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New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Getting Ready for
Next Summer Trade
Makers of Light Fabrics for
Mems Clothes Expect
Big Demand

Because of the high prices which
regular worsted and woollen suits will
command next spring and summer, the
manufacturers and retailers Of mems
tropical clothing, such as suits of Palm
Beach cloth, mohair, crash and similar
fabrics, expect remarkable business.
They are preparing for it now, accord
ing to clothing manufacturers who
have started taking orders for next
summers clothing.
Several of the manufacturers have
brought out attractive lines of tropical
clothing. The main divergence from
last year lies in the more careful tai
loring put into the clothes, which is
expected to be large factor in rec
ommending them to the public. The
chief criticism of strictly summer
clothes in the past, it is said. has been
directed at their lack of good tailoring
and general slipshod appearance
With better tailoring the clothes will
cost more, but at retail prices ranging
from $50 to S35, it is said, they Will
look cheap in price in comparison with
ta' $50 TO S75 woolen aud worstcd
Sn a. Which arc expected to form the
bN-k Of merchandise offered in this
ci4e- ucXt summer
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
LEATHER-De.,er Market
Develops in Hides After Decline

Dealers stated yesterday that the
hldc market, to all appearances. has
definitely turned the corner and chat
the unsettled conditions OF the past
two weeks should now be succeeded bv
good busincssf The sale Of several
hundred thousand pounds Of packer
hides at Chicago thursday at good
prices indicated to buyers and sellers
the underlying strength of the market.
Dealers said that buying in July, due
to the influence of outside conditions
and the activities Of spectators, made
inc market runaway affair with
prices quoted at ridiculous levels The
sharp decline since then has forced out
spectators and brought down the
prices of hides to levels where tanners
may buy with the assurance of a rea
sonable profit. In other words, prices
IN the future will be dominated bv the
demands from tanners rather than by
the manipulations Of spectators.
Buying from September to january
is always heavy. Tanneries fill their
needs for the entire year at this time.
as the best grades of hides are on the
market. From January until July only
long haired hides of poor quality are
obtainabl&
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
COLORS-Nore Buyers Are
Actire in DvestufS Market

Some Improvement in buying has
been noted in the dycstuffs market
during the past two days. Dealers
state that although the majority Of
orders received still call for small
quantities there has been some in
crease in the number Of customers who
are actively purchasing. The more
common colors are taken in 400 and
800 pound lots, while the scarcer
shades arc distributed in so and 100
pound lots. The big buyers. such as
the textile and paper mills. have not
placed any contracts, dealers stated.
but good business is expected from
these sources in the immediate future
AS 1t is generally known that the sup
plies on hand are low.
DyestutTs manufacturers say business
has improved considerably during the
pas. few days. Those who sell direct
to dyestufs dealers report the placing
OF many contract orders for shipments
averaging 1000 to 5000 pounds a
month. They state that the outlook
tor the dealers must be promising if
orders placed are true reflection Of
conditions in the trade.
Exporters declared yesterday that
bright shades are being shipped to the
Orient IN good quantities. There APP
pears to be scarcity OF indigo in
China. and the cheap cost Of producing
synthetic indigo in this country has
made China an excellent export market.
Other bright shades such as malachite
green, wool green. fuchinc colors
methyl violet and victoria blue are
beng sent TO the Orient where large
quan'lties are consumed in dyeing
cheap fabrics. straw goods. cloth and
reed mats aAd mosquito netting.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Committee to Stimulate
Interest in Ship Paper
A. B. Forbes Heads Body That
Will Seek to Establish
Market for 1t

