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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Retail Furriers' Banquet

DR.. George c. Kichwey. Federal d.
rector of the United States Employ
ment Service. and Robert G. Wevh
chief advisor of the Federal Board OF
Vocational Education, will be the prin-
cipal speakers at the banquet to he
held at the Waldorf-Astoria tomorrow
night by the Retail Furriers' Associa-
ton of America. The purpose of the
banquet is to arouse interest amonp
members Of all branches of the fur
trade for the establishment and main,
tanance of a school to train disable
soldiers in the work of various
branches of the fur trade.
The movement to establish such p
school is said to have been indorsed
by the United States government and
at the banquet there will be present
fifty disabled soldiers who have bcen
selected as the first pupils in the new
school.
Between 400 and 500 Representatives
OF all branches of the fur industry are
expected to. be present Robert G.
Phair. ma'Eger of the Pacific Rank
and E. D. Gibbs, secretary of the Rusb
Terminal Sales Building, are among
the speakers who will address ,be
gathering
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
.Jewelry
Refners Look for Reiej
From, Present Shortage
OF Platinum

Negotiations with Federal Off
Gals have given refners reason to
expect that the government will re-
lease at least a part of the $4,000
ounces of platinum it controls. I'm
til definite action is taken by the
Federal authorities the refners say
they are not in a position to allevi-
ate the shortage of aluminium, which
has become serious problem for
Jewelry manufacturers. 1t is still
impossible to secure any of this
precious metal from Russia, where
about 80 per cent of the worlds
output is mined in the Ural Noun
tains. The remaining 20 per cent
coming from Colombia, South
America, is not only of poorer
quality than is desirable for use
in making jewelry, but the guam
tity is not sufficient to meet the
needs of the industry
Because Of the shortage of the
metal, refiners say they have been
forced to spread their SUPPLIES as
much as possible among the manu-
facturer,s with each jeweler receiv-
ing only 10 to is ounces at the
most.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
TELEPHONES,
Beekman 8243
+ Beekman 5000
German Dyestuffs
Plants Ready to
Begin Operations
Machinery Undamaged by
War, Says Major Sill, and
Men Trained in Industry
Are ON Hand

Germany IS seeking to regain its
grip on world trade through it's dye
stun plants, according TO Major T. w.
Sill. of the Chemical Welfare Service
Major Sill has just returned from .
visit TO the occupied German terri
tory along the Rhine, where the most
important of the Teuton chemical
strongholds are found. He was a men,
Der of the interallied commission APP
pointed to investigate the production
OF war materials in the German chemi-
cal plants in the areas occupied by the
American, British, French and Belgian
forces
Major Sill found the dye factories
unchanged by the air raids of the Al
lies and any other results of the war
with machinery in perfect condition
and with an adequate personnel of
scientific experts and of trained opera =
'iVes ready on the ground to turn
their entire activities into the manu-
facture OF colors and medicinaIs.
NO more striking evidence OF Ger
mans conviction that she would eveatu-
ally win the war and or her intentions
then to BEGIN to regain her commercial
markets. Mayor Sill said yesterday.
could be afforded than the fact that
even with the tremendous burdens
thrown upon thes plants for the pro
duction of explosives and poison gases
nevertheless certain portions of the
plants were reserved and utilized for
the continued production Of dycstuHs
and synthetic medicinals, resulting in
an accumulation Of large stocks of ma
terial, which is to-day ready for the
commercial warfare
AT the present time these plants arc
only operating at about 10 per cent Of
their normal peace-timc production.
the principal reason being the lack Of
necessary raw materials They retain.
howevr, most of their working per
sonnet, who are at present simply en-
ployed in keeping the plant clean and
orderly. One of the plant directors
stated that his firm was spending
100000 marks a week simply to keen
the labor Employed. This is more or
less of protection measure. taken to
keep the men out of labor didfficulties
and ADMINISTRATIONS. but as soon rs
they should be allowed TO receive the
necessary amounts Of raw materials
they stand ready 80 resume operations
Immediately. 1t would be readily pos
sible to increase their previous large
production of dyestufs by utilizing the
quantities of new equipment. machinery
and buildings erected for extra war
work. as this would entail only slight
notifications"
Mayor Sill said that at the presn.
time the only apparent handicap 10 the
resumption Of operations IN these
plants on large scale is the lack OF
oils and greases for fabrication Of the
machinery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Textiles
Heavy Buying of Cotton
Fabrics Continues:
Prices Firner

