New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-05
COTTON MILLS RUN
ON BANDAGE CLOTH
Goods Trade Light, Except for
Lightweight Fabrics for
Use in War.

Fall River, Mass. Oct. 4.-The vol
ume Of business put through IN the
cotton goods markets last week was
small, This quiet was not confined TO
the Kew England markets, but markets
in TIE South, and New York reports
slow business. If it were not for the
demand for 36-inch cloth 10 be used
largely for bandages. business IN cot
ton goods would be very small indeed,
and the situation would be much less
favorable. The European war has
helped the local cloth market, 50 far as
volume is concerned, but. measured by
profit, the margin is small.
Baudagc cloth weighs light. and
while IT does not require much skill 20
weave II. because Of the small number
Of pick and warp threads AN inch, still
1t takes an enormous quantity to make
a decent profit out of the sales.
Reports from medium count mills
making novelties and fancies are tina.
some very stable orders are being re-
corded and good profits are being made.
There seems to be a fairly good de-
maud for medium count moderate
priced faucies, and the mills. which are
IN position TO make these goods. are
taking in some good orders. The fine
goods mills are doing good business.
and some Of the mills which undcrtoOk
the manufacture Of patterns which
were submitted to them by the large
New York cOnverters. and which were
procured abroad. have 20 well pleased
these cloth factors that fine goods mills
are receiving duplicate orders.
The Fall River and New Bedford
mills have manifested to the trade that
they are the equal Of some Of the tex
tile mills abroad, and have proved this
by mauufac curing some very attractive
and profitable designs in cloth. Some
of the largest prlntcrles IN the country
have cut down IN their purchases OF
gray goods because of their inability
to get dyestufs, which are absolutely
necessary in the course Of their bust
ness.
The American Printing Company's
concern. owned by VI. c. D. Borden e
Sons. of Worth ST., New York, is run
ming on a four-days- schedule,
while the Algonquin Printing Company
has curtailed its production. Other biz
print works outside of Fall River are
likewise curtailiCg, some more than the
local works.
The demand for the week has been
largely for low count goods There
was q fair demand for IS i2-inch goods
below standard counts. but not quite so
low as bandage cloth construction.
The European war has increased thu
number Of mills, which heretofore wal
small The narrow end OF the market
is dull. Total sales for the last wcek
are estimated AT 10000 pieces, Of
which about $1,000 pieces are spots.
The contracts which were accepted viii
mature before the close Of the curreut
year.
Prices have been irregular and have
ranged about a quarter Of cent above
quotations named by Southern mills.
The month of October will bring forth
annual statements Of the local mills,
and those who have followed the trend
of affairs i'm the textile industry will
be interested in the financial state
ments which will be rendered 10 the
stockholders.
The quotations: 2S-inch. 6iX6i. 3 Is
nominal: 2s-inch, 64X60, 3it; 27-nch.
64x6O. 3 27-inch. 56Xj6. -; 27-inch.
56X52. 2le; 3Si2-inch, 6iX6l, ia, 80
inch, 6sA72, 5a.