New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-31
FINE CLOTH GOODS
In BRISK DEMAND
Print Market Still Dull, but War
Aids Other New England
Cotton Mills.

Fall River, Mass, Aug. 30.-The print
cloth market showed no improvement
last week. On the contrary, free SELL
ing on the part of Southern mills a.
steadily reduced prices depressed prices
offered in New England mills to such
an extent that there were more mills
on short time last week than for the
preceding weeks since curtailment went
into effect among mills in Fall River.
Manufacturers believe that unless bus!-
ress shows a greater development cur
tailment will be increased.
Ii has been decided not 10 have cur
tailment concerted because there are
some mills which have orders on their
books which will keep their machinery
busy for the balance of the current
wear at least II is safe to say Just
now that general curtailment will not
occur Just yet. On the contrary, some
of the mills have taken measures 20
refit their machinery and put il into
shape in anticipation of better business
as the result of the European war.
Just when the war will have its bene-
fetal effects cannot be stated accurate
~ Just now, but judging from reports
heard from all sides sentiment $
stronger, and it is hoped that this SEN
timent will be crystallized into larger
business.
Manufacturers are not in a position
70 know Just what styles will be
wanted. and on this account il is no
easy matter for mill men to rig their
machinery up for any special cloths.
On account of this uncertain condition,
manufacturers and both medium and
fine count makers are working eau
tiously.
The fine goods mills are having an
Improvement in business. Part of 1t
came before the war. Since the war
began business for fine goods concerns
has increased. II is reported from New
York, Boston, Chicago and other large
cloth distributing centres that buyers
are in need of goods usually imported
from Germany, France and England,
that their wants are acute and unless
these goods are forth coming at once 1t
is more than likely that substitutes Will
be taken to retain the trade. A de-
mand from outside markets, particu-
larlv South America. which has been
largely met by German and English
mills. is coming 10 his country, and
already Fall River nd New England
mills n general are melting from the
newly created demau..
The trading las week IN the PRINT
cloth market mas yoeu almost entirely
il, odd constructors anG very largely
in vide and med4un count goods, IN
Guiding 80 and 36is inch goods. There
was considerable demaAd for other
STYLES. but prices which were suggested
are altogether out OF proportion TO the
IDEAS of manufacturers. Some OF the
prices named were as low as Southern
prices.
The total sales last week were about
10000 pieces, of which about 10000
rieces were spots or 20 be delivered IN
the very near fu'are. Prices on all
goods figuring in the trading are all
from a sixteenth 10 an eighth OF cent
below prices named during the week
previous. Manufactured here are IN
sisting upon fully half of a cent
above prices named b. Southern mills
As an example. 80 x Inch. 6ix6o' IS held
il Fall River at 4I2 cents yard, and
have been reported as sold in the South
al 4 cents fiat Quotations; Zo-lncn'
G4xs4. she; 2S-inch, 64X6O. sc nomi-
nal. 27-inch. 64x6O, 3Ae; 21-lnch, 56N
~. 27.c: 27-inch, 56x52, 2@sc; 3s,s-
inch. 6ix6i, SC; 39-inch, 6oX'2. o12e
nominal.