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New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Trade Through Adriatic Ports
With Near East Opens Jp

The National Association of I'm
porters of Hides and Skins informed
its members yesterday that the War
Trade Board had announced that
trade has been resumed with all ports
of the Adriatic, including territory ad-
jacent thereto under the military oc-
cupation Of the Allies. and Albania
and Montenegro. The naval blockade
Of all ports on tho Adriatc has been
raised, and shipments may be made
through such ports in trnnsit to other
countries from which trade rcstric-
tions have been hitherto removed
For importations INTO the United
States from such territory individual
import licenses will be required un-
der the same conditions as for i'm
portations from European countries,
except whore shipmcnts are covered
BY the list Of general import licenses
In connection With the resumption
Of trade with Bulgaria, Turkey and
the Black Sea ports it was explained
that the ports on the Black Sea- in
cludc such contiguous territory as
shall be determined by the military
authorities Of the Allied govcrnments
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11

The most significant feature OF yes
terday's commercial paper market was
that for tho first time in many day
it gave an indication Of revival in
business borrowing. More paper was
offered, and moved more freely. A
bottor demand from the banks was re-
ported by some dealers. The rates
arc what they have been-51s per
cent prevails for prime paper, but an
exceptionally good name for an ex
ccptionally short maturity will pass
at Il per cent. One banker ycstcr-
day had offered TO him two notes at
5al per cent. They were for small
amounts and came only from one
broker Both New York and country
banks are buying. but tho larger
number of requests seem to come
from the interior.
The revival in commercial borrow
ing WIS even more pronounced in
trade acccptanrcs. A number Of silk
bills nrc coming ON the market. The
prcvailinG rate is 81 pcr cent.
Bank acccptanccs yesterday contin-
uod dull Dealers are selling more
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
TELEPHONES.
Beekman 8243
Beekman 5000
CoIors
License System Aduocafcd
to Keep Out German
DyestufS Not Needed

The Swiss dycstuffs manufacturing
industry is still considerably ham
pered because of the lack Of intermc-
dates. Large quantities of these were
imported by Swiss manufacturers from
Germany. but it IS said that labor trou-
bles have so curtaled German produc-
ton that exports Of intermediates to
Switzerland have been cut down 95 per
cent in the last few months.
With the prospects Of an early peace.
American ave makers and consumers
are turning their attention 70 the ques
tion Of tho importation of German dye
stufFs II was sand by an authority IN tho
industry yesterday that nothing VIII
prevent their entry INTO this country
except system Of licensing dye I'M
ports 4 nigh taritf, If WAS stated.
would keep ont only such colors AS
could be made IN this country cheaper
than the Germans could produce them.
Al tho same time. dyes which arc now
not produced here IN commercial guam
titles but for which methods &C guam
tity production arc being worked out
would oc imported nder the lcens-
ing system only such dyes as cannot
be made here would be admitted, and
domestic manufacturers. II IS con
tended, would be given an opportunity
to carry on their laboratory work un-
hindcrod
German dyes arc not expected 30 be
as cheap as they were before the war
owing to higher wages being demanded
under the Socialistic government in
that country and the Impairment OF
productive efficiency IN the industry.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Freight Rate Changes

WASIllNGTON, March TO- In
creased proportional or rcshippinG
freight rates on grain, grain products
ard byproducts from Western gate
ways to Eastern destinations we're ap-
proved for filing to-day by tho Inter
state Commerce Commissions IN
crcascs a'so were approved ON by
products Of grain from points in
central territory, including points in
Illinois and ON the Mississippi River
10 Atlantic soaboard cities.
The commission also granted relief
from the long and short haul clause
20 ice shippcrs in Western trunk line
territory, through ruling which pro
vidcs that the lowest rate applicable
by any route shall be applied to all
other routes.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Business Money

bills outside Of New York City than
they have been, but they cannot get
the bills. Their lists have lately been
looking rather sick. Yesterday the
demand from the banks was not eX-
traordinary. It was about sufficient
to take caro- of the new bills coming
on the market, but dealers could not
60 on living with a current amount of
business no greater than yesterday s..
Tho banks were reluctant buyers,
What hurt the demand is hard to say,
but though call money renewed at 4 =
per cent it was not easy to obtain it,
and the belief was prevalent that
there may havc been some govern
mcnt withdrawals. Before tho end Of
the Stock Exchange session call mon
cy was loaned at per cent.
The range Of rates on commercial
paper yesterday WAS unchanged from
Friday and week ago two, three,
four, five and six months maturiticS,
81 to 5h per cent.
Prime trade occcp'Anccs, running
from fifteen to sixty days, were b and
81 per cent. Sixty TO ninety days, 3
and bla per cent. lndorsed trade &c
ccptnnccs, y per cent. all naturltlca.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Rubber
Huge Stocks Of Crude
Rubber lrailGbte Belo,u
Prp-|V ar LeueIs