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The crea-
tion of two new committees, one to
interest investment bankers in ship
paper and the other to propose re-
visions of the maritime laws, was an
nounced by Chairman Payne, of the
Shipping Board tonight
Allen B. Forbes, of the firm of Harris,
Forbes G. Co., of New York. was ap-
pointed chairman of committee of
bankers, the members of which he is to
select, to attempt to create market
for ship paper in this country. A bill
now before the House would give ship
paper priority over all other claims
against merchant vessels. The measure
is designed to assist ship operators
in securing loans with which to make
payments on vessels to be purchased
from the Shipping Board.
?. A. S. Franklin was named chair
man of the committee on revision OF
the maritime laws. This committee
may submit individual reports or a
joint report by all its members Other
members of the committee arc +
Parker kirlin, Homer L. Furgeson II
F. Alexander, David T. Warden, Alfred
Gilbert Smith and Eugene Z. O'Don-
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
RuBBER-Cood 4ciirify Noo
In Cru{c Rubber Market

Manufacturers of all sorts of rubber
goods visited the crude rubber market
yesterday and purchased stocks freely
at higher quotations. This heavy buy
ing caused much excitement in the
market. with prices reaching the HIGH
est point of the week. Dealers are of
the opinion that manufacturers are
disposing of their stocks of crude al
most as quickly as it is purchased. due
to the wonderful demand for rubber
goods from foreign countries. Ribbed
smoke sheets were strong at the close
bringing As u cents a pound. an ad-
vance of IA cents a pound over the
preceding close. First latex brought
81. cents, while brown crepe sheets
could be purchased for 4ola cents. The
Paras also held their early strength,
up-rivcr fine closing at 50 cents and up
river caucho at 32ls cents pound.
Futures were strong. October December
ribbed smoke sheets bringing 49,,
cents and first latcx 50,2 cents. Cables
from London and Singapore indicated
firm and advancing markets.
The scrap rubber market closed
hrmer in sympathy with the improving
position of crude rubber. but there has
been no Improvement in the demand
Fire and steam hose scrap was trihe
higher. dealers being willing to sell at
from to Is cents pound. For au-
tomobilc scrap 312 cents was asked.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Tariff OH Pearl Buttons
Expected to Build Industry

Apparel manufacturers and othe,
users OF pearl buttons are beginning to
anticipate increased prices in case the
anenament tnns n. for tariff on pearl but
IONS recently passed by the House is
also voted on favorably by the Senate
nut'on manufacturers said Yesterday
INA. large orders are being placed.
partieuiarly by out-of-town garment
manu1acturers, who seem to have taken
more interest in developments in tba
Dutton industry than local users. One
en1cago manufacturer is said to have
braerea bi fuli years supply of pearl
buttons yesterday from a Japanese im-
porting firm. '''
The tariff, if imposed, will raise the
prices f1f od OF some grades of pearl buttons
iuliy 100 per cent. it is expected. WIN
tarlh, say American button makers
the domestic industry will make Great
strides: sa,ia s. New DEVELOPMENTS, they say.
nave neen retarded by the necessity of
competing with cheap Japanese
buttons.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Remedy Sought for Scarcity
OF Skilled Wutchn1nkers
Better Factory Conditions Abroad Tend to Keep
Many Foreign Worke RS From Coming to This
Country-Other Ind dustres Prove Attractive

At the fourteenth annual conven-
ton Of the American National Re-
tail jewelers. Association held in Chi
cago, NJ. II. Bell, chairman of the COM
mittee of skilled workmen in the
jewelry industry, submitted a report
covering the labor situation existing
at present in the Matchmaking trade.
The purpose of this committee is to de-
termine the cause and, if possible, to
suggest some remedy for the existing
scarcity of skilled watchmakers.
In his statement Mr.. Bell said:
"While there are some minor reasons
for this scarcity Of skilled labor, the
principal one is that few foreign
watchmakers have been coming to this
country during the past three years.
This was due somewhat to the war and
travelling facilities, but more especial
ly to the increased activities in the
watch business in foreign countries.
This, coupled with improved labor con-
ditions and largely increased salaries
paid in foreign watch factories, has
had a tendency to keep skilled work
men at home.
"The next reason for this scarcity is
that the field for skilled labor is get
ting larger. A few years ago if man
had a liking for finer mechanics he in
stinctively turned to Matchmaking, but
to-day there are many other lines that
require equally as skilled men and
whose work is just as fascinating as
the jewclry trade
"Anothcr cause for this shortage, I
regret to say is that the Matchmaking
trade is permeated with great many
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
TEXTiLES-Reriral of Buying
anticipated in Cotton Goods

