New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-25
WHAT THE BUYERS WILL
LOOK AT TODAY

season opens the demand will be just
as big as ever"
Business In silk ribbons is almost
entirely confined TO small but frequent
/ orders for immediate delivery. Ad-
vance business is lacking, according TO
reports from the large houses. The
/ immediate business makes up fair
sized volume in the course of each
week. Those houses which have the
/ right stocks to meet this situation are
/ therefore better off than the trade at
| large. In the spot business some
| houses find IA growing demand for black
moires and plain black failles. Wider
/ goods are being called for from the
millinery trade. The position OF vel
vets, especially in blacks, is appar-
! emily becoming more secure constantly
! in millinery. There is an active call
/ for blacks in wider goods. and the out
look is considered very encouraging.
According to reports received from
| clothing statesmen who are now IN the
Middle West, the buyers are placing or
! ders in fair size. The trade in gem
| cral is in a better buying mood this
| season than last, and many of the
some extensive business. There are
! quite a few concerns in this city that
will not send statesmen on the road for
| the reason that they are all sold up on
| foreign orders.
Large silk manufacturers who have
recently been looking into the situation
/ in Japan raw silk, especially III con-
ncction with the governments part IN
/ preventing another serious disturbance
/ in prices, il mas been learned, have be-
come convinced that there is more to
/ the project than at first believed. Man
ufactureis have learned, it was said,
/ that the Japanese government is really
advancing money to support the mar
ket, and that the present steady condi.
| ton in prices can be expected TO hold
for at least another two months.
If the market in Japan is maintained
! firmly for another two months, the cal
culations of manufacturers in their fig
uring of prices for another season, it is
said, would have to be changed mate
rally from those prevailing up to this
time. The natural Inference is that
this condition will be presented at once
TO buyers by manufacturers for the
purpose OF influencing their actions for
next season.
OF more immediate interest TO some
manufacturers is the condition Of much
of the silk that has been coming from
Japan and il still coming. The grad
ing, it is claimed, has been e%cep-
tionally lax this season, and as re-
suit manufacturers have TO pay an ad-
vance TO secure the silk that they have
formerly been accustomed to use. In
some instances il is said that pre-
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to secure The right silk. Such differ
cncc. say of about 10 cent n pound,
in reality represents higher level Of
prices in raw silk than is generally be-
levcd TO exist.
William Haggerty, well known
merchandise manager, who has been
connected with large Southern de-
partment store, will leave this city
some time next week for South Amer
lea. representing several large cloak
and suit houses. His movements Will
be closely watched by many other firms
who are anxious TO send their men TO
that territory.
The uncertainty as to dyestuffs and
wool continues to check business IN the
wool and worsted dress goods market.
Manufacturers and selling agents state
that they are unable to count on raw
material supplies in figuring on for
ward contracts for finished goods. Or
ders are being booked on such fabrics
as the mills are in a position 20 turn
out with any degree of certainty, ana
in which manufacturers are IN posi-
ton TO guarantee the quality Of the
dyestuffs used so far as the wool sit
uation is concerned, says "The Com
mercial," the trade is not putting much
confidence in getting supplies under
the plans formulated by the Textile
Alliance at least, for any relief IN the
immediate future.
So far as the dyestuffs situation Is
concerned. conditions are more serious
than at any time since the European
war started, according to the best
posted authorities in the trade. Dyes
which have been used during the last
month or two are causing numerous
complaints regarding results in the nm
ished goods. Manufacturers of ready
to wear lines are reported TO be throw
ing hack on the mills goods which they
have found imperfect and impossible TO
match in making up their lines.
Rose Moscow has resigned her posi-
ton as buyer of misses coats and suits
for the Palais Royal IN Washington
and will resume her former position as
head Of the ready to wear departments
OF the Greater San Francisco and Oak
land Store.
TILE MIChTuCQ PEp0RT