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New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Silks
Buyers Are Cautioned Not
to OuereSti5,,ate Their
Wants

Reports regarding trade in silks yes
tcrday varied. Some of the jobbers
admitted that their customers had
bought only enough goods to cover
their immediate needs pending deliv-
cries that are to be made during the
months of August and September
Others stated that although buying by
local interests was of conservative
character their sales to out Of town
merchants were of substantial volume
While the bulk of the sales were made
to large retail dealers. much business
also was taken from the visiting buy
ers for leading jobbing concerns. In
tertrading between iobbers. an un-
usual performance in normal times, is
attributed to the virtual famine of
goods now existing.
Some Of the sellers stated that they
had warned number of their custom
ers against overestimating their pros
pective wants, the caution having been
deemed necessary TO guard against
cancellations of orders in the event of
possible untoward developments later
on. At the moment the trade in gen.
eral sees nothing but continued pros
perity, accompanied by high prices.
Satins and taffetas are scarce, and the
tendency is to restrict orders for such
WeaVoS
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Fall Apparel Buying
Shows No Let-Up
Slow Deliveries of Cloth Keep
Manufacturers on the
Anxious Seat

Fully as many orders for fall sup
plies of women's apparel were booked
by the manufacturers yesterday, as on
any previous day since the fall buying
season set in with q rush early this
month. AS soon as one set of buyers
finish their work and return home
other buyers take their places in the
market and the show rooms are con-
stantly crowded with customers.
Several we'll known cloak and suit
manufacturers stated that continual
ton of the present buying activity in
their industry would compel them to
cease taking orders for fall some time
next week This is not due so much
to the amount Of merchandise being
taken by the retailers at present. as
it is to the slow deliveries of cloth
from the mills. Many of the gar
ment manufacturers have been book
ing orders against the expected de-
livery of fabrics from the silk AMI
woolen mills. These fabrics arc not
coming forward and the manufacture
ers are beginning to fear that they
will not arrive in time to enable them
to fill the orders for garments now
on their books.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Rubber
Larger Orders for Crude
Rubber From, Makers of
Various Products

Crude rubber vas in good demand
Yesterday, and prices for some of the
plantation grades advanced. Natural
or Para rubber remained unchanged.
Most OF the orders emana.ed from
local dealers, this trading being taken
10 indicate speculative buying, pre- l.
'catei on the assumption that price,
ere likely 20 mount Manufacturers
oi the finished products also provided
r moderate volume Of ordcr~ Fiyst
iafex wag sold on the basis OF AL
ecn-S pound fc spot srtock, while
nosed sheets bought 40 cents, ard
brown crepe ~ cents.
some Of the manufacturers Of ten
nis snoes are preparing 70 do a large
nVsinesS IN summer wear, beginning
S"p'erher next. 1t IS stated that th~
new selling season for overShoes
probably VIII start about December !.
tnc actual date Of opening beine con
NrEent upon weather conditions. The
,eccnt prolonged rainy weather great
~ reduced Eastern retailer stocks
Of overshoes.
Manufacturers Of golf balls repor.
'hst their factories are being har
pressed 10 keep IN with the insisten.
demand which il sufficient 10 absorb
deliveries AZ fast as the factories can
make them.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
The News of Business
Retailers Protests Against
Luxury Taxes Lack Force
Lawmakers at Washington Not Convinced Repeal Of
Burdensome Measure Is Necessary, Says Official
of National Retail Dry Goods Association

protest against the tax and demand
Immediate action on the repeal bill"
One of the reasons for the referring
of the bill back to the committee, ac
cordng to Mr.. Hahn, presumably was
a letter from Daniel c. Roper, Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, in
which he stated that there were not
sufficient indications of the collection
of an amount under the revenue bill
TO yield q margin above the estimate
and that he could not recommend "the
repeal of any revenue-producing sec
ton of the~law other than as already
indicated by the department without
there should be substituted therefor
equally productive revenue sources"
"Asked what he meant by other than
as already Indicated" continued Mr..
Hahn, "the commissioner replied that
he referred to Section 904. Thus it
cannot be maintained that the revenue
department is opposed to the repeal
"Political leaders in Washington told
me that many Senators and Repre-
sentatives are awaiting an excuse to
vote for the repeal, but have not re-
ceived single protest against the tax
from the merchants of the country
individually They assured me that
action will result if the retailers in
dividually make known their wishes in
this matter through personal communi-
cation to the representatives in the
national legislature"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26