There was an increased conviction
among mill agents yesterday that the
season of comparative ulness which has
prevailed in business in the cotton
goods market for the past three weeks,
is drawing to close. These firms
were confident that another week will
bring many buyers from out of town
and purchases will be revived on a
brisk scale. 1t was pointed out that
buying from the retail stores of the
country will be enlivened from now on
with the return to their homes Of the
consumers who have been away for the
summer. That buying will be i'm
mediately reflected in the local market.
Despite the inactivity OF the mark ct
there were few complaints from either
manufacturer or jobbers. Only the
Of buying. Mills. as a whole, have the
entire productions up to December I
already sold. Jobbers have had a
heavy business for fall and are oc-
cupied with shipment of orders on
their books. One agent for a manu-
1acturer OF colored goods said that the
conditions Of the industry were so
good that his firm would not >be con-
cerned if no sales were made during
the next sixty days.
Prices for basic gray goods were
lowered to orrespond with the drop
IN raw cotton quotations. A f1uctua-
ton in raw cotton invariably is re-
tiected in gray goods prices, especially
when the merchandise is controlled by
speculators. Yesterday they sold
limited stocks OF standard size to
converters for Is cents yard.
Brokers and mill agents believed
that the converters have not BOUGHT
sufficient print cloth to cover the Or
ders they have on their books. 1t is
thought that the convertcrs Will soon
be IN the market for large quantities
Of those fabrics. and owing to the fact
that virtually ali stocks owned bv
specuIators have been lately consumed
they will have to buy their merchan-
disc from the mills If general bus
mess conditions become settled and
mill agents are convinced that print
cloth will go directly into CONSUMPTION.
II is said that a standard size Of prav
goods will be sold by the agents for
10 cents a yard, which is materially
under prices quoted month ago.
Underway manufacturers bought
some nainsook yesterday from mill
agents. paying from 171a to so cents a
yard. although sales of the latter
priced quality We're light.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
German Traders Active
In Dutch East Indies

An opportunity for American manu-
iacturers to gain a foothold in the
Dutch East Indies. according TO the
National Foreign Trade Council, will
be presented next Ma. at the fair to
be held at Bandeong. about two hours.
ride from Batavia. Java
Amerlcan manufacturers saws the
council, should not overlook the fact
that the population of the Island OF
Java alone is 30,000,OOO. The classes
OF goods which would find a ready sale
are motor cars, cycles, lorries and vans.
motorboats oil mill and sugar mill
machinery; engines Of all kinds. espe-
c'aliy engines which can use petrol.
petroleum or petroleum residue; civil
ana sanitary engineering requisites;
electric lighting, etc; planting reouis
ties and articles for native use: hollow
ware. boots and shoes, mining reouis-
ties and portable railways At the last
pre-"ar fair Germany had in operation
complete portable railway. At the
coming tar It is proposed to exhibit
all articles of foreign origin necessary
TO start new industries or for the i'm
provement and development of existing
industries, including machinery. etc
american manufacturers should car
talnly avail themselves of this onnor.
tunlty and make good displav Of
American manufactures.
Another important reason u,b,
American manufacturers should mako
a good show at this fair is that with
the exception of few South American
states, the Dutch East Indies are the
only countries in the world where Ger
mans have been free to trade durinc
the war. About 10000 Germans ac1
TO Java at the outbreak of war. and
Iney nave not been idle. The Dutch
sndles' IN fact, are the point d'appui
:or any German commercial expansion
IN the Far East after tho u.or"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Applying Chemistry
To Everyday Life

