New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
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Trade and Textile Notes.

consisting OF thirty men representative
OF the Industrial, commercial transporta-
ton and financial interests, Will be organ
lied next week, in accordance with the
mandate Of the National Foreign Trade
Convention, held at Washington or Mey
q and 2S 1t began a systematic and ag-
gressive campaign for extension OF Amer
lean foreign trade. The convention Gre
ated the National Foreign Trade Council
TO do the awakening. 1t is industrial
Americas answer to the highly energized
campaigns with which European natiors
conquer foreign markets. The president
of the convention. Alba 3. Johnson. Of
Philadelphia. president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. will appoint the thirty
members of the council, which is directed
to call another convention at a suitable
time and TO seek the cooperation Of tho
| Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States. The movement sprang from e
realization by Industrial leaders that pi os-
perity largely depends upon increased ex-
port trade now that the new tariff has
precipitated American manufacturers into
world competition. The foreign trade OF
the United States last year was valued
at more than 81, 5Oo0 900, 600, but those en-
gagged in 1t feel a lack OF coordination
of the nations foreign trade activities.
The wash goods sale of the II. B. Claffiin
| Company last week was the largest dis
tribution of its kind held in several years.
1t is stated that the value of the sale was
the largest ever noted in the wash goods
section.
/ For the five months OF this year ended
! May 80 imports of wool cloths at New
| York amounted to 50, i2O.7S5. compared with
/ s., O0S, 27O for the same period last year.
A material change in the price charged
at Lyons France, for dyeing. which VIII
undoubtedly affect the price of SILK, went
! into effect on May !, 1914. in consequence
of the action of the International Associa-
( ton of Silk Dyers in declaring an ad-
/ vance Of per cent in the price OF dyeing
| in black and in color The reason as
/ signed for this augmentation is the in
crease I'm the cost of dyeing materials and
/ i'm the wages of dyers. which was granted
by the dyefng establishments In the settle
Z
| Zurich and Basel.
/ The Bureau Of Statistics of Labor and
Industries of New Jersey states that there
was invested in broad silk and ribbon in
dustry In 1913 total capital of S31,Os5, 1876
and an average total Of 2l,lSO persons were
employed during the year
The export trade from Nottingham 10
the United States in 1913 amounted 20
50. SIS. 3Sl, which was an increase OF about
/ 81, "a. 900 over that of 1912 and the largest
in the history OF the trade. The number
of invoices exceeded those OF 1912 by 439,
the gains being in a number of articles;
the largest was in Bretonne nets. where
there was a gain Of over 100000. The
other articles which showed heavy gains
were linen and cotton piece goods, cotton
velings and yarn. silk nets leather, salt
ed sheepskins and calfskins The losses
were in cotton hosiery and underwear
artificial silk and cotton laces. cotton
Iaces and curtain and plain net machin-
cry. In shipments to the Philippines and
to Porto Rico the losses were mainly III
cotton laces.
The State Board Of Health of Kansas
has laid plans Tor a survey OF the mall
order business. in the state. -Four college
men have been employed to make list OF
the orders given by farmers and towns
neople TO the big mail order houses OF the
large cities. The results will be compiled
for the information of the business men
Of the state, who are interested In the
extent to which Kansas farmers do out
cf.the-state shopping.