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New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Colors
of Patent Blue
Dye From, SlUit5erland
Arriues Here

reduction in the price of patent
blue is expected following the arrival
OF consignment of this colorinc ma
terial from Switzerland Two weeks
ago this dye was selling at around $40
pound, but within the last few days
1T has been quoted at SIS.
Patent blue is not made in the United
States and dealer who is a technical
dyestuffs expert stated Yesterday that
in his opinion this color could not be
produced in this country for perhaps
ten or fifteen years. The German pat
ents taken over by the Chemical Foun-
dation. Inc, from the Alien Property
Custodian, he asserted, would for
long time be of no value to the Ameri-
can dye manufacturers, as it would
take years of experimenting to produce
suitable intermediates for the man
utacture of the colors covered by the
patents ne pointed to para red as an
example. This coloring material is used
largely in the paint trade and is also
employed in making acid orange and
other simple" colors. 1t is said to be
one OF the least difficult colors to pro
duce and yet great deal of expert
mentlng, after war was declared. was
necessary to get the proper result
Ihe German product formerly sold for
lO cents pound The American-made
dye now sells for so cents pound but
until recently the price was AS high
as S1.50 a pound. The reason for this
high price was that large quantities of
'ntermedlatcs we're spoiled in the carly
production and before American man
ufacturers discovered the secret of it's
making. 1T was found that the trick
tlon and preparation of Intermediates
and In the proper fusing with chemi-
cais so as to obtain the desired result.
before this method of production was
discovered the results obtained worc
mostly brown color instead of a red.
since this color is regarded as one of
the simplest to make, the production of
Va1 ayes, winch are much moro diff
cult to obtain, could not, it is con
tended, be accomplished in many years
unless some chemist "stumblcd on tho
secret by accident"
The domestic market for dvestuf's
continued dull, with consumers dcclin
ing TO lay IN stocks of materials for
future use and buying only for imme-
dlate needs. Exporting houses also are
only purchasing on actual order. 1t
Is generally believed in the industry
mat the inactivity will continue until
after peace is signed and the credit
condition of European consumers is
known 40
Export inquiry for dyestuffs contin-
ues good, although orders are onlv
coming in slowly. China, India and
oo;th America are asking for direct
reds, ,yellows and other bright colors
Tor dyeing cotton and wool. Some
small orders for the same colors arc
also coming from Mexico
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Chemicals
Chemicals
S,Uedish Paper Interests
Purchase Large Quantity
of Sulphur Here

Swedish interests yesterday bought
two thousand tons Of crude sulphur in
this market. The purchase was made
from the Freeport Sulphur Company
of Freeport, Tex, and the product will
be used in the manufacture of paper in
Sweden. The buyer is now seeking to
charter a steamer, and will ship the
sulphur in bulk, instead of packing it in
bags.
Japan. it was learned yesterday, is
offering five hundred tons of lump
sulphur, c. i. f. Pacific Coast, for May
and June delivery, but the price asked
is said to be much higher than the rul-
ing quotation in the domestic market of
$38 TO $40 ton.
The demand for sulphur for domestic
consumption is inactive, while large
stocks are in the hands Of producers,
who sLeeded up production for war
purposes. The cessation of the manu-
facture of sulphuric acid is one of the
principal reasons for the absence of
demand for sulphur. Sulphur is also
used largely in the manufacture of
candles, paper and matches, and is also
used as fertilizer in connection with
phosphate. England. France and Italy
are placing fairly large orders in this
\OuiiIiy.
New York chemical manufacturers
who have claims against the govern
ment for materials delivered during the
war are we'll satisfied with the progress
being made by the local claims board.
The adjusters in this district, it is said,
are making faster headway than those
in some other parts of the country.
where manufacturers are complaining
because of the slowness in the settle
ment of their claims.
The use of TINT and picric acid in
blasting operations has been suggested
by leaders in the trade. There are
large quantities Of these materials on
hand, and, according to the statement
of one manufacturer, the trade believes
these stocks can be made available by
the simple process Of not refining them
too highly. The product thus obtained,
it was stated, would be cheaper than
dynamite or nitroglycerine. 1t is
understood that the government has
made arrangements to turn over to the
railroad administration large quanti-
ties of TINT and picric acid for use in
track construction.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03

