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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-05
Geneva's First Merchant.

He has been engaged in business at
Geneva for practically forty five years,
which is surely record that very few
chandsing in one place. and very few
with a record of that length Of time in
business whether in one or more places.
Mr.. Clock first came to Franklin coun-
ty from Illinois in the year 1853, and
after a short time he returned to Ill
inois for q few months and again came
here in 1859. With his older brother,
E. l. Clock, he worked in a store at
Old Chaplin, and later engaged in the
general merchandising business at
Mayesville, then a town six miles south
Of Hampton.
When the civil war brought a call
10 arms Captain Clock was among the
first ten men to go from Franklin
county, and he Is the last one Of the
ten pioneer veterans TO pass away. At
the close Of the war Captain Clock re-
turned to Franklin county and con-
tinued his business at Mayesville
When the old Iowa Central railroad
now the NJ. & st. L. railroad, was
built thru Franklin county it was I'M
able to get to Mayesville on account
Of the hills and had to follow the line
of least resistance. like all railroads
did in those days. and follow along the
low grounds. The town of Geneva,
east CT Mayesviile about four miles
was laid out when the railroad reach
ed that town in 1870, and Captain Clock
was one of the first to set stakes and
become a resident of the town with a
railroad. He purchased the lots on
which the Clock & Sons store now
stands in August of that year, and
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16

Sales OF Betting Sho,c
Steady Increase on, Ris-
ing Market

Tanners OF leather betting have made
a change in their discount rates within
the last few days which is tantamount
to increasing the price Of their prod
uct about 3 per cent. Sales, they re
port. have been increasing steadily in
recent weeks. June business is report
ed to have been about 33 1-3 per cent
greater than that of April
While the advancing cost has been
responsible for many concerns replac-
ing their leather betting with that
made of canvas or rubber, tanners say
there are some industries in which
the use of leather is imperative.
1t is estimated that since 1914 the
price Of leather betting has advance d
about 65 per cent, 10 per cent OF this
increase having taken place within the
last two months. When the armisticc
was signed the betting tanners found
themselves with large quantities Of
unworked material on hand. These
stocks were augmented when many
companies engaged in war work turned
their surplus betting equipment bacl;
upon the market
The hides used in the making of this
leather are of the best grade heavy
quality and If not used for betting can
be converted into sole leather. There
are said to be large quantities of them
available, but they are held at high
prices. In April such hides were sell
ing at 80 cents pound, while pres
ent quotations are from so to 50 cents
a pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Foreign Trade Acts as
Business Balance Wheel
Dress Manufacturer Urges Competitors to Co.
operate in Placing Ready.to.Wear Lines on
South American Markets

\ MEXICAN manufacturers Of wom-
L "A ems apparel, particularly dresses,
who argue that foreign trade is not
worth cultivating now because the do
mestlc demand is so large, are pursu-
ing mistaken policy, according to
Robert Burns, sales manager for Lipson
q Addison, manufacturers of dresses
Mr.. Burns takes exception to the
statements of several manufacturers to
the effect that it is difficult to cater to
foreign trade. Credits are no obsta-
Gle, according to Mr. Burns's experience,
since the American banks are discount
ing foreign bills and notes.
WITHIN the last year the concern
which Mr.. Burns represents has built
up large Latin American clientele and
also mas sold large shipments to Scan
dlnayian countries, and even to China
ana Japan. Orders from the latter two
countries were placed only last week.
IN the year that we have been ca
terlng to South American trade-and
when we speak of South America we
also include Mexico and the other
Latin states OF North America" said
Mr. Burns-"we have made some inter-
estlng discoveries. For one thing we
have learned that in order to foster
pleasant relations with the South
american business man VIC must fol-
low ms shipping instructions implicit
~. II one wavers from these instruc-
tons an iota he is lost The South
American knows traffic conditions of
his native land, and these conditions
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Freer Shipping Helps Export
Demand for Essentia, Oils

