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New-York tribune., 1919-03-27

Textiles
Goods Offered at
Reductions Although
Reported Scarce

AS the selling season for woollen
goods for mems fall clothing pro-
crosses, It becomes evident, according
to many Of the trade leaders, that
there will not be enough materials to
60 round. Although some of the mills
have yet to offer their fall fabrics,
others who opened their lines few
weeks ago report that they are "sold
up" and can take no more orders. Still
others have taken orders for more
cloth than they can deliver and are
waiting for rcvisions by way Of can
cellations from buyers. If the can
cellations do not come up to cxpecta-
tions there Is likely to be much trim
ming down" Of orders by sellers. One
of the largest buyers in the mems wear
field said yesterday that no had al
ready bought twice as much cloth MS
he expected would be delivered to him.
II doubled my orders he said, "bc-
cause l figured on their being cut
down by the mills later on"
The explanation for this situation is
said to lie In the fact that there is
n dearth Of high grade wool in the
country and the mills lost several
months production immediately after
the. ending. Of hostilities and the cnn-
collation. Of government contracts.
The situation In goods for women =
wear promises to be even more acute.
Few goods for next fail in the women 4
line will ho shown for another week
or two. and there will be dearth Of
formal fail openings 10 this trade.
fDwrenee n CO.., selling heenis fot
the Pacific Mills, one Of tho lurgeai
makers of staple fabrics IN tho women n
wear |lha, viii haen no formal opening
this year. They are offering fall goods
now MT prices which represent about n
10 per cent reduction from prices for
fall, 1918, Most Of the large high class
dress goods mills in tho vicinity of
Passaic, NJ D., also say they Will have
no formal fall openings this year.
According to sellers of womens dress
goods, the greatest demand is for staple
goods, with 7b per cent Of the b,ls
ness in navy blue. II Is Too early in
the season for the fashionable "novelty'
shades 10 make their appearance. al.
though henna continues to be favored
With the popularity 1T enjoyed last fall
The various tones in brown and taupe
shades also are in fair demand. but
they form only relatively small p6r-
tion Of the business. The manufae-
tufers Of garments esnnet afford la
gamble too much upon the whims Of
fashion, and for this reason are stick
ing to the conservative eolefs and
fabrics in early buying for next fall
French serges ore In good demand, as
they have been for several years past
The Scotia Worsted Mills began yes
terday to show mems wear fancy
worsted cloths for fall, 1919, at prices
ranging from $1,67ia to $3,o7la net
Not all Of the samples are ready yet
but they will be before the end of the
week. The prices represent reductions
of about 10 cents yard from quota
tions for similar fabrics put out by
the mills last year. The "solar'
worsteds offered by this company at
$500 yard have been developed in
high colors, particularly for sports
wear.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Boston Wool Auction
Average of Prices Is ON Leve
With Previous Day
business NetUs Bureau
,Snecinf Correanondc

BOSTON, March 26.-The auction
sale Of wool held by the government
to-day brought prices that were we'll
up to the level of those bid on the
preceding day. At the opening there
was fair degree of activity, but later
in the day interest abated, and on the
whole sales we're not up to those re-
corded on Tuesday.
The total offerings of secured wools
amounted to 100000 pounds. In the
first 1875 lots that were offered
Winslow & Co. entered orders for g.
600 pounds, the American Wooden
Company took moro than Al 900
pounds, and Wright Brothers pur-
chased nearly 900 pounds. G. j.
Webb a. Co., Of Philadelphia, also
bought considerable quantity Of the
wool that was offered
The Western grade Of wool known
as supcrs brought $l00, against
$l.Ol pound on March II. Western
~ sold at prices that ranged from
sll5 to $1.2i pound, and fine medium
territory wool from $l.37 to SLAP.
NO withdrawal was made for the
irst cightytwo lots. and in the first
125 lots only four Withdrawals we're
made, because the governments mini
mum was not reached, or no bid Mt all
was made.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Silks
Inferior Silks MOve Better
O,Ci',g to Reduced Sup.
ply Of Finer Qualities