ment financing. But at the end of
this month the last great government
loan will be out of the way. There is
possibility, with these funds released
from that necessity, that the New YorL
BANKS Will again enter the commercial
paper market as regular buyers. Com
merclal borrowing may revive if for no
other reason than the temptation of
unusually low rates for money.
The bank acceptance market vester.
day was quiet. There was not mich
buying, the principle reason beine
mat there was not much to be be
n oought. There is scarcity of
choice names. and scarcity of bills
as whole. Banks show preference
&c, ,or the shorter-term bills; thew do not
like to 60 over seventy days, but deal.
ers do not think they would have anv
diif}hcuity dif1 in selling good ninety-day
bills if they had them.
Flfteen to sixty day prime trade ac-
ceptances were quoted at 5@5H Der
cent; cent sixty to ninety days, 565H Der
cent; lndorsed trade acccptances. IL
per cent, all maturities. -
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Leather
Buying Season for Noueltv
Leather Goods Opens
This Month

Novelty leather goods manufacturers
arc preparing for the opening of the
active buying Of holiday merchandise
ior next season. Buyers usually come
INTO the market for these goods about
the middle Of April. AS a rule thew
buy sufficient stock at one time +o
carry them for several months after
the holidays, but last year it is said
sales wcro so large that the retailers
were forced to make several visits to
the market to fill in stock.
, because OF labor shortage many of
the manufacturers are unable to turn
out sufficient merchandise to meet the
requirements of the trade. Former
employees are returning to the leather
goods factories slowly, it is said, and
for this reason deliveries are held nm
During the war the manufacturers
were forced to abandon their efforts
to cultivate South American markets
and could only partially fill the orders
from domestic dealers. 1t is not ex
pected that this situation will show
any Improvement for some time. AS
Tor prices, the manufacturers say that
it is likely that the cheaper grade of
ieae"er KoooS may De reduced, but that
the better grades will continue at
their present level or make slight ad
vances.
Dealers are laying in large stocks
OF leather goods Of service to travellers.
according to the manager Of the New
YORK office Of c. i. Rumpp g. Sons, a
Philadelphia concern. Retailers, he
says, arc interested now in toilet cases,
nasks, overnight cases, touring writ.
ing tablet cases and games Of various
sorts in leather cases. He also do.
clares that this is big season fer
seal bill books, bill folds and card
cases, both plain and gold mounted.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Silks
Orders for Fall Silk
Goods Augment Buying
Of Spring Fabrics

Good-sized orders for spring fah-
rics, augmented by an increased VOL
ume of business in fancy fall weaves
made for activity yesterday in the
silk trade. High grade printed georr-
cites and foulards were in active re-
quest, the goods being wanted for the
Easter sales of retail merchants. Mer-
chants from the West and South were
present in fair numbers. Manufao-
turerss reported that previous to the
war business in spring silks almost
always terminated about March *
but the outlook is that trade through,
out the month of April this year will
be maintained at high levels. Buy
ers, while waiting for lower prices.
have deemed it prudent to make fre-
quent visits to the market, and to take
gust the quantities of goods they
needed. But lower prices have not ma
terlalized OH high grade fabrics.
While buyers do not show eacor-
ness to place fall orders, some of the
leading manufacturers asserted thn,,
mad made fair sales of fancy autum,,
weaves. 1t was positively declared
that reductions in prices were improh-
able, but that instead quotations later
on may be higher. 'e-
Importers with French connections
stated that they had gathered a relae
lively big collection of tinselled bro
cades and other Lyons novelties. and
these will be displayed next weeI
Some good-sized orders for fancv
rrench weaves, mostly satin effects
Tor fall delivery were reported.
The price of Japanese raw silk
moved up five cents pound yesterday
and 1t was stated that demand for tbis
product, mainly for nearby delivery
was rather active. y
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03