Tremendous quantities Of rubber
arc being produced and are in sight,
according to rubber importers. When
the armistlce was signed it is esti-
mated that there were between $4,000
and 10000 tons of crude stock nccu-
mulatcd in the Far East, while ord-
narily there would probably be max
mum Of about 1000 tons awaiting
shipment. This huge stock of rubber
is beginning to reach the large mar
kots, record shipment arriving at the
Pacific Coast last week The large
holdings OF unlicensed crude rubber
at Vancouver released on February 13
arc helping to swell the influx Of the
commodity into this country.
Importers report that there ia n
moro general tendency to ship crude
rubber TO this country through the two
cannls Suez and the Panama which
means u snving in shipping time or
from. thirty to ninety days over the
old Pacific transcontincnta route.
Rubber ~ selling lower in New York
than IN London. Any change in prices,
IT is said, would depend on speculative
buying IN London, rs priccs made
there would have to be ,phcld in this
country.
Selling for less than in prc-war days.
rubber Is finding its way into new
manufacturing fields, and those who
arc In touch with the situation expect
that the coming year will mark new
record for rubber consumption in this
country.
The inactivity of the manufacturers
Of rubber shoes and boots and the
makers of insulated wire has been
more than offset by the heavy de-
mands made by tire manufacturers.
/ he open winter resulted in the more
constant use Of automobiles and trucks
and heavier consumption of tires.
AS result the tir~ companies were
in need of 'nearby' rubber To fill in
their requirements until shipments
were received from the Far East Their
needs were provided in part by the
rubber shoe and boot manufacturers.
who. it is SAID. were only too willing
to dispose Of some rof their crude rub
ber stock. The Shoe and boot con-
Germs, one importer said. had the worst
season in twenty-five years. The alb
scnce of snowstorms and ranfalls of
any consequence played havoc with
their business. Ordinarily this in
dustry uses about or per cent of
the crude rubber consumed in the
United States
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Sweaters Are Tax Exempt
Luxury Provision Not Effective
Except in Sport Uniforms

The so called luxury taxes embodied
in the revenue bill do no. hit manufac-
turers Of sweaters. The Sweater and
Knitted Textile Manufacturers Asso-
cia.ion has reassured It's members on
this point
The tax applies only to knitted wear
IN sporting uniforms when sold com
plete as such. Women's and mons
sweaters, golf stockings, wool gloves
and other knitted garments which may
be used for purposes other than sport
ing wear are not subject to the tax.
Section 9O4 OF the revenue bill pro
vides for another tax Of 10 per cent
OF the price to be applied to mems
and boys ncckwear in excess Of 81
this viii affect knitted ties and muf-
fers) and on mems and boys silk
stockings in excess Of 81 per pair, and
Of women's silk stockings in excess Of
$2 per pair.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Drugs Mostly lower

Prices Of drugs and pharmaceutical
chemicals continue to decline. the vol
ume OF trade being small Buyers arc
holding Off for lower prices while
those who hold stocks generally have
bought AT high prices and ARE not ann
ious TO liquidate on the present de-
pressed market There is general
during the war Will in the near future
be put in the market at defable
reductions. Sodium citrate IS an OK
ception to the downward tendency. sell
ing at $l33 a pound, or 20 cents higher
than it sold a week ago. Salicylic and
other acids have declined several cents
a pound.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Australian Agent Without
Word of an Embargo
Growth of Trade With That
Country During War
I>aDid

