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New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
F'urs

Prices of furs now held in stock by
dealers and in some cases by manu-
facturers, have been rcadjusted. to
conform to the advances and declines
shown in the recent st. Louis auctions.
Among the furs on which advances
have been made, as much as 100 per
cent in some cases, arc blue fox,
kolinsky, squirrei, marmot, muskrat,
raccoon, skunk, opossum. nutria and
beaver. Russian sables have declined
as much as rs per cent under the in
fluence of large stocks and cessation
of the demand. One authority in the
trade said that there were more Rus
sian sablcs in the New York markc It
now than at any time in the history
of the trade.
Foxes of all kinds. from the silvcrs
to reds, are the most active furs in
the skin and garment markets. Next
to them come kolinsky, lynx, squirrel
and skunk, according to large dealers.
Manufacturing furricrs are not buying
in large quantities now. and dealers do
not expect a resumption of large oper-
ations until the end Of October.
Unlike the retailers of cloth apparel,
the fur garment retailers arc buying
freely now. Recorders, say manufact-
urers, are ten times as heavy this year
as last
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
WOOUens

Continued softening of prices Of
women's wear woolens and worsteds
and mems wear woollens held by Job
hers led many in the trade to believe
the apex Of high prices had been
reached. The more conservative elc-
monts in the trade were inclined to
think that present mill prices will CON
tinuc for several months and probably
decline toward the close Of next wear.
Small quantities of spring goods
We're allotted by mill agents last week,
and this practically closed the spring
selling season so far as the mills
are concerned. Interest in the market
has now passed from the mills TO the
jobbers and the manufacturers of gar
ments.
Jobbers look for more business in
fail goods with the advent of colder
weather.. The stagnation in the gar
ment fields has relieved the pressure
for goods for immediate use. The tai
iorlng strike also has served to lessen
the demand on jobbers who cater to
merchant tailors for high class goods.
Some business of this sort was reported
from out OF town, particularly in the
steel towns. the inference being that
the strikers are purchasing holiday
attire during their period of idlcness.
The entire trade is watching the de-
veIopment Of the steel strike closely,
believing that its own industrial prob
lems viii be solved or further compli-
Gated according to the manner in which
the strike terminates. 1t is realized,
too, that a long period of inactivity
IN the steel industry would curtail
the countrys spending ability in many
places
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Chemicals

While the market for heavy chemi-
Gals mas shown increased activity dur
ing thcN past week large purchases Of
refined products have ovcrshadowed
sales tor industrial purposes. Menthol.
camphor and forma ldchydc were
bought In large quantities on rising
market, which afforded spectators
some opportunity to manipulate prices.
Besides the regular consuming de-
mand for heavy chemicals there has
been rencwal of export shipments
during the week. In addition to Euro
pcan business there has been decided
increase in the orders received from
south American and Japanese buyers.
Orders from South America for several
hundred tons Of nitrate Of soda, bchro.
mate OF soda, caustic soda and soda
ash, stimulated bidding in the market
throughout the first part of the week,
so that prices for these products re-
NAMED unusually FIRM.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Rubber

BUSINESS IN plantation, crude rubber
was lighter than in some time. Man
ufacturers bought little and even the
brokers refrained from trading among
themselves. Prices showed a few fluct
uatlons during the week, but. on cables
from London and Singapore reporting
strong markets, closed firm. Quota
tons on the London market were cspn-
cially firm last week due to the strong
er rates for sterling exchange.
Domestic demand for mechanical rub.
ber goods, particularly tractor betting.
was talr. Leading manufacturers in
tlmated that the outlook favored in
creased buying. Business in solid tires
for commercial trucks was active while
pneumatic tire manufacture also re-
ported considerable activity. Large
automobile manufacturers are especial
ly good customers for the pneumatic
tires, as their output has steadily
grown until over 100000 automobiles
are manufactured in this country a
year.
Export trade in manufactured rub
Der goods is expanding. AS the credit
situation in Europe improves and bet
ter shipping facilities are obtainablc.
a broader buying movement Will en-
sue. according to manufacturers. At
present business in rubber footwear is
improving rapidly, as inquiries from
foreign countries are being received in
large numbers.
Europe and South America continue
to send fair orders for rubber tires,
while many of the other countries are
sending orders for hose, betting aud
railroad supplies for shipment across
the Atlantic
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
C0Iors