turers voluntarily have put down their
price lists, even though labor and raw
material costs have not declined with
in the last year.
Il doubt if the carpet, rug and other
floor covering manufacturers will be
able to fill all the orders they receive
during the next eight months. One
drawback is the labor situation, which
is far from satisfactory, and no one
can tell at the present moment what
the ultimate outcome will be. Weavers
are working only periodically, and are
demanding more money. In England
the floor covering manufacturers are
paying their labor the same wages
for forty-eight-ho week as thew
did for the old ffty-fye and one-half
hour week. The rates of pieceworkers
have been increased over there to con-
form to the new schedule. We NAV
have to como to something of that kind
or even more revolutionary terms in
this country.
Besides the labor situation, the rug
and carpet manufacturers are con-
fronted with a shortage of warns. the
raw material of the trade. The gov
ernment, which controls almost the
entire supply of raw carpet wools, is
holding these wools at such high prices
that the spinners do not want to pur-
chase them at present. Consequently
there has not been much carpet yarn
spun for some time, and l do not think
there will be until the price of raw
wool comes down. Some of the large
carpet mills who spin their own yarn
have purchased considerable quantities
of carpet wool at the government auc-
tons, but these cases are the excep-
ton rather than the rule. After all,
there isn't an overabundance of carpet
wools in government hands, since much
of the wool that normally goes into
carpets and rugs was woven up into
blankets for the soldiers during the
war;
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Business Money

There has been small increase in
the number of notes coming on the
commercial paper market, but not
enough to signify The demand for
money from business remains abnor-
mally low 1t is usual at this time of
year, around the first of April, for the
drygoods trade to do some dscounting;
but that has not been evident this
year.
yesterday the market was quiet The
trading rate is 51a per cent. Out Of
town, in the West and Middle West n
fair supply Of paper moves at 81. per
cent, but there is none bought by New
\ ork banks at that rate, save in rare
lnstances-a special short maturity, an
exceptional name, usually undertaken
Tor an out-of-town correspondent.
A gradual firming tendency for
money has been manifest in this city.
1t does not always make itself felt in
call money, which yesterday was loaned
as low as Az per cent, but it is cvi-
dent IN time loans to brokers on stock
exchange collateral. That market has
almost dried up. Banks arc unwilling
to lend for more than sixty or ninatv
days; they lend less frequently at 5%
per cent, and yesterday many of them
began asking per cent. With the
responsibility now facing the New
York banks the reason for this reluc-
tance obvious. The $500, 900 900 of
War Finance Corporation bonds, Of
fercd yesterday, found an enthusiastic
market. Insurance companies, brokers,
private individuals and banks have
asked for amounts. Next Thursday
several hundred million dollars in Ger
tificates of Indebtedness will be Of
fered. The Victory Loan campaign be-
gins in less than three weeks from
to day.
Before we entered the war tho New
York banks were regular buyers of
commercial paper. They have not been
for two years. There arc now only a
few in the market, and even they arc
irregular. The reason is that in these
two years the New York banks have
shoudered the main burden of govern
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Floors of the Nation Are
In Need of Ne,U Coverings
Replacement of Rugs and Carpets After Wear
and Tear of War Period of Economy to Re-
suit in Record Volume of Sales This Year.
Leading Dealer Predicts

TWO years or more of use without
customary requirements has worn
the floor coverings in this country
down to the condition where, in the
opinion of Michael P. Phelan, president
OF the Carpet Association of America,
the potential demand for carpets and
rugs is such that record volume of
business is in prospect. AS selling
agent for the Artloom Rug Mills of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Phelan has made q
close study Of the probable needs for
floor coverings this season. Retailers.
ne says, are carrying smaller stocks
of carpets and rugs tnan ever before.
while the manufacturers and whole
salers are not much better off. Mean
time the public. which felt the need of
economlzlng during the war period, is
beglnnlng to discard old floor cover
lngs which have become frayed and
worn for new.
~ 10 meet this demand" said Mr..
Phelan Yesterday, 'jobbcrs and retail
ers are placing large orders with man
ufacturers now. In many cases these
orders are much larger than normal.
indicating that the jobbers and re-
talIers have little merchandise on hand
and feel that their stocks must be re-
plenlshed literally to take care of the
expected increase in business. The
manufacturers by guaranteeing prices
against decline to October have
given the market great stability.
Those who know conditions believe that
present prices will remain firm for the
NEXT six or eight months at least.
What Will happen after that | do not
know. New prices announced by manu-
1acturers April ] were from 10 to 121a
per cent lower than the prices of six
months ago and about equal to the
prices announced last May for the
TALL, 1918, season. Perhaps some buy
ers expected even greater reductions
IN the new prices this year, but they
are convinced now that prices are as
low as they can be made Mauufac-
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
British Deny
Improper Use of
Business Cables
Il mors That Commerce
Bodies We're Getting U. S.
Trade Secrets Through
Censors are Ridiculed
New York Tribune