Buying of silks was of good volume
yesterday, with more orders for fall
fabrics In evidence. Merchants from
the Middle West did most of the buy
ing in spring weaves, the demand for
which Is keeping up later than usual.
Stocks of such silks are said to have
been. reduced to the point wnere even
the inferior grades, prices for which
have been relatively weak, had reacted
for the better. Manufacturers declared
that they expected to see business con-
tinue active until after June, although
it was conceded that the campaign in
behalf of the Liberty Loan next month
may temporarily restrict business.
Road statesmen were said to be meet
Ing with an unusual degree of sue
Gers in booking additional orders for
spring fabrics. Most of the manufac-
turers stated that the retail dealers
who have visited their showrooms ad-
NIT that business with them has been
active.
Some OF the leading manufacturers
reported that Eastern jobbers were
more inclined to buy fall fabrics than
those from the West, where samething
AKIN to conse rvatism seems to have de-
veloped. Retail dealers are not OK
pected to do mucll in the way of fall
buying until the latter part Of April
But most of the manufacturers seem
optimistic about the outlook for trade
and 1t was ihtimated that merchants
who are waiting for lower prices are
not likely to have their wishes gtutihed
Japanese raw silk advanced 10 cents
q pound yesterday on increased buying
Some OF the Importers predicted etiil
higher quotations. Supplies Of raw sill.
held by manufacturers we're said to
be low, the active business In spring
fnbrie0 having used up nearly all OF
The !inworkcd material that has been
purchased from importers.
Spun sllk. derived from tne wnsin
raw material, was reported 10 be In
good demand. the bes. buyers being
manufacturers who use tho spun siik
10 mig with other texiilos
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Big Increase in Exports
Of Woollens From u. s.

American exports Of woollen goods
and wearing apparel made Of wool are
increasing In rapid strides, both in
quantity and value. In January, 1918,
there we're exported from the United
c'stes 459,S56 yards of woolcn cloth
valued at s644.S78, while last January
hese figures had increased to 672, ,7sS
YARDS, valued at s1,653,4s5. For the
seven months ended January, 1918, the
hgures were 3,o0I ,06l yards, yalucd
az y3,Gol ,02o, while for the seven
months ended January, 1919, the fig
~ erea mad grown TO 3,A52,270 yards and
Our exports of woolien wearing sp-
pafci almost trcblcd last January,
compared with January Of last year.
sns ,n iigurcs being S3i5,S80 in January,
t19io, and $3i5,306 in January, 1919.
,Dr ,ha the seven months ended january,
,eb, we exported wearing apparel
ssiued at s1,990,5i7. For the corre-
npoHding period ended January, 1919.
~ g9e exports had risen to $3,b27 ,s7I.
sne gfeatest increase is noted in the
xapoft Of wearing apparel TO Russia In
nnsaA during the seven months ended
sanuafy, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Meetings and
Conventions

Plans for the establishment Of a sys-
tenn of banks in the South, probably
cotton reserve banks, will be discussed
at meeting Of cotton men which
will be held in New Orleans on May l.,
according TO telegram received in
New York yesterday from the chair
man Of the South Carolina Cotton AS
sociation, who has headquarters in
Columbia, $. G.
a system for large exporting,
marketing and wnrehousing corpora
tion will also be discussed. "Thc
South is on the eve of new era"
says the chairman. "'fhe farmer feels
that he has not received square deal
He feels that he is fighting for prin-
ciple, and he is going to stick. This
will be tho smallest crop planted in
many years. With even ideal weather
conditions it will be absolutely impos-
siblc to make "A normal crop on nc
count Of the reduction OF acreage, the
extremely acute situation in labor
conditions and tho tremendous cut in
the u>e Of commercial fertilizer"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Efficiency May Delay
Wage Reductions
B. M. Anderson Says Time of
Costly Turnover of Workers
Has Passed