Buying of finished cotton fabrics
receded a little yesterday, but the de-
mand for print cloths in the I'M
bleached goods division of the market
was described as "boiling,' Some
grades of print cloths advanced 4
cent a yard Mail orders for both
colored and bleached fabrics were of
satisfactory volume, the buyers seem
ingly being anxious to place orders as
far ahead as the mill agents would
consent to accept them.
Sentiment with regard to prices
among some of the largest interests in
the trade was that the present rise
would continue until the levels fixed bv
the government last year are reached,
or surpassed Numerous inquiries were
received from foreign markets for
goods but owing to the necessity Of
quoting fresh advances in prices the
foreign interests have found it diff =
cult to conduct negotiations in accord
ance with their anticipations Besides
cable communications with China and
the Red Sea countries is so poor that
nsiderable time is lost in consum-
mating dealings in those zones.
digo products, just returned from a
conference in Chicago, which was held
for the purpose of devising plans for
marketing the governments surplus
supplies of denims, animated that
these stocks probably will be sold to
manufacturers of overalls under a
method that will cause no undue dis
turbance in the general market for
denims.
Business for the week reached such
large proportions as to cause feeling
of elation among mill agents. Prices
Tor bleached as we'll as unbeached
tabrlcs, also colored goods were adj
vanced one to two cents yard over
the levels that prevailed in the proceed
ing week, and numerous lines Of goods
temporarily were withdrawn from sale
1t was stated that the chief concern at
the moment is output, the speeding up
of which is highly desirable in view Of
the urgent demands for all manufsc
tured cottonS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Plan Fight on Unjust
Cancellation of Orders
Mosessohn Says Losses Sus-
tanned bv Manufacturers
Are Staggering

Unjust cancellation of orders by re-
tailers will be the principal topic of
discussion at an executive board meet
ing of the Associated Dress Industries
OF America, to be held next Tuesday.
1t is probable that the board will take
definite action and draft a policy which
the members of the association will
pursue in dealing with retailers who
persist in cancelling ordrs fer gar
ments without proper justification.
The figures showing the losses sus-
tanned by an individual manufacture
err said David Mosessohn, executive
director of the association, yesterday,
as result of cancellations from his
retail customers are staggering. They
show so wildly that something is rad
lcally wrong with the entire trade
system in the women's garments in
dustry, and it would indeed be amiss
II national trade body such as ours
did not tackle this subject on a firm
basis, an through educational propa-
ganda and advertising drive home to
the retailers just how far they can
go in placing an order and following
their request for merchandise with a
cancellation.
"The day will surely come when an
order placed for merchandise will rep
resent just what it means. and will
not be subject to cancellation or re-
turn"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Business Money

supply Of paper coming out has shown
no appreciate improvement. This
lends support to the belief that the
reason for present lack of business
borrowing is not poor business, but a
remarkably strong cash position Bust
ness is going ahead on it's own money.
Further substantlatiop comes in col
lcctions, which agencies continue to
report as prompt and excellent, and
in the continued low number Of fail
ures In some lines there is doubt
less hesitation caused by delay in the
ratification Of peace; but, IN general,
what the paper market will have to
wait for will be an expansion of bust
ness so great that firms will have to
go to the banks TO help them carry
1t on.
The bank acceptance market showed
improvement toward the last part Of
the week. Some dealers expect good
market in the early part of next week,
on Friday they sold good amounts Of
bills to banks who are usually shrewd
in gauging conditions. The Belgian
bills at last definitely promise to make
their appearance. 1t is expected by
close observers of the market that ar
unusual amount Of similar credits will
be asked for by other European nations
Immediately after the peace treaties
have been, ratified.
Fifteen to sixty days prime trade
acceptances were quoted at 5 and 5A
per cent; sixty to ninety days, 5 and
51a per cent: Endorsed trade accept
anccs, Az per cent, all maturites
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
me tribune $ Page Of Business News
Clothing Makers Agree
To Late Cloth Deliveries