Copyright. 1919 New York Tribune Inc)
LONDON, April 2.-Asked to COM
ment on the complaints that have been
made against the British censorship,
the highest American trade authority
IN London said:
What happens is that the cables
arriving here are manifolded and a
great number of copies are sent to the
committees connected with the War
Trade Intelligence department.. There
undoubtedly has been process of
fltration wnich has eventually acted
to the detriment of the American trad
er. 1t is a perfectly legitimate griev-
ance"
Ridiculous, preposterous, fantasti-
cally untrue" said Charles Musgrave,
secretary Of the London Chamber of
Commerce. in answer to the rumor that
commercial cables received in London
from the United States were copied
and sent to the Chamber of Commerce.
voluntary and unofficial body, uncon-
nected with the government in the
slightest degree. Our only relation
ship toward it has been the urging
OF faster delivery of cables"
The war office authorities vigorously
deny that any information from Amer
lean cable has been impaired to
British competitors.
Many exporters in this city have
complained about the British censor
ship. They have asked the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce to in
vestigate, but representatives of the
government have declined to act on
the ground that there was no proof of
the things alleged.
Neither the Department of Com
merce nor the State Department."
government official explained yester-
day, can act upon rumors, gossip and
improved allegations. Business men
and trade associations, who believe
they have grievances, should work up
evidence and submit specific cases to
the government which can be handled.
through diplomatic channels"
BOSTON. April 2.-Delays in the
transmission of commercial cable
grams over lines controlled by Great
Britain and subject to it's censorship
have been protested by the Boston
Wool Trade Association in resolutions
forwarded to the State Department.
President Samuel G. Adams. of the
association, said to-day that the situa-
ton had been the cause of much an
noyance to dealers. and had unsettled
business between this city and foreign
wool centres.
Tracing the cablegrams, he said had
shown that they reached London in
normal time. but were delayed in re-
laying from that city so that messages,
which should have been delivered in
SIX hours, were not received for six
DAYS, in some instances.
This action follows vigorous pro
tests which have been made by lead
ing Boston wool and cotton firms, who
assert that cable delays have caused
heavy losses on both import and ex-
port transactions.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Meetings and
Conventions


The annual convention Of the South
ern Wholesale Dry Goods Association
Will be held in Louisville, KY. on April
10, l6, II and 18. This organization is
credited with having a memberships Of
I25 of the leading merchants of the
South 1T is stated that the combined
purchasing power of its members 40
gir,egates more than $30O,O0O,O00 annu-
ally. "''''0
committee of the National Associ.
ation OF Merchant Tailors of America
at luncheon yesterday discussed ad
ing and the best methods of ra;s;n,
money. The association will meet th; e
evening at the Beaux-Arts Restaurant
tor an extended discussion of means
and methods of advertising custom or
made-to- order clothes.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Wood Pulp May Again
Be Exported TO Mexico

The Canadian Trade Commission an
nouncen new ruling under which il
wiil be possible to resume expectation
OF wood pulp to Mexico. Owing to con
ditions arising out Of the war both
Canada and the United States werc
obliged to exercise extreme caution as
to permitting the expectation Of any
paper making material. The relaxation
~ being made simultaneously in both
countries.--Toronto Mail and Empire.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Trade Notes

ine LDns Lport ana Commission
Company yesterday announced lower
prices for their mapped goods known
under the trade names of Royal Plume.
Fairfax fannels and Iceland hannels.
The actual prices we're not given TO the
press.
z / II. Wei, formerly with the gry-
Block Mercantile Company, Memphis.
has bought cut the stock Of the Charles
Ecsner Company, Dallas, Tex. The
concern viii be known ~ T. H. We'll Il
CO, and IL represented in this market
bz s. Solomon. 40 Fourth Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Receiver Gets Subsidiaries
Judgments Filed

