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New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Textiles
Southwestern, .Jobbers Af-
ter Good Goods for
Prompt DeLiuerv

Cotton mill agents reported yester-
day that trade was comparatively quiet,
but jobbers and converters received
a large number Of orders for all kinds
Of cotton fabrics. Converters stated
that jobbers from the oil producing
sections of the Southwest were in the
market buying anything on which they
could put their hands, the goods being
wanted for prompt shipment. Retail
dealers, according to the leading job
bing firms, made liberal purchases for
fall delivery, and it also was said that
the retail merchants were promptly
meeting their obligations.
An exceptionally good demand for
cotton cloths known as sorts and
remnants was reported, the so-called
chain stores being liberal buyers. Some
of the jobbers asserted that they were
not keen about anticipating their wants
for the spring season of 1920, deem
ing present prices too high to warrant
much buying for distant delivery. Mill
agents did relatively little selling of
gray or unbleached goods, the princ,-
pal business in these fabrics being fur
nished by the interdealings among con-
verters.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14

From what I have seen the jewelry
made here is really beautiful.
"1n England the jewelry industry is
making great progress, but we are not
producing enough to fill our require
ments. The labor situation, as far as
the supply is concerned, is rapidly i'm
proving with the discharge from the
army of thousands of workers, but
wages have more than doubled since
the outbreak of the war. Certain re-
ductions in wages, I believe, will take
place with a better adjustment of sup
ply to demand, but it is not to be ex-
pected that the wage scale will return
to what it was in 1914"
Mr.. Crompton declared that the COM
petition and practices of the Germans
before the war stifled the jewelry in
dustry in England. He said that much
of the jewelry turned out by the Eng
hsh manufacturers was promptly
copied by the Germans and turned into
the market at prices considerably be.
low those quoted by the originators. He
expressed the belief that tariff is
needed to protect the jewellers from
another German trade invasion, and
said that he felt that import restric-
tlons In the form of tariffs would be
placed upon many lines of goods, but
that they gradually would be removed
as industry became stabilized
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
English Firms Turn TO
America for Je1uelry
British Manufacturers Are Determined to Prevent
Germans From Getting Back Trade They For.
merly Controlled, Says Birmingham Buyer

For the first time within the memory
of those long connected with the jew
elry industry in this country buyers
for English concerns are in the local
market for large quantities of Ameri-
can goods. One of them, H. R. Cromp-
ton, of Crompton & Lawrence, manufac-
turing jewellers of Birmingham, said
yesterday that he had come here to
place orders for rolled gold jewelry
which formerly was bought extensively
in Germany. He predicted that before
long large part of the trade once con-
trolled by Germany will be in the
hands of American producers.
Before the war;" Mr.. Crompton ex-
planned, Germany sold enormous uuan-
titles of rolled gold jewelry in Great
britain, and because of the absence of
tariff restrictions the Germans held a
large portion of the English trade. In
TACT, our country was the dumping
ground for great quantities of German
goods. 1t is pretty we'll determined
that this condition should not return
and the boycott against German lew
elry will be continued quite as vigor-
ously as at present.
I'VE intend to give this former Ger
man trade to American firms, For that
purpose l am now looking around the
markets here for suitable merchandise.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Chemicals
More Interest ShOaUn in
Market for Be1,zOate
of Soda

Carbonate of magnesia is moving in
fairly free volume on the basis of 111a
cents pound in bags, f. O. b., New
York. Sales of heavy calcined magnc-
sia are reported at 7 cents. Makers
continue to quote 80 cents a pound for
cyanide Of soda, while occasional re-
sale lots reach the market down to 25
cents. This latter figure is quoted by
prominent sellers for cyanide mixture.
Limited trading in red prussiate of
potash is reported on the basis of rs
cents pound, spot, New York. Ben
zcate of soda is attracting attention.
with sales being made by producers at
81 a pound and upward, according to
quantity and brand. Copper sulphate
is moving we'll and the market appears
firm. White arsenic is firmer, with
first hands making sales at 81 cents
a pound in carload lots.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
business M0nev