One of the outstanding develop
mcnts of the color market for the week
was the imposition by India of an i'm
port embargo on dyestutfs, coal tar
products and Intermediates from coun-
tries outside the British Empire. This
seriously affected the business of cx-
portcrs, as by far the greater part Of
the bright colors exported were for
Indian account. Some dealers reported
that orders for several hundred tons
of colors had been cancelled While
no definite information was obtain
able as to the reasons for the placing
of an import ban, individual opinion
in the trade was to the effect that the
move was made to enable the infant
British dyestufs industry to enjoy
monopolistic privileges in its growth.
Exporters arc seeking information as
to whether dyes may be imported
under license.
Increased activity at tho textile and
woolen mills is reflected III the larger
number Of orders being placed for dye
stutls
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Pastor of Manhattan
Congregational Resigns
Rev. DIR. McElveen Accepts Call
TO Portland, Ore; Church
Talks of Moving

Manhattan Congregational Church,
broadway and Seventh sixth Street,
held meeting of members following
Its morning service yesterday TO de-
termine upon its future The occasion
was the resignation of the pastor. the
kcV. DR.. William 7. McE,lvcen. who has
accepted call to the pastorate of the
flrst Congrega ational Church, Portland.
Ore Immediately after the pastor
nnished his sermon yesterday, the Rev.
Or. W. ". Rockwell, one Of the Man
haitian officers. read an address to him
wishing him godspeed.
New York is the most difficult field
for church in all America. believe, y
said DR.. McElveer, who came here a
year ago from Evanston, ILL.,, to sue
ceed the Rev. DR.. Henry A. Stimson.
Members are here to-day and gone
tomorrow, and there Is no place to
locate a church where it can be con-
nenient to people who want to work
and worship in it. What Will be done
with Manhattan Church? | am almost
too discouraged with New York to
care"
The meeting named a committee of
twelve to find new pastor. It was
admitted there was talk of selling the
property and moving further north. but
the meeting did not consider such a
stem
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29

strike on the Lake Superior ore move
,nehe Is not yet clear. Lake vessels
nave brought down nearly enough to
meet me- the requirements up to the open
ing of navigation next year.
In finished steel, mills are cons;der-
ing orders only for lines on which
sales as yet have not been heavy. Bus;-
M ness in pine and sheets is generally
reause", The weeks of insstcnt de-
mand Tor such products as sheets
ana bars spell continuous heavy con
sumption and an early handicappinc
OF OF consumer manufacturing operations
II the strike is not soon settled.
IN the copper market optimism was
reflected late in the week by a strength
ening OF the outside market, where
prices have been considerably lover
than the % 1s cent quotation still
malntained by the leading producers
Small dealers no longer appeared anx-
ious to dispose of their stocks at suh-
stantial recessions.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29

plan, while purely tentative, is evil
dence OF the dissatisfaction in the
ranks of the operators and suggests
the limits to which they might so in
an effort to retrieve the loss in pro-
duction due to labor troubles.
A partial Offset to the disturbing
news from the strikers in the Penn
sylvana mills was the relief that in
creased with the approach of October
10, the date on which the dye workers
in the Paterson plants will return to
work The walkout in that industry
has seriously affected mill outputs, and
all quarters regard the settlement as
the forerunner of more stable situa-
ton as applied to the mill workers.
AS evidence of the business that is
being done by the retail and whole
sale firms throughout the country,
there were several buyers in the mar
ket seeking merchandise for express
delivery. A number of out-of-town
wholesale merchants explained that
heavy sales have consumed stocks of
many lines of broad silks and they re-
Quested the rapid delivery to meet the
pressing demands of their customers
Jobbers were the only source from
which goods of that character could bo
obtained, and there was an increasing
ability of mills to supply them. This
was especially true of shrting, tafeta
and satin charmcuse. For the latter
fabric $l.95 WAS paid for limited
quantity, while shirtings were eagerly
taken a S2.20 Yard,
A large order for tie silks was re-
ceived from French manufacturers
The request called fox any kind Of
goods and in any quantity. explaining
that production in France was far be-
ow the demand. The order could not
be filed.
The firm to which the order was sent.
and which does huge export bust
ness. announced that in view of the
shortage Of merchandise in the United
states sales to foreign countries will
henceforth he limited to 10 per cent
of the business. This policy was adopt
ed despite the fact that merchandise
can be sold to foreign account at prices
ranging from 10 to IS cents ward
above those received from American
merchants.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Pan-American Bankers
Will Convene i'm II. s.
Invitations to Meeting in Capital
in January Nearly Unani-
mously Accepted
Ncar York Tribune