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept. 5.-Sug-
gestions for the application of chem
istry to everyday life appeared in
many of the discussions aud scientific
programmes outlined by Leading chem
lists of the country AT the annual
meeting of the American Chemical
Society which closed last night
The report on the uses of milk bv the
Minnesota Agricultural Section demon
attated that the milk from cows
which had had green pasture is far
more nutritious than than of the
animal which feeds on dry fodder. 1t
has q greater influence in preventing
the scuryy which often attacks BABIES.
Mothers who have been buying
oranges as u necessary part OF the
diet of young children were told that
rhubarb juice is practically as good as
that OF the orange IN the prevention
and cure of scurvy. Rhubarb has the
additional advantage Of being cheaper.
Discovery Of all kinds Of new oils
from vegetables attracted the attention
of chemists at the gathering. One
chemists has found an edible oil in
the cookie burr although it is probably
better adapted for the making OF paint
and warns Pay on the extraction
of oil from the okra seed. the Hubbard
. qdash and the Alligator pear were
read.
Professor Allen Rogerst Of Pratt In
stitute, Brooklyn, told what excellent
food can be made from the shark.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
FURS-SmaU Dealers
Collecting LoiUer Grade Pelts

Several Of the smaller dealers in
raw and dressed furs are collecting
larger supplies of the lower grade
skins in anticipation of a big demand
for this class of merchandise. Several
large shipments of Australian rabbits
reached the market this week.
1t was said yesterday that opossum
raccoon and fox, all long haired furs,
are being asked for in greater guam
titles by manufacturing furriers, who
will use them in making scarfs and
sets.
Dealers and manufacturers alike be-
licve that colder weather will bring out
a strong demand for the long haired
furs in sharp contrast to the distinct
favoritism toward the short haired
furs, which has prevailed up to the
present time.
Opossum and raccoon also are being
used to a great extent by the garment
manufacturers as trimmings, collars
and cuffs on cloaks and suits of medium
grades. Beaver and nutra are called
for by the high class cloak and suit
makers, who use them. for trimmings.
Stocks of these furs in the hands of
dealers are said to be abnormally low.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Police Fight Bartender
trouble Starts When They 1r.
to Carry Ont Drinks

The story of Homeric battle that
was waged in the saloon of Ferdinand
felti' at 3C5 Borden Avenue, Long
Island City, over drink Of whisAey
was recounted in Long Island F'tv
court yesterday by Petit and his
bartender, John Bassimer They were
charged with assauiting Detective
Joseph ,Carraccioli, who is said 10 have
disguised himself and purchased
whlskey at Peiti's saloon.
When ne attempted Ia take it from
the place. 1T is saind. the proprietor ana
the bartender attacked him. There,
upon four other detectives are sara
TO have come to his assistance and 10
nave beaten petit and Bassimer. !.
These two brought photographs OF
their injuries into court yesterday.
The detectives admitted that they
handled Petit and Bassimer roughly,
After Magistrate Conway had lectures
the police on the impropriety of bes,.
ing up citizens. the charge of assam.
was dismissed. Petit was arraigped 6g
the Federal Court, Brooklyn, charssu
with selling intoxicating liquor.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
interpretations

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Wearb Nathan Smilownz. Harry Smilo-
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Bcc1. David Beck. 10 West Twentieth
Street. New York city
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
CHENnCALs-Strong Spot
Demand for Some Products

Scarcity on the spot market gave
impetus to the number OF inquiries re-
ceived for saMcylic acid, oxalic acil
and formaldehydo all of which are in
demand from consuming industries
throughout the country. Inquiries for
salicylic were numerous and dealers
experienced difficulty in obtaining suf-
1clent quantities to till demands For
maldchyde, used chiefly as a germicide,
was also in good demand, although only
small lots are available on the market.
Prices were firm at % q cents pound.
cents higher than prices in the early
part of the week. OXaiic acid was
quoted at 90 cents pound with calls
from textile mills, corkmakers, laun-
dries and photographers. Oxalic acid
is used largely as a reducing agent and
in removing ink spots and rust from
fabrics.
According to reports current yes
terday the government has sold nearly
a half million pounds OF arsenic in the
Wet at cents pound. The price in
New York for arsenic is 10 and II
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Tax Proposed On
Hides From India
American Dealers Fear Handi.
cap in Is Per Cent
lmpOst

