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New-York tribune., 1919-05-08

Textiles
and CoIOred Cot
ton Goods Continue in
Brisk Demand

Mail orders that had accumulated
over the semiholiday of Tuesday, aug
mentcd by tho purchases Of visiting
buyers. made for considerable activity
Yesterday III the cotton goods trade.
All fabrics except unbleached print
CLOTHS were in brisk demand Jobbers
bought bleached goods in large volume
and colored products were purchased
III liberal way by jobbcrs as we'll
as cutters. Some OF the leading con-
Germs advanced prices for bleached
and colored goods, the increases run
ming from X to l cent yard, and sew
eral lines Of fancy outing flannels
We're temporarily withdrawn from sale.
Though demand for print cloths was
light, all other unbleachcd fabrics, in
cluding those required by manufacture
ers of clothing and bags, were active.
The activity in coarse materials used
for bags was taken 10 presage a re-
vival in industrial operations.
Trade in sateens was exceptionally
brisk, and it was reported that goods
could not be provided by the mills
as promptly as buyers wanted them
Prices for satoens now overtop those
allowed under the governments price
fixing schedule of last November. At
present what are known as 64-1O4s are
quoted at 25 cents a yard, against the
governments price of 24M cents a
yard, while 54-112s sell at &c cents a
yard, compared with 25M cents for
merly fixed by the government
inquiries calling for small quantities
OF goods were received from Central
Europe, the former Balkan States beinc
mentioned as the prospective Gus
toners.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
.JeaVeIIers Making Up for
Time Lost IN Loan Dz.iae
Industry SO Prosperous the Only Excuse Offered
for Holding Back Victory Note Subscriptions
is Members Have Been ''Too Busy''

r EADERS in the jewelry trade real
- ize that after a season of unprece-
dented prosperity more is expected
from their industry in the way of SUD-
port for the Victory Loan than some
others less favored. Most of the LARGE
manufacturers have enough orders on
their books to keep their plants work.
ing to full capacity for some months
to come and August Goldsmith, chair
man of the Jewellers Victory Loan
Committee, says that if members of
his trade have seemingly been lax in
doing their duty as citizens about the
only excuse they have to offer is the
pressure of private business. But sub
scriptions now are coming in at rate
that indicates, according to Mr.. Gold
smith, that the Jewellers Committee
VIII secure every dollar of its quota of
$6,0O0,OOO in the three remaining days
of the loan drive.
"At the START" said Mr.. Goldsmith
yesterday, 1--WE found it difficult to in
still the Victory spirit into many of our
tradesmen. They Jagged in purchas-
ing Victory notes, but we held this
condition was due to the fact that the
jewellers were SO engrossed in the
problem of supplying the demand for
their goods that they were not giving
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08

as much attention as they should to
matters which concerned the welfare
of the nation.
"To overcome this apparent apathy
we had to adopt drastic measures, and
IN q circular sent to every member of
the industry last week we called upon
them to do their duty to their country.
We told them that they were making
more money, their business was more
prosperous, their customers are paying
more promptly and they are in better
financial position than they have been
for years--and this is all due to war
conditions. With all these points borne
in mind it is only logical that each in
dividual member would uphold the
honor of the jewelry trade and buy
notes to his last dollar and the limit
of his credit.
"Whcn this circular was mailed
our committee had just reached 33 per
cent of its quota Almost Immediately
an Improvement was noted, and within
the last two days subscriptions have
reached us in such amounts as to push
our total over the so per cent mark.
There Is no doubt that the jewelry trade
has seen the light and that from now
on the subscriptions will come rolling
into committee headquarters. The jew
ellers are good business men as we'll as
patriotic, and there is no reason why
they should not display both qualities
at this time"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
de Notes