In addition to labor troubles, manu-
facturers of woollen cloths, and par
ticularly of worsteds, are finding it
hard to obtain yarns from which to
make their fabrics. Mill agents say
that not only is there a shortage of
fine yarns, but that deliveries are slow
This is holding back the production of
cloth for fall. it is said, and serves t.
further disorganize the trade. Cloth
mills have been forced to notify their
customers that deliveries cannot be
made in many cases until October, but
so anxious are the manufacturers OF
clothing and other users Of cloth 10
obtain supplies that they have agreed
TO accept these late deliveries. An in
stance is cited in which one large mill
has notified its customers of delays in
deliveries three times, placing the de
livery date month later in each mott
fication.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
F'tlrs
Muskrat Skins Bring High
Prices at London
auction Sales

Prices for muskrat skins were we'll
sustained at the fur auctions in Lon
don last week, and in most cases ad
vanced more there compared to last
January prices than they did at recent
sales in this country
G. NJ. Lampson g. Co report Though
Alfred Fraser, their American agents
that muskrat advanced 100 per cent at
their sale last week compared with
their sale in the spring of last year
Black skins and Southern skins, adds
the report, showed no change COM
pared with last year
AT the sale of A. & w. Nesbit. Ltd
reported through T. n Monjo & Co.
their agents here, muskrat skins ad-
vanced 20 per cent, compared with the
sale in January of this year. South
efn skins at the Nesbitt sale dropped
10 per cent below January prices, but
black skins advanced 20 per cent com
pared to January
At the Nesbitt sale Michigan first
musrsts brought $3.50 apiece, pale
firsts $3.50, pale seconds $2.96 and
Moose River skins $24S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Speedy Repeal of
Fur Tax Sought
Protest by National Committee
of Industry Declares Iinpost
To Be Discriminatory

Ten thousand fur retailers, manu-
facturers, importers, dealers, dressers.
dyers and trappens will be asked 10
cooperate with the National Committee
of the Fur Industry in fighting for
the repeal of tn eten per cent tax
on manufac tured furs at the coming
session of Congress. The committee
is mailing out special circulars to all
those interested in the fur business
and requesting them to protest against
the tax personally to their Senators
and representatives ana urge the
speedy repeal of the tax. They are
asked to send any replies from their
Legislative representatives. to the ma
tional committee for use in the cam
paign for the repeal of the tax.
Copies Of the resolution protesting
against the tax adopted by the ma
tonal committee were mailed yestcr-
day to every Senator and representa-
tive in Congress. The latter accom-
panying the resolutions reads In part:
The repea lof subdivision 10 Of
section 900 (the fur tax is asked on
the ground that the tax imposed on
furs is unjust and discriminatory, and
but few illustrations will suffice 10
prove this.
Under the present law, automobiles
are taxed ) per cent, jeweury a dis
tinct luxury is taxed at per cent:
pianos, organs, etc. are taxed at per
cent; chewing gum, 3 per cent; lux
jr1 -. 4
made up in suits and dresses, are not
taxed at all-while fur, wearing ap-
parel Of necessity, is taxed at 10 per
cent.
THE fur industry would make no
complaint if all industries and all com
modities were taxed alike, but as we
are no longer at war, we are no longer
willing to she Disseminated against
and consent to an unequal ana unjust
tries go free Of any tax.
"'phe House, before the adjournment
Of last Congress, introduced a joint
resolution to strike from the bill Sec
ton a04, which provides for the SO
called luxury taxes This was amend
ed in the Senate by including sub
division 10 of Section 600, but Con
gress adjourned and the resolution
never was reached for vote.
AS this measure will doubtless be
reintroduced at the coming session OF
Congress, and if Congress repeats the
so-called luxury tax and does not in
clude the tax on furs, fur articles
will be tho only articles of wearing
apparel that viii be taxed 1t ia ap-
parent, therefore, that this would be
unjust and that if the tax or all
wearing apparel is eliminated, there
is no reason why it should be retained
on articles made of fur"
Tomorrow the committee will scnc
to press "Tax Primer" containine
the latest Official rulings REGARDING
tho tax and its methods of collection
Copies Of the primer will DO read,
for distribution the latter part OF tn,
week, it is expected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Parcel Post Restrictions Hurt
Export Trade, Jewellers SAY

