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New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
s'Lh s-Denlers Prepare for
coming OF BUYERS Nert Uook.

Activity in the silk market vcstor-
gay was characterized BY prcnarafions
lof the advent of buyers expected ncvt
Week Week rather than by Immediate sales,
u'Chascs were confined to a small
"uh'per OF garment makers Who wore
tahricS VI oNci'S
importers of Japanese manufactured
siiks reported a slight falling off in
IN demand for their merchandise. duc
'Hey say, to the comparative dullnoss
VI lhe raw silk market Habutaj has
oceh IN heavy demand from the i'm
pof'eTs' especially kawamato. which
mas not registered such a proportionatn
price advance as the two other GRADES
kaga and eeluzcn. Quotations on tbe
quaIVies yesterday were 62la cents a
!aro TOT kaWamato, 80 cents for kara
ana Sl.13 for ecluzen. Sales have been
largely to jobDers Tor Septcmbcr 'ev'' oc'
'oper and November delivery. The ad
vance OF the last few days in raw silk
is expected to raise prices on habufai
mpolted tnselled brocades continued
10 be IN good demand, but sales are
restricted by the inability of importers
10 obtain larger stocks from France
manufacturers of womens evening
coats are paying as high as S32 ward
lor 'nis fabric Brocaded georgettes
are also bringing high prices from
dress manufacturers, $11 a yard being
paid tor certain of the French lines
MERCHANTS throughout the country
VINO bought large stocks of broad silks
iast spring arc now reaping bountj-
1ul proflt. Delivery of orders placed
at that time is being expedited bv
every possible means, as the purchasers
are ciamoring for their goods so that
they may take advantage of the heavy
demand.
Most all firms will be closed to day.
Importers of raw silk were incrca.
lngly confident yesterday that the dull
ness which has prevailed in the market
tor the last two weeks, and which CON
'inued yesterday, viii be replaced by
brlsk business next week An addi-
uonal advance in prices reported from
the Yokohama market Will bring BUYERS
into the market they say, basing their
productions on the tendency of the
American manufacturer to purchase ON
rising market.
1t is declared in most quarters that
many manufacturers have not suffi-
clent stocks on hand to last them over
September. These firms will have to
purchase their raw silk soon. and it is
thought that when they do they will
acquire sufficient to carry through
operations up to the first of next year
The hosiery manufacturers. it is be
lieved, will buy enough raw silk to sup
ply needs up to April. This is explained
by the statement that hosiery mills
usually sell in advance three months
production. To do this they must have
sufficient quantities of raw silk on
hand in order to establish / cost basis
TO- their production.
Japanese cables quoted shinshiu No.
| at $3.50 and kansai double extra at
SlO.60 pound. an advance of 10 cents
over thursdays prices. The demand
IN Yokohama is said to be chiefly for
Japanese consumption.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30

