Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
BUSINESS NOTES

Although the prices asked for mems
! ncCkwcar are the stiffest ever asked
| the manufacturers state this is not
| holding down sales.
with the majority of the silk manu- :
! facturcrs booked solid with orders for
next spring. the constructions that will
be used for that period have been pretty
well determined. Foulards are expected
to take leading place. a position for
merly occupied by taffetas. The latter
are put down as second choice, with
crepe gcorgette and crepe de chine pur =
chased in heavy quantities.
The Textile Alliance, Inc. designated
by the war trade board to handle the
importation of German vat dyes into
this country. announced yesterday its
readiness to begin operations in this
direction. Arrangements have beer
completed between the American and
German Governments for the importa
| ton of sufficient German vat dyes to
| Dye consumers are required to obtain
| licenses from the war trade board for
the importation of such dyes.
The available supply Of quinine is
running short, Drug and Chemical
Markets will say today, and the situa
ton will become serious if an epidemic
of influenza starts.
Approximately 1000. 900 yards of
textiles declared surplus by the War
Department. are to be offered for sale
on sealed bids at the zone supply Of
fees November g. The textiles include
duck. canvas jute, olive drab cotton
cloth. satcen. silesia meade cloth,
chambray. denim. drill, onasburg, and
shirtng flannel. These fabrics are the
products of numerous mills and are list
nJ N,.aiubfe widths nd
colors.
The embroidery trade, which asks
nothing better than the business which
months. is nevertheless much interested
in the forecast of lingerie dresses for
next summer. This forecast is based
on the late operations last summer of
some of the leading Partisan style ere
ators who put out simple white frocks
in embroidered materials. Among the
leading dress houses these styles made so
favorable an impression that it is quite
commonly believed that they will be
launched next year.
The proposal of the government to
eliminate many needless steps now taken
in manufacture of clothing has been
we'll received by the clothiers. Since
the war brought its rush of brokers of
oht SOll VI w tht NuolSh
clothing trades to get a slice of the
profits on big transactions. the clothiers
describe themselves as plagued with
middlemcn" These brokers and jobbers
have figured prominently in operations
for the last six months, and to these
have been added the labor iobbers'
who have profiteered. according to the
manufacturers. to even greater ex
tent than their colleagues who handled
only merchandise.
The shortage of sheepskin is forcing
manufacturers of bags. belts and many
other items made of this leather to
turn to imitation leather. cloth and
other materials to continue produc
ton. The present stock of high grade
sheepskin is reported by tanners to be
lower than ever before. and no ap-
preciablc relief is expected within five
or six months.
The offerings at the London wool
auction sales today amounted to 050C
bales. 1t was good selection and
prices were firm and hardening. Home
and continental buyers were active and
Americans bought few lots of greasy.
New South Wales secured sold at SIS I'D
and greasy touched 6s Id.
The Autocar Co., manufacturers oil
the Autocar motortruck, has been do
ing a steadily increasing business
throughout the year and has. at tn,
present time, a very large untitled ordei
| list, Notwithstanding the fact that it: