Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-13

No public sales Of ostrich feathers
We're made yesterday, for the first time
in a generation. Suspension of shipping
vas responsible, and it is probable that
before maritime conditions are remedied
prices will be materially advanced
AUTOMOBILE TIRES JUMP 60
PER CENT.
Hamburg and Liverpool being the prin-
cipal ports in shipping crude rubber,
rubber goods are going up. On certain
classes of automobile tires quotations
were advanced GO per cent. yesterda,
The stock in this country II was said.
is only sufficient to supply factories a
fortnight.
Nobody would venture an opinion yes
terday as to the future of the fur mar
ket. Leipsic is the world most impor-
tant fur market and is just now about
as far out Of the way as a city could be
Glove manufacturers were literally
swamped with orders Yesterday from re-
tail merchants all over the country in
the evident expectation that importa-
tions could not be resumed in time for
the fall and winter trade
Cigarette tobacco. especially that used
In Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes, is
becoming scarce. 1t is carried almost
exclusively by Austrian ships. which
have been withdrawn. Advances in price.
however, are believed to be some dis
lance in tie future.
Enough Sumatra tobacco Is in stock in
this country to keep cigar manufacturers
supplied for a year, 1t was said yester-
day. Cigar bands, however, have gone
to premium, being mostly Autographed
in Germany. New York photographers
plan TO meet this demand
Tobacco importers heard Yesterday
that 10000 cigarmakers in Havana have
been thrown out of work through the
closing of factories that supplied Ger
man and English trade
Potteries are being shut down in the
East Liverpool. Ohio, district and while
the plants at Trenton have not yet been
affected. 1t is probable that within an
other fortnight $4,000 persons will indi-
rectly or directly, be involved in sus-
pensions
In the dry goods. linen and wooden
trades conditions have been kept nor
nal so far Expectations of advances
We're very general last week. Yesterday
they seemed to have been discounted
although no one can say when a crisis
may develop.
Imported whiskeys and liqueurs are
skyrocketing. Cordials went up % cents
a bottle yesterday, while Scotch whis-
key went up 20 cents 1.-TWO for a quar-
ter" is quoted over almost no bar. Ger
man and Bohemian beer. II proves, Is
here in greater quantity than had been
reported Just the same, it's price will
either 90 up or deeper collars will be-
come the fashion. The latter are already
appearing
Champagnes from foreign vineyards
have gone up Sc a case since last week.
Domestic champagncs have not yet come
into appreciably greater demand
Toys, Of which the bulk come from
Germany and Switzerland are likely to
cost three or four times as much as
they do now before Christmas Even
II traffic with Europe should be restored
within another month, 1t is said produc-
ton has been so curtailod that the
effect will be apparent for a long time.
MEAT, TEA AND BUTTER JOIN UP
WARD RUSH.
Meat kept on its upward way yester-
day. Shipments from Argentina are ex-
pected to reach larger proportions than
ever next week, but no one will venture to
say that this will make any difference to
the consumer.
No ribs and lolns of beef were quoted
at zoe, No at is l-2c. and No 3 at lbc
Round steak at 10, "A and T. l-2c Chops