PH1LADELPH1A-H Weintraub Co; :
Wcintraub. Jobs in cotton goods; Broad
way Central
PHILADELPHIA & Rand
Rand. mfrs waists dresses; Aberdeen.
PHILADELPHIA - B. Burris. piec
goods: Marlborough
PHILADELPHIA - Rand & Rand;
y PINE BLUFF. y. C.-Packard Bros r
Packard. general mdse.; Herald Square.
PITTSBCRGH--K Dept. Store
E. NJ. Meyers. mems clothing; 1881 Broad
way
P1TTsBURGH- Roth. mons furnish
ings. shoes. Herald Square
P1TTSBI RGH--Osgood &, Silverblatt s
Ossood. mems furnishings drygoods
Pennsylvan MIA.
PITTsBU URGH-Rosenbaum Co; Miss a
Martin millinery, designer. l16 West Thir
ty-second Street; Collingwood
PlrTSBURGH-J Sapper. mems wear
Herald square
PITTSBURGH Prcgler Co; O. Preg
ler. representative, Wallick
P1TTSBuRGH-J. Mcdowell. drygoods
etc: Wailick
PlTTsBl' RGH-waxnan & Rudolph; s
WaXman. clothing. Pennsylvania
PlTTSBURGH-kau ufman Dept Stores
PLATTsBuRGH, \. Y'&c H. chasmer & 1iilt
millinery; Park Avenue.
PORT CHEsTER, \: Y:-steiger shicl
G9mPany ,aInI Inoo. M5s e NJ cYf,on. notions
leather goods. art ncedlework. novelties
POTTsVILLE. Penn.-Dives Polnery &
Stewart; u. +. kaischer. housefurnishings
china, toys; {. G. Miller general merchan
disc; A. Heiser, representing; $50 Fifth
Avenue. Herald square
PROVIDENCE Goldstein Co r
Goldstein. cotton waste; Broadway Central
RICHMOND. Vat A. Reddin Com.
pany T. y. Reddin. undertakers' supplies
Mari borough
SAN ANTONIO. Tcx-Saul Wolfson Dry.
goods CO.. II. {. Mays ready to wear
1850 Rroadway; room <os.
suserman. dry goods clothing. etc; Broad
way Central
san, FRANcIsco-H lindner & Co.
SCHENECTADY y Y.-Sauter Com
pany; e. sauter. electrical supplies Penn
sylvania.
SHERMAN Tex. = Marks Bros. A
Marks. drygoods; 1850 Broadway. sth
floor.
r. srARTA. ,,T,., Cas-. P purdich & Co;
SPARTANBURG j Collins general
ST. JOSEPH Mo.-I.owenbcrg Millinery
ST. LouIs-McCormac Furnishing Co
]. r. Brown. clothing, Imperial
ST LOCIS-Abbot Jacket Manufactur-
ing Co.. +. w Petz. mfrs. jackets. aprons
ST. LOuls-scruggs. vandervoort &
Barney NJ Adrian. mems boys furnish
inss, i clothing Assoeiated Merchandising s
ST LOtlS-II II. Miller. auto acces-
sories; Commodore.
SUMTER. C.-Witherspoon Brothers
\. Withcrspcon, preventative: Wood
ward.
SYRACUSE. y. Y.-weaver Company
u Weaver, phonographs, etc. Longacre.
81 RACCSE. y. Wv. Rosman piece
goods, Commodore.
TORONTO. Canada-C. J. Chute gro
ceries; Commodore
UTICA-I l. Rosenstein g. Co ,Gr.na
teador) l. l. Rosenstein. women's. mis.,s'
chiaTens wear drysoods; Imperial
WASHlNGTON-M. Goldberg: J..
Jackson, carpets, furniture, Commodore.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
TEXTILES-Cotfon Goods
" 0nted for Immediate DpIirer>

There was little activity in the cot
ton goods market yesterday, owing
primarily to the lack of merchandise
that could be delivered at once Not
many buyers sought goods, but those
who did generally wanted immediate
delivery on orders, and available stocks
OF that character were to be had only
from a few sources.
A resumption of buying early next
month is looked for, but not until after
the army sale of cotton goods on Sep
tember 4. There are large stocks to
be disposed of by the government, and
the prices they will bring are fur
nishlng considerable speculation. The
recent sale by the army of drygoods.
at winch quotations were generally
higher than market values, has not
been forgotten by jobbers and manu-
facturers and they are wondering
whether this will be repeated next
week. "
manufacturers of Turkish towels are
Desleged with requests from wholesale
drygoods merchants throughout the
United States for deliveries of orders
Inc demand for them has been
so great IN the face of curta;led
production that within six months the
price has advanced Approximately 100
per cent. One large manufactured
stated that orders received last snrinr
Tor lurklsh towels cannot be fllcd
until late in the fall.
frihted voilcs for future dclivorv
continued to be in good demand. Prices
range from 57la cents to $l.O5 q ward
Tor TINS fabric, with maiorjtv Of
oloers calling for the high priced lines.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
tHEMlCALS-PhenoI Sells ot
10 Cents in the Omen MorLo,