The IL per cent call money on the
Stock Exchange, or, rather, the cond-
tlons that brought it about, was the
leading influence yesterday in the
commercial paper market. There was
another firming of rates, SO that now
the trading rate may be said to have
moved up from 5A to 51a per cent.
One of two brokers maintain that there
IS as much paper at the lower rate as
at the higher, but the general ex
perlence is that the general run of
names now moves at 51s per cent, and
only the exceptional name commands
5A per cent
1t was the experience of few
brokers' that the marking up of paper
yesterday brought out more buvinp
from the New York banks, many Of
whom perhaps thought the rate onlv
temporary reflection of call money
conditions, and looked upon this as an
opportunity to have their money ont
at 512 per cent for an extended period.
New York banks, however, were not
buying paper at less than 51a per cent.
rive and a quarter per cent paper. and,
IN fact, the bulk of 512 per cent paper,
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Silks
Smaller Silk Producers
Noso Chief Supply Source
for the .JObbers

Buyers for retailers yesterday bought
considerable quantities of dress silks
from jobbers and converters. Owing to
the scarcity Of goods many orders were
rejected. A number of jobbers admit
ted that they had made strong efforts
to get additional supplies of goods from
the leading mills, but only among the
small and lesser known producers were
fabrics available. One jobber asserted
that he had about 100000 to expend
for high class silks, and he advanced
the opinion that in all probability he
would be forced to retain the money
because of the absence of supplies from
the market.
Export orders were received from
South America, Mexico and Cuba.
Some of the jobbers complained of re-
ceiving streaked fabrics from the mills,
the defects being attributed in part to
poor weaving rather than to inferior
colors. 1t was intimated that many of
the mills had found it next to impos-
sible to induce their weavers to pay
strict attention to the quality of their
work. In normal times weaves of this
character would be returned to the
mills, but as silks are so scarce the
jobbers say they have to put up with
slight imperfections. Dyers insisted
that the colors now being used were
not responsible for the streaks about
which the jobbers complained. Some
of them say that defects in weaving
might be due to the fact that Japa-
nese silk is not always perfect.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
TELEPHONES,
Beekman 8243
Beekman 5000
C1assifies Workers Under
New Wage Scales
Cloak and Suit Manufacturer
Solving Difficulty in Novel
Manner

Adjusting new wage scales in the
women's cloak and suit factories wb.r.
the workers have returned is causine
the manufacturers much worry and de-
lay. They say it is difficult to arrive
at scales which will be considered
equitable by the workers as we'll as
employers. The necessity for making
new scales of wages arises from the
change from piece work to a week wor.
basis, provided for in the new labor
agreement entered into between the
union and the Manufacturers Pro-
tective Association.
Under the agreement minimums ara
established for workers in various
branches of the trade, but most of the
employees insist on higher than mini
mum rates. While some manufactur-
ers are considering each worker in
dividually in an effort to arrive at
weekly wage, others are attempting to
establish grades with a definite wage
for each grade.
OuC 1uduul dCtuEcE mas established
four grades-very good, good, fair and
deficient. Provision is made in the
labor agreement for paying deficient
or incompetent workers at a rate be-
low the minimum. Fair workers. ac-
cording to this manufacturers plan.
will receive the minimum wage and the
other two classes correspondinelv
higher wages. Opportunity is to be
given the workers to graduate from
one class to another. The garments
also will be classified according to the
amount of labor required in the
making.
The same manufacturer also proposes
to budget his labor costs, based on
definite amount for each garment, ac-
cording to its class, and if, at the end
Of each month, the total production is
greater than the estimated production
in proportion to the amount expended
for labor, the surplus will be figured
into dollars and cents and distributed
to the workers. Bonuses are not al
lowed under the working agreement,
but the manufacturer says there is
nothing to prevent his sharing what
he terms manufacturing profits" with
his workers.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Leather
Sl0,U Deliveries on Fall
Orders Cause Shoe Deal
erS to COnnLnii,

Jobbers and retailers are complain
ing that deliveries Of fall shoes are not
being made fast enough at this time
to assure them of adequate supplies
when the buying seasons opens. The
early receipt of larger portions of their
fall orders would be great relief, they
say. Jobbers who have the reouire-
ments of their dealers to consider are
particularly interested in receiving new
stocks early.
One jobber declared yesterday that
the delay in delivery of his fall STYLES
was costing him considerable money.
he said that he placed an order
with manufacturer for 5000 cases,
each containing 36 pairs of shoes, guar
anteed against increases in the cost of
material. Labor advances, which were
not provided against, have resulted in
the manufacturer charging him Is
cents additional for each pair of shoes
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
= Rubber
Industrial Actiuity Causes
Better Demand for
Rubber Goods