RETAlLERS throughout the coun
try, while complaining of the un-
just burden placed upon them by the
luxury taxes, have not voiced their
protests to the la~makers in Washing-
ton in manner to convince the latter
that the imposts should be eliminated
Lew Hahn, executive secretary of the
National Retail Dry Goods Association,
yeste rday returned from Washington
with word that the bill to repeal Sec
ton 9o4 of the revenue law is dead
for the present.
From what can learn" said Mr.
Hahn, "worAFto secure a repeal of this
section Of the law will have to be done
all over again. After being reported on
favorably by the Ways and Means
Committee and introduced before the
House, the repeal bill was referred
back to that committee before a vote
could be taken. The repeal bill was
introduced and fostered by the Repub-
lcans, and it seems likely that it did
not come to a vote because the political
leaders Of that party did not wish to
bring about anything like a test of
strength in the House While we have
been assured that the bill can be with
drawn from the Ways and Means Com
mittee and brought to a vote at any
favorable time, it seems improbable
that this will occur unless the mer-
chants of the country make q great
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Government Asked
To Help Relieve
Cable Congestion
Commercial Messages, For
eign Trade Council Com
mittee Declares, Should
Be Given Equal Show

Relief from conditions which are de-
clared to make transoceanic communi-
cation by existing cable and wireless
system intolerable is the object of a
request made to President Wilson and
the heads of the various government
departments by committee represent
ing the Foreign Trade Council. that
the volume of government business
taking precedence over commercial
messages be reduced as far as possible.
Official communications which are not
urgent, it is urged, should be trans
mitted without preference over COM
mercial business, and the Washington
authorities are asked to request other
governments to take similar steps in
the interest of international trade.
The committee which met yesterday
at India House also declared for the
speediest possible release from gov
eminent control Of all private systems
of transoceanic communication which
have not yet been returned to their
owners. The need of additional means
of communication across the Pacific
was strongly emphasized. Pending the
return to private operation of systems
still under government control the
committee recommended the contnu-
ance Of the naval radio stations in
commercial service in order to afford
S much relief as possible from present
conditions, especially across the Pa
cihc.
One case reported to the committee
was the receipt yesterday morning of
cable from China filed twelve days
ago. Another case showed a delay of
one month in closing single trans
action, owing to the necessity of re-
peatlng message, mutilated as we'll as
delayed is transmits ssion. 1t was
brought to the attention of the COM
mlttee that there is a tendency in diff
fercnt government departments to use
cable or wireless at times for commu-
nications more or less routine in char
acter, and that such traffic increa ses
the delay in transmission of CONNER
clal messages that are essential to the
transaction of important international
business.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Petitions in Bankruptcy

BARBARA ELIZABETH, INC. - An In
voluntary petition against Barbara Eliza
talcum powders. Beacon. ~ Y Liabilities
and assets not given. Principal claims
Charles n. Gallow. s3.271: Amos A. Deck
e.. 81 2G; William w. Hawks. so1 Vincent
d Stnras; Beacon \: y. is attorney.
tion by Samuel Fletcher. 245 Edgecombc
hv.. shows liabilities Of s1s7,3?5 and no
Hayden, sci 900, Wei Is and H. Asso-
citation. s27.io5; Eli Kirk Price. s35
attorney.
MARTIN KEL1.OW--A voluntary pcti-
ton by Martin Kcllow, Yonl<ers shows liza :
biites of s1,939 and no assets. Principal
international Slate Co. s3G5 Excelsior
Slate Co, 1918 Edward X. summerwell.
$50 Broadway. is attorney.
HARRIS Scala voluntary petition by
liabilities of slo5; ;Ss2 and no assets. Secured
claims arc: William IIastorf. s42.250: Eliz
abeth A. Bcnedict, $50. 500; Banned Friend
$500. Unsecured claims are: Frieda
Thomas: $1,000; Jake Harrison, $1,000 !;
AUBREY b. SIMS-An Involuntary petit
tion was filed against Aubrey r. Sims. do =
ing business under the trade name OF A. B.
Sims & Co. stock brokers, Ill Broadway.
claims Maurice Girodkin, 5000; Rob
crt S Wcbbc. S2,10O: Thomas Ferguson.
$3.50. Charles j. Lane -6l Broadway. is
the attorney.
Receiver in Bankruptcy
SIMON CANDEI-.Judge John C. Knox
In the United States District Court yes
terday appointed Gamuel II. Lummis re-
chver for Simon Candel. dealer in furs 40
West Twentyninth Street under bond
OF $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Jewelry
Business Prosper0usWit ith
Cameo Dealers Despite
High Prices

