New-York tribune., 1915-03-08
Timely Nezvs of the Merchandise World
WHAT THE BUYERS WILL
LOOK AT TODAY

and all classes Of toilet articles; drugs;
chemical products; rubber goods; hard
ware; glassware; porcelain, enamel,
and kitchen ware; and general lines
for bazaars. Bank reference is offered.
Dyes for carpets, No. 15Sl7.-An
American consul in Canada has been
| informed that n company in his dis
! trict wishes to correspond with Ameri-
can manufacturers of or dealers in
| dyes suitable for use In manufacturing
carpets.
Furs, No. 15s18.-An American con-
sular officer in the Far East has trans
mitted the names and addresses OF two
| fur traders who desire to establish
commercial relations with firms in the
United States which may care to i'm
port furs.
Yarn, No. 15s29.-One of the COM
mercial agents of the Bureau OF FOR
sign and Domestic Commerce in South
America reports by cable market Tor
American cotton yarn 20 be used In
making hosiery. Samples and c. /. +.
quotations should be sent at once.
Terms cash.
Cotton cloth, etc, No. 15s35.-A bust
ness man in Canada has informed an
American consul that he wishes to re-
ceive samples, prices, etc, OF cotton
cloth. such as nainsook, piques. etc,
for the manufacture Of underwear for
women and children and childrens
dresses. Bank reference Is given.
Hosiery, underwear, ETC., for women
and children, No. 15S57-A merchant
in Europe has informed an American
consul that he desires to establish
commercial relations with American
manufacturers and exporters OF ho-
siery and underwear for women and
children; also sewing thread. REFER
ence is given.
New York dealers in woollen and
worsted goods are feeling the effects
of prospects offs full resumption of
time in the Lawrence, Mass, mills OF
the American Woolen Company IN the
near future. Officials Of the company
say that recent large orders received
from the warning nations Will not only
take all the present production OF the
mills but will call for more help and
machinery than the plants have had
in use in the last three years, or since
the big textile strike was ended.
Dyers and dealers in dyestutfs are
considerably worried over the an
nouncement that some American steam
ships now at Bremerhaven, Germany,
are discharging their cargoes, mostly
of dyestuffs, and will return 70 the
United States in ballast, owing to
Anglo-French measures against sea
traffic to and from German ports. The
cargoes which are being discharged
were counted on to have big influence
on the market for colored goods, and
their detention will be a serious blow
to several industries.
Akira Shito. director of the Imperial
Japanese silk conditioning house at
Yokohama, is on a visit to this coun-
try in connection, it is understood,
with matters Of general interest to the
Japanese raw silk trade here. 1t ls
believed in the trade that he will make
a report to his government on the
troubles being experienced by the man
ufacturers with defective raw SILK,
commonly spoken of in the trade as
lousiness. Mr.. Shito is staying at the
Nippon Club.
Embroidery people are looking for
ward 70 an increased demand, due 10
the fashion for wider skirts, although
business 80 far has been light. Manu-
facturers are showing the skirts with
increased width, but their reports TO
embroidery houses are that orders are
small. owing to the large stocks Of mar.
row width skirts still in the hands or
retailers. and it is expected that the
readjustment will require some little
time Small domestic embroidery plants
are reporting fair business, but at
reduced prices, while the big plants
say they cannot compete with the small
manufacturer on the prices at which
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