Milton L: Ernst, president Of the
Of Greater New York, will sail late
this month to visit the jewelry and
diamond markets of France and Hol-
Land. He vii. search the diamond
centres OF these countries in an ef-
fort 20 obtain u supply of these pre-
cious stones.
Dir. Ernst declared yesterday that
the demand for diamonds in this coun-
try Is greater than ever before, and
that il is impossible to obtain the
smaller cut stones in any quantity Be-
cause Of this condition, he said, his
concern has been forced to call In and
refuse further orders on some OF it's
settings carrying small diamonds.
Tho T. Holt Hayward department Of
Frederick Victor Aehelis yesterday
adyagccd its lines Of plaids, chcviots
and 'cbannbraya one-half cent yard.
Taylor, clapp & Beali advanced acv.
eral OF their brands Of eanabrics and
nainsooks one cent yard.
The Cone Export and Commission
Company has temporarily withdrawn
from salo its "Tairfaz" fancy outing
nannels.
Edward Y. Peters became head OF
the Now Jersey zinc Company soles
department on May !, succeeding H.
q. Giopper. hfr, Peters, though still u
young psaA, has been connected with
tne company Tor n4mbel oi years..
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
Rubber
Larger Dealings Include
Rubber-SnaalLer Arrir-
ais Are Anficipated

Larger sales we're reported yesterday
in the local crude rubber market, ma
terial available for Immediate delivery
being wanted in larger quantities than
for some time past. Prices continue to
be far below those quoted in the Far
East, but with the arrivals of crude
falling off slightly dealers look for
the market to do better.
In some quarters it is expected that
the settlement of peace terms will
bring a sharp advance in the prices of
many raw materials and that rubber
will go up in sympathy with other COM
modities. One dealer said he believed
the signing of the peace treaty would
have the same effect upon the market
as did the consummation of the armis-
tice, at which time crude rubber ad-
vanced or 8 cents pound. Low prices
are held to be due partly to speculative
selling, and it is reported that many
of the transactions are made by persons
not always actively identified with the
crude rubber business.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
kennecott Copper's
1913 Income Smaller
Company Earned So. so Share,
Compared With S4.l4
in 1917

The annual report of the Kennecott
Copper Corporation for the year ended
December 81, 1913, disclosed total in
come of $14,672.272, or S4,611, ,2O9 less
than for the preceding year. Gross earn
ings were $15,0S0,925, a decrease of
$945,179. After taxes and all other
charges, the balance of $6,9T7,00 was
equivalent to $3.50 share on the out
standing 2,7S7,059 shares of no par
value. This compares with a surplus
of 11,545,419 or $4.14 a share, earned
in 1917. Holders of the stock shared
s5,574.0S9 in dividend disbursements,
not including a capital distribution of
1854, ,0S9. Surplus was 81, 1,402,916.
At the annual meeting of stockhold-
ers on Tuesday, the retiring board of
directors were reelected. The number
of shares represented by proxy or in
person at the meeting was 1,755, las
Stephen Birch, president, in his re-
port to stockholders. said in part:
due to the sudden cessation of de-
mand for copper for war requirements
after the armistice was signed and the
large stocks of metal accumulated both
In this country and abroad for war
purposes. shortly before the close of
the year, considerable curtailment in
production was deemed advisable. The
output from Alaska, therefore, has been
greatly decreased and is at the date
of this report approximately one-third
of normal. Resumption to full opera
tion will, of course, be made as soon as
conditions warrant it."
Mr.. Birch was asked by one of the
stockholders for his opinion regarding
the outlook for the copper trade, and
replied: "The outlook for copper de-
pends on how soon Europe begins to
buy the metal. Heretofore previous to
the war SO per cent of the production
OF. the United States went to Europe
and SO per cent was consumed in this
country. At present the buying by
Europe is very small. They have larg
amounts of copper on hand there at tn
present time.
Germany, 1 think, will be Il heav.
purchaser of copper after the peac;
agreement is signed, as that country
is denuded of the metal. The cost o..
copper at present by the Kennecott j.
approximately 8 cents. which shows as
a margin of profit on production even
at present selling prices. The COM
pany has held the record on low costs
of producing copper, and we hope to
MAINTAIN this position in the future"
During the year the company pro-
duced 695,316 ounces of silver at 5.290
cents per ounce and 5S,684,126 pounds
OF copper at 24.28 cents pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
Shipping Board to Transact
All Business i'm "Cross Tops''

