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New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Leather
Imports OF Hides and
Skins Last Year so
Per Cent Less

A total of 6l,S24,673 pounds of hides
and skins were imported into this
country during 1918, a decrease of
about 90 per cent over the imports
of 1917, when the total was 631 .O65 6S9
pounds. OF the totals last wear 5.818.,
5S9 pounds represented buffalo hides,
I,5S2,723 calfskins, 22O,984,S44 cattle
hldcs, 2363 $40 goatskins, 4,997 1856
horse, colt and ass skins, 52,464 80 |
sheepskins and 6,933,313 other hides
and skins.
Government figures show that hides
and SKINS of all kinds totalling 5,1O5,3O1
pounds were exported in 1918, com
pared with 1892 ,233 in 1917. The
most marked decrease was in cattle
hides, the exports of this class in 1911
being S,007 1873 pounds, while at the
end OF 1913 the official records showed
only 2,33S,l47 pounds as being sent
out OF the country. On the other hand
cal1 SKIN exports made big iump and
IN 1913 almost cqualled cattle hides.
the official figures being 2.2l3.535
pounds. In 1917 exports Of calfskins
amounted to l.72S.250 pounds. Horse
hide exports increased from 21.685
pounds in 1917 to b4,471 pounds in
1918 -
The. total value of the leather i'm
Nt.rNN 'hto 'iie OullPu states uurtnP
i'IS was about 30 per cent under tn {
brought into the country during the
PREVIOUS year The number of pairs
OF boots and shoes imported was less
III lVls than In 1917, but the value was
greater IN 1917 we imported 23g,osy
pallH OF thor footwear, valued at
@7oV, 'Sj' while last year the impoiits
tothled igl,Tbb nnirs vntueJ -,
43dg,3Sp.
, GNporta of leather and manufactured
1n'reof u'...' .nlHo fen of last year. tho
NAu'oH for lplA and ipl7 being 10
aappeellvelS SOL ,oh7. .ios and alas,dib ,laa
nero was only u rolntivoly allpht re
uu'l'on IN the volume of boot and shoe
EXPORT business last year In lol7
,E'1 u country exported ll,si3,20a pairs
at hoots and ahoes, valued at S3iSo0.
10 /, while last yenr exports vera
la' ''o'f2o pairs, valued at $82 2,921Old.
.upa was the heaviest purchaser of
American leather footwear in 1918.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Button Makers to Fight
Foreign Competition
Manufacturers Will Organize In
Effort to Secure Protective
Tariff Legislation

Tie ftst step toward obtaining tattf
0ustfy ot this country against eenps
titlen from foreign anureea viii hs
taken Tomorrow afternoon and even
ing At she Waldorf Astoria Hotel, wheh
button manufacturers viii inset to ai'-
ghnse federated association. The
new organization Ia fostered primarily v
10 combine mannfaeturers Of buttons
OF pearl, vegetable, ivory, horn. hone
and cloth into an organization which
VIII adequately represent The industry
and voiee its sentiments on questions
Of thriH, taxation, nte
The pearl button industry, which
flour shes along the Mississippi River
and its tributaries, where ths mussrl
shells for making the buttons are
found. s said to be suffering inoFdi=
hately from Japanese competition. The
average price on American made peari
buttons Is said to he about 80 CENTS a
gross.
Despite the fact that shell has taken
almost a 100 per cent rise in price in
the last five years, the manufactured
buttons have advanced only about three
or Tour cents gross, manufacturers
shy' AEhiHst TINS lhe Japanese are
shipping in pearl buttons, said to be in
ferior in quality to American buttons,
out still usable, at prices as low as
five cents gross.
Japanese labor at 8 and 10 cents
day is said to enable the Nipponese
10 make these low prices. Unless
something is done to place competition
on mora equal basis, the American
button manufacturers say they will be
compelled TO close up their plants.
AS it is, the plants are not running full
time. and several thousand persons
along the Mississippi River Valley are
out of employment.
Among those who will address the
button manufacturers at their organi-
zation meeting are: William B. Col
yer, chairman Of the Federal Trade
Commission, who will speak on "Unfair
Competition" and representatives of
the Department Of Commerce and the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
As a New Yorker Secs
Things i'm ENGLAND