Cameo dealers report their business
the most prosperous in years. Although
prices Tor this class of jewelry have in
creased in some cases as much as so
per cent, the dealers say, there is no
let up in the demand. Moreover the
better grade of canoes are most in de-
mand. Orders are being filled with
greater rapidity than for some time
past, though these stones, the greater
part of which are imported from Tore
de Greco, Italy, are not easy to obtain
owing to the unsettled condition of the
labor market in that country. Skilled
cameo cutters in that country, local
dealers say, are hard to find, and those
available are demanding so per cent
increases in salaries.
The supply of good cameo pins here,
in view of the present active demand,
falls short of trade requirements
jewellers complaining that they are
having difficulty in getting proper set
tings, as we'll as stones.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Fur Prices, Dealer
Predicts, to Startle
Trade This Fall
Fashion Dictates an In
crcasing Demand, While
Supplies Provided by the
Trappers Are ON Decrease

Furs are on the road to the loftiest
levels they ever have reached. accord
ing to Carl Dernburg. president of the
American Fur Dealers Association.
The strictly American furs, which
form fully 90 per cent Of the worlds
production, Mr.. Dcrnburg asserted
yesterday, will command prices this
fall which will startlc the trade and
cause the public to gasp.
"'rhe law of supply and demand" he
said, "is more clearly, demonstrated in
the fur trade than in any of the kin
drcd industries. The supply of textiles
is dependent more upon machinery
and labor than upon raw wool, cotton
or silk. The big problems in those
industries is one Of converting the
raw material into the finished product.
More machinery and more labor will
give a greater production in the tex
tile trades. In furs, however, we are
up against far different proposition.
The supply of furs depends directly
upon the number of fur bearing ami
mails that are trapped each year. This
number has been decreasing year by
year, while the use of fur has been
expanding. Fashion has decreed that
furs must form a portion of the we'll
dressed woman's wardrobe. This was
not true a dozen years ago. There
you have the present situation in a
nutshell. The supply is decreasing and
demand increasing. AS result prices
are rising.
"New York is the centre of the
worlds fur trade, just as it is of most
other lines of merchandise. The finest
furs in the world, with the exception
Of few foxes and some of the best
quality of Russian furs, originate in
America, and sooner or later gravitate
to New York. This means that every
little hamlet in the country pays its
unconscious tribute to this city when
its merchant buys goods in New York.
The dealers here for years have had
the cream of the worlds business.
Once in a while the cream turns to
SKINNED milk and the New Workers
become panic stricken. If the stream
turns little in the fur business you
will find plenty of dealers ready to
howl calamity, but it won't last long.
From the very nature of things, prices
are bound to keep on advancing for
some time to come"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Textiles
Chinese Make Inquiries
for Cotton Goods in
the Gray

Domestic trade in cotton textiles yes
terday was less active than it has been
for sCme time past but the relatively
quiet movement in buying was relieved
by encouraging reports regarding ex-
port orders for gray goods as we'll as
by numerous inquiries from China for
these fabrics. One OF the leading pro-
ducers received an inquiry from an ox-
porting agent with Chinese connections
for information as to whether an order
for 5000 TO 10000 bales of gray or un-
hleached goods would be acceptable.
AS bale of gray goods usually con-
tains on an average | 800 yards of clot h
the minimum quantity represented in
the inquiry works out at 100000
yards. 1t was stated that as the home
market was confronted with a short
age of goods the potential business with
China probably would have to be pared
down considerably in order to induce
the mills to consider the offer.
Locally trade in gray goods was light,
the selling by second hands being of
negligible volume. Prices in a broad
sense remained unchanged, although
the competitive quotations of the sec
ondhand sellers were met in the iso-
lated cases where the mills deemed
it prudent to get rid OF odd lots of a
special style or fabric.
Buyers of colored goods were in the
market asking that shipments which
are not due until August and Septem-
Der be made now if possible. Bleached
goods interests conceded that business
with them had fallen off, but it was
intimated that the respite in buying
was welcome, the mills being we'll sold
ahead. Some of these interests also
complained that the mill workers are
displaying strong penchant for TAX
ing vacations, which obviously curtails
production at time when full outputs
are needed.
The trade passed favorable comments
on the prices obtained by the navy at
the recent sale of surplus denims.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Chemicals
Potash Products Shos,
Firm Tendency on an
Increasing Trade

