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New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Textiles
Large Wooilen Business
S Expected Whers Mills
Sh0,u Samples

o. Selling agents for mills making high
class wooIlen and worsted fabrics antici-
pate q record-breaking business when
they show their samples in the near
future. Their optimism is based on the
argument that almost no high class
fabrics were produced during the war
period. Nearly every mill in the coun-
try making fabrics of reputation was
devoting about 100 per cent capacity to
war work frcm the time the United
States entered the conflict until shortly
after the signing of the armistice. AS
a result, there is said to be a shortage
of really dependable fabrics throughout
the country, and it is estimated that
two years of capacity production will
be necessary to make up this shortage.
- Sellers of the high grade cloths are
not worrying much about price, and if
reductions on these are made from the
prices that ruled the last time fabrics
were offered by the mills or their
agents, it is believed generally that
they will be less than reductions made
in the lower grade fabrics already Of
fered for use next fall. None of the
high grade mills was able to offer
spring fabrics this year, and only few
sold cloths for use during the fall and
winter season of 191819.
e Wholesale manufacturers of mems
fine clothing and merchant tailors ca
tering to the best class of trade have
been compelled to use fabrics of in
ferior merit, and they are said to be
anxiously awaiting the return to the
market of several of the we'll known
fabrics which have been firmly estab-
lished as high standards for many
years.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Rubber
Billion Dollar Business in
Rubber Products Is
Predicted for 1919

Everything points to an exception
ally active year for the rubber busi-
ness, according to crude rubber i'm
porters and rubber goods manufact-
urers. The head of one of the largest
rubber companies in the country is
authority for the statement that 1919
should see the manufacture of one
billiQn dollars worth of rubber prod
ucts in the United States, with all
branches of the industry sharing in
the generally increased production
Crude rubber brokers also hold this
optimistic attitude toward the future
of the business, and report that there
VIII be an unprecedented demand for
raw material
The Increased call for crude rub
Der is already made apparent through
the import records for the last few
months. While imports in February
are certain 20 show a gain over Jann.
airy, 1t is believed that March ship
ments reaching this country will sur
pass al! previous import records. The
situation IN the crude rubber market
Is now rapidly approaching the pre-
war standing, with manufacturers
speeding up on their production, con-
hdent that the scarcity cf recent years
IS thing of the past. The smaller
concerns are especially encouraged bv
the outlook
Prohting by the lessons learned
through the economy measures adopt
ed during the war, many manufactur-
ers have decided to continue their
STANDARDIZATION policies indefinitely.
-! IN the automobile tire field, however,
tnls plan of Standardization, under
winch 1T was proposed to reduce the
number of sizes on the market from
700 to nine, is not likely to material
lze' according to a statement recently
made made by the National Automobile
i1aa;np Gnamper OF Commerce. This organ
I7atlon has given thorough study to
the tire situation, and holds that linn
itl1g tires to nine sizes cannot log
lcaliy be done until the cars now in
use are permanently off the roads.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Leather
Export Buying, Dealers
Say, Would Aduance
Prices for Leothers

According to prominent leather
merchant, there is decided hesitancy
at present in the hide and leather mar
ket, with the trade having no definite
line of action planned for the future.
There have been few sales Of leather,
he says, because prices are not of the
kind that encourage a change of owner
ship in goods. In the opinion of this
man there is sufficient leather in this
country at present TO provide for neces-
sary home consumption, but if the ex-
pected European buying in the United
States develops these domestic stocks
naturally will be reduced materially
and higher prices can be expected
This merchant declared that leather
stocks abroad are now exhausted. but
that government restrictions have pre-
vented the shipments of raw hide to
this country for tanning
"The people abroad want leather" he
said, "and this is the only market in
which they can find it, If they give
us enough raw material we can produce
leather in quantities that will keep
prices down. With our supply Of hide
curtailed and a demand coming upon
US from all parts of the world for
leather, higher prices are inevitable" !"
1t was announced by the tanners
council yesterday that official coniir-
nation had been received of the lifting
Of the import restrictions against
American leather by the French gov
ernment. 1t is now possible to freely
export leather to France. The council
also announced that, according to re-
ports from Russia on January 10, there
were stored in the customs warehouses
at Vladivostok, Siberia, approximately
thirteen tons of wet and salted skins.
The class Of skins is not specified.
The War Trade Boards restrictions
on the exporting of leather to Finland
have been removed, but export licenses
will be required as heretofore.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Japan Buys Machineryin US.
10 Increase Textile OUTPUT
Exporter Says American Manufacturers Can Re.
tain Market Develope in the Far East at the
Expense Of English Competitors