Increased activities in various lines
of industry have resulted in an i'm
provement in the sales of mechanical
rubber goods. During the last week
manufacturers of betting, packing.
hose and other lines of mechanical
goods have received more orders than
in any week for some time past. Con-
tinued purchases of conveyor betting
by sand and gravel companies are re-
ported. Construction concerns also
are acing orders more freely.
Manufacturers with representatives
IN the copper mining districts have
received reports to the effect that
production has been greatly curtailed
at the mines and that it is not likely
new equipment will be bought by the
operating companies for some months.
Concerns handling rubber equipment
for railroads believe that with the
signing by President Wilson of the
S75,0o0o0O railroad deficiency bill they
will receive orders for new equipment.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Jewelry
Foreign Countries Want
q. S. Made Clocks, But
Supply Is Scarce

All the world is turning to the
United States to supply it with clocks,
manufacturers report. Inquiries and
offers to place large orders have been
received from almost every section of
the globe. England and France ordi-
narily are the heaviest purchasers of
American clocks, and large shipments
constantly are being made to those
countries.
During the last two weeks MANY
orders have been received from the
scandinavian countries, but leading
manufacturers have refused to hook
business with new accounts here or
abroad. They declare that their entire
factory facilities are being devoted to
caring for regular requirements and
the orders received from old customers
abroad
In commenting upon tn, export stu
atlon yesterday the local representa-
tive Tor prominent New England con-
cern declared the call for all tvnes Of
CLOCKS from foreign markets was OK
ceptonai, and was beyond the present
capacity of American manufacturers
only to-day l was compelIed 70
turn down an order from Scana;-
haVian buyer who offered to purchas,
all the clocks our company could turn
OUT IN the next six months. He almost
begged us for timepieces and was mar.
/ ',cuiafly anxious to obtain n;cke,ed
alarm clocks and cght-day movements
win the intention of building cases
around the latter when they were re-
ceiVed on the other side. Eno,;sh
buyers have passed the stage of or
oering clocks in numbers. Now thew
send us instructions to ship them
many square feet of cocks.'"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14

has to find its market in the country.
The condition of the bank acceptance
market continues as it has been. 1t is
only occasionally that sales are made
in New York city. Dealers have been
relying on the country institutions to
take a great part of their bills Bills
continue to be offered to the dealers
by banks and business firms, but the
dealers face an increasingly serious
problem in taking them. With the
rate OF inflow so much greater than the
rate OF outflow, the dealers portfolios
are becoming clogged, and they are
compelled to borrow a good deal of
money to carry them, at time when
money is hard to get. Somewhat bet
ter conditions are expected next week.
when the income tax money will be-
gin to find it's way back to the banks.
Most commercial paper dealers seem
to think that the recent increase in
borrowing experienced by them is not
primarily due to needs for income tax
payments.
Fifteen to sixty day prime trade ac-
ceptances, to 5A per cent; sixty to
ninety days, S to 51a; indorsed trade
acceptances, AZ per cent, all maturi-
ties.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Merchandising Outlook Good

Fluctuations in merchandising activ-
tiles during the week ending to-day
as reported by the Credit Clearing
House, indicate that purchases de-
creased six-tenths of / per cent from
those of the preceding week, while in
debtedness receded three-tenths of /
per cent, but payments on accounts
increased six-tenths of 1 per cent.
This authority says that these condi
tlons, with continued activity in nearly
all manufacturing lines, render the
merchandising outlook promising
throughout the United States.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Trade Conditions

Leading mercantile agencies in their
weekly trade reviews speak of the IA
vorable condition of trade and indus
try. "Dun's" summary says: "To meet
the broadening domestic and foreign
demands, some producing interests
have been compelled to resume over
time running of mills and factories,
and in many of the larger industrial
centres the chief complaint is not now
OF lack of employment, but rather of
a shortage of skilled labor Support
ing the business revival, which en-
braces, in a greater or lesser degree,
all the leading lines and extends to
every section, is the brilliant agricul4
tural outlook
"Bradstreet's" asserts that activity
is more noticeable in retail lines.
which have been helped by warmer
weather; that conservatism in buy
ing is less evident, and that supplies
of merchandise are light.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Light Weight Serges
Disposed of Quickly
Woollen Trade Expects Spring
Selling Season to Open
ssInformallv''