The folloioi,g is extracted from q let-
ter acrittcn by an American steel man
formerly Nelo Yorkoy, ,cho is 1ioc sta
toned in London, to another steel man
in New York.
Therc is disposition OH the part
of the steel companies Of England
to combine for the foreign trade, but
they do not do it in the same way
as America. for they are not estAblis sh
ing foreign houses, but are simply Y
pooling their products and prices IN
England and will quote any export
house Of reputo who has agenciea
abroad and Is taking the responsible
itY OF the credts
The strike situation Is very bad, as
tho lnboring element sepms to fool
that now tho war Is over they cAn de
mnhd ehorl hours, high pay and re
httieted output, and get hwAy with IL,
but hm or the opinion that they viii
md they hro barking up the wronp
Vice. when the Rituntion ia tuson up
by tho government, for II ia only Il
minority OF the h0tunl lnhoreis who
nre making those drastic demands,
and usually the oudost mouthed.
Thousands Of the decent luborinp
people are out Of work, mostly against
their own wishes, who have been
forced out by tho radicals, but are
hoping that sooner or later things will
be settled by the government favor
ably to all concerned
London, February 3, 1919,
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Merchants Cautioned Not
To Forget Var Lessons
Credit Expert Asserts Tho Sc Who Load Up Will, I'm.
practicable and tnncc cssary Styles Of Ncrclan-
disc Add To Burden Of Financing Inventories

Ia help win The war American bust
ness nj the behent If the War indus
tries Hoard departed from many of lta
long standing ouRloms aud pre- ludloes
some genuine economies such na the
elimination Of unnecessary and imnrnc-
tcal styles in manufacture wero in
troduoed during the emergency. Many
believers in the iow order In commerce
stand bitterly opposed to a revefsion
now TO The old conditions, j II Tfeg6e
secretary and reAsurer Of the National
Association Of Credit Men. has called
upon the msfehAhts and credit mon Of
The country 10 hloet tendeneieA to for.
gel the lessons Of he war
lie feels haenly thnl the time has not
yet come when the people Of America
can anjoy all tho sef-indulgences to
which they were once accustomed
without prolonging the disoTganization
which resulted from the conflict Sen
sible buying, he insists, is the need Of
the hour.
"Before the war; Mr.. Tregoe says,
heavy burden we're put upon both
the people and the providers to
the people throdgh a large vari-
cry of eNtravagant styles in foot
wear and dress. In fact, almost
every line of business carried greater
variety of styles than there was any
possible excuse for. This meant the
unnecessary tying up of capital.
"The public was rot whit better off
by reason Of this variety; in fact, the
added load upon merchants and people
generally tended to increase the gen
eral level of prices. The war brought
q great reduction of the styles and
elimination of sizes and shapes and
fashions, which had brought only gen
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04

efnl esiravagnnoe. lhe resutlne sAVlne
ffom these reductions was large, and the
people as whole lost nothing nuees-
anry To their oomlort
"lt Wna hunod ihnt Tor como time to
come this advantage uf the Wnr would
continue 10 prevail and the people them
selyea would thus he helped to ptnnt $40
genuine thrift. II Is reerettahle there
fore. 10 bn informed Of iendpranv TO
break away, as ~ tho chse Of the boot
and shoe manufacturers and tanners.
who afe said lo he reintruducing eolufs
nhd styles thhi nofe prohibited by tho
War Industries Hoard, and ara bring
ing bhrk whnl - termed foot millin-
cry shoes thnt are not practicable
FOR the nYaghee individual, but which
The Wholesaler md retailer found it
neee-Hhfy to carry, though 1t meant
bufdensomo inventories made np OF
stock OF huctuating value
"A protest against this return to the
old system has been met with the an
sWer that these novelties stimulate
business but, 70 my mind, it is the
part Of patriotism to resist this ten
dency for some time TO come as Wig
orously as possible, The war measures
of the United States Government
helped to eliminate certain trade
abuses and evils which had crept in
through attempts to stimulate business
and they helped to simplify the efforts
to establish habits of thrift.
"If these practices are to be re-
established because the restraints of
the governments hand is removed
then the credit mans responsibilities
are to pc multiplied, for the reason that
inventories will have to be scrutinized
with a view to an increasing rate of
merchandise depreciaton'
Mr.. Tregoe has sent letter dealing
with this subject to $4,000 members
of the Credit Association
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Cotton Goods Mills
Are Still Refusing
Long Contracts
Orders for Print Cloths aud
Fine Goods Are slmulI----
Stocks Accumulate. de-.
spite Output CurtniImcnt
l'usiness Neus iiureun


