The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-27
CHEERING OUTLOOK.
Interesting Chat About the
Pottery acknowledgements
Of Local Concerns.
Special 10 the Jersep City Near's.

TRENTON, June q, 1s9o.-The outlook
of the Trenton pottery industry has not
been so bright for many months as II
is at prese not that there is any real I'M
provement in the situation, but because
of the determined effort of the manufac-
turers to realize their share of trade. no
matter what is necessary to do so, ana
the intention of the Trenton potters to
hold their own against the Western pot
terry competition.
The recent meeting of the bosses was
the most significant and far-reach.ng OF
any that has been held.
AS a basis for meeting English competi-
ton a proposition was made to make the
American white granite list correspond
to the English list. the latter Is. OF
course. in English currency and sales 10
American merchants are made at so
many dollars to the pound sterling. For
instance, the rate of exchange being
about $3.50 to. the pound, If English
ware are sold at $40 to the pound, 1t
is equivalent to SO per cent. of the Eng
lish list. The relative value of the dif-
ferent articles in the English and Ameri-
can lists did not correspond, cups and
saucers being cheaper in the English nst.
and some other articles dearer. Com
parsons were naturally made, to the
disadvantage of the American potter, ana
the association decided to make q new
white granite list, to go into effect July !,
and which should be. equivalent to ~
to the pound on the English basis. Ot
course. the usual trade discounts will be
taken from this list. and comparison can
readily be made by the dealer between
the prices quoted by him.
A still more radical departure was the
practical decision to cut loose from the
jobber, who had claimed and secured the
extreme discounts n best terms and
then discriminated in favor OF the IN.
ported goods. Now the whole OF. the
crockery trade will be catered to. All the
members Of the association have agreed
to the changes, the designations reported
in the papers having been withdrawn.
The International Pottery Company
nave a new dinner set shape ready, the
| Maddox China Company n Wtlletts
both have toilet shape, ana several new
fall trade. -
been awarded to customers Of the Green
wood Pottery Company. who are busy
working day and night to fll orders; The
order was originally secured by, a Vest
ern firm at q low price; put the wares
The sanitary potteries are all buster
than they have been for some time. Ine
general improvement IN trade tnrouSl-
out the country is having a fayoraple
effect upon building operations, ana large
handlers of sanitary c~artheaWare are
protiting by their experiences during tns
last strike. by keeping a supply on Eano
that will provide against such a. scarcity
as then existed. Prices are, OF course,
lower than they have ever been, and this
has also had a tendency to stimulate
trade.
fects of the East Trenton Pottery Com,
owned the real estate. was thu, largest
n~lrchaser He will probably allow the
| plant to remain idle until conditions I'M
| prove. An amusing feature or TIE SAFE
| was the bidding on a kiln of bisct1t ware
by a peddler, who supposed thai. the
| glazing and glost firing was included IN
| the price he offered.
ing what is probably the finest line OF
| china ever manufactured in the Unlten
states. The shapes, while retaining al
! the beauty of contour, are cohsplcuoas
for the practical utility of the articles
A visit to their show rooms woald Lpe q
! revelation &liteIe
idea Of the progress made in pottery IN
trenton AT present trade is very quiet
| with them. their class of goods fipdine
hui little demand until the opening of the
charles Howell Cooks pottery is kept
busy decorating imported wares, but III
tie effort having yet been made in max
ing goods. In case of a favorable decis-
ion in the ATTEMPT to break the agree
ment with the Trenton Potteries Com
pany this pottery would probably haye
been making sanitary ware, and the out
come of the ELEPHANTS case will doubt
less influence its future policy.