BUFFALO,, March 26.-Greater ef-
ficiency Of labor will obviate the ne
ccssity of reducing wages as rapidly
as prices, B. NJ. Anderson, jr, of the
National Bank Of Commerce, declared
here tonight at meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Purchasing
Agents.
ut is not necessary for wages" said
Mr.. Anderson, "to be reduced as rapid
ly as prices for manufacturers to break
even on labor costs. With a reduced
business activity and reduced compe-
titon in the labor market, the efiicen-
cy of labor greatly increases. The
terribly wasteful turnover Of labor has
preciate the Importance of holding
their Jobs.
"The most hopeful fact Of all for the
United States is the Fundamental
soundness of our credit situation.
Our Federal Reserve banks are i'm.
prcgnable. Their gold position Is in
credibly stronger. We have q good bill
lion dollars more Of gold than we have
any need for and the real gold prob
lem Is how to get the gold out Of the
country rather than how to get more
in. Our bankruptcy figures for the
last two or three months arc the low
est for many years"
Virtually tho whole drift Of events
IN America, Mr.. Anderson said, makes
for confidence. "lland to mouth buy
Ing Of finished products and Of foods
he said, "contitues aud will continue
unlil price levels arc substantially
lower But We have already had dfps.
lic reductions IN The prices Of many
baHlc rhw iDnlerinls and very especially
IN metala. in copper This has gore very
far indeed,
"Mon could not afford to engage In
long TIME construction pro- Jeots on the
basis Of wartime prices of metals and
building materials with the decline
In these prices, however, wa may ex-
pect early resumption Of activity in
the building trades, and with the gen
ernl decline in raw materials, we may
expect resumption of activity in many
lines of manufactures. A decline In
the wholesale prices Of raw materials
should be followed, as supplies are in
creased, by decline In wholesale
prices Of finished products. and then
moro slowly retail prices follow. Re
adjustments Of wages are slower and
less violent than movements Of whole
sale prices. The encouraging fact is
that We are rapidly getting the raw
materials down The rest OF price re=
adjustment Will follow IN due course.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
TO Confer on Labor Terms

Inc ilrst conference to consider labor
terms to be written into the new agree.
mcnt between the union and employers
IN the cloak, suit and skirt manufac-
turing industry viii be held next Mon
day. The International Ladies' Car
ment Workers Union will be repre-
scntcd by committee Of fifteen, and a
IKE number OF members Of the Cloak
Su't and Skirt manufacturers Protect
i've Association will represent the man.
ufacturcrs.
The present labor agreement in the
trade expires on August Of this year
Relations between the employers and
employees arc said TO be cordial al
present, and both sides feel confident
That IN agreement acceptable to both
sides finally will be reached
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Silk Association Meeting

At the annual meeting of the Silk
Association of America held yesterday
sixteen new members were elected.
After the adjournment of the annual
meeting the board Of managers Of the
association met and elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing yeafs
President. Charles Cheney, of Cheney
Brothefs vice. presidents. II. sehnie-
Wind' y,.,,d' J., Of The suHquehanna silk
Ribbon Company. and James A. Gold.
smith. Of Hess, Goldsmith d. Co Ram.
say peugnet WAS elected treasurer and
SECRETARY.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Buying Bureau
For Furriers to
Be Opened Soon
Trade Acceptances Will Be
Received in Payment for
Goods Purchased Through
New Agency; Hold Show

Steps were taken last night ut q
meeting of the Retail Furriers' Associ-
alton Of America, Inc, in the auditor
ium of the Bush Terminal Sales Bald
ing. to round cut the programme OF
activities of the new organization. The
members approved of the plans sub
mitted for the formation of purchasing
and legal bureaus and discussed the
advisability of sending a committees TO
Washington to protest features in the
excise tax law that are held TO be dis
criminatory to the retail furrier.
The purchasing bureau will permit
members of the association to obtain
their dressed furs, silks, trimmings,
etc, on the basis Of 10 per cent above
cost, and through the centralized purs
chasing system the association will buy
material direct and sell IL TO members
at saving of from 1b TO 30 per cent
over the present method Arrangements
already have been made for the flnHncs
ing Of the bureau. and It Ia expected
that it viii be in operation within the
nest few weeks. Purchases snAds
through the bureau viii carry With
them the same credit arrangements ss
are uauniy made with The dealer OF
jobbcr, and The members may give trade
acceptnncea covering the payments Of
lhrit offerf.
Under The present plans the ieeHt
bureau viii furnisl, legal advice 10
members and handle collections. AZ ths
atnrt the bureau promises 10 be sctiva
In ncquhinting the retailers with their
position In the Interpretation Of the
war revenue BIZ providing 10 per
cent tax on finished furs. The furriers
complain that thora are several serious
determinations against the retailer iu
the law as ii is interpreted by persons
close TO the Office having in sharae the
collection Of tho tax. They contend
that If the law will permit consumer
to purchase dressed skins and have
them made into n garment by the rea
tail furfief without having to pay a
tnS on the finished product much Of
their profits will be taken away from
them. as they figure THAR earnings 10
much or the cost Of the fur entering
into y garment as they do on the work.
manship and other material,
It Is planned 10 hold the rst exhis
bltion of the association at local
hotel some time early in October when
the retailers will te able 10 dsplsy
their new fall and winter garments,
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Short Season for
Buyers of Clothing
Retailers Urged by National
Association to Place Full
Orders Row