WASHINGTON, May 7.-An bust
ness of the Shipping Board hereafter
VIII be transacted in gross instead Of
deadwcight tons, conforming with the
usage Of all the other nations Of the
world in that respect. Chairman Hur-
ley announced that the system of com
putting capacity in deadweigat tons,
adopted when the board was first or
ganized, would be abandoned to-day.
Deadweght tons represent cargo
carrying capacity and frequently give
an entirely erroneous indication of a
vessePa size. Gross tonnage is the
cubical content. The Leviathan, for
instance, is rated as only $1,000 dead
weight tons, but is actually 1000 gross
tong in size, most Of the vessels space
being consumed in passenger arrange
ments and not in cargo SPACE.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
Silks
Keeping Up With Orders
Nosv the Problem OF
SILK Mills

Brisk buying of dress silks kept the
leading mill agents busy yeste rday
Buyers were numerous. cutters of
dresses and. waists, as we'll as retail
dealers, being we'll represented in the
market. Mail orders augmented the
house trade, and one OF the leading
concerns reported that its statesmen
found it difficult to visit all of the
customers demanding attention. While
most of the business was in fall
weaves, many orders calling for i'm
mediate shipment of summer fabrics
We're placed.
1t was intimated that most of the
dress and waist cutters have about
finished placing their advance orders,
and it was stated that many of the
mills have taken enough business to
keep them busy throughout the fall
weaving season. Henceforth the main
problem will be that of producing
enough material to fill the require
ments of the buyers. Manufacturers
do not seem to be concerned about the
possibility of orders being cancelled,
as this never occurs, cancellations
never being encountered when prices
are advancing
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
RaccOOn and Beaver
Furs Sell Readily
Foreign Buyers Take Active
Part in St. Louis Auc-
ton Sale

ST. LOUIS, May Fur prices ad-
vanced again to-day at the auction be-
ing conducted by Funsten Brothers &
CO.. going up from Is to 80 per cent
Over 100000 worth of furs we're dis
posed of on the days sale, bringing the
total since the auction opened last
week up to SS,35S,57O.
mat the demand for American furs
is worldwide was indicated blythe fact
that some OF the highest prices paid
lof MINK, marten, raccoon and beaver
came from foreign buyers and through
brokers acting for foreign interests.
Heavy orders from South America and
Australla, as we'll as Europe, have
featured the bidding this week.
The sale to-day opened with 15.SOO
lynx cats and 1A.40O wildcats, post
poned from yesterday, for which there
was active bidding throughout the
forenoon. Lynx cats opened at S1525
Tor lot of fifty-four first grade large
pelts, and ran up to $23.5O for the
choicest in the collection. The best
bld on second grade was S1O35, and
third and fourth grades brought re-
spcctively around 81 and So. Bulk Of
lynx cat sales ranged between So. so
and Sl0.50 with so cents the lowest.
The total realized on these furs was
$92, ,134.
collection of 14.4OO wild cats sold
at 70 for the choicest, with sales most
" between 81 and So. Best grades were
IN fair demand
Foreign buyers took an especially
active part in the bidding when 10000
raccoon. pelts were put up. The open
ing price was $50 for thirty-four
darks, and 1925 was paid for dark
Louisiana coon. London bought some
exceptionally choice. blacks, ranging
from SIT to S20.5O. Paris also got
choice black and darks from SIS to $1S.
New York dealers paid around SIS to
SIS. buying heavily.
The bulk of selling ranged from SIS
to S12 for good lots, seconds ran from
So to So, and low grades brought fair
prices. Total S461 1888.
Sixteen thousand beaver opened at
ST for seventy-two large pelts, bid
ding going quickly up to S34, which
price was paid by Paris interests for
some extra choice large dark beaver
Paris also bought at $3.50 and $50
New York buyers paid around $25 to
S32- Fine Eastern Canada beaver sold
around $25 and down to SIS. Firsts
fair seconds sold around 81 to $40
with third grades from 81 to SO. Even
pieces and burnts brought 81 each
Throughout the entire day bidding was
spirited and. although the sessions die
not close until after 7 o'clock, bidding
was brisk at close. Total sales Of
beaver were $242 ,662, making days to-
tai $820026. Official market announce
ment quotes 80 per cent advance il
Lynx cats, with wild cats unchanged
Raccoon advanced Is per cent ant
beaver is per cent.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
Speculation Decried
I'm Woollen Trade
Buying Next Springs Goods
Now Will Disrupt Market,
Saw Mill Agents
Say Mill Agents