Good buying at firm prices featured
the potash group of heavy chemicals
yesterday. Chlorate of potash sold at
25 cents a pound. with larger domestic
demands reported along with big en-
gagements for export Large consign-
ments to Japan were reported. Local
dealers interpreted this to mean that
the Japanese dealers are not satisfied
with their home product and intend
to increase their importations.
Bichromate Of potash advanced to 25
cents a pound in sympathy with the
rapid advance in the price Of bichro-
mate of soda. Some dealers attributed
the rapid price advance in the latter,
which was quoted at 1l12 cents a
pound yesterday. to the fact that spec
ulators were in the market on the news
that the price was to be boosted by
manufacturers, who, it was said, had
been selling below actual cost of pro-
duction.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Business Money

The acceptance market continues
few bills because Of tie higher rates
offered by other equally liquid short
term investments. In fact, the accept
ance dealers are generally complaining
because the banks do not relieve them
of at least a portion of the bills they
are carrying.
In this column yesterday "The Ma
tional Acceptance Journal was re-
ferred to as the official organ of the
American Acceptance Council. This
was an error "The Acceptance Bull
letin' is the official publication of the
council.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Raw Silk Going Up

Under liberal buying stimulated by
reports of activity in Japan. raw silk
in the local market yesterday con-
tinued to move upward. Most of the
orders placed here called for deliver
les to the end of the year. and it was
intimated that the present unprece-
dented demand for the finished fabrics
will probably necessitate further buy
porters quoted Shinshiu No. / on the
basis of $40 pound. this being a new
peak level. Kansai double extra,
deemed to be a high grade ree1ed silk
was held at $11.20 a pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26

Commercial borrowings continued on
q light scale and rates were unchanged
the largest part of the paper moving
or 512 per cent basis. A few prime
bills are discounted at 81 per cent.
Interior banks continue to be the
largest buyers Of paper, although the
local banks are absorbing some of the
offerings. Dealers generally look for
q more active market next month, but
little easing of rates is expected, mas
much as the general demand for money
all over the country will expand from
this time on with the coming of the
clop-moving season.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Merchandising Activity

Slight hesitation is noticeable :.
buying of apparel and textiles. accosa y
ing to the Credit Clearing House ,Tta- TIi-
authority states that an exam,n..ins ms
of more than 10000 separate ,ns.ua trans.u
tions- involving more than $40 O00To- NON coo
reveals that purchases this week y.
creased nine-tenths of per cart f,as, us-
those of the preceding week. wb;,a Sla "
debtedness declined seven-tenths ~ -,
per cent and payments fell thrs.'
tenths of l per cent. Fxcent IN ,"'ys- -.
middle agricultural section Of ~. ,ss
country purchases declined from LAST s
week, but all save the Pacific Cosss
region show an increase over the COW
responding week last year.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Leather
High Prices for Shoes
Add to Patronage Of
Shoe Repair Men

Shoe repairers report a steadily in
creasing volume of business during
the past few weeks. Not only ere more
pairs Of shoes coming in for resoling
and mending, but some Of the footwear
is in so worn condition that ord-
narily it would be thrown away. For
this increase in their business shoe re-
pair men say they are indebted to the
high prices being asked for footwear
and the prediction Of shoe retailers
that still higher prices will prevail
in the fall. While many are of neces-
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
China Field for Active
Competition in Dyes
American Products Likely To
Be Sold Under German
Labels