Ludwig Stein, president of the
National Association of Clothiers, in a
bulletin issued to the retail clothiers
Of the United States, asserts that hand
to mouth buying of clothing "will
prove the most shorts lighted policy the
retailer can adopt. Every indication is
that the consumer demand will be
normal or ahead of normal. The only
dealers who will suffer will be those
who haven't the goods when they are
wanted"
Mr.. Stein stated that the woollen
mills are about sixty days late in
opening their fall lines, and there has
been a like delay in converting the
cloth into garments. AS the lost time
cannot be recovered the mills and
manufacturers, it is stated, will have
only a four~month season in which to
take care of advance orders.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
CoIors
Mild Weather and Lo,cer
Zinc Oxide Price Aid
Paint TrnfIe

A steady increase is reported in the
demand by paint manufacturers for
dry pigment colors. The unusually
warm weather in all parts of the coun-
try has caused repairs to buildings to
be undertaken earlier than usual.
A further step in the general down.
ward revision Of prices was announced
yesterday by the New Jersey Zinc Com
pany, which has reduced prices on zinc
oxides from l to pa cents a pound
below the present market price, the
new schedule to take effect June 80.
Paint manufacturers, who use oxide as
a pigment in making their product
have been looking forward to this re-
duction for some time. Lower prices
were also announced for those grades
Of zinc oxide used in making automo-
bile tires and other rubber goods In
which zinc forms part Of the COM
position to provide durability and re-
siliency.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Chemicals
che mical Foundation,
Inc, Picks Out Offices;
Patents Transferred

The Chemical Foundation, Inc, or
ganzed to take over German dye and
chemical patents from the Alien Prop
erty Custodian will maintain it's Offices
at 81 Fulton Street. according to an
announcement made yesterday,
The 4,500 patents taken over are be-
ing transferred in the United State
Patent Office to the name of the Chem
ical Foundation, Inc. They will be
tabulated, SO as to show what each
patent covers, making them Immediate
ly available to American manufacture
ers as soon as the process of record
ing them has been completed. The
drawing up of license to manufact-
ure and the fixing of fee for this
privilege are details which will be set
tied definitely in the course of several
conferences to be held by representa-
tives of the chemical industry.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Price of Quinine Lower

Quinine was reduced in price yes
terday by the manufacturers from 80
cents to 80 cents an ounce. The low
ering of the price was regarded by the
trade as further step in the general
readjustment of prices for all commodi-
ties. Before the war quinine sold at
about 30 cents an ounce
There are large stocks of the drug
IN the hands of manufacturers as the
result of the sudden cessation of the
abnormal war demand These stocks
have been considerably added to since
the embargo was placed on the export
quinine about five weeks ago. The
last importation of quininc from Java
was made about ten days ago. when
l25,O00 ounces reached this country
Second hands are still asking 95 cents
for the drug.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Massachusetts Jewellers
Elect New Officers

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 26.--
j. +. Kahl, Of Pitcsfeld, was elected
president Of the Massachusetts Retail
Jewellers Association hero to-day in
place Of l.. i. Lilley, Of Milford. who
declined reelection. Mr.. Kahl has been
first vice president. The Other onicero
chosen are: First ,ice.presjdens, AL
bert Kerr, Of Boston; second vice
president, General H. $. lpnncr. Of
Of Beverly; treasurer, e. W. Durgin, Of
Worcester President Lilley and Glias
Clifford, in addresses, urged that use
should be made Of cooperative ideas.
Secretary Smith reported 1871 members.
an increase of 13 In the last year.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Paper Peace Desired

An effort to reach settlement Of the
differences between the international
brotherhood Of Paper Makers and the
pulp and paper manufacturers will be
made at conference to be held on
April fS. A conference held at the
Murray Hill Hotel on March 1S failed
to bring about an agreement. Among
other things tho paper makers arc do,
manding II general increase in wages
OF ID per cent.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
WOrsted Mills Want
South American Woods
Business Neacs Bureau
Special CorresnOndeure


