"That Inventory"

-Buying to meet present market conditior,rs makesthe dealer cut a lot of corners.

Specialties are moving, even where staples are dull, but how can you carry a full line of the items that can be pushed without making that inventory too large?

"Hand to mout'h buying" and ttquick turnover" are all right in theory. The working power of capital is doubled up and so is iihe profit. But how can the Lumber Dealer work it?

Buying small lots of this and that generally means running upthe unit price, the handling and shipping cost,andresults in over buying.

"The smartest part of selling is buying."