The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-07
WAR WILL SEND UP
FUR AND CHINA, TOO
Unprecedented Prices Expected
for Sealskins and Similar
Winter Raiment.
FOREIGN SUPPLY Is LOW
Gems and Precious stones. How.
ever. Abundant and About
as Cheap as Usual.
FOREIGN SUPPLY Is Low

Ture will he few and high hero this
ian; jewels and precious stones will he
~ abundant as usual; the nne French
chnaware will probably be scarcer and
more expensive These were SOME Of
the angles on the imports situation de-
vcloped yesterday
T. W. Rourke. president Of Revllon
Freres. dealers In furs AT 10 West Thirty.
fourth street said that imported furs are
likely to reach unprecedented prices be
cause there is no supply available. The
European war has abated nearly all ship
ping and Russians. for example. are too
busy to go sealing In the fur laden
Bering Strait.
Fur importations cannot he made"
sad Mr.. Rourke. "and ono OF the un-
fortunate factors of tho situation Is that
the American raw fur men have left their
surplus in Lelpsic. Naturally there Is
no likelihood of those furs getting over
here"
There will he a general advance IN
the prices Of all furs this season. not
only European furs but America furs
because the shortage Of imported goods
VIII create an unusual demand for Ameri-
can furs ] should say that the price ad-
vance will range from 20 to 80 Ia per
cent. and II has begun already. For furs
just dyed such as caraculs. ponies. Persian
ard NJ on I think the price will rise
to from 90 Ia 10 Is per cent. above
| normal
The supply OF furs now on hand Ia
I probably sufficient TO last only three or
1 four months. There is a smaller supply
In the country than there has been for
several years"
Tiffanys expects 10 keep its London and
/ Paris branches open. but does not ex-
poet the facilities for exchange OF bust
ness that 1t has had In normal years
| Probably each branch will have to do
| business more or less independently Of the
others, II was explained. Since England
and France are allies, English naval vic
! tories might clear the north Atlantic suff-
/ GENTLY Ia allow resumption OF trade
I between England. France and this coun-
| try.
BLACK. Starr 4 Frost and other Dig
| Fifth avenue hous. $ said that they rely
almost entirely upon the diamond houses
! for importation. one such house, Joseph
| Frankels Sons. $40 Fifth avenue a firm
which imports all manner OF precious
came from Holland, Belgium. England
, and France
But we have already completed our
stock for the half year Frankers Sons
reported with our Arm and others in
this business 1t is customary to import
! full stocks twice a year. Our summer
supply is, accordingly. all either here or
| aiioat and insured for arrival.
Consequently there is a full supply
| of precious stones In this country which
will be marketed much as usual at usual
prices There Is nothing for us to worry
about particularly unless the war Is pro-
: luug-d"
| The 1iaviland & Abbott Company, 95
, Madison avenue, which imports much OF
the better quality OF French chlnaware and
takes the whole supply of one of the
French factories, said that presumably
the china factories as well other fac
tories had been pretty we'll emptied nv
the mobilization Of the French army
forces