By asking the woollen mills to take
orders now for next springs fabrics
manufacturers of clothing are said to
be injecting speculation into the piece
goods market and thus helping to raise
prices. Commenting on this situa-
ton yesterday one of the leading wool
len goods selling agents asserted that
the present is not a time for either
the mills or the buyers Of cloth to deal
far ahead. The inclination of the
buyers to place orders for next spring
now, he says, will act as an incentive
for the mills to buy yards from the
spinners for distant future delivery
and in turn cause the spinners to do
the same thing with raw wool. This
action, he asserts, will cause demand
in the market before it really exists
and develop competitive bidding all
along the line, with a correspondents
rise in prices.
Many wooller mills have only suffi-
cicnt stock on hand to carry them
through the present season of fall
production. Others claim they have
not enough wool or yarn to carry
them up to tho time when they begin
the production of spring goods, and
still others admit they are trying 10
discount the future and are buying all
the yarns they can obtain. Some OF
the mills that spin their own yarns
are said to be taking in large supplies
OF raw wool.
More conservative mill agents are in
clined to regard the unusually early
buying Of spring stocks as risky bust
ness. Some believe that raw wool
viii be cheaper when the domestic clip
reaches the market and England De
gins to release her immense stores OF
wool, while others think that prices
will remain firm because of the grea,
demand here, but among believers in
both ideas arc those who insist that
the future should be left to itself an.
that present operations should be car
rled along on conservative basis.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
interpretations

