New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-09
PRINT CLOTH
MARKET GAINS
Fall River Re1ortc Better De-
mand and Slight Increase
in Prices Obtained.

Fall River. Mass, Nov. s.-There was
active business in the print cloth mar
kets last week, and manufacturers and
brokers feel much encouraged with the
volume of business that was done. The
sales we're estimated at 100000 pieces,
about equal to the previous week 5
business. Buyers were actively en-
gagged in search Of goods, and were
willing to pay for them when they
could be obtained. Manufacturers were
not fully satisfied with the bids that
were offered in some instances, and
consequently they would not sell at
prices named. -,
There is a feeling now among mill
men that the bottom has been reached
in the cloth markets, and that the
change. if any, will be IN the direction
of upward, as is shown IN marrow
goods. wi n have been in fair demand
These STYLES have been dormant for
some time, but during the week print
ers came into the market in fairly good
sized numbers and bought goods which
they needed for their business. Inc
call for 27-inch 64x60 $50 yards to the
mound was moderate, and mills insisted
unon 29-16 cents a yard, which is an
advance of about an eighth Of a cent
a ward over quotations OF two weeks
aoo Some of the other narrow styles
have been sought for by buyers, ana
while advances have not been genera
some of the quotations which nave
been nominal are held firmly by manu-
facturers. There is greater accumu-
lation of narrow widths than other con-
structions. Some buyers were Wiling
10 contract for the first six months OF
next year, but manufacturers were
against this in many instances, ana
were only willing to engage their ma
chimes beyond three months. rTlces
for narrow styles were advanced aDou'
a sixteenth OF a cent during the week
The market closed on narrow goous
the frmest il has in several months
UiJe goods were in fair demand and
edvanced sixteenth of a cent yard.
Mills manufacturing wide and medium
w,de goods. such as SO and 3S12 inch
v,idtbs. have done a fairly good busi-
,eSs for the last several months, al
though the margin of profit has been
meagre. A tendency among some
Sontbern concerns to advance prices
Mad the effect to stiffen prices named
bv Northern mills. Cotton is reported
as being held at 7 cents a pouno OF
better at many points.
There was fair trading in standard
stvles, but odd counts held the major
attention Of buyers. Goods for con,
verters' uses were more in demand
tban printers styles, though the latter
80 nuiet rather than fiat. II seem
hat BUYERS are willing TO purchase IL
thew can be assured from other sources
tbat the goods which they purchase can
he disposed of readily and at proht'
COM naratively speaking, outside of mar,
ro,y cloths, the amount Of goods piled
~ che mills warehouses is not large
IA Il would take only moder-
ato demand TO reduce the supply on
49, s.e II this condition comes about
n~;ces will soar materially. and busI-
Pc" will be put on sound basis II
ness naralIv conceded that the essen
t;ais of trading are sound sno Una. ~
' IIaIS reopire only sufficient amount OF
VII nsdsnce 10 restore business 10 a nor
nal position. The quotations: 2S stnsn
s ma &c, nominal; 2s.ineh' 64xoo'
81 94Hc mammal; 27-inch S4xoo, ZseiIc S
q 5s ;ncb 5sx56, Q 5-16c; 27-inch, oexoE'
Ssiisc; $50 inch, 64x64. &c; Ss-ineh'
68x72, 47sc.