New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-23
NOTES OF TRADE
AND INDUSTRY

Imuortcrs OF UOOl4en EooON' ""."
mons and womeu's wear. nave n0' Only
had very heavy losses during inc Issl
Ialf wear. but their future position -
uncertain. Domestic manufacturers %
voollens have had poor business 10.
the home trade for many months, 10.
are making up large parl OF me.
loss here by means OF large eNpol'S
good prices. .-., 40,
,bouob cabled cancellations o. orders
Md been sent by selling agents nero
"a their principals abroad, large shIp
,,on+s Of woolleus were made from
Tngland. France. Germany and Aus,
ia Manufacturers in Europe ialIeu
90 roslizo that there would be no mar
ko, for their goods mere, and that there
,rould coon be s. tremendous demand
for voollcn materials 40 home because
of war needs Within the last Ioul
months practically all shipments OF
wooIlcns from many European manu-
Facturers 70 this country have ceased
Agerts for foreign manuiac'ureIS
arc confident that within lew months
an OF their goods in stock mere VII.
find q ready market, owing 10 me eleaS
advance iu prices for materials anu
The fact that a shortage OF WOOL ~"
Of goods is inevitable because OF tn'
waste i'm war. The German army is
,eizino An available woollcn materials.
and vet Il is reported that the supply
for oven army needs In that country IS
below the amount needed 10 keep iresh
recruits I'D 10 the high standard oil
eouipment efficiency OF the first armle B
nut in the field. The English, frencnl
and Russian armies are gathering WOOL
and woollon goods from all parts OF the
Il world Tho civil populations OF Europe
undoubtedly VIII be mall buyers OF
clothing during the war. but Do the
mean time their garments viii wear out
End the need Of repleuishment VIII be
so great. ir tho opinion o. leading M
rorters. that Europe Will have use TOR
all OF the woollcns h can turn out Tor
years 20 come.
As the same conditions 70 certain
extent exist in this country, with thou
sands. not now purchasers o. garments
facing the absolute necessity Of replen-
ishing their wsrdrobes before long,
sooner or later 4 tremendous demand
for woolleus and for clothing is ex-
pected here.
silk suits for men, as proposed by the
silk manufacturers Of Paterson, y. D.,
IS source Of sales for their product
which will keep their machinery from
idleness during the next few months,
will take q long time 20 get into iasn-
ion, according 10 clothing retailers. II
masculine prejudice against SIX is
overcome. however, 10 must be done by
means Of plain and dark dyed materi-
ais. from which all trace Of feminine
suggestion has been removed in finish
ing. according 20 the ideas Of one re-
taller.
During The last two weeks thousands
of statesmen for an kinds Of manufsct-
ured products have been sent around
Inc country by their employers 10 take
advantage Of the improving business
conditions. The principal section where
there has been sharp improvement
no. only I'm sentiment but 10 actual
conditions OF business has been IN the
south. The advancing price OF cotton
mas brought more money 10 That sec
ION. while thousands u stores In the
cotton country let their supplies OF all
kinds Of materials get 20 the vanishing
noint during the last half Of 1914 and
were forced 20 listen 20 statesmen TINS
month. go,
A summary OF business conditions IN
,be country as whole. IS made by a
leading sales representative here, is:
"Sales Of dozens Of articles for the next
six months will be heavier than Tor the
same period in 1914. merely because o.
the fact that all kinds Of goods are on,
Of stock in distributors hands
The price o. worsted yarns, Of the
grades used in sweaters, mufiers, hats,
gloves and other knitted garments, has
advanced 20 such high level that KNIT
goods manufactured have been forced
10 use more cotton yarns ln their gar
ments than ever before. and the tend
cncy is toward still further use Of cot
ton. In fact, excepting a. such eH-
pense that 10 will be far beyond the
means Of the average purchaser OF
sweaters. the "all-woo" sweater is re
ported In the trade 10 be no longer OBJ
tainable.
War orders FOR knitted garments are
shout finished, according 10 reports, as
II would be too late now, IN view OF
the sold-up condition Of many manu-
facturers. 20 get the garments 20 the
armies before the mild weather o.
spring made them unnecessary.
The New Haven Railroad Company
this week is closing FOR $4,000 tons Of
rail for 1915 requirements. The ton
mage is divided among several mills anu
rigid specifications and close inspec-
ton are demanded. The company held