Trading in chemicals was ouiet VOC,
terday as many brokers and buycrs bad
ari,ready started their labor holiday.
The number of Inquiries and .ttas letters
tor prices on bichromatc of soda
showed decided Improvement Cslls
Tor delivery in November and Deem.
Der We're noted No material could ho
pure hased under 14la and Is cents a a
pound. There are plenty Of BUYERS
wiling to pay 14l4 cents, but holders
refuse to shade prices. Little is avail
able on the spot market and those who
nave any quantity of bchromate are
holding it,
The sale of six tons of phenol at Il
cents a pound was reported Yesterday
There are no large offerings on thc
market and the demand appears re-
strlcted to small lots. 1t is reported
tnat one of the three large concerns
which were to have marketed the row
crnments surplus stock Of phcnol had
refused to handle the stocks The gov
ernment. it is reported has held This
phenol three or four years and as
sumes no esponsibility from the point
OF Shipment. Buyers, it is said, prefer
to go into the open market and pav
10 cents a pound rather than take the
government phenol at II cents.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Woollen Mill Operations in
July Showed Further Cain

About $500 more wide woollen and
worsted looms in this country were in
operation on July 1 than on June /
according to figures issued by the De,
partnent of Commerce. Only % ner
cent of the slightly less than $4,000
looms of 50-inch reed space and over
were idle on July l. The June 1 fig
ures showed the percentage of idle
wide looms to be 29.6 idle looms Of
less than 50inch reed space on july
l were 212 per cent, having increase /
= per cent since June. The percentage
OF idle rug and carpet looms decreased
from 44.5 per cent in June to 1876 Der
cent in July.
Great progress was made during the
month IN carding, combing and spin
nlng. Idle carding machinery decreased
from lo.d per cent in June to 81 per
cent in July; combing machinery, from
rs per cent in June to rs in JULY:
idle woollen spindles, from 1872 per
cent in June to SO per cent in JULY.
and worsted spindles from oil per
cent III June to 1875 per cent in July.
The July l report shows the small
est percentage of idle machinery vet
reported this year.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Laboratory Wood Tests

MADISON, Aug 2o.--Furniture man
ufacture, the making of gunstocks,
wagon parts, sporting goods, panels,
spokes Of all kinds and bultup wood
of all sorts will be benefited by the
experiments for aircraft construction,
some of which are being continued at
the Forest Products Laboratory. These
experiments were inaugurated by the
War Department in the making Of army
airplanes and have shown the valuable
uses to which builtup wood can be put
and the high grade product which may
result from building up from low grade
raw material.
The proper drying and seasoning
methods are studied and protective
finishes are tested in various rooms of
different humidties, the purpose being
to subject the wood to the extreme at
mospheric conditions that might affect
it in the finished product
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
L0bber Holds Dealers of
His Class Are Essential
Woollen Mills in Normal Times, Says A. S. Rosen-
berg, Depend Them to Distribute Goods
Among Thousands of Smaller Purchasers

Woolcn mill selling agents, who are
cutting jobbers off their lists in max
ing allotments of spring goods are
pursuing dangerous and mistaken
policy in the opinion of A. S. Rosen-
berg, n large distributor Of cloth.
mo woollen mill" he said yester-
day, "can afford to discriminate against
an influential and wealthy clientele
such as the jobbers form. In normal
times the jobber is necessary to most
mills. We jobbers purchase hundreds
of pieces of cloth from the mills and
for the most part discount our bills
in ten days. The wholesale clothiers
take longer to pay for their goods. In
addition to this, we distribute our
goods among thousands Of merchant
tallors and hundreds Of small manu-
featuring clothiers, to whom the mills
can't or won't extend credit We car
ry these small fellows on our books
for six, eight and even twelve months
Without this they could not survive.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
''F'illing In" Stocks