ALBANY. May The following incor
porations were filed to-day with the sec
retary Of State:
sherman Printing Company. Inc. s.. 600:
Manhattan; general printing business.
Harry Sherman, Alonzo Fl. Magee Isaac
V. Schavrien, so Court &Street, New York
City.
Broadway Typewriter Exchange. Inc,
$40, 600; Manhattan; manufacture and deal
Louis c. Neuberger, Nathan Dreyfus-
Frederic S. Marsell, - Broadway, New
Joseph A. Omero Press. Inc, 0.oo0:
Manhattan; printers, publishers engrav-
ers; Joseph A. Omero, William F. S. OlliN-
Ter Bessie Olivier. 1eS Crystal Street,
Gosseiin Trading Corporation. $4,000
Manhattan; brokers' commission rer-
Nulvey. Leigh Balienberg, 29s St. John
Place Brooklyn.
Kamen Realty Company, Inc. 100000:
Manhattan: real estate: Garsen KameI.,
George kamen Morris Kamen, 1864 Fifty
second Street. New York City.
Letton & Co. Inc, s5o.o Manhattan;
K Thistle. Donald Hudson 65 Cedar
Street. New York.
Markets Collection Service. Inc, 81 900 :;
Manhattan collection agents: John Y.
Knapp, Frank r. Baker. George f.. kast,
266 West l2sth street. New York.
Anna Spencer, Inc, SO, GOO; Manhattan
William NJ. Riordan. Sidney f. Katz. 1875
Union Street. New York.
Judd Publishing Corporation, $4,000
Manhattan; printers: Conrad Braun.
Henry Jarman. Frank Berger. 1898 Doug
las Street. Brooklyn
David Simon Corporation. s2o,o Man
haitian; general contracting business ;
Louis Weinstock. Rafael Cahane. Ertman
3. Foth, 119 Midland Avenue. Montclair
Parkway Restaurant. Inc: $4,000; Brook
lyn; restaurant and lunchroom; Morris
Gutenberg, Samuel weiner. Max FarDer
5o2 East Seventy second Street.
Smith Metal Arts Company. Inc: sie0
000; Buffalo; manufacture and deal in an
kinds Of metal or other arts Fred 9
Smith, Charles +. Damn. Arthur H.
Jameson 452 Breckenridge Street. Buff
Colonial Homes Company. Inc. sa5. 900.
Brooklyn: real estate; Charles Nj Hart.
Nina a. Ross ]. Dunbar Ross. Bright
waters, n. Y.
Thompson Field Manufacturing Com
pany. Inc: $4,000 Rochester: inanufact-
nring graphite and carbon articles: john
F. rhoinpson. Charles Field. Sd. George +.
l:aube. Sss Main street, e., Rochester.
W. j. Halg. Inc; $4,000, Ereepor,
sundries; Clarence s Abrams. Thirga Is.
Abrams. Wesley J. Haig. Freeport, n Y.
+. {. Cro1ts Company, Inc, $4,000;
Ing inAphinery: Frcd c. Crofts, John $
Maggs. George A. Tettie Niagara Falls
Nehle Co. Inc. slo,7bo; Manhattan,
general mercantile business; Il. Max Rit-
ter. Arnold Neble, Maurice h. Dean. lsc
Broadway, New York Cny
pany; Inc; sss oeo. Manhst,sn; ~ pseao, sSa'',
Hotchklas. Maurice NeclSsits. Margaret Il
Rsehel. lti 81. Ann'a Avenue. New No- 3
City.
Leonard HAT Company. Inc. SIS a,.
manufacture aad deal ia ipts OF III Ntan.
.Ahc Nats jtacfA n Isen,as>r Ahr.hi, s
Lehis, sSes Iyer Ayenue, New YORK clty
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08

Hudsoss's Bay Company
Furs Bring High Prices
at London Sale

Fisher skins, much used for summer
furs, brought prices $50 per cent
higher than in the spring of 1918 and
from 175 to 22O per cent higher than
last October at the auction Of the
Hudson's Bay Company held in London
Monday. Cables giving the official adj
vances at the sale were received yes
tcrday by the American agents for
A. G. W. Nesbitt, Ltd, and C. NJ Lamp
son &Co.
According to these cables, beaver
advanced from 10 to 25 per cent com
pared with last October and 80 per
cent compared with April, 1918. Musk
rat advanced Is per cent over October
and 100 per cent compared with April
last year. Dark otter sold at prices
so per cent above October prices,
brown otter at a 10 per cent advance,
while the general otter advance over
April, 1918, was 70 per cent. Dark
fisher advanced 220 per cent compared
with October, and pale fisher 175 per
cent. A 10 per cent advance was noted
in red fox t;rsts and so per cent in
red fox seconds compared with Oc-
tobar, while the lower grades were un-
changed. Red fox generally sold rs
per cent above prices of April, 1918.
The best grades of silver fox brought
80 per cent more than last October
and the lower grades 10 per cent more.
The general advance on silved fox over
last year was 60 per cent. Dark cross
fox sold 90 per cent sbove October
and pale skins brought 20 per cent
more. The general advance on cross
fox compared with spring of last year
was 100 per cent. White. fox took a
so per cent jump from last October
and GO per cent from spring of 1918.
The following advances we're noted
over April, 1918, prices: Marten, 12U
250 per cent; lynx, 90 per cent; wolf
10 per cent; Wolverine, 1eo per cent
Black bear was the only fur sold by
the HudsoMs Bay Company to show I.
decline. 1t sold at prices averaging 10
per cent lower than spring, 1918, prices.
The Hudson's Bay Company's sale
Tapped over until Tuesday, the sill
yer and white foxes being sold
on that day. Following the Hud-
sons Bay sale, G. M. Lampson &
Co. began selling the furs listed
in their general catalogue. Early re-
ports from this sale Indicate the fol-
lowing advances compared with the
sale in the spring of last year: Black
bear, Is per cent; brown hear, 81 per
cent; grizzly bear, so per cent; wolf
so per cent, and wolverine, 100 per
cent. White bear brought about the
same prices as last year.
The advances at the London sale
came as q surprise TO some of The fur
men in this country, who figured that
the apathy shown Mt the midwinter
sale in London would manifest itself
this spring. Alfred Fraser. American
agent for C. NJ. lampson a Co., yes
terday said that the Hudson's Bay
highest at the London sale because OF
The fuct that THO company has stand
or,i4cd It's oiferings und the gaadea
20 nos Vury fto.a year TO year,
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
Employment Increase
In Many Industries
April Reports to New York
Commission Indicate Halt in
Labor Curtail1ment