Large export orders recently have
Keen placed for number Of essential
oils. Oil Of sweet birch, used for phar-
maceut.cal purposes as we'll as in the
manufacture CT chewing gum, candies,
ctc., had been leader in the call from
foreign buyers.
This oil, which is made in the noun
famous sections Of the country, par
tcalarly in Pennsylvania. has made q
startling advance N price. Formerly
il could be bought for from $1.25 to
sl.5o pound, wh'.e yesterdays price
wag quoted at $3.50 IL $6.
Other essential OILS that arc IN de-
mand for export TRACE include sassa-
fras (naturali, cedar weed, cedar lea
spearlnint, peppermint, a. win;ergreen
leaves, spruce and hs,niock. A:i these
are American products. Recent lifting
q shipping Teatriceioas Is held respon-
sibie for the big export businss now
being done in this ike
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Textiles
Sales OF Finished Cotton
Goods Large; Supplies
Limited

Finished cotton textiles were bought
in relatively large volume yesterday.
The chief drawback to trading was that
offerings by the mills were limited.
Sellers of colored fabrics stated that
the buyers in the market had to be
curbed because supplies were so light
that it was inexpedient to sell unduly
large quantities to any one customer.
Trade in bleached goods was brisk.
most of the business being placed With
the proviso that the mills would be
permitted to make deliveries when and
as the goods became available. 1t was
lntimated that some of the leading
brands Of bleached cloths would be adj
vanced in price within the next few
days, the higher levels prevailing for
gray goods the basic fabrics, rendering
it essential for the manufacturers Of
the finished product to demand in
creased prices for their goods.
Business in gray or unbleached
cloths tapered off a little, partly be-
cause of the Withholding Of mill offer
ings and partly on account Of high
prices.
The print cloth 44-6Os advanced an
additional one-fourth Of a cent yard,
or to 1871 cents. This quotation ap-
piled to orders that were taken for de-
livery during the months of August and
September next. Other forms of un-
bleached goods held at steady levels.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16

are far different from those which es-
ist in the United States. We have
eliminated trouble by following our
customers shipping instructions.
"Another piece Of advice to the dress
manufacturer who gets South American
business is never substituted Forget
the term just as good The South
American will not complain of the sub
stitution, but the American business
man who trys this game on a Sonth
American will wonder why the latter
has abruptly closed his account"
Mr.. Burns insists that dress manu-
facturers should not be blinded by the
bright outlook for domestic trade.
American business travels in cycles"
he said. ga tremendous rush is usually
followed by slowdown During this
showdown South American and world
markets in general would come in very
handy. American business, by virtue
OF the great amount of energy, always
may be expanded, and even during the
busiest season world trade can be taken
care of. During the lull this trade will
be godsend and will save the far
sighted business man many head
ache and his employees many a heart
ache caused by lack of work.
"Our advice to the New York dress
manufacturer is, Come in, the water is
fine. Don't let the opportunity to mas
ter South American trade slip through
your fingers. South America wants to
deal with us. Let us cooperate and
place tho ready-to-wear dress business
at the head of the American export
list
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Colors
Large Demand for Color
Used in Soap Making,
Is Reported

Large sales of chlorophyll for both
domestic and foreign consumption
were reported by manufacturers yes
se1aay. This vegetable color is used
n the manufacture Of colored SOAPS
md has been developed here since the
German supplies were cut off at the
outbreak of The war Manufacturers
declare that they are now in position
10 produce this colorng material in
-@rSe enough quantities to take care
OF the domestic requirements and to
permit surplus Tor export business.
England IS one OF the heaviest buy
ers Of chloTophyil, orders being re-
eeived regularly from that country
covering ten-ton lots. The size of these
orders IS best appreciated when it Is
hnown that This material was quoted
yesterday ct S4.75 pound. When i'm
ported from Germany in 1914 it was
selling a. about $3.50 a pound. During
the early days Of is development hero
.hc price advanced as high as $3.50,
ea. - production increased the cost
&c coa.r.-.css w4s gradually reduced.
Vae &. he largest manufacturers Of
cAioroNa II yesterday stated that there
IS pleney available in this country.
Scandinavian countries have been
l1ree Purchasers Of this material 70.
Gently.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Swedish Emissarv
Advocates Combine
10 Develop Trade
Scandinavian Countries Are
Willing Cooperate With
Americans in Building Up
Baltic Commerce, He Says

