New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Timely Neqvs of the Merchandise World

retail ladies' ready to-wear trade. many
BUYERS will be forced to go easy on
their purchases Of seasonable mer-
chandise. II the weather had permit
ted an enormous business would have
been obtained by many merchants.
Manufacturers Of shirts are buying
with more care than they did last year
and are giving especial attention TO
the finer qualities Of printed madras.
They are also buying more white TAB
RIGS or more cloths with light print
ings.
Tho Eddystone Manufacturing Com
pany has completely reconstructed and
redesigned its lines OF Gobelin and
Elvsian cretonnes and It's silkaline
lines for the new season and is now
showing them.
Hosiery manufacturers will be inter
ested in the following reply OF Mon
treal jobber to an inquiry from man
ufacturer in the United States. The
iobber became interested in the mat
ter through the efforts OF the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce OF
the Department of Agriculture. HIS
letter reads: "Your favor was duly re-
ceived. | also beg to acknowledge re-
CENT Of the samples forwarded by
marcel post. 7 have shown the samples
70 the buyer in one Of the large whole
sale houses here and regret to say that
Mt prices as per your invoice, with
additional 3 per cent for commission,
they did not appeal to him in the least.
Take line No. -: Your price is Sl.65;
add 30 per cent to cover customs du-
ties. transportation charges and com
mission. and this limo will cost SAB
per dozen landed in Canada. This must
be sod b. the jobber at SO to S3.25.
Canadians are making similar lines that
can be sold by the jobber at $40 per
dozen. ! may say that prior TO the
imposition of the war tax OF IN per
cent iobbers here bought considerable
quantities of hosiery from the States
that il. the spring requirements were
bought last fall. The buyer mentioned
above seems to think that with trade
so quiet his firm will be able TO get its
supplIes thas year from Canadian man
ufacturers ! will see other buyers as
soon as possible and advise you fur
Their"
According to reports considered au-
thoritatiVe the Simpsons Crawford Cor
poration, that was organized last April
to succeed the business Of similar
style which was involved in the failure
Of Henry Siegel's enterprises, is 10 be
liGuidatcd. In discussing the reports
"Women's Wear says: THE present
compauy's Indebtedness will be paid in
full. and it is the expectation of those
familiar with the business that not
only will there be sufficient residue TO
retire at par the first preferred stock,
which, with a quantity Of second pre-
fcrred and common, was given in con-
ucction with the adjustment of the
Affairs Of the old Simpson Crawford
Company, but that there will be sur
illus 70 nay part of the second pre-
frrred issue. II ~ said the liquidation
is 10 begin IN about two months time,
but efforts 10 secure any statement or
details have been without avail. Alex
andcr NdcLachlan, president of the
company. declined TO comment on the
matter and other officials were equally
rcticent, one man, however. asserting
that the subject was too premature for
publication. There were some who pro-
Tossed % have heard that a reOrganlza-
ton Of the business with an uptown
location was contemplated. II the
liquidation is carried out. as IL IS said
to be planned, the only stores Of con-
sequence remaining on Sixth Avenue
below Twenty -third street will be those
Of the J. b. Greenhut Company