New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
WHAT THE BUYERS WILL
LOOK AT TODAY

IN jobs usually causes a buyer some
inconvenience with customers. The
make UP jobs are exploited as worth
double the amount that is really asked,
and coming down TO brass tacks the
garments are not worth any more than
is asked for them. II manufacturer
Will make up job for a buyer II "a
we'll known that he is not going 10 put
the labor into the garment that he
would in regular stock. II is only the
81 don't care" sort of buyer who is
always open 20 buy irregular jobs and
lead his patrons 70 believe that he Is
giving away the merchandise. A Trib-
une representative called on a ready
to-wear manufacturer and asked Il he
was working on regular goods or max
ing up Jobs. He frankly admitted that
the backward season has caused him 10
make IN nothing but Jobs. and that he
would be willing 70 sacrifice some but
not ALI of his profits This method
of selling jobs is practice that should
he stopped, and the only ones TO blame
for the existence Of it are the buyers
Themselves. When a buying season IS
about two weeks old several buyers
call on manufacturer and ask # he
has any Jobs TO close out. The manu-
the new models he has been showing
for only about two weeks and says
that he is ready to offer Jobs in any
amount. II these manufacturers would
refuse to sell jobs until the season is
at an end the buyer would be com
PEELED to buy regular goods, and thus
prolong the buying season. When a
buyer tells a manufacturer to make UP
jobs he is aware of the cost OF the
garments. and offers them TO the buy
ing public at greatly reduced prices
The truth is that the garments were
never made TO sell at the price named,
but just made up to stimulate business
conditions at the end Of the season. IL
will be noticed that among the promi
nent buyers jobs are not always well
come.
Brocaded silks and cotton goods for
dress purposes will predominant for
fall wear. Many firms are of the opin-
ion that brocsded cotton materials will
enjoy a prosperous season.
II has been reported that a we'll
known New York house has booked
contract calling for 100000 pairs Of
hosiery l76 needle goods, to be shipped
abroad March /.
Over six hundred manufacturers and
exporters have looked over the sam
pies of fabrics and other products on
exhibition at the Custom House. which
were brought from Central America
recently by b. Joachim, a special agent
Of the Department of Commerce. Some
of the manufacturers interested have
been so enlightened as to the possibili-
ties OF putting up similar products to
compete with foreign products there
that, utiziling the information given
by Mr.. Joachim. they have already be
gun turning out quantities of similar
products 10 send TO Central America
"Nugent's Bulletin" the national
magazine for buyers and manufactur-
ers of ready-to-wear garments for
women, in its issue of to-day, will pub
lish the following market report:
There is a tone OF assurance in the
markets on the part of both manu-
fscturers and buyers. There seems to
be common resolve no longer to shy
at the merest suggestion OF A change
in some style feature. Resdy-to-wear
buyers and merchants are buying plen-
tifully, but with discretion. They know
their trade they know the require
ments Of their localities, and there
fore are buying with discrimination.
Cloak and suit manufacturers through
out the country report very favorably
on the orders received so far. There
has been no deviation from the earlier
decision in regard 10 materials and
colors. Gabsrdines, poplins, serges and
few vigoureuX, black and white
checks and stripes are all we'll thought
Of Sand and putty, bsttleship gray,
navy and Belgian blue, and now the
bleu soldst. lead the color list. The
majority OF manufacturers state that
tailor made effects are selling the best
and are daily increasing in favor.
Dress manufacturers are booking
substantial orders in the aggregate,
but arc put TO their mettle to satisfy
the demand for the wide range of ma
terials and colors that fastidious buy
ers and merchants select.
"In silks one hears gros de Londres,
failes, satin sublime, radium silk, etc,
discussed along with the better known
taffetas, crepe meteors, silk poplins,
etc. when placing orders. An unusual
" wide range of colors is shown, IN
cludlnR many pdSItI hueS WIN ne"
names and the more staple shades
Blues from the navy to the lightest
tnts sell freely. Sand and kindred
shades and grays, from pearl to bat
tleship gray, come In the order of their
present vogue.
"The slightly raised waist line, the
moderately wide skirt, in many mod
fcations, seem TO sell best.
Goat houses are well pleased with
their bookings. their orders including
an unusually large variety OF materials
for spring season. Fancy mixtures,
from inexpensive to high priced fab
RIGS, are selling. Checks in the larger
types are particularly good. The So
called staple materials and colors are
going strong. Golfnes and the more
costly corduroy materials are also
among the favOrte sellers