NEW uhpFOHp, March u InquItles
from huyois are ON the increase but
the actual orderH put through FOR
print cloths aud lne goods nj the Nov
bedford and inll River mills remain
relatively small. The manufacturers
continue firm In their refusal Of long
tiine contracts nt the present ruling
prices, because they wish 60 have their
mills free 10 take advantage Of the
expected rise IN prices DESPITE in
creased eufthilment goods are begin
ming 10 accumulate. and still further
shortening of working hours and
greater number Of idle machines seem
likely IL buyers do not offer better
prices.
A limited but active business is ap-
parent in twills and sateens. In one or
two cases exception was made to the rule
against future contracts at the present
prices, and several thousand pieces
were contracted for. with deliveries
running as far ahead as two months
In Fall River only ten mills are run
ming on full time, an index of the lack
of business in print cloths. The high
est estimates of sales OF print cloth
yarn goods for the last week were
$4,000, and it may not have reached
that figure. The business in fine
combed yarn cotton fabric has been
even lighter. Although the inquiries
for prices have been more frequent,
the mills only accepted enough orders
to keep their plants moving on q short
schedule, figuring that loss through
low prices would be no greater than a
loss from an entire shutdown.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Chemicals
C0rernmcnt Expected to
MOUe Chemical Stocks
at LOMer Prices

Demand for heavy industrial chcmi
calls continues light, both for domestic
or export account The dealers nre
now waiting to see what steps the gov
crnmcnt will take to dispose of the
great stocks of chemicals it accumu-
lated during the war period
Some Of the leaders in the industry
see IN the reduction Of the prico of
nitrate Of soda by the government an
indication Of the trend of government
prices for chemicals in general The
price of nitrate, which was S4.2o per
hundred pounds, ex vessel is now
down to $4.07, and leaders in tho in
dustry arc expecting further rcduc
ton.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Business Money

The commercial paper broker fights
both ways. He has got to convince
the businessman that interest rates
on money are not going down, and
he has got to demonstrate to the
bankers that they are not going up.
1t is difficult job. Business houses
write in: "We think we will hold
off borrowing for the present, as we
believe rates are soon to soften.' The
New York banker tells the broker he
tically no paper for less than that.
IF the broker wants to sell paper for
5 a per cent, it is practically neces-
sary for him to seek out-of- town
Even SO, the New York banks want
short maturtes. they will take paper
maturing in June or July, but few
care for something which falls due
SO far away as August They hope,
SO they say, to be able to squeeze out
another 4 OF 1 per cent by that time
There was a relatively fair demand
for paper yesterday, but this was
largely the accumulated weekend de
mand usual on Monday.
Little change appears in the market
for bank acceptances. The demand
from the banks was somewhat better
yesterday, but little new paper came
on the market. One would expect a
better market for acceptances with
yesterdays low cnl rate of + per
cent for loans on ntxcd collateral i,
but while the rates were low, accept
nhce dealers did not find money ensy
to obtain. When banners lend al 3
per cent on demand ionns backed by
stock Exchange secuftes. they will
grant n preferential rate Of ils per
cent ON loans secured by bank ne
ceptnneeH, and II mny be thnt yestef-
day they preferred to got the b per
cent rnto Acceptance denlern labor
undor n disadvantage which the ordi
nary commercial pnper broker need
not face, When New York banks do
not want To lend, the commercial pa
per broker sells out-of-town. But
tho acceptance dealer must conhnc
himself more largely to New York
for the out-of-town bankers arc not
yet educated to bank acccptanccs
They are used to getting 3, g and 7
per cent for their money, and cannot
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Dress Association
Favorably Received
system for Exchange of Raw
Materials Working Well; Plan
Conservation Bureau
nliseiXnii

Mucl interest IN the Associated ptess
Industries Of America. he ntNy or
ephi7ed trade body Is shown IN dfean
manufacturing cnhltes ouiaidu of New
iotk David NJ RloHeAauin, exeeuilve
dirooior of the organization. said yeH.
lolilnY That he probably would gu to
baltimore this week to nddfeaa manu-
fnetufora there who have evidenced their
inttfrHt ~ the nHsucntiun lie Ia ar
ranging To visit Cleveland, Chicago,
Philadelphia and IloHlon On n Himlnr
mission In response 10 leuuesta from
thusu rtoa.
he raw mhferihl exchange bulletin IN
which surplus rnw material that mems
herF wish to exchange - Hated. is ro-
ported 10 be showing good results. The
last bulletin wnH mailed TO reach mein.
bpfF nt y n, IN and By noon IT. was
ha1 'hAl moro than hhf Of lhe ma
ttfihla listed had been exchanged
70 eliminate all waste IN the dress
manufacturing industry Of the United
states, the organization has plans now
under consideration for the installation
OF u bureau, with experts In charge,
which Will suggest to members Of The
organization the best means for the
conservation of raw material and the
preventive measures against oVerpro-
ductlon Of merchandise 1t is common
knowledge that the waste of raw ma
terial and ovcrproduction in the dress
industry runs into millions of dollars
each year, and it viii be the aim of
the organization to take drastic steps
IN an effort to minimize this condition
as much as possible
A committee of five has been ap-
pointed to select a suitable clubhouse
for the association II ia Dlanred m
find building in the garment manu-
featuring district where the new or
ganization can have meeting rooms. a
gymnasium, a dining room and recre-
alton rooms. Since its organization,
about two months ago, the association
has maintained Offices in the Holland
House.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Meetings and
Conventions