Special Correspondence
BOSTON, March, $3.50 keen is the
demand for South American wools bv
the worsted mills that importers arc
cabling frequently to Buenos Ayres
Tor quotations. Inquiries cabled to
South America by Boston wool i'm
porters during the past two weeks
we're more numerous than for two
months previously.
O. N. Purdy, jr, has received an Of
fer of 200 bales of Montevideo lambs
wool of the high quarter-blood grade
at az cents per pound. This wool
would shrink about 35 per cent in
washing and securing.
Quotations on round lots of Monte
video wool, subject to Sd per cent
shrinkage, run around SO cents n
pound plus the freight charges.
The 1,500 bales of Scotch wool pur-
chased by interests here in 1916 are
now on their way to the United States.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Standard Athletic Underwear
Samples Being PrepareC

Actual work has begun upon the
standardization of sizes in athletic
underwear and nightwear Members Of
Group A, of the Athletic Underwear and
Nlghtwear Manufacturers, who sell
only to the jobbing trade, are making
up samples of standard sizes to be sub
mltted at meeting on April 8, when
the standard measurements to obtain
throughout the trade will be decided
upon and adopted
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Back the Victory Loan

The New York Stock Exchange gov
erning board adopted resolutions yes
terday to the effect that "this organ
ization recommends to it's members rot
only that they back tho Victory Liberty
loan with their dollars TO the limit OF
their ability, but that they give freely
and unregcrycdly OF their time nnd cf.
forts, as they have in the past, TO make
this last loan an overwhelming auc.
ccgg.'
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
To Visit PENNSYLVANIA Mills

The delegation Of Japanese raw silk
merchants now in this country today
will visit the plant of the Leon-Feren-
bach Silk Company, Wilkes Barre,
Penn. On Friday the japanese visitors
will be the guests of the Phoenix Silk
Manufacturing Company at Allentown,
Penn.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Dingee With Marsdcn-Sewcll

II. w. Dingec, formerly connected
with the Union Dye and Chemical Cor
poration, has become associated with
the Marsden-Sewell Corporation, 116
broadway He will take charge Of the
dyestuffs and Intermediates depart
ment.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Mill Veteran to Retire
Huainess Ncws Bur

Hu8tnesG NcW8 Bnrcau
Special Correspondence
NEW BEDFORD. Mass, March 90
Felix Crankshaw. for twcnty-cight
years superintendent Of tho Mechanics
Mills, OF Fall River, has announced
his retirement, to take effect April /
He will be succeeded by Arthur T.
Dwclly Of the same plant.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
Basic Com oddities
March 26, 1919.
METALS

(Noc1n those where reported the bidu
prices are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
Tallapoosa Peanuts

Farmers of Tallapoosa county marketed their first cooperative car of peanuts last week. A few farmers from Coosa county joined witk them, there being about g owners represented in the ship ment. Details of the sale were arranged and conducted by representatives of the Alabama extension service, Farm Dem onstration Agent Colley of Alexander City having thoroughly advertised the sale throughout the county in advance.
 S. M. Day, demonstration agent of Coosa county, weighed each mans of fering, while the grading was done by M. H. Pearson and H. B. Tisdale, mar keting specialists from Auburn, who gave practical demonstration therein, show ing by the lots of peanuts being shipped the advantage derived from planting only one variety and harvesting the nuts with pickers instead of thrashers, thereby meeting the demands of the confectionery trade, which furnishes the most remuner- atve market for the product.
 The peanuts weighed 4S,146 pounds and the individual checks distributed Saturday afternoon totaled at cents per pound just s28SS. .76 The peanuts were shipped | to Petersburg, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
Club Work At Capen

Away down in Wilcox county, about five miles distant from Camden, it's coun-
 ty seat, there is little settlement that
 in 1910 had only about a dozen inhab- tants. Capell is it's name, and it ism t known for it's size even yet, though 1t Is showing evidence of it's intentions for the future,
 And one of it's most promising signs is boys agricultural club made up of pupils in the school taught by Miss Eve lyn Kettles The demonstration agent, Lester Lewis, organized the club, which has corn and pig departments, and some Of the boys are in both of them. Reg ular meetings are held, instruction given, opinions advanced, experiences ex- changed and both the teacher and the agent are cooperating with enthusiasm in the work for this community.
 This week after picnic dinner, all the club members will visit each others corn club acre and inspect every club pig also compare notes, criticize and draw con clusions therefrom. It Is because these youngsters are willing to go at the mat ter intelligently and efficiently that MT
 Bowers assistant pig club agent. has been directed by the extension service tc go down specially this week and render to this club every possible aid in ac- cordance with it's policy of not restrict ing it's efforts to the larger and more in fluential communities, but cooperating with all-little and great.