special engineers who met the mill
owners and operators and designed
special machinery suitable to their
peculiar requirements and conditions.
While it is true that they have been
practically excluded from the Japan
ese market, the English manufacturers
DO not propose to lose this trade. They
have had the advantage in the matter
OF price, for as recently as 1916 the
English. accepted orders from Japan
at price of about $4,000 per spindle
c: j. f., whereas the American quota
ton was about $4,000 per spindle.
Durlng the past two years it has been
a matter of quick delivery, However.
rather than price, and for this reason
ohe american manufacturer had the
opportunity to get into that market.
Since 1916 some 250,O0O spindles have
been ordered from America, and al
ready about 10000 of these are in
Japan and being operated to-day.
English Makers Raise Prices
English manufacturers, l am in
formed, have carried over a number
of orders taken some time ago, with
the understanding that delivery would
be made as soon as possible after the
cessation Of hostilities. 1t is now said
that the price of the British product
is to be raised and besides this there
are other consideration which will un-
doubtedly leave the Japanese market
to Americans for some time to come.
English manufacturers will feel more
or less obliged to give preference for
machinery requirements to both
France and Belgium, whose spinning
industries are in a bad way. In Bel.
GUM alone, it is estimated, nearly
100000 spindles will be required and
France will need almost twice as many.
Therefore it is logical to conclude
that the production for the remainder
of this year Of English textile ma
chincry will go to those two countries.
AS to price increases, the English re-
Gently brought up the question of rails
ing the selling price Of their machines
about 60 per cent, which would be
about $4,000; or $4,000 higher than the
American product.
at is my impression that the present
moment offers a splendid opportunity
to American manufacturers to secure
for themselves definite volume of the
growing business of Japan's spinning
industry. If they will show the same
degree of interest that has been dis
played by the English and make a
study of the special requirements of
the Far Eastern market they should be
lblc to lay the foundation for a last
ing volume of business with Japan and
China and secure for American-made
machines the recognition to which they
are entitled in the spinning industry"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
New York Exports
Mount i'm January
Shipments From Five North
Atlantic Ports Rise as Peace
Trade Starts

Exports from five North Atlantic
ports of the United States during the
month of January show q large ex-
panslon compared with the same month
OF the previous year and for five years
previous. The total exports for the
five ports, which does not include bulk
grain and coal, for last January were
1,486,274 net tons. This compares
with 1884 tons in January, 1918,
while in 1917 they were LOTT, Ats tons,
IN 1915, 917,178 tons; in 1915, 515, ,674
tons; in 1914, 466,966 tons, and in
1913, 564,586 tons. The five ports rep
resented in these figures are New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Hampton Roads.
New York furnished the largest
part of these exports. In January,
for instance, the total was 1893, 1896
tons. Of the total in January of last
year this port had $685. The in
teresting point of the present figures
is that there is decline in the goods
which were carried strictly for the
government. This reflects the change
of conditions from war basis to one
of peace.
Government freight represented in
the January total for New York was
about half as large as in December,
Wheu tne government shipments were
about SO per cent of the total of
1,074,965 tons. Last November the
total freight delivered by rail lines
to New York for export was 1861 ,731
tons, and the government quota for
that month was even greater than in
December.
Shipments for export from this port,
as we'll as from other North Atlantic
ports, are understood not to be NOV
ing overseas at such a great rate as
they might because of the large
amount of ocean tonnage which is
now engaged in the carrying of food
for the relief of Europe.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26