AS the time for the selling of spring
woollens by the mill agents approaches
it becomes more apparent that the sea-
son for selling spring goods will drift in,
rather than be ushered in with formal
openings. The situation approximates
that of the fall selling season, which
began in March, in that the mills are
unable to plan their activities for many
months ahead. 1t differs from the fall
season, say the mill agents, to the ex-
tent that there will be fewer goods Of
fered for sale.
The attitude of the buyers of woollen
goods toward lightweight fabrics is
brought out in the remarkable business
reported by the Cleveland Worsted
Company and the William Whitman
Company, Inc, both of which are Of
fering lightweight serges. The Cleve-
land company offered a 1912 ounce
serge at price said TO be SO cents a
yard in advance of last March, and is
reported to have disposed of almost the
entire amount of cloth offered in less
than a week. The Whitman offering is
restricted, and runs from $1.80 to
$3.421s yard.
1t is understood that other concerns
are booking orders for lightweight
cloths for favored customers and will
forego the formal openings which char
acterized the trade in normal times.
Some of the mill agents say the full
production is coming along so slowly
because of the shorter working week
that it will be impossible for their
mills to make any lightweight cloths
this year.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Meetings and
Conventions

John Slater, president, has called =
meeting of the Retail Shoe Dealers
Association of New York to be held At
the Bush Terminal Sales Building on
tuesday noon. This is the regular
monthly meeting of the organization.
Manufacturers of plated silverware
Will hold a meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria next Tuesday at which steps
will be taken for the formation of a
trade association. The new body, it is
expected, will follow along the lines
of the Sterling Silverware Manufact-
urers, the association representing the
other branch of the silverware indus
trV
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Trade Notes

Twenty new members were recently
added to the membership roster of the
Jewellers National Board of Trade.
This addition brings the membership
total up to go representative manu-
facturers and wholesalers of jewelry
and kindred lines. 1t is expected that
the thousand mark will be passed be-
fore the end of the year The board
now claims to be one Of the largest
trade organizations in the country.
Hatter's plush and beaver cloth are
being ordered in large quantities by
the manufacturing milliners for use on
fall hats, according to the supply
houses which sell these materials.
Proposed amendments to the section
of the revenue law imposing 10 per
cent tax on manufactured furs and the
plans to establish a school for the
training of crippled soldiers in the fur
manufacturing industry were discussed
at a meeting of the Retail Furriers'
Association Of America at the Bush
Terminal Sales Building last night.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Fall Models in Women's
Garments Please Visiting Buvers

tribute to American dress manufac-
turing genius in producing beautiful
garments is paid by buyers for retail
establishments who are now in IN.
market making early purchases for
1ail Several buyers who happened ~
meet in the showrooms OF one of ths
leading manufacturers who IL show;no
n'S Ia'' models now commented upon
.ne beauty OF the fall samples they
mao seen throughout the trade.
The buyers said that the high price
Ok merchandise has given the manu-.
lecturers an incentive to produce the
most stylish garments possible. The
extraordinary demand for high priced
garments has also reacted toward the
production Of novel and elaborate
styles, It was said.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Tariff Proposed in Australia
To Protect New Industrie

LONDON, June 13.-W. A. Watt,
Acting Prime Minister of Australia
accoring to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Melbourne, told the In
dustrial Protection League THURSDAY
that the Australian government at the
approaching session of Parliament
intends to introduce a traiff measure
to protect industries created during the
war. The measure would also encour-
age new industries and extend those
already in existence. The Acting Prime
Minister said it was the intention of
the government, if Parliament an
proved, to pass an effective tariff.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Australian Woods Sell Well
Large Mills Active Bidders at
Navy Department Sale
Business Ne1Us Bureau
Special COrresp0nde,ce


BOSTON, June 13.-Uncertainty re-
garding a further supply of Australian
wools when the government auctions
cease on July was believed to be the
reason for the spirited bidding for the
100000 pounds of such woods sold in
thirty minutes to-day by the Navy De-
partment.
The large mill organizations were
we'll represented. The American Wool
en- Company bought large quantities
Of 64-7o's, shafty, at $191 a pound
The high price of $215 pound was
paid by Joseph H. Wheelock for 7o's
splnners, clean basis. The French
River Textile Company paid S213
pound for 64's spinners.
Prominent in the bidding were the
Wanshuck and Pacific Mills organ
lzations and A. ]. Cameron and c. J.
Webb among the dealers. The latter
took several hundred bales of 64's
combing wool at SLAP a pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14

Two Steamers Now i'm
Service to River Plate
Business Nercs Bureau
Special Correspondence