Ordering of stocks this week for
delivery in the future was low in
comparison with other weeks. during
the past three months, ACCORDING 70
the Credit Clearing House. In it's
weekly credit barometer this oreani-
zatlon says that recorders have heen
placed in some lines, but buying is
still of the hlling-n variety rather
style
The figures show that purchases all
over the country advanced only
slightly during the week and no
records were made
Indebtedness decreased in all excen+
' tne north agricultural section, and is
averaging nearly 4 per cent less than
the corresponding week last wear
Payments in the north agricultural
middle agricultural and south agri'
cultural sections show increases over
both last week and the corresponding
week last year, the most pronounced
advance being shown in the south
agricultural section.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
The News of Business

THE heightened activity began
day continued yesterday An increased supply of bills
market
available The period of duness which
two days resulted from shortage bills
demand With collections
town banks have been
New YORK institutions from the market caused hardship with
bills to SELL.
IN the commercial market the
supply Dealers
September and October
VIII require most of the lending
Rates on bankers acceptances quoted follows:
Ninety
days
Eligible 043-
Eligible member banks.
Ineligible bank bills
For delivery within thirty Eligible bank bills are
quoted at ZIG eligible
eligible bank bills at 6
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
FuRS-Long-Haired ] Variety
OF Furs Sho,cS More Actirity

Fox, opossum, raccoon and the other
long haired skins used mostly in max
ing muifs, scarves and as coat trim
mngs, are showing more activity than
they have for the past two months, ac~
cording to leaders in the fur trade.
The early demand centred mainly on
the short haired furs made up into
coats and wraps. Manufacturing fur
rlers and dealers say the insistent de-
mand and the shortage of the supply
IN these furs has made their price pro
hlbitlVe TO many consumers 1t is felt
now that many women, unable to pur-
chase coats, VIII turn to scarves for
thelr fur requirements this winter
Retailers are ordering more sets of the
long-halred furs. and this is expected
to react on the raw fur market within
few weeks
Manufacturers report strong de-
mand Tor black furs. Lynx. black fox.
dyed nutria and lower grades OF fur
ayed black are being taken in fairly
heavy quantities by retailers in their
new orders and re -orders.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Operators in japanese Silk
Mills Receive Small Waco

The average daily wage Of silk mill
operatives in Japan during 1916 was
10 y cents, according to a report lust
issued by the Statistical Bureau of the
SILK Association Of America. The table.
based on the latest available figures
shows that males above the aye Of
hfteen employed in filature establish
ments received u cents dav and fo-
males above fifteen were paid III,
cents for 4 days labor. The highest
wages were received by structural la
Dorers. 2o :. cents to me and IA cents
10 ~, Women being the daily scale.
ne report states that in 1916 there
were 3,48l silk making establisbmnnte .r+ :
IN Japan. The number is div,ded ;,to
three classitications, as follows S;ir
Mature, 3,ll4; spinning, l40. and
throwing, 227. cru
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30

turn of not less than per cent as
sured upon the aggregate investment
not through governmental guaran-
tee, but through the exercise by Con
gress OF its duty to stop, by act, the
knife OF regulation short of the heart
OF the transportation system Of the
United States
Statistics Are Given
The statement submitted the follow
ing figures in support of its argument:
The total resources Of the invest
ing institutions of the United States,
exclusive of international banking
houses, private banking houses and
private banks, investment bankers
and brokers, and traders in securities,
are 1885. .330.165.
The signatures of this memorial, ex-
Guiding. IN addition to the exclusions
above named. individual investors,
colleges, universities, etc (whose re-
sources it would be difficult to esti-
mate, but which, if ascertained. would
add large sum-. represent $780,
5d4 1882, which equals 81 per cent of
the total resources and very great
percentage of the institutions of the
country. This includes savings banks,
life insurance companies, fire, marine
and surety companies, national and
State banks and trust companies.
Banks Arc Represented
Taking the largest cities of the
country to the number of fifty-s six, the
total resources of the institutions
therein amounted to $27,967,31O, 1898.
The resources of the institutions of
these cities which have signed the
memorial amount to s19,511 ,627 1903.
which equals 70 per cent of the total.
The savings banks signing this me-
mortal have depositors numbering over
5 100000 of the 100000 total deposi-
tors IN the mutual savings banks of
the country.
The number of policyholders repre-
sentcd by the life insurance compan-
les, in unduplicated policies, signed
to this memorial is 100000 of the
33,O00,0O0 total unduplicatcd policies.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Overall Makers i
Eager for Army's !
Surplus Denims
Auction Sale Of Co,,..
Goods Will Be Staged q,
Manhattan Opera House
Next Week