The convention and election Of Of
fcers of the Retail Millinery Associa-
tion Of America will be held to-day at
2 p. m. az the Hotel McAlpin. A meet
ing was held more than a week ago, but
through q Misunderstanding notices
did not reach sufficient number Of
members in time to obtain quorum
for the election of officers.
The industrial condition, prospects
and needs of France will be the sub
ject of a lecture by Lieutenant Ray
mopd D'Aiguy, of the 10th Battalion,
French army, at $3.50 p. m. tomorrow
at the ~ush Terminal Sales Building.
No ad,0 sion tickets are required. The
lecture viii be given under the aus
pices of the French American Chamber
of Commerce and the science and eco
nomic section of the Entente France
America, Commerce, Industry and
Science Association.
A meeting of the Iron and Steel In
stitute to consider the Redfeld price
stabilizing plan will be held at the
Waldorf Astoria on Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04

understand these bills which give
them only AZ to 4f5 per cent.
The Clearing House bank state
ment, showing an increase in excess
reserve from $16,SO0.0O0 on February
21, the lowest since September /, 1917
to about SJ0.000,000 last Friday, has
led to better feeling.
The range of rates on commercial
paper, two, three. your and five
months. compares as follows:
Yesterday. Friday. Week ago
51AM5l3 e 5A@5la 5m51s
Prime trade acceptances, running
from fifteen to sixty days, were 5G
8 Il per cent Sixty to ninety day
ncceptances were 5@5ia per cent In
dorscd trade acceptances were AZ
per cent for all maturities.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
MANY Shoes for Russia

During the laat FIVE or six weeks
over 100000 pairs of shoes have been
shipped to Russia, under the direction
of Louis J, Robertson, vice president
or tho Tanners Council, who is ac-
tively Interested in Jewish war relief
work. Almost so per cent Of these
shoes were for women and children.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
TELEPHONES,
Beekman B243
Beekman 5000
Metals
Producers Reach Ausu.
menf Win Corern,ner,
for Sale of u ar Comm,

The Director of saips ~ ,As A.
department. and rfeducefa tss,s.s.,
nag pp pct cent ~ the earns, s.,,
af the country yesterday reached wv
ia'lee agreement under which ,hs n. N.
posal of the government a Gonna. 49,,
viii he taken aver by the GONNA, .s''
phnief, The government has fes A.
posal i0ooo,ooo pounds of The m.,',
which ia about II per cent Of the ,.,.,
copper supply In the country.
The tentative agreement was ,s..,
at meeting held yesterday h, a
representative Of both ptineipss sss
must be approved hy tho gossfbm,s,
40 well as by the copper comnanlss \.
fore If becomes final. i'ndef ths A.,
posed arrangements tho producers s,
market for the government all its su,
plus copper at market prices, eys,
period, depending uron business Al.
ditions. hut not to exceed fif,..,
months. No minimum price far ,ba
sale of the metal has been fixed. y, a.
eording TO +. {. Morse, assistant n
rector of Sales of the War Departmsp,
who represented the government IN
yesterdays negotiations.
Mr.. Morse explained that the ram
panies would be paid the cost Of MAJ.
keting the governments copper i
maximum and minimum amount Of a..
metal to be sold during the frat ts.
months has been agreed upon NJ
Morse stated, and similar arrsnr.
ment will be effected for the balars.
which remains TO be sold after Ten
months.
Copper at Is Cents
The large producers yesterday ouoA
ed 10 cents a pound fat for coppe,
this being the lowest price record.d
since early in 1917, The small seller,
are shading this price fraction. bu.
neither the large nor small interests
are doing any considerable amount of
business. 1t is estimated that last
weeks sales Of copper amounted TO
about 100000 pounds.
The metal market generally was dull,
lead being the only item in fairly &C.
tive demand.
The inactivity of the market is re-
hected in the reported closing down
of the Universal mill of the Lukens
Steel Company. The suspension was
due to lack of orders. 1t was further
stated that none of the company's four
plate mills are working to capacity
Several hundred employees were thrown
out of work through the suspension.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
U. 5. Cotton Goods Replace
German Makes i'm Italy