Henry Y. Braddon. commissioner Tor
Australia in the United States, said
Yesterday that he had received no Of
fetal word concerning the reported
declaration of an embargo on the inn
portaton Of all goods other than those
Of British origin. A press dispatch
from Melbourne carried the informa-
ton that such action mad been taken
by the Minister Of Customs Of Austria
liza in proclamation M. Braddon has
cablcd to his government for informa-
tion on the subject.
"I have no official communication Of
any description from the Australian
povcrnment,' said Mr.. Braddon. ION
Saturday tho customs section Of my
office received an ordinary Department.
nj cable announcing an embargo had
been placed ON dyes other than Of
British origin without the consent of
the Minister Of Trade and Customs. A
later message Indicated that the MN
ia,or had consented to allow the entry
Of shipments from Allied or neutral
countries now in transit or to be
xbinnnd from the country Of export be
fore the FIRST Of June next IN eNccu-
tion Of orders placed prior to fcbru-
airy 2G.'
calls attention to thc trade Of the
United States with Australia. This
statement shows that the exports to
that country hnvc grown from about
St4OOO.OOO in the year immediately ~
preceding the war TO $50 100000 IN the
closinY year Of the war
Nearly all Of the exports TO Australia
consist of manufactures, includ ine
especially such articles as automobiles
farm tractors, agricultural imp plements
cotton manufactures, cutlery, glass anc
glassware. clocks and watches, manu-
fac,urcs Of rubber, locomotives, stee
rails. cash registors, sewing machines
tyucwritcrs, adding machines, mining
machinery, printing prcsscs, struc'ura
iron and steel, wire, leather, boots an'
shoes, paints mineral oils, printing pa
per, motion picture films, MANUFACTURED
tobacco, lumber and furniture.
Imports into the United states iron
Australia have. grown as rapidly a
have tho exports. The total vniue OF tn
former in 1913 was $4,000, 900 agains
$l7,0000 900 in the fiscal year 1914, nn'
$lJ 100000 in 1910
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
New Bedford Cotton
Takings Smaller
Receipts for February Show
Sharp Decrease; Much of
Staple i'm arehouscs
Eus,ncss News Bureau
.Snccinl COrrraDOnicMrs

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March TO-
February was the second month of the
present season to show decrease in
the amount of cotton received hero,
the figures being 36,355 bales for Feb
ruary, 1919, against 100G7 bales in
February, 1918, or nearly 1000 less for
the present year. Although the stats
ties for January show an even greater
drop, the total receipts Of thc present
season are still nearly 10000 bales in
excess OF the amount received here in
the 1917-18 season.
A large amount Of the cotton, which
consists chiefly of the higher grades,
remains in the great warehouses here
awaiting disposal in spot sales. Ship
mcnts are frequently being made from
the storage houses here to nearby tex
tile centres.
March bids fair to show n very light
receipt of cotton from the South be
cause of continued scarcity of sales,
which for the last few days have been
increasingly infrcquent. The manufact-
urers arc using what stock they have
on hand to FIJI the small orders for
goods which have been contracted for
recently.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
New Models Displayed
At Shoe Style Show
Exhibition Under Auspices Of
New York Dealers at Bush
Building

New York's first shoe style show was
held last night at the Bush Terminal
Sales Building, on West Forty second
Street, under the auspices Of the New
York Retail Shoe Dealers Association.
Living models displayed the coming
spring and summer style offerings from
nineteen shoe manufacturing concerns
having Offices in the big sales building,
forty different models being shown, in
cludine footwear for dress. street,
formal, sport and boudoir service. In
fants' shoes also had part. The show
was staged under the direction Of
Charles r. Hoskins, of the International
Buyers Club
Several hundred local retail shoe
merchants and a number OF out-of-
town buyers attended the show John
Slater chairman Of the New York Re
tail Shoe Dealers Association, in an
address Of welcome, told of the efforts
being made to bring the local dealers
association to a 100 per cent repre-
sentation of the trade. At present he
said. there are l20 dealers members Of
tho organization. while there are about
1V" retall SnOe concerns IN New Ork
City. The stringent regulations under
which the shoe men were forced to con
duct their business during the war
period and the detrimental legislation
that was aimed at them proved, said
Mr.. Slater. that strong cooperation is
necessary in the trade if it Is to be
protected
Following the show, which will be re-
peated on Friday night, moving pic
ture illustrated evolution of the shoe
industry from the early ages to the
present days of highly perfected
machinery capable of quantity produc-
ton of high grade shoes was given
The following concerns made displays
Utz and Dunn Company, Gaines, Cor
don and Winston, Stetson Shoe Com
pany, Guptill Shoe Company, R. II
Hoskins, Julian and Kokenge Com.
pany, James A. Bannister, Krippendorf
Dttman Company. Seiby Shoe Com
pany, Whitney Baby Shoe Company
Miller Shoe Company, George w. Bake
Shoe Company, Dugan and Hudson
Shoe Company Parker, Holmes e. Co.
Boydcn Shoe Company, Bliss and Perry
Daniel Green Felt Shoe Company, L. r
Evans Sons Company and the Idea
Baby Shoe Company.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Chemicals
Low Bids at Receivers
Sale Of Chemicals; Ex-
porters Testing Marker

