New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
NOTES OF TIE TRADE.


IN an interview with A. X. Jersey, a
we'll known salesman Of ladies' ready
! to-wear, who has Just returned from
| trip through South America, he said:
Business conditions in women's wear
in general are normal, and many mer-
chants are willing 20 buy merchandise
/ from American concerns, providing the
terms and credits can be arranged.
| Many OF the stores that make a spe-
I calty of ladies' coats, suits and dresses
l handle a staple line, and style changes
are not very frequent. IL is their in
tention to place orders with American
concerns that will allow them from
sixty to ninety days The orders that
I ! took while in that part OF the cOun-
! try will be shipped, as I feel that the
accounts, although not rated very high,
are good for the amount they bought.
| The merchants only buy what they
I need, and in that way the orders do not
come very large. The largest order
/ that took was for thirty-fve suits and
amounted 10 $3.50. While in Brazil |
met at least five American statesmen,
and each seemed to be getting his share
of the business. On all the samples
/ that ! showed / had them labelled
B Made in L. 5. A. and 10 was quite
novelty 10 many of the buyers and mer-
I chants. When asked If they wanted
| their own labels used they replied that
the American label would do and did
not want to use their labels. as IL is not
custom in that part Of the country.
/ II looks as though the American-made
merchandise will be used very eX-
tensively in South America"
The patented S. X. D. pocket, owned
and controlled by the Safety Pocket
/ Company, which is being licensed 10
clothing manufacturers, is intended 10
/ insure protection against the loss OF
/ articles from the side pockets Of trou-
sers. Il is claimed 10 be meeting with
strong approval with the Western
| clothing manufacturers, and arrange
ments are being made TO invade the
Eastern territory.
II is rumored among the statesmen
that the sample case thief Is on tho
| job again. During the busy season
many statesmen have their sample cases
stolen while handing in their card 20
the Office boy. IL has always been the
custom for statesmen TO leave their
cases at one side while trying 10 push
their way 20 the information window.
and on their return TO the place where
the case was placed they have found
that somebody got away with il. Many
statesmen think that it is man thai
keeps tab on the various Offices where
many statesmen will call and not the
work Of brother salesman. Al any
rate, watch your sample case.
II. NJ Ellis, formerly associated with
Filene's, of Boston, in their hosiery de
partment, has opened an Office at 223
Fourth av., where he will represent the
! Merrill Hosiery Company, who VIII sell
their products direct.
A new color in gabardine for ths
dress trade is called grape green. Il IS
similar TO the nile green popular last
year, and one can scarcely tell the az
/ ference Several prominent manuiact-
urers have taken TO this shade and be-
/ lieve that il will be good runner Tor
/ dresses that are wanted in high shades.
A salesman tried to put one over on
| A. J. Cazelar yesterday, when he o.
/ fered an imported covert cloth suit TO-
Sc. Mr.. Cazelar asked the salesman II
he was sure that the material was i'm
ported and the salesman said: Ger,
tainly it is imported; cant you smell
I the ocean," Mr.. Cazelar replied that
he could not buy any watered stock