Tanners and hide merchants are
anXlously awaiting word from the
American Consul at Calcutta regarding
the proposed imposition of Is pei
cent export duty on hides and skins
from India. Shipments to countries
within the British Empire, it is stated
Will be exempt from such tax and the
effect in this country would be to place
American leather merchants under a
serious handicap in competing with
British and Canadian dealers.
According to telegram received at
the Foreign Trade Bureau of the Tan
ners Council Of America yesterday
India is likely to impose a duty on
shipments to all countries outside the
British Empire on the basis of Is per
cent ad valorcm for high grade goods
and a dropping scale for the lower
grades. AS American hide men are
accustomed to buying the best grades
of skins they will be affected most by
this ruling.
Unofficial advces received by hide
and leather men leads them to believe
tho embargo Will be imposed. If this
ruling does 90 into effect Canada will
be able 90 import Indian hides, tan
them, and successfully compete with
American leather mon unless the latter
are able to produce on a sufficiently y
large scale to materially reduce over
head charges.
America is one Of the largest I'M
porters of Indian hides and skins
During the month Of July l3 per cent
Of the raw stock brought into this
country came from Ind "a. Most OF the
goat skins used in the manufacture Of
uppers for shoes are imported from
that country. In July, 22 per cent OF
the dry goat skins and ~ per cent of
The wet goat skins imported came rom
India. Moro than 80 per cent of the
calf skins imported during July came
from India. Cali skins are also US ID
to manufacture shoe up?crs. Of the
buffalo hides imported IS per cent cam
from India.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06

men who are not really skilled work
men. This is probably due to their
having improperly learned the trade;
still they are counted as wAtchmakers
and managed to squeeze by until the
advent Of higher grade watches, which
soon taught the public more accurate
time, and these conditions soon forced
these men into other lines, which fact
alone shows how great a problem con-
fronts the jcweller to induce young
men to serve a complete apprentice
ship in some store or trade school in
order to lay a foundation for a Skilled
workman"
Mr.. Bell pointed out that in his in
vcstigation Of other factories and
shops he found skilled workmen we're
working only forty-four hours a week.
while watchmakers put in nine hours
day and in some cases work on Sat
urday evenings and, in addition to this,
many jewellers keep their stores open
evenings from one to three weeks be-
for Christmas. These conditions, he
said, are enough to force any one into
more congenial lines.
"a great DEAL" Mr. Bell said, "has
been written and said about the beau
ties of the jewelry business. seeking
young men to enter it, but not word
ID SoiU uDOul uiuIltIlCtIt - SdIdIlcS ).
The fact is the jeweller is standing to-
day whore the progressive business
nan was twenty years ago. While
other lines have been steadily ncreas-
ing salaries the jeweller has been con-
tent to think that the old $2O and S25
a week salary would last always. At
last, but too late, he has awakened
from his sleep"
In setting the watchmakers' salary
the trade, MIR. Bell says, should be
guided by what other lines are paying.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
The News of Business

chief demand for acceptane
West dealers said yesterday
extremely small proportion of the bills
ing amounts are owg into the dealers
eagerly to all they The
which were accepted by P Morgan Co.. the National
National Bank OF Commerce the
reached the market yesterday bills
and $400o000O of them the
month.
Call loans ured by Morgan &
Co at Az cent instead of was
reduced in August, when
Outofown banks all paper
reached the market yesterday Local institutions
onal bought bills The and
some especially attractive moved at 81
Rates on bankers acceptances unchanged follows
days DAYS
memhe banks s g. I42
Eligible 45-16@4il Ak @4 5-16
Ineligible bank bills s5A 0N4 5l4
For delivery within thirty days: Eligible
quoted at TIC eligible
eligible bank bills at