CHICAGO, July l5.-Direct trade
connections established between the
United States and the scandinavian
countries during the war can. in the
opinion of A. R. Nordvall, Royal Swed-
lsh Commissioner to this country. be
maintained. thus eliminating English
and German middlemen, through whom
such commerce was carried on to a
large extent formerly.
Mr.. Nordvall spoke tonight at a
dinner given jointly by the Swedish
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States and the Chicago Association of
commerce for the purpose of promot-
ing better understanding between the
Swedish and American commercial in
terests. Many leaders in Chicago bank
ing, commercial and industrial circles
were present.
In discussing the direct trade rela-
tlons between Sweden and this country
MIR. Nordvall declared that through
these closer relations the two countries
viii become an important factor in
building up the trade of Russia, and
In tact the entire Baltic trade.
I'm this connection,' he said. 81
Tor such trade in the free ports of
Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Stock
holm, and the direct ferry communica-
tlons betwere Sweden and Russia. the
daily service of which will be started
under Swedish government control as
soon as conditions in Russia tend again
to normal"
Long dealings with the Russians
nave equipped Sweden with a knowl-
edge OF their requirements, of their
trade and industries, as we'll as forti-
ned his countrymen with thorough
knowledge of their customs and of their
language. Mr. Nordvall asserted. These
are important factors in the develop
ment OF present day trade, he said.
The organization by American in
terests of strong combine that
would have affiliated with it some Of
the most important firms or trading
companies of Sweden, Denmark and
Norway, was advocated by the Swedish
commissioner. This corporation would
naturally have its headquarters in New
York
"A trade combination like the one
contemplated he continued, "must do
more than buy and sell; it must en-
ploy part of its resources and a great
deal of its energies in obtaining eaui-
llbrlum IN trade between the countries
which represent the special field of it's
activities: BY this | DO not mean that
the combine should try to encourage or
foster industries, or exports from any
country which are not sound and based
on natural resources or natural possi-
blllties, but no country can go on i'm
porting forever and running heavily
into debt. and although it may be nee
cssary for country, particularly i'm
medlately after the war, to be large
importers, in order to exist. we must
bear in mind that that country must
ultimately pay in kind and not in coin.
1t would be one of the main objects of
COMPUTATION like this to assist the
countries IN bringing up their own pro-
d"ctlon, especially such part Of it as
can advantagcously be exported and
serve in liquidation of import
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
me lr1bune's Page of Business News
Western Buyers Active
I'm Women's Apparel
Many Retailers Visit Market for
First Time; Tricoi;nes
Sci! Well

Brisk buying by out-of- town retail
ers yesterday continued to keep the
statesmen and other showroom en-
ployes of women's apparel manufact-
urers and jobbcrs busy. Many of the
active buyers represented retailers
from the Western states. particularly
Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and
Idaho. Some of the visitors were max
ing their first trips to the market, hav-
ing hitherto relied On the travelling
statesmen for their purchases. Present
market conditions, they said, necessi-
tated their coming 10 New York to
size up the situation for themselves.
Tricotlnes and satins continue to lead
the market in dress sales. In most
cases the manufacturers have scantv
supplies of the former on hand. and
orders on these garments are being cut
down.
Because of the policy Of limiting pur-
chases adopted by manufacturers who
say their supplies Of fabrics will not
permit them to sell their customers as
much as they want, the buyers have
been forced to visit more showrooms
than usual. One buyer from Lincoln.
Ncb., said yesterday that he had placed
orders with at least six manufacturers
for an amount Of dresses which he nor
mally would have purchased from three
sources at the most.
THE trouble is not in obtaining all
the merchandise we want, but in get
ting sufficient quantity Of the quality
and style VIC need. Each manufacturer
presents a great variety OF styles, but
can supply us with only few numbers
of each Style
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
F'urs
Fitch, Kolinsky and Mink
Bring Higher Prices
at Auction

Fitch skins sold yesterday at s4.eO
to $500 apiece, or 25 per cent over
June prices, at the Metropolitan Fur
Exchange auction.
Kolinsky and mink both showed in
creases of 20 per cent. The former
sold for as much as S2.45 skin and
the latter for high price of 1910.
The top prices paid for other skins
were as follows: Badger, S1.10, 10 per
cent advance over June; leopard,
$1825, 10 per cent; Japanese mink,
S170, 10 per cent; rngtail opossum,
s1o5, Is per cent; Australian opossum,
s370, 10 per cent; squirrel, s102, 5
per cent; mole, 32 cents, 5 per cent;
nutria, SO, Is per cent; muskrat, $1.40,
10 FER cent
Some of the furs which showed no
change compared to the prices in June
we're otter, which sold at a maximum
of $3.50; caracul, So; marmot, $1.0S;
lynx, $26.50; wallaby, 80 cents.
For the two days the auction was on
about 10000 skins sold for slightly
more than 81 100000.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Trade Notes