ALBANY, May IA halt in the de-
cline in the number OF employees in
New York State factories is indicated
BY preliminary analysis Of reports
Tor April received by the Bureau of
Statistics Of the New York Industrial
Commission. The metals, machinery
ana eonveyances group is the only one
showing noticeable decline last
month compared with March, and its
influence in the total is Offset by in
creases Of varying amounts in employ
ment IN other groups, such as textiles,
WOOD manufactures, leather and. rub
Der goods, clothing and stone, clay and
giass products. The total movement
since November, 1918, is decline Of Z
per cent, but the volume of employ
ment is still about Is per cent above
tue pre-war level
Inc reports on which this analysis as
based include 1854 firms, with 100000
employees, out Of the 1,648 firms with
e'i,O00 employees included in the
monthly Labor Market Bulletin.
employment in mems clothing was
a0ous . per cent higher in April than
70 Aarcn, but remained about station
afy IN mems shirts and furnishings
shd wonen's clothing.
14P,,"g gH!eht IN textiles showed s.
maIxed increase in April-about Z per
cent oTer March. A great increage in
seswity IN silk and silk goods is indi-
eated, due 10 considerable extent to
settlement Of. q strike, and the increase
70 70 WOOL manufactures continues. Cot
son gooas show q slight continued de-
Little. change appears In tao number
= employees in tns food. liquors and
05zeeo group.
IN the furs. leather and rubber goods
sSoap April reports show a revival o.
sesfvisy, With gain of 2 per cent over
N&rsn, which nearly restores the Feb
ss2afy level. The furs and fur goods
sIy,sson shows considerable decline
Misa ~ per cent fewer workers in Aprj]
nan In March. The boots and shoe
aw,sion ehows an increase OF { pc,
mss. and rubber and gutta pcrcha
f'ess an increase of per cent. The
ssFfaer increase indicates a partiai re.
ssgerI from the low mark in March
sasSsd BY the strike In New York City
l. m increase Of per cent is ghowf
- Sns number Of workers employed ir
Ms gold, aiiyer and precious stones
s'fiSi1n g? the metal trades.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-08
ColOrs
Dye Consumers Are Un-
acitIing to Buy Pending
NesU LEGISLATION

Domestic demand for dyes was yes
terday at perhaps the lowest point the
trade has seen since the dulness set
in shortly afterfEaster. Not much i'm
provement is expected until Congress
meets on the 18th Of this month, when
action for the protection OF the Ameri-
can trade may be taken. 1t was ex-
planned yesterday that dye consumers
in this country are holding off, as they
co not want to buy domestic dye
products until they are assured that
the Importation of foreign dyes will
be made subject to licensing system
or tariff.
Some orders for malachite green,
congo red and other medium priced
dyes for export to China and Japan
were reported yesterday. These orders
continue to come in regularly and pre-
sent nothing noteworthy. Mexico also
IS IN the market for bright coloring
materials.