Inquiries for heavy industrial chem
icals from foreign sources are num-
erous, but develop few orders. Manufac-
turers and dealers interpret these for
cign inquiries rs an effort on tho part
Of countries where import restrictions
arc being Fitted to get their bearings
Foreign buyers are also SAID to bc
testing the American market 70 deter
mine whether they can buy to better
advantage in this country than in Eng
land or elsewhere.
Sealed bids opened yesterday a. tho
sale held by the receivers Of the Aetna
Explosives Company at the Offices OF
the Empire Trust Company clearly in
dicated the lack Of general demand
for heavy chemicals and the over
stocked condition of the market. The
only bid for G6 degree sulphurc acid
was 81 ton. and for 60 degree acid
SO cents ton. At these prices 2.9oO
tons of the former md 7oa tons of the
latter were disposed Of. Sulpburic acid
is selling in the market around $500
a ton.
The highest bid for caus'ic soda wat
S1.75 hundred pounds, made by j..
A. Kirsh. who acquired 300 tons at
this price. Cauatic soda is quoted at
about $2.S5 hundred pounds. S. j..
Jackson bought 5000 pounds Of soda
nsh for 81 hundred pounds. Tho
market price for the chemical is about
Sl.9u. For phenol one bid was fo ca
cents pound. made by the Dow Chem
ical Company. and another 5ss cents
II pound. made by the French High
Commission. At these prices $50 tons
were disposed OF.
The receivers Themselves WIRE the
only bidders on 900 toms of high grade
calcium pulvcrilcd limestone. Their
bid wns one mill a ton, winch works.
out mt five tons for cent, and the
Limestone went 70 Them. As did fifty
tons of prccip.tatcd chalt- for winch
they bid oyc quarter Of m.ll ton.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Buying Rush Is On for
Spring and Summer Fu5:s
High Wages and New " ar Tax Add to the Cost
of Such Garments, but the American Stves
One Manufacturer Declares, Are AlIuring

Fur manufacturers NC rushed with
orders for spring and summer gar
monts. They expect the present season
e develop into an excellent one from
every standpoint. With their labor
situation cleared up, manufacturers
are in a position to handle orders on
a definite schedule. Retailers arc IN
tho market from all sections of the
country buying garments to fill the de-
mand from consumers, Who have been
encouraged to make carly purchases
CT light fur apparel By the mild win
ter. according to Ado.p1 Engel, of ~.
< J Engol, fur manufacturers
"During December anl January"
said Mr.. Fngcl yesterday, "manufact-
urcrs made vc.y light purchases Of
fGrs. The labor question thcn was q
porploxlng one. We did not know
whether or not we would have strike
on our hands. That's al settled now.
Some manufacturers we're delayed
from four to SIX weeks in tho max
irg Of their sample incs, but the
trade in general has been rushed dur
irg the last few weeks.
War Tax Factor
"Thero has been much comment of
late about the price of furs Skins, I
believe, have reached top level, but il
is not lil-cly that there Will be a de-
cline, because there are other factors
than the raw material that will main
tain prices. These factors are the
higher cost Of labor and production
and tho war tax that was applied TO
the sale of finished furs beginning
with February 26 TO what extent this
var tax VIII affect the sale of gar
mcnts cannot be judged at this early
date, but it car. be SAID that the tax
VIII be passed on 10 the consumer
It means that furs will be that mucn
higher in cost.
..Rnt thc ahnr factor Ia thf most in
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
ne RID ne 8 rage or = b11S1n@SS News
Textiles
Rcduced Prices and Hear
Ger Demands Marx .4ctiu-
tiles i,l Whife Goods