. Control of the imported dycstuffs
markets Of China has become race
between American ability TO overcome
it's selling problems in China and Ger
man genius for overcoming what ap-
pears to be insuperable difficulties in
production and transportation. The
nractcc of the American manufacturer
in favoring direct sales is not Of any
advantage. in fact, it is a detriment,
since small Chinese dealers have grown
accustomed to the established tus-
ness custom of trading through the
larger houses. The difficulties Ger
many must overcome are those of ocean
transportation and increased prOdCc-
tion at low price.
"The factor of possible German COM
petition" says report of the Far
Eastern division Of the Department Of
Commerce, "secms slight when the
actual conditions in the German IN
dustry are taken into consideration.
Even granting huge accumulated
stock Of dyestuffs prepared during the
war; the dimensions Of which have
gradually dwindled under closer. scru-
tiny, Germany is in no position to food
the worlds markets. The demand in
near by and domestic markets is likely
to take care of a great deal Of The
stocks on hand, and even though Ger
many withheld these stocks from these
markets, hoping to dump them abroad
as soon as production was reGstab-
lishcd, the sacrifice would be greater
than the reward Germany's labor
costs, taxes and overhead from re-
stricted production will all be higher
than in other countries, and these
factors will work adversely to German
domination of the worlds dye markets
to anything like the extent njoyed be-
fore the war"
This condition seriously affects
American opportunities, the report
states The Chinese merchant is of d
conservative type and favors the estab-
lished- trade, which prior to 1914 was
mostly German. This tendency to look
askance at the new American dyes
seriously injured our chances in stu
alton where time was an important ele.
with Germany. If Germany canno,
readily export large quantities of dyes
to China, American manufacturers will
take the trade, though their products
may be resold later by the Chinese
under German labels.
"The dye trade" says the report
"seems to be particularly vulnerable
to adulteration. and this phase of the
situation must be given careful attcn
ton in the Far East. The prediction
for the German dyes in China has lee
to- tho Chinese rcpacking American
dyes in small packages and selling
them under German labels. The same
class of dealers adulterate American
dyes, so that in both ways the Amer
can trade is hurt"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Rail Certificates Redeemed

The total of certificates Of indebted
ness issued by the Director General of
Railroads, including carriers, other
transportation and equipment certif-
Gates, exceeds S285,o0O 900 Of this
total the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, it was announced yesterday, has
redeemed more than S216,00O,00O up to
July %. or approximately three -fourths
of the total amount issued
which are submitted for redemption
are accompanied with the proper as
signment to the Director General of
the Railroads for cancellation much
time will be saved. the Reserve Bank
announced.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Underwear Supply Short
Mill Output for Spring on 60
Per Gent Basis

Balbriggan underwear for next spring
is in brisk demand. Mill men say they
will be able to manufacture only 60
per cent of thcir full output because
the supply of labor is so short Emil
grafton has taken many hands out Of
the mills. These omigrants, most Of
whom are Greeks, Italians, Czccho-
Slovahs and Poles, are returning to
their native lands with large supplies
& fleece lined underwear. Going back
we'll provided with undergarmcnts for
themselves. they have not forgotten
the needs OF their relatives and friends
at home. This demand IS reflected in
requests from jobbers for the imme-
date shipment of goods which. under
normal conditions, would not be CON
signed until August and September.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
COlcrs
Domestic Demands for
u DyestuGs on the In
crease

Slightly increased activity was no.
t'ceable in the dyestufs market yester-
day. with increased domestic demands
coming from printers of cotton goods
and textile mills. Calls for direct
HACK and direct blue were of good
volume, and leading dealers are of the
opinion that price advance over the
prescnt quotation Of 81 pound nay be
expected.
Domestic woollen goods people are
taking good sized lots of jet black pot
ting, which is reported in large guam
titles in the local market, being quoted
at $1.35 a pound. There is n good dc
mand for chrome green and chrome
brown
New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. July % The dcrnsnd fo~
1ool. "The Commercial Bulletin" says.
continues steadily and prices, White
not materially higher. az tending up
~srd The mills are sbo~ino more in-
'er"st in the lower grade wonls
fne tone has improved ~ tne Ion
don auctions and at tho ;riVeT Plate
prices are rising, German demand brlug
more pronounced, although competition
there ~ general
The manufacturing situation Is hsrd
y chAnged. mills being sold about 90
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