Another auction sale of sirnlr.
ton goods by the United states 49,
to be held September If TIE v.~."'''
tan Opera House, is AWAITED VIZ -
siderable interest in 'he local 49,.
Large stocks Of mere andiss. ~s,ocia1
fabrics which now arr v,rtgsn-
existent here. Vii be otre~od s,4 -
I've N'evcd that prices VIII b. ,r,- .'
ton to those obtained d. the ,,rs,.. sr,o'-
sale wheh bids were generalv aso- ,o-s
market values 0'9
Over a million yards of blue de,;,
lnciu ea amOn~ the various io-s
live y bide,ng Cor this STOCK is a..
pat d. SeNer.l Iarge overall ,9ar,,ssc.
ure 9, 1t IS lr9 led, are determined =,
acquire TINS denim.
Bah Towel Popular Item
Another item o. v. n rrea- ;n-ar...
centres Is that Of nstn towels 70o eos
Of which wlll be cfarea TIE - -,
Of bath towels IS an acute ore u. ,,ro.
ent, and out-of-town -ohners ars 49,
pected to be among tho rival hiedsrs
Following is d list OF rne ,nercb.nl...
that viii be placed or sale:
twenty-five Thousand five hu,d,.,
and thirteen yards bchbnet-e 42ess
yards cotton cloth. 52e 2sf va-dS d~.,i
5,622 ,S44 yards due 8sl $50 vars'
Jeans, $50 yards raincoat lining 50 3S5
yards chamhray. l,139.520 wards DOM,
1925 yards Osnaburg. 2.2sO vars'
outing flannel, 1913 Yards ss+as,
6.324.077 yards sheetlng. 54e .2s3 vsr5,
Silesia, 297,60l yards ticking sis oqo
yards twill. 1000 yards msrouise-.a
30,l07 yards Terry cloth. 100000 bs.5
towels and $500 900 HucAaback towels
Rules Governing Sale
Rules under when 10 sale viii h.
conducted are: First. bids 10 be md,
at an advance of not less -han ona.
eighth Of ] per cent per yard; second
the highest bidder TO be the purchaser
government reserves right 10 re,eet
all bids; third. 10 per cent over sr
under the quantity sold may be deliv-
cred; fourth, the highest bidder 10 hs
permitted TO take any part o. the lot.
but not less than 5000 yards. unless Ia,
contain less than this quantity; in that
case the bid must be for the entire lo-
Successful bidders vii be REQUIRED a
MIKE deposit sufficient 20 equal 10 pes
cent of their total purchase at The close
of the days sale; nth. deposit Of
$500 or certified check VIII be required
before participating in bidding, which
deposit will be returned after sale has
closed if no award has been made %
depositor; sixth, sale without recourse
as to quality or grade; seventh. all
goods are +. o. b. warehouse. where
goods are located, and must be removed
from government warehouses within
thirty days; eighth. terms are cash be-
fore delivery OF goods; ninth. the gov.
ernment carries no Insurance and all
goods left in government warehouses
five days after purchase VIII be at risk
Of purchaser; tenth. teXt.'es can be
seen and inspected i've days nrior -
sale on application 20 zoaa ~ser-v ~
iccr, 461 Eighth Avenue, New York
City.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
Congress Gets Memorial
Backing Warfeld Plan
5O,OOO,OOO Said To BE Repre.
sented i" Plea That f Per
Cent Method BE Ciren n Test