Strong objection is being voiced by
the National Jewellers Board of Trade
against the prohibition of parcel post
shipments to certain in-American
countries 1t is contended that these
restrictions are handicap j ndevelop-
ing trade with markets of those coun-
tries, as many shipments of jewelry
are of sizes that come within the par
eel post wigh limeiiation. Parcel post
restrictions affect shipments to b.
livia, Colombia and the Dominican Re
public. The jewellers board wants
these prohibitions withdrawn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Silks
SIX Mills already Cutting
D0,Un Orders for Fall
Delivery

Comparatively few buyers visited
the showrooms of the silk manufac
tuners yesterday, but the business
transacted during the week was of
such volume that a number of the
mills were compelled to reject or
cut down orders calling for deliver
les during the forthcoming fall
season. Blyers are less concerned
about the higher prices being asked
by some Of the mills than they were
over the possibility of not being able
to get the goods they wanted 1t was
stated that such mills as have not
placed all of their prospective out
puts under contract stand to reap
larger profits than those concerns
that have sold their entire produc-
ton.
Travelling men from now to Sep
TENDER Is next, when the buying
season for the spring Of 1920 will
open, will not have to exert them
selves much in soliciting orders
Home trade having been so heavy
foreign buyers Of dress silks, it is
stated, will find it hard tosuply
their wants in this market.
Besides the activity in dress silks
demand for all kinds of silks suit
able for making mems shirts was
extraordinarily active, and some OF
the leading members of the trade
stated that if larger quantities OF
goods could only be made available
sales could be made with a mini
mum Of effort.
Women's silk hosiery sold in lib
eral volume and some Of the leading
manufacturers have disposed of
their entire outputs as fairs ahead
as the first Of next year, but others,
evidently sensing higher prices
than those now prevailing, have
deemed it advisable not to accept
orders for delivery beyond Septem-
Der Is next. Export trade in this
line was especially active.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Leather
Shoe Buying Stimulated
by Possible Further
Rise in Prices

Sales largely in excess Of those of
last year are reported by retail shoe
dealers They declare that the dull
spell that usually follows Immediately
after Castor was Of short duration thu
year and that many persons were early
customers of summer footwear. 1t is
believed that the reports of constantly
increasing prices were in part respon-
siblc for this early buying. In some
Of the high grade stores many sales
arc said to have been mnde in lines
Of summer resort and sport shoes
Many of the retailers complain about
the revenue tax of 10 per cent on the
amount in excess of $40 on the sell
ing price Of shoes. They say that
while the amount collected Is relatively
small, many customers do not under
stand why they sould pay for it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

The commercial paper market did
not show the Improvement last week
that the most sanguine had hoped for.
1t had been expected that with the
Victory note campaign out of the way
the banks would know exactly their
position, and would not restrict their
loans through caution bred of uncer-
tainty and lack Of knowledge Of the eX-
tent to which they would be drawn
upon. The hopes of commercial paper
brokers rose on Monday, when the an
nouncement was made that the loan
had been ovcrsubscrbed by S1,500,-
100000. That removed once for all the
fear htat the banks would have to take
large part of it, thus tieing up funds
for business.
But though demand for commercial
paper increased this week, and though
the rate became easier, so that paper
is now on a 8 to 5A per cent basis,
the greatest demand has still been
from out-of-town institutions. The
demand from New York banks has been
disappointing. The reason for this is
partly that the banks do not even yet
know exactly their position. The
Treasury Department has not yet an
nounccd how and to what extent the
large subscriptions viii be cut down in
allotment, and It'll the large subscrip-
tons which give the banks concern
Next Tuesday the initial installment Of
10 per cent on the notes falls due. The
banks may have been harborlng their
resources to meet this.
Though mercantile agencies report
weekly betterment in business, the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Raw Silk Supplies Light
Prices Show Higher Tendency
Pending the New Crop
Arrivals