Textile manufacturers in Japan and
China in order to increase the output
Of their mills during the war period
were forced to turn to America for
splndles, looms and other equipment.
Formerly most of the textile machn-
cry used in the Far East was pur-
chased from English manufacturers,
who for many years made a careful
study of the needs Of both the Japan
csc and Chinese spinners and seemed
to be able to supply just the kind Of
machinery that was wanted, and at
lower price, than the American makers
asked for their textile mill equipmen
But the war forced the English
manufacturers to withdraw from the
market temporarily and gave their
American competitors an opportunity
not only to sell large amount of
machinery that was Immediately
wanted to equip newly built textile
mills, but lay the foundation for d
further permanent expansion of busi
ness both in the Japanese and Chinese
markets. In calling attention to this
situation yesterday G. II. Taylor, of
CASTOR, Williams & Wigmore, Inc,
stated CndC IL was only TCaSOndDle TO
expect that the English manufacturers
would make strenuous efforts to regain
their trade in textile machinery in the
Far East and he urged the need for
Americans not to relax their efforts to
retain this newly developed outlet for
their products.
War Upset Monopoly
american manufacturers" he said,
"have in the past three years intro
duccd into the Japanese market tex
tile machinery made in the United
States. For many years English
manufacturers have enjoyed q monopo-
ly of that business in the Far East.
With the industrial changes in Eng
land due to war conditions and re-
strictions, the British manufacturers
found it impossible to continue sup
plying machinery in quantities for ex-
port trade. The result was that Japan
ese and Chinese spinners turned to
American manufacturers and they have
come to look with favor upon the
American product.
During the past three years
American machinery producers have
sold considerable spindle equipment to
the japanese. In 1914 Japan had in
operation about 100000 ring spin
dies and 25,3O0 weaving frames. To-
day the spindles have increased to
over 100000 and the weaving frames
to nearly $4,000.
"The English manufacturers for
many years sent out to the Far East
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Antipyrine at High Price

An interesting feature OF the drug
market at present is the high price
OF antipyrine, coal tar ierivtive us I'd
5or medicinal purposes, which is SELL
ing at S21 a pound and which before
the war sold at about $3.50 a pound
This drug is not made IN the United
States and was formerly imported
from Germany. Such small quantities
az are on hand in this country now
have been imported from England and
France, where the supply is also very
low. 1t is not expected that any large
quantities of this commodity will be OBJ
tainable until trade relations with
Germany are recstablished.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Trade in Mems Underwear
Shows Good Improvement

Trade in mems knit underwear seems
TO be improving. Road statesmen sre
sending in orders, and they report
that retail dealers are doing a good
volume of business. Western buyers,
when placing orders for balLriggan un-
derwear for distribution the coming
spring season, request that prompt
shipments be made. Numerous buyers
are expected to arrive in New York
during March. Manufacturerc continue
to curtail output, and they report that
they haze no stocks of fail goods.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Chemicals
Orders From, Russia for
Medicinal Chemicals
'ss Are Turned Do,un

Despite receding prices, consumers
are showing little or no interest in the
market for heavy chemicals. They are
using up the stocks thy have on hand
and making purchases only when nee
essary to fill immediate needs.
There is a fairly good domestic de-
mand for drugs and pharmaceuticals,
as dealers throughout the country are
still replenishing their stocks, much
depleted by the influenza epidemic
Export orders for drugs from Russia
are being received, but few of them
are being filled because of the uncer-
tainty as to who is the actual custo-
nner and because of the unsettled fin
ancial conditions in that country.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Express Claims Collected

Thirty-two thousand dollars have
been collected for its members by the
United Waist League of America
on 2,131 claims of members against the
express company during the last five
months, according to q statement issued
yesterday.
The league is now taking a census of
the merchandise produced by its mem
bers, and is compiling data on prices
for the convenience of buyers. Trade
marked lines of waists are registered
at the league so that any buyer can
obtain almost all wanted information
concerning the New York wholesale
waist market.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Growing Business on
Rubber Fonsx.ear

An indication of the development of
the rubber boot and shoe business is
provided by the growth of the foot
year yea business of the Firestone Tire and
hunber Company. This big Akron com
pany, took up the manufacture Of rub
Der ooots and shoes about a year and
nan ago, with a force of twenty
men. NOW the boot and shoe manu-
featuring division occupies six wings
of the Akron plant and EMPLOYS -
force of seven hundred. Its daily nro-
duction of $500 pairs of light foot
wear may soon be doubled.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Bush Family Party Tonight