WASHINGTON Aug. 29.-Princinles
Oh the Warheld plan, under which a
minimum interest return of ner canr
oil railroad securities would be pusr-
ahteed through mandatory adjust
ment OF rates by the Interstate Com
ce merce Commisslon, We're indorsed by
hftY million persons owning or direct
~ interested IN railroad securities" in
memorial to Congress, submitted TO
'he House Interstate Commerce Com
mi'tee by s. Davies Warheld, president
or the National Association Of Owners
OF Railroad Securities.
Slgners of the memorial numbered
''oVo investing institutions. includinr
savings banks. national and state banks
surety companies, trust companies and
ne ana hre insurance companies and
S,lS9 Individual investors.
Shippers Back Plan
The shipping public also WAS renre-
sented IN ,he Endorsement by sixteen
munlclpal trade organizations, with an
estimated total membership of 10000.
insurance companies giving their in
dorsement were said to represent 23,-
u"n.OO0 poiicyholders, while it was es-
Elnated that $50 500 persons were rep
Iesented by savings banks.
IN presenting the memorial, Mr.
Narficid said its signers did not ask
"the continuation Of autocratic rail
road methods Of the past, but a just
and definite solution by the Congress
OF the most important problem now
before the country.' Urging favor
abls consideration by Congress of the
remedial legislation proposed in the
Warteld plan, the memorial declared
at is our conviction that the rail
roads cannot avoid destruction and
eventual governmental absorption
without a primary distributable re-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30

If the jobbers are eliminated, where
will these small fellows, who, in the
aggregate. do business OF more than
s50,0OO,O0O a year, get their mer-
chandisc?
"Personally, / have rot had single
mill agent refuse TO sell goods to me,
and | doubt if the policy will become
widespread The jobber can do moth.
ing about it now, of course, if a mill
refuses to sell goods to him. but when
the market turns and goods become
plentiful jobbers will not forget the
trea tment mills have accorded them
AT this period.
Most jobbcrs are doing a legitimate
and honest business, making fair
profit. They are not responsible for
the high prices of goods. Clothing
manufacturers are reselling their
goods, delivered to them by the mills
to other manufacturers and to jobbcrs.
We can buy all the cloth we wish from
the manufacturing ciothiers. Why
should the mills not refuse 10 sell to
manufacturers who resell cloth and
are in reality jobbers?
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30


ton for lower prices. They stated
that on the resumption of buying,
which must take place shortly, as the
tanneries are in need of skins, higher
prices than those prevailing to-day
may rc expected.
Norman H. Bacon, recently elected
pres dent of the New York Fur Auction
Sales Corporation, was formally pre-
sented to the stockholders of the or
ganization yesterday at luncheon
given in his honor at the Hotel Penn
sylvana. About eighty of the 100 or
more stockholders were present.
Charles S. Porter, chairman of the
board of directors of the corporation.
presided.
In acknowledging his introduction to
the members of the corporation Mr..
Bacon outlined some of the construc-
tive work now being planned bv the
organization. He has just returned
IRON several months trip in Europe
New-York tribune., 1919-08-30
More Mills to Show
Spring Fabrics in Week
Selling Agents Experience No
Difficulty in Alloting
Goods

Ordering of spring woollcns and
worsteds in the Offices of selling agents
who have goods to allot continues
brisk 1t was said yesterday that Il
number Of mills will make their allot-
ments next week. Many Of the mill
agents left town the middle of the
week, and considerable number are
said to be at the mills completing plans
for their spring offerings.
1t is expected that offerings of fine
woollens and worsteds for women s
wear will be made around Scptem-
Der Is.
Jobbers in mems wear fabrics say
their trade is confined mostly to the
merchant tailors. The large manufac-
turing clothiers are fairly we'll sup
piled with cloth for the present fall
and winter manufacturing season, it is
said, and in many cases are reselling
some of their fabrics. Jobbers declare
they can purchase large quantities of
cloth from the clothing makers