality may average a little higher in 1938 than in 1937.
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