The Commercial Travellers Associa-
tion Of the Lace, Embroidery and Al
lied Lines has chartered the steamer
Albany for q moonlight trip up the
Hudson River on August IL. The trip
will serve as rally for the members
and as means of recruiting new
membership fer the organization.
The asecciation is conducting men,
bership drive TO strengthen it's cam
pnign against pending legislation which.
it is said, will add to the expenses Of
travelling statesmen all over the coun-
try.
Tho Textile Alliance Export Corpo-
ration yesterday moved it's headouar-
tors from 45 East Seventeenth Street
to 1l-1S Thomas Street, where 1t occu.
pies the second and third floors. The
nsV te!ephc hcAe-nnnt1aStas ~ Wnyth .SI2z.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Silks
Seek w eaFs Spots
in Market for Dress
SiIhs

Trade in dress silks yesterday was
only limited by the paucity of sup
plies. Although there was a good deal
OF shopping on the part of buyers, who
were anxious to uncover weak spots
if they possibly could, they did not
leave the market without placing or
ders. Out Of town merchants were less
disposed to quibble about prices than
local buyers. many Of whom it was
said, have stocks enough to meet their
pressing needs.
Few Of the leading manufacturers en-
tertained the requests Of their dis
disturbed customers that they be per-
mitted to place orders for spring fab
rics to be delivered during the months
Of January and February next. Striped
crepe shirtings, tub silks, charmeuse
and mcssalines were in brisk demand,
but supplies OF these weaves were
light. Demand for taffetas exhibited
Improvement, the chief buyers being
cutters of womon's dresses.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16

largest buyers Of commercial paper, as
local institutions are not doing much
in this line.
Much interest was manifested in the
money market in the news from Wash
lngton that q bill has been introduced
IN the Senate which will provide for
the financing of foreign purchases of
American export goods by American
capital. The bill as drawn provides
for the Federal Incorporation of one
or more concerns to handle commercial
financial business of American export
ing firms. 1t provides that these cor
porations be empowered to exercise
the ordinary banking functions, such
as discounting and negotiating bills
and drafts, dealings in bills of ex-
change, etc, and also be permitted to
advance cash to foreign purchasers of
American commodities on such securi-
ties as foreign manufacturing plant
or similar collateral. The bill is said
to have been sponsored by Secretary of
the Treasury Glass and Governor Hard
ing of the Federal Reserve Board
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Rubber
Market for Crude Rub.
Der Dull and Prices
Reccde

Transactions in crude rubber yes
terday were on an especially small
scale, business having been lighter
than for some days. Prices for plar
tation rubber reacted from the nd
vanccs scored on Monday, the down
ward movement being aacribed TO the
drop in the rate Of sterling exchange.
Cables received from London indicated
that the markets both at that centre
and in the Far East were firm.
First latcx in the local market was
quoted at 40 cents a pound, smoked
ribs at 3sM cents to 80 cents, and
brown shcots ut ae cents. Prices for
Para, or Brazilian, rubber were stcndy
on the basis OF 66N TO 65M cents for
spot supplies and &c for future do
31xoxXt
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
June Cotton Consumption
increased Number of Spindles
in Operation

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Cotton con
s1med during June was 474,407 bales
~ INT and l5,0a7 Of linters, the Census
inafeaa announced to-day. In June
I1st Isr year b15,s2b bales If lint and 1927
''o o. Dnters werc.consumed.
Ioston on hand Jnne 20 in conxurn-
~ e@lAblisoments wag .364 ,927 balcs
u ilnt and 2e1, ,s5i of Iinters, compared
,ssi,n s,e73,l2a of lint and l54,45G Of
mnIfrs year ago. Public etorayc and
..onxpfsssez IT p held 2,7s7,l9i bales of lint
~ 2oa,y42 Of ilntcrs, compared with
z,ils.i Of lint and 1s5,7sg Of lioterr
1n June ~, 1913. Cotton sninalea
sesiye during June numbered 33.51s 405
sxsinst S2,e7S,z85 In Juno last wear.
Oess on imports and exports wsrs
leta 4hA bux11a4 AnnouueAd1
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Metals
Copper Continues 10 Rise,
With Larger Buying
by Brass Mills

