Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-06
Boost for Textile Industrie..

Boost for Textile Industries.
Among the textiles. wool is easily. the premier in
the weeks demands. according 20 the Wall Street
Journal s estimated authoritatively that 4OOOO
pounds were bought in Boston during the last few
days for export 20 England at price cent two
over that recently paid by American manufacturers
This was . cash transaction. s. Liebvtz & Sons
Meyerstown Pa, ere reported to have received
order from England for 10000 woolen shirts for de-
livery by November 15. Boston reports says manu-
facturers been deuged with inquiries for blankets
for Russia and It IL understood orders will be placed
for approximately 100000 blankets for men and
horses. Canadian buyers have asked prices 900
blankets. Samples of wooden socks and gloves are
now their way TO England. But while there Is
market for wool here other parts Of the world re
elutted with the commodity. Cutting off Of German
and Belgian markets has forced big reduction in the
price OF South African wool Germany and Belgium
heretofore bought two-thirds OF the South African
secured wool output. and Germany alone about two
ffths OF the wool sold in the grease. New markets
must be found for 70 per cent Of the South African
wool
The smokeiess powder plants Of the Dupont Powder
company working double time, presumably
orders from Europe. The Colt Fire Arams company
Is also working overtime order for side arms The
Crucibe Steel company is said TO have orders for
5000 tons OF steel for bayonets and Bethlehem. Pa
reports orders for tons Of hoseshoes and horse
shoe nails
Large shipments Of rubber boots from New Eng
land have been made. and the Plant Butler company
shoe manufacturers OF Cincinnati announces that II
win open branch plant in Brooklyn about November
TO take OF foreign orders The Ives Manufactur
toys, Is running twenty-four hours day TO take
OF business which formerly went to Germany
Orders widely Placed.
The French loan of sfO0OooCO recently effected In
New York remains In New York banks credit
to be drawn upon for payment Of goods already
ordered In this country
ST. Louis harness factory has secured 81 1Oo00OO
slice Of the s560o0oO order for harness and saddles
placed by the British government with a firm In
South Bend. Ind.
packing company in Oklahoma City reports the
meat valued at 81. 1.tooOoo. for shipment to Europe
Buying for foreign account in Philadelphia last
week practically wiped out the surplus
stocks of blankets. shoes, knit goods hosiery and
wire in that city, causing makers Of such goods to
increase the working hours OF their mills
furnace plant in Winburn. Miss, which manu-
features charcoal iron, has resumed operation
orders from London firms which have heretofore
the Swedish product
chicago bank has completed arrangements to
finance the delivery At designated export points OF
1900 horses week 90 the French government. The
Chicago Herald says the bank "wil not attempt to
handle the purchasing of the live stock, France hav-
ing special representatives here and also doing bust
ness through American concerns When a ttalnoad
OF horses is ready the bank will finance tho ship
ment to France. probably through Canadian
point and draw on certain Paris bank for the
amount"