italy does not intend to permit the
return of German cotton goods to its
markets. Prior to the war German
mills virtually had a monopoly of
ltaly's trade in cotton fabrics. Letters
received in New York yesterday indi-
Gated that Italy is preparing to do an
increased business with American
mills. In order to establish closer
trade relations between the two coun-
tries a number of mill agents in New
York have been requested to forward
samples TO Italy.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Gorduroys and NeLvetecns
Are in Better Demand

Buyers of corduroys and velveteens
are taking goods for fall delivery rather
more freely than at any time the past
two months. They seem to have more
confluence in the stability of prices,
which have not changed since January
l. Tha West is doing most of the buy
ing OF corduroys, while New York mil
llnery manufacturers are buying vel
vcteens.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-04
Trade Noics

Directors Of the Associated Fur
Manufacturers CInc). have elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Fred Kaufman, Kaufman & Obcrlcder,
president; S. y. Samuels. Weinstein
& Samucls, first vice -president; Erwin
Heilbroner, Kaye & Finstcin NncD,
second vicepresident, and Harry
Aaron, Brooklyn and New York Fur
Company, treasurer.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-12
Taxpayers Association Interested

The resolution presented by Dr Martin was signed by P. S. McMahon, chairman of the executive committee of the Taxpayers association and will be up for discussion before the next monthly meeting of the board.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-12
100000 STARVING
 THROUGHOUT RUSSIA
Hoover Says Conditions There
 Cannot Be 0VereStiInated

Paris April 12.--Herbert c. Hoover, the food administrator, has issued this statement:
 With regard to the rumors of food relief for Russia. MT. Hoover stated that numbers of projects from various sources have been laid before him for provisioning the people in the larger cities Of Russia. Dr. Nansen (head of the Norwegian food mission to the United States) and other neutrals came to Paris some time ago with proposals for relief (words missing) of the first order and have, therefore, all been referred to tho Council of Four ELS they arose.
 The rolief administration has car ried on a great deal of investieation as to the actual food conditions in Russia. The gravity of the situation cannot be Overestimated. A very con- servative estimate would indicate that upward of 10000 people are directly or indirectly dying from the food shortage monthly and the situation is likely to grow in intensity as the sea- son progresses. Under the distribu-
 ton system rigidly enforced by the
 soviet government in the larger cities,
 the child ren have the first priority on
 the food supply by way of meal scrv-
 ice,Hn the schools, M,hithfare 'opefl' to children. of all classes The Red. Guard
 and workmen and the Bourgeois and. intellectual classes, etc, receive the remainder. Our reports would ndi- cate that the children who attend the schools are not being reasonably cared for. that the Red Guard is re- ceiving sufficient ration, but that the
 burden of shortage falls upon the middle, upper and intellectual classes and threatens their considerable ex- tinction before the next harvest. How far this will be the practical result however, is a little difficult to deter mine because of the great migration to the country. The population of Petrograd has decreased by 70 per cent.
 The Lenine and Trotzky socializa- = 'tion of the processes of production has 1 so wrecked both production and dis tribution to create g. state of famine ] in a country which formerly contri- 1 buted so largely to the food supply of 1 the World.'
New Britain herald., 1919-04-12
BLAMES BOLSHEVI
 FOR FALL OF RUSSIA
(Continued from First Page)


 any further it might ultimately conaes to mean the doom Of our race and8 civilization" The task ol seeking such solu- tion,' he said, should be approached in a spirit entirely free from par tisanship and from the passions of in- ternationaI hatred bred by the war. No one can tell when and now the time will come when the world Will again behold Russia reconstt- tuted as a political entity and able to resume her place in the family of nations and her status as one or the great powers" continued the exam bassador
 Few Signs of Hope.
 For the present the only glimmer Of hope seems to lie in the evolution out of the prevailing chaos of a mili- tary dictatorship such as must al- ways be the outcome of prolonged state Of anarchy, if the teachings of history are to be believed Some indications Of the possibility of similar development are already dis ernable. Admiral Koltchak. the head of 1he Siberian government havinr- of late secured the submission to this authority of General Denikine of the Kuban Kossaks. and Krasnoff Of the Cossacks of the Don. has it seems begun to use in his public utterances the firm language of q dictatorship, conscious of his power and deter- mined to render his will supreme"