The employees of the Bush Termi-
nal' the Bush Broad Street office and
the Bush Terminal Sales Building
VIII gather in the latter structure to,
night for the Quarterly Bush Celtic
gether Night. The entertainment VIII
consist of a minstrel show. a dance
and refreshments. Irving T. Bush,
head Of the organization, will deliver
an address.
For several years the employees of
the organization have gathered four
tunes year in similar parties.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Big Offering of Goods
For Mems Clothing

Strong, Hewat G. Co., Inc, will offer
between 400 and 500 styles of fancy
cheviots for the mems clothing and
tailoring trade for next fall and winter
on Monday, March 8. This company,
which has earned reputation for pro-
ducing fabrics of virgin wool, showed
nothing last fall for the spring 1919
season, as Its production at that time
was taken over entirely by the govern
ment
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
New French Fabric

Word comes from Paris that one of
the leading French knitting mills is
showing wool jersey of two layers of
cloth interlocked and measuring more
than quarter of an inch in thickness
as a new fabric for women's coats
next fall
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
C5rlbune
19dXSerVlCe
You must make your first
payment on the income tax ON
March Is to take advantage of
the instalment plan.

r HE Federal revenue la,U, under
which 1918 income is tcred, is an
some respects a highly technical docu-
rent; and 1T 1ciU be further complicated
By rulings and interpretations of the
Treasury Department. The taapayer may
ind 1T hard to ansWer such questions
as how much tao mast be paid, hoaU to
pay the tur, holo to fill in the forms on
qohlch returns must be made, to what
extent, If any, an income is exempt from,
the leUy, etc. The corporation mag find
At equally difficult to solve problems
connected 1Oith the Income, ,Udr and
ercess profits imposts.
The Tribune has therefore prorided
thas Tnr Service Department. Through
the courtesy of the Guaranty T,7tst
COmpGnV of Ne1O York.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Bids for Shearlings

Bids were opened yesterday at the
Quartermasters Office in Washington,
D. c., covering shearlings young
calves-owned by the government and
offers were made by twelve tanning
concerns. Awards are expected to be
made within a few days.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26

Question-During 1918 I was in ac-
I'VE service IN the navy from July 80
TO TO december 10, about four and two
Ihlrd months. in which time | should
nave received as pay $1,000, at the
rate of $3.50 per month.
The only pay that l actually received
was 300 IN August, and when | was
released they told me that | owed the
government Sill which | cheerfully
paid IN cash to get out Therefore the
net u, amount | received was $2729.
Ihere was deducted from my account
SIS for family allotment, of which
my wife received SOL in 1918 and $50
in 1919.
There was deducted from my account
$33 for insurance.
had paid $500 on a Liberty bond
which l cancelled on my release as
could not pay the balance in cash. The
government has not yet refunded the
amount paid in nor have | any receints
to show,
Answer-The new law provides that
saiary or compensation not in excess
OF $500 received from the United
States during the present war for ac-
tive service in the military or naval
forces of the United States shall he
exempt from tax.
Amounts paid for insurance are not
deductible from any other income
which yOn may have received.
Since you have not as vet suffercd
an actual loss on your Liberty bond the
amount which you mention NAV not he
deductible. We presume that the gov
ernment Will refund this amount in
due time. 49,
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Bauer Chemical Stock Sold

The Alien Property Custodian sold
at auction yesterday 1000 shares, or
TIE entire outstanding capital stock
of the Bauer Chemical Company, Inc,
&c Pfeiffer & Mermer, of st. Louis and
this city, or their bid of 100000.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
OTTON STATISTICS
Liverpool Cotton Cables

Spot cotton. dull and easier; mid
ding 2S points lower at l72Sd; good
middling, 16 points lower at tS.69d.
Sales, 1000; American, 800. Imports.
1000, all American. Futures opened
quiet, at to 8 points decline. Closed
steady at a decline of points to an
advance of 4 points on old contracts
and at decline of 8 to 30 points on
1851; April, 1916; May, l3.4s; June
1912; July 1880; August 1888: Sen,
tember 1918. nchester-Yarns
moderate demand; cloths, fair bust.
ness doing.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Spot Cotton Market

Southern spot markets follow: Gal
weston quiet. unchanged at 2s.25c;
sales, 73S bales. New Orleans stead,
unchanged at 2725c; sales, 1,051 bales.
Mobile quiet, unchanged at 24.25c;
sales, 73S bales. New Orleans steady.
changed at 27c; sales nil Charleston
quiet, unchanged at Csc; sales nil.
Norfolk steady, 25 points higher, at
24.5Oc; sales, 536 bales. Augusta quiet,
unchanged at 25.63c; sales, Ga bales.
Memphis steady, unchanged at 26.5Oc;
sales, 400 bales. st. Louis quiet, un-
changed at 26.50c; sales nil. Houston
steady, 25 points higher, at 26.50c;
sales, 881 bales. Little Rock quiet, un-
changed at 26.50c; sales, PIG bales.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Livestock. Meats. Provisions

Following are yesterdays prices. compared vs.
those of a year ego:
Yesterday year sga
prime 100 ID. $3.50 @sls.oo sli.so esisa
Dressed beef sides. ,su
ID. ........-... az q 2s .l5H9 .ish
to prime. 100 ID 1900 q also i4Oo 9 iaH
Dressed veals. city. a.
Live 1S ewes. 100 h. 900 oo 8 400 800 3 sos
p prime '''i5i 100 ii IL. .io.oo q 1900 1880 sS
Dressed mutton. 10 .l6 GO ~ is q ~
Dressed lambs. city. a.
Hogs. 100 ID. 400 a 1900 1899 d
cons. ii. ''' -. "a @ .24s .sssSg .rA
Mess pork bsl 800 g ssss s2.So SO szoe
Lard Middle Nest .,sa
Continued on ncrt page
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26

Question: Are contributions for the
support of a church under what is
known as the "envelope system'-so
much per week, deductible under the
provisions Contributions, to corpora
tlons organized exclusively for re-
liglous purposes"?
Answer: Contributions of the char
acter that you mention are deductible.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
> u s t G n a n ce
Cereals

Wheat.-According to a Broomhall
cable received yesterday, the stocks
IN the United Kingdom of wheat
amounted to 39,440,000 bushels, and
aside from this there are 5S,392OOO
bushels which have been bought but
not yet shipped
Crop advices from Europe show i'm.
provement, but reports from Rumania
say that country is practically stary-
ing and that both foodstufs and seed
are urgently needed
,Corn.-This market was frmer. and
while prices failed to hold all of the
advance the close showed net gains Of
u to % cents. Commission houses
were good buyers carly on predictions
that the government would again fix
the minimum price of hogs at 17ls
cents for March. Toward the close Of
the day there was profit taking on
private cables reporting improved Ia
Dor conditions in the Argentine.
The cash demand was not active
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26

acter that you mention are deductible.
Question: Kindly let me know if 7
am Obliged to file an income tax re-
turn blank?
| am head of my family, being sole
support of my mother, and my total
income is not $4,000.
answer; Assuming that your mother
Is incapable of self-support, because
mentally or physically defective, and
that you are her chief support, YOU
are entitled to a personal exemntion of
sz,zOO, and, consequently, not subject
to income tax. However. the law re-
CURES that the head of a family should
Hie return provided taxable income ia
received in excess of $1,000.
Question: Will you please let me
know. if one buys to-day 100000 of
the fourth issue AZ per cent Liberty
bonds and one and one-half times as
many combined of the second ana
thlrd issues, he is entitled to the
tax exemptions?
understand that the government
reused TO exempt same unless the
noloers were original subscribers to
Answer: Thirty thousand dollars in
vested in Liberty bonds of the fourth
issue will exempt, for a period end
ing two years after the termination of
the war, an aggregate amount of the
second and third issues not in excesa
OF $4,000, provided the holder was an
original subscriber to such bonds of
the fourth issue. VI
Question: If my income is $4,000
year, and L have wife and two small
children depending on me, What ;ncnnna 1,a~,,
tax will l have to pay? 40 0'''o
Answer: Assuming that all of the
income which you mention Is suh;nct
to the normal tax, and that you have no
allowable deduction, you must nav q
tax of $156. The method of comnyt.
tion is as follows:
Net income esooo
Personal exemption ..S SO0
Net income subject to tax. So. 500
Amount of tax at G ner cent s1sc
New-York tribune., 1919-02-26

Rye.-Market stronger
Yesterdays Previous Yeas
New York: close. close. ago
Cash. No. wheat. st56 $1.52 s245