Tho following Judgments were nled yesterday:
The first name being that OF the debtor
In New York County
Ahlcrs. Adolph Eff Walker ........ SeS5s0
hcnjamir. Claude T. ard Emma ".
Sugcrman ct al ............',......... "37lo
Backliam Joseph T lBackham Flushing
Storage Warehoase)-~D. A. Stllwaggcn sasoo
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03

thai OF the creditor and date when judgment
filed:
In New York County
Fox. Adcph-J. Pinchak: March g. 1919 $sss.6s
Mosler. A, h, tCorp.)-H. II. Hrsch: De-
cenocr y. 1918 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s.Sioesi
tember Q. 1908 econceisd, ''p lseS
same-Same: January 4. 1916 tcsncelledl lsSss
Johns. EdwArd-M. Rooney: March p .,
isis trsvsrsea1 reverse u . moran Naf' 49, s.1sou
1918 ''"'s baron reoi"a's 80 iassas
s4'A Co. Inc. s0ssi'ds Sprl IS ls,s sehnuef 1885
Barrett. Wm: NJ prcst,-M. j. Cogan; -s..s
Juno 20. 1918 ........................ <..svW
same-samc: March ie. 1914. ...,....,.. lls.c'
ierlman. Louis Nm. Gilligan; Aarch ..M
~. i'4S 49,
"1aaass June nsc isis III he'del'ehei'n'' 1919
American Clay Machinery Coz '. .x.
HIman: January 20. 1918. S............ -'s'V'-
In Bronx County
Goldberg Samuel--fi. II. Kruger et al ..sssaa
March Is. 1919. Observation-Disclosures. ss'e-s's'
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Basic Comm modities
April 2, 1919
METALS

(Noeln those transactions we. rero,ts ~
prices gvenD ~ -ep'''e" tho Did
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
In Bronx County
Bamby. John-E W. Shelley.
Bacharach, Abraham--J'nited y,,lcsr,~,
Satisfied judgments

Inc hrst name Is that cf the debtor: ths second
that OF the creditor and date when Judgment wac
filed.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
To File Provisional Bond

HENRY HERBERMANN. assignee O! the M.ade
Transfer Company trucking and forwsrding Win
ids 9nees a. at Pier North River. has been sranted
,ea'e ny justice tohslan Of the Supreme Court 10
schedules arc hled. The assignee is authorized to
Continue the business fur thirsy W
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03

- - 0'V7 Y o'VV
While smaller crowd was in at
tendance at yesterdays sale, the num-
Der OF active bidders was greater than
the day before and sales were said to
have been distributed more widely.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
SUBSTANTIAL ADDITION IS BEING BUILT TO
 LOCAL MACHINE SHOPS
Charles G. Warner & Co. Find It Necessary to Enlarge Place To Meet Growing Busi-
 ness Demands

Established in a modest way only six months ago the Charles G. War ner Company, engineers and machin ists, are now finding it necessary to build substantial addition to their plant to take care of their rapidly increasing business. The company has started the erection of a frame building 1Sx100 feet adjoining the present structure on Lower Front street which will almost double the floor space of the shop.
 MT Warner says that his business has grown far beyond his expecta- tions. He is planning several i'm provements to his plant, including the installation of new gridiron that will accommodate boats up to 150 feet in length.
 The Warner Company has just completed the installation of an cleo tric elevator for the c. w. Young Company and is figuring on several other similar jobs in the city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
MRS. "SNOWY" BAKER IS AFTER MATCH FOR
 FIGHTING HUSBAND

LOS ANGELES, July 22.-Mrs. Snowy" Baker, wife of the Aus 'ralian boxing promoter, has come 70 the United States to represent her husband in his efforts to stage in Australia the new contest for the worlds heavyweight championship, o she announces here.
 Even before the Willard-Dempsey battle, a few days after she arrived here, she began her work on behalf if her husband by telegraphing to hem men as to their willingness to fight in Australia, in case of vic tory She said her husband was especially desiriOus to promote the next heavyweight championship bout in Australia if Dempsey won.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-23
AL. WEATHERS IS
 RELEASED ON BONDS
 AND ARRESTED AGAIN
In the New Complaint He Is Charged With Shooting With Intent to Kill Capt. KnutSon

Charged with assault with attemp, to kill. Al Weathers, was re-arrested this morning immediately after being released from jail where he wa lodged pending his hearing togethel with his brother Ike on a charge ot stealing fish from fish traps, on [ bond of $1,500 Ike Weathers wa, also a defendant in the complaint.
 The Weathers brothers are charged by United States District Attorney James A. Smiser who made out the complaint, with assaulting Capt Knutson at Admiralty Cove on July 8 with intent to kill Their bond was placed at $3,500 each.
 The $500 bond for the release oi Al Weathers on the charge of traI was put up by Elmer Smith and John Feusi of Douglas.
 The time for the Weathers bro thers' preliminary hearing on the charge of assault with intent to kill has been set for ? o'clock Tuesday