New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
NOTES OF TRADE
AND INDUSTRY

Dunug the Wteh "hVl''"'N ..i
tiers of all kinds OF manuIac'uIe"
products and merchandise saw SGm
tiuua,ion Of tho improved buying whieh
started carly in the month, but from
MANI lines of trade the same com
plaint is made-that the present BUY
mo movement represents roplacemehtS
~ donlcted stocks rather than forward
buying. s...,,ro ~
tie week was the opening OF INES o.
mons wear woollen overcoatngs IoI
the fall. 1915. season. Some large or
ders were placed Tor the more uesH
.blc lines The Womcn's wear eud o.
The woollen goods market IS sun lar
bu.ier with late repeat business foI
sprirg than with fall goods. Dozen
of important cloak and suit manulacI-
urers arc short Of their needs 10.
gpri1p. and orders are being received
pov which should have been IN months
ago The best buying for spring Is III
the medium priced lines.
The cotton goods market qulete.
down somewhat from the activity OF
the week before, but orders we're re-
coivcd in fair volume at the best prices
of recent weeks for some lines;
Sentiment IN the silk trade has I'm
proyod. with a better volume OF orders
which have given indication OF further
GOOD buging TO come. The llnen ttaue
has experienced a good volume OF ousi
ness from some buyers who are afraio
there will not b. sufficient supplies TO
meet all needs.
The garment trades are experiencing
a heavy demand for all kinds OF spring
wear. most orders which have been re-
ceived during the week being ior quick
delivery. Spring suits and dresses are
being brought out by retancrs ana
carly buying gives promise that the
season will be n much better one than
the fall and winter ones. Waists, cor
sets. underwear. hosiery and oyer
women wear garments are being
taken up freely.
oil prices are frmer and better
volume OF business in all kinds OF pc
troleum products rs reported almost
dailv. Hardware wholesalers and dis
tributors Of all kinds of household sup
plies Of the grades in common use are
renorting a steady Improvement IN the
volume OF their business. but compare
lively little Of the buying from retail
crs recently has been for forward de-
liveries.
The removal of the British embargo
on rubber brought about drop OF al
most 20 cents pound in crude rubber
priccs. with CORE spOndlng reductions
i'm wholesale prices for articles IN which
Il large amount o. rubber Is used eH-
pccted to follow. Interests IN the
trades using the largest amounts Of
textiles are Of opinion that the grades
Of dye materials coming from Germany
which they nave used the most are
scarce.
The tobacco trade IS upset As re-
suit OF the controversy over the reap
poiutment Of one jobber as the sole
distributor of supplies from the larg-
est manufacturer. The cigar trade is
In good condition a. result OF the
lower prices for Havana tobacco leaf,
resulting from the diminution OF Eu-
ropean buying competition.
Garnet and rug and furniture whole
sale dealers have seen signs OF improv-
ing demand within the last week.
All lines Of trade interested IN the
exDort situation arc hopeful that
within a short time there will be
enough available shipping TO get lower
freight rates. II is the general opinion
of exporters, apparently, that all they
want is enough ships, and few seem
20 care whether they are government
or private owned.
After many years of dsuse. the old
rag carpet is 70 be brought back into
the market again, as several OF the
larger carpet and rug manufacturers
have been forced TO turn their ma
chinery in part to rag carpets as
result of the shortage of wool. One
Of the larger manufacturing establish
ments has put over half Of its ma
chinery which was formerly used for
making what is known as Smyrna rugs
on rag carpet and rug manufacturing.
Retail stores have bought large
stocks Of new lire Of silk hosiery
which is expected to reyolutionize the
women's silk stocking trade. The main
new thing in the new line is that re-
inforccd buttonholcs have been placed
1T the top Of the silk stockings to
fasten to the hose supporter Of the
wearcr. The buttonholes are made so
that they will adjust to any kind Of
supporter and hold fast without tear
ing or running
. These style stockings, it is believed,
will in the course Of time be the only
ones i'm use, as it is claimed that the
buttonhole idea will have TO be taken
up to the exclusion Of all others wher
the saving in the life OF silk stockings
is considered The new lines which
arc being placed on the retail market
are priced the same as those in SINH
lar Grade silk and weave which have