Business Neacs Bureou
Special Correspondence
II. A. Davis, manager of the trans
portation department of the Boston
Wool Trade Association, states that
the steamship Lake Freeborn has been
allocated for general cargo in the SER
vice recently established between Bos-
ton and the River Plate, loading about
July l. That makes the second of
the five steel steamers for this service
promised by the United States Ship
ping Board, the other one being of
4,2OO deadweight tons, loading about
June Is. The steamers will be under
the management of John S. Emery E.
Son, Inc. They will dock at Buenos
Aires and Montevideo for discharging
southbound and loading northbound
cargoes.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14

la AVG" OIh NOuuLy
Alessi. Chares-John Lucas Com
pany. Inc. ................ 5000 8
I,'.son' Irehe,i a. itarres. 829 5S
Lawyers Mortgage Co...... 4,245.o7
t,' ri iouI'' 'ose pn--C. Recht 2,019 02
=, Baron ........... 2l5.s5
t,arse' C' 1taro -. Herr. 21655
Light and Power Company 1so.24
Clark, Edward-varety, Inc,
costs ..:......: :.............. 1lo2o
crusius henry-M Callaz 3SS. 10
Carrie. Leslie N.-John Lucas e.
- Co. Inc. ....... .......... 1920
Prysibl Machine Co....... 53Iso
,ourtney, VIM. G.-J. Gardner. 1.640. so
lowing VIM B~J bowling 400 04
Darmino. sarafno and Mary
Di Dato. ........ 17o 26
et al .:............. 2456o
ct al ................... 47e37
i,e Leopold. Lud dwig-B. II. Jonas AIS SO
Ei:bbiehausen. Henry--C. Abt ... 1,l119l
:, Fish Company. Inc. ......... 1896
-, s. J.. Phiibrick ...:.......... bs2 $50
fineKan, Austin-Robert Gordon
=. q Son. Inc. ................... 59422
firebrokers' Assn of the city of
& Hs" York; Inc. seelye Benc-
Hlct X Henry Dcpew. .-oocrt
Rathbone. I'd Percy s. NAL
iett Malcolm E. butcher, John
a. Eckert. Albert G. Hegcluan.
FRANK $. Little and Franklin
" Stillman--Mfrx e. Dealers
Motor Underwr!ters Inc3 35154t 5o
Franklin Contracting Company
j.. n, fhilbrick 5s2.5o
Cells Hernan-E. Kirschbaum
Gallagher, Patrick H..Alcn '''O'
:, rosser Bridges Company Inc 1885. ss
Orosshandler. Samuel - A. Lu-
bssch .:......... 2o4s2
cIduseone' Jules~M Polack.. 1921
Harrison. Duncan B., and United
states Garages Inc c~-East River
National Bank .............. 2555 OF
ternational Continental Con-
Struction Corporatfon~-Coast-
Wise Lumber IL supply Com
pAny ......: 3ss9.7o
Faber. Inc. .:....:......... 3.s27.49
Jezek. y. Joseph adm.--L l..
Firuski. costs ............ 11745
Katz. Max, Ludwig Poiacck.
Samuel c. Rothblatt Murray
y. Firman. Max Katz and
Ludwig Po.acek tKatz
Poi&cek) )---FedcraI Trust Com
pany ....,................... 1555.ss
6arne~~sAns .......... S,196.55
H. Company Inc. ....... 704G6
Laying. James ID. 1r.--ShMw e.
Brown Company .............. 2.sss 81
!~eyy. simon--N. Frank. ......... 5000
Levey. Bertha ADMIN. z. Title
Mortgage Company ........ lo,14o.44
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Raw Silk Active
Prices Advance 10 to 20 Cents
a Pound

Raw silk was bought in fairly large
quantities yesterday and prices both
locally and in Yokohama were said to
have advanced 10 to 20 cents a pound.
Shinshiu No. l for delivery during the
next two months was quoted at $3.50 a
pound. but material for later shipment
brought $3.50. Some Of the importers
advised their Yokohama correspondents
that supply and demand in the United
States were such that higher prices
were likely.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-14

The retail association is conducting an
ardent campaign to get the wholesale
fur manufacturers interested in the
school plans. The nucleus of fund to
estapllsh and maintain the school was
collected at banquet held by the as
soclatlon some weeks ago. Subscrip-
tlons to this fund are being solicited
from the wholesale manufacturers.