Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-07
BUSINESS NOTES

Leading Fiiipinos Wish TO eject
closer business relations with America,
and they seek a definition OF the future
status of the islands. mission OF
twenty-five prominent Filipino goverr.
mental and business men, TO be headed
by Rafael Palm, Secretary of the In
terrier, will leave for Washington at the
end of February.
One OF the largest mapufartuyers OF
shirts and collars at Troy, n. Y. an
nounces a reduction of from Sl.5o TO
s3.5o. on shirts for the spring trade.
on garments made OF the cheaper grades
of fabric. On better grades the ten
dency Is upward.
According TO predictions made at
Pittsburgh at special meeting OF the
National Vehicle Implement Association
farm implements and agricultural We
hicles will be cheaper In the Immediate
future.
At the opening session Of the annual
convention OF the National Brick Manu-
facturers' Association at Pittsourgn
great prosperity for the brick industry
I In America. Reconstruction and read
justment of warrior Europe was the
keynote of the initia. session.
The lead market continues duii but
the tone is steady. The inquiry Is fair
The. price of the principal producers Is
| unchanged at sac, New York, as was
that Of the, Independents, at &c.
A delegation Of prominent Canadian
business men is now In England en-
deavoring to obtain 800. 100000 worth
Of orders to keep Canadian factories,
Cosns Tofn SSGnry psnsry sas repSr,s
d'cate. that they will be successful, as
there is a dearth of manufactured goods
In England. from coat hangers to auto
mobiles. Low-priced furniture also is
scarce.
Wages heretofore based on twenty-six
cent-copper win be reduced twenty-hve
cents per day for each two-cents reduc-
tion In the price of copper down to
eighteen cents, which for the present will
be the minimum price for the purpose Of
eighteen cents IS, however. without co,n-
mitment as to, time. This conforms to
the sliding scale in effect before the war
with the exception of an additional fifty
at the time the war industries board
fixed metal prices which bonus Is al
| lowed to remain in scale.
Through diplomatic arrangements the
Swiss Government has been allowed a
definite cargo space for shipment Of sur
plus of all character from the United
States to Switzerland. The amount OF
space diloWeu, y 10 10. y
CONFIDENTIAL matter. Space for 10000
bales of cotton has been designated by
the. Swiss legation for Transportation
during the month. other commodities
needed by Switzerland, it Is said. will
also be carried on SHIPS allotted to the
Swiss.
There IL little activity in the mar.
ket for spelter There is virtually nc
consuming demand. but the fact that
there prevails a feeling that prices may
have temporary upward reaction served
TO create interest In speculative quar-
ters. Prompt was available at 6.20G
6.25c. East st. Louis. Futures were neg
lected. consumers being unwilling tc
buy ahead and producers being reluctant
to sell.
The Commercial Bulletin tomorrow
? will say: The opening sale of the
/ government wool auctions this week was
affected by the strike of the operatives
| in Lawrence, and prices ruled barely
above the government withdrawal limits
with Withdrawals totaling about, so pei
cent. The tone of the second days
sale was better. Foreign markets are
virtually unchanged"