Improved demand for cotton goods,
irmcr prices for unblcachcd fabrics,
expansion in export trade and lower
quotations for some kinds Of finished
materials featured trade in the white
goods district yesterday. The move
ment toward placing goods on mono
randum seems to have extended, which
action implies lower prices, for slrb-
scQuontly bills Will be rendered buy
crs at the price levels prevailing at
the time Of billing This method OF
doing business is equivalent to OK
tending protection or guarantees ON
prices.
While some OF the commission NOR
chants report that good ginghams arc
scarce, one Of the leading factors in
the trade has deemed it eNpedicnt to
make concessions on this fabric.
Prices have been reduced for the pur-
pose of stimulating business and also
to give buyers confidence in operating
on the basis OF their pros spcctiVe needs.
Print cloths % inches wide, SO threads
to the square inch of warp, T. threads
to the inch of tlling and weighing
AZ pounds TO the yard, sold quito
freely AT 10 to 10'a cents a yard, the
last price being most commonly
quoted
During tho day several largo in
Quiries for brown muslins appeared
and some business resulted at the
prices named by tho mills instead Of
those the buyers offered. This de-
veloDment was hailed as favorable
auGury OF forthcoming price trends.
The mills are curtailng outputs Of
unbeached goods, and as the market
for raw cotton is strong iirmcr views
about prices are expected. Most of
the cotton mill interests do not seem
to be impressed by tho propaganda to
curtail the cotton acreage in the South
this season.
On tho export side fair orders for
coored goods were received from
South America. Pending clearer views
regarding the alleged prohibition of
imports into Australia of other than
British made goods American mill
agents prefer to remain silent
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
swiss Iov Manufacturers
Organize for Protection

Prior to the war a number of at
tompts were made by Swiss capital
to manufacture toys for home con
sumption. but those industries never
hourishod. During the war numerous
factories wore Transformed or newly
erected for the manufacture Of metnl,
rubber and textile toys. Consul Kent
roports TINT the Swiss manufacturers
have formed an organization which
viii seek to protect their businees
against future German competition.
ono Of The purpoecs of this organi1n
tion ia to secure a tenfold increase in
the import duty on toys.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11
Big Mills to Reopen
Resumption by Fall River Iron
Works Announced
Hna,uc8a Ncps Bu,cnu
Spccidl Correspondence


NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March 10. p
Manufacturers and brokers received
with great enthusiasm to-day the an
nouncemcnt that six of the seven mills
Of the big Fall River Iron Works Com
pany of Fall River would resume opcr-
ations this Wednesday after being
shut down for several weeks past be-
cause Of lack of work. This develop
mcnt is looked upon as a forerunner
of returning prosperity to the textile
industry, as these mills represent the
largest print cloth plants in this sec
tion. The American Printing Com
pany, which controls the Fall River
Iron Works Company, is capitalized at
s2.0OO.0 600, and operates 4S5,288 spin
dies. by far the largest number of any
concern in Fall River. Today's an
nounccment says that the six mills
will run on Wednesdays, Thursdays
md Fridays until further notice.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-11

NeW association to Hold
4uction Sale Of Furs
Here To-n,orrOiv

The first auction Of the American
Fur Auction Sales Corporation VIII re
held tomorrow at Ill West Thirty
first Street under the management of
Albert Tanzer who declares that an
exceptionally fine assortment of mer-
chandise has been sent in for dis
posal by dealers and manufacturers.
Fur garments, including coats, coatees,
mufs and scarfs, in the Hudson seal,
natural muskrat, mole, skunk, rae
coon, etc, viii be sold in addltlon to
an assortment Of raw and dressed
skins
Among the skins to be offered by
Samuel Braunstein, auctioneer, are
Hudson seal, mink, raw and dressed
skunk, squirrels, dressed and dyed
foxes, nutria, lynx, mole, raccoon,
sealnc. marmots, natural muskrats,
kohnskN, Jap mink, raw beaver. cara
cul, silver foxes and sables. The en-
tire stock of tho Zweie Eur Company,
by order of t. II. lummis, assignee,
VIII be sold without reserve.
This sale VIII be the first or series
Of monthly auctions held to pro-
vide clearing house for odd lots col
lected by raw skin merchants and fur
manufacturers. The sales will also be
outlets for fur cuttings accumulated
by manufacturers and viii help to
place definite value on these rem
nants Of the factory, which now are
sold promscuously at no set price.
The Now York Fur Auction Sales
Corporation, which recently expressed
the opinion that furs would be influ-
cnced by the general downward trend
Of prices OF commodities, now declares
that it has become evident that the
unprecedented universal demand for
all kinds of furs, Offset as it s by
the natural Imitation upon their pro
duction, tends to preclude any note
worthy declines in the near future.
The auction concern says that pres
ent market prices on substantially the
entire list of articles should be more
than sustained at its spring sale to
begin on April z and continued
throughout the week.
The sales corporation says that
within the last week or 50 a marke d
Improvement has become disccrnible
throughout the market.