Copper for September delivery was
marked up by leading selling agencies
yesterday to % cents pound an ad-
vance of half q cent. Since the re-
covery set in. about three months ago.
the market has advanced cents from
its low point.
The feature Of the market in recent
days has been the increasing demand
for the metal coming from the brass
manufacturers. Wire drawers have
also purchased large tcnnages OF
metal TO replenish stocks.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Many Buyers Attend Orcn;ng

Several hundred buyers attended the
opening yesterday CO the ocmea's ap-
parei department 81 the Bush Ter.,.nal
Sales Building. According % Ni,l.sr.
Bloom. manager of the department.
more than $4,000 worth q mo.chau-
disc was ordered. One merchant, Who
mas three yetan Establishments un-
state, placed orders amounting to about
500 ,000 it was said
About 7b0 sample models Of coats,
suits, dresses and skirts were shown
in the new department. Orders were
said to have been evenly distributed
among tho different classes of merchan-
disc shown.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Business Money!

Commercial borrowers paid 5A to
o12 per cent for accommodation at the
banks yesterday. Most of the pepen
continued to move on the 5 Y per cent
basis only the prime offerings going
at 3 H..
One reason why commercial firms
are not borrowing actively on notes at
the present time, it developed yester-
day, is that many concerns are using a
portion of their Liberty bond invest
ment as collateral for borrowing pur-
poses. This has been done on large
scale IN recent months, it is under
stood. BY using Liberty bonds as col
lateral borrowers are able to get
more favorable interest rate. With
many corporations carrying large
amounts Of Liberty bonds, it is not
unlikely that borrowings against these
securities will become increasingly pop
ular. This, in the long run, is likely
to keep the commercial money market
quiet
Interior banks continue to be the
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Jcwelry
Diamond Cutters Work.
ing or Doy-to-Day
Schedule

Diamonds have become so scarce
that cutters consider themselves
fortunate if they can get supplies
enough to keep them going from day
to day. Not only is the supply ex-
cccdingly scanty, but according to i'm
porters the quality of rough stones
being received from the foreign syndi-
cate is as a rule inferior. Small cut
stones of GOOD quality are especially
hard to obtain, the importers say, as
the demand for them is so great the
lapidaries abroad do not have the
time to give to this class of gems that
they formerly did.
SO far the rising tendency Of prices
due to scarcity and the increasing
cost of labor in this country and for
eign diamond cutting centres has not
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Argentine Corn Market

BUENOS AYRES, July 15.-The
local market on. corn and faxseed de-
spite the fall in quoted prices in the
United States, remains unusually firm.
Yesterday the price of both corn and
tlaxseed rose after the posting of a
cablcgram that prices in tho United
States had decreased.
The tirmness of the local market is
sells are arriving here regularly AMI
permit immediate export, principally
to Europe.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Raw Silk Easier
Buying Shows Improvement at
Lower Prices

Lower prices for raw silks caused
slight Improvement in buying yes
terday. Advices from Yokohama in
dicated that Shinshiu No. 1 had de-
clincd to the equivalent of 1920, a
vious day. Local importers quoted
Kansai double extra at 5000 for fu-
ture delivery, while spot stocks COM
manded $1,000, with some sellers ask
ing q still higher price. 1t was said
that Italian extra classical could be
obtained for $10.40 pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16
Heavy Buving of Menthol

Exceptionally heavy demands for men,
thol and gum camphor combined with
shortage in supplies coming from
Japan has caused q big jump in the
price Of these commodities here. Lead
ing dealers and brokers yesterday were
quoting menthol at $S.75 a pound. A
month ago this commodity could be
purchased for s5.25 q pound. Camphor
gum during the last month has adj
vanced from $2.35 and $2.45 to $2.75
a pound, the latter being yesterdays
price.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-16

affected the business of gem dealers
perceptibly, the demand showing a
tendency to increase rather than
abate. Some OF the larger concerns
are said TO have orders enough on
hand to carry their business six
months beyond the ordinary schedule
and about the only feature of the stu
alton displeasing to dealers is the diff
ficulty they have in getting enough
stock to keep their customers fully
supplied.