Buying of raw silks was quite liberal
last week, but manufacturers did not
take kindly to the higher prices that
were demanded for supplies from the
Orient. Stocks of desirable grades
were in light supply and importers held
out little hope Of Improvement until
new crop silk arrives from Japan, tow
ard the latter part of July or early in
August. Some reports indicated that
European mills had placed orders in
the Chinese market, and this buying.
supplemented by transactions for
American account, together with the
rise in the rate of exchange for silver
metal, stiffened prices for the Chinese
product. Tassahs advanced about 60
cents a pound over last week, and coarse
Chinese raw silk suitabel for making
sewing threads scored sharp gains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

Owing to the countrywide demand
for pianos and musical Instruments. the
industry is working at full capacity.
According to the National Piano Manu-
facturers' Association, the higher
priced pianos and the more expensive
monographs are most wanted. About
one-half OF the pianos that are being
sold are OF the so-called player tyne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Silk Hosiery Exports

Exports of artificial sill hosiery las
March amounted to 144,415 dozen pairs.
valued cat $S62,946, compared with
60.567 dozen pairs, worth S266,573, in
March of 1918. During the nine months
ended with the month fMarch this
year SO7,435 dozen pairs of artificial
silk hosiery were sent out of the
United States, the value of the same
having been $4,101,117 In the nine
months ended with March last year the
exports amounted TO 377,4O5 dozen
pairs, worth $1,399 ,935.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Notion Jobbers Stocking Tn

Jobbers from the West and South
have become liberal buyers Of notions.
particularly elastic goods. shoe iaces
and combs made of rubber or cel,u-
loid. Horn combs, which are obtained
from the horns and hoofs Of cattle.
are said 70 be in great demand, but
IS the basic materials cannot he oh
tanned in quantities manufacturers
have 10 content themselves BY push
ing sales Of those made of other ma
telials.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Burlap Prices Firmer

Active bidding for supplies of bur
lap yesterday and light offerings by
importers stitfsned prices Goods &c
inches in width and weighing eight
ounces TO the yard of cloth. sold at 10
cents yard, against 9s4 cents the
previous day. while the lO1a ounce
grade brought l1$. cents yard, this
representing an advance of a cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Leather Purchase by British
Government Reported at End

Sir Percy Daniels, representing the
British government, has returned to
the United States to attend to the de-
tails growing ont of the purchases of
leather that his government made in
America some time ago. According to
the Tanners Council of the United
States Of America Sir Percy has no
intention of entering into any new
negotiations for leather in this mar
ket
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Atlantic Refining Earned
$l48.IS a Share on Stock

Net profits Of the Atlantic Refining
Company for 1918 after deducting Fed
eral taxes estimated at $4,000 900 were
ST, 400 400, compared with 1854 1864 for
the preceding year Net earnings were
equivalent to sl48.18 a share, against
S10012 share in 1917 and S192.56 a
share in 1916. Dividend payments
amounted TO $1,oO0,o00, the same as the
year before. Surplus of sc, 400 400,
compared with $8,oo8,a1O for 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

Tuesday Cuba md in North
Carolina.
Wednesday in Chile.
Thursday Russia.
Friday-In Brazil State of Espirito
Santo) and Rumania.
Saturday In Bulgaria, Ceylon, Ec-
uador Fs>rch lndo-China, Russia and
in some British colonies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Strike Retards
Opening of Trade
I'm Infants Wear
Large Fall Business EFFECTED
by Manufacturers---Amer-
lean Mothers Dress Chill
dren Well Despite Cost

Preparations by manufacturers Of
infants and children's outer wearing
apparel for what they believed would
be u banner fall season have been
interrupted by the strike of the. cloak
and suit makers. Many of the larger
concerns in this branch of the cloth
ing industry conducted union shops
and their operators walked out just
as they were getting sample lines
ready for statesmen to take out on
the road. A few of them we're fortu-
nate enough to have enough samples
made up to start their men out this
week, but unless the present labor
trouble is soon settled business will
perforce develop later than had gen
orally been anticipated. The trade is
still confident, however, that when the
orders begin to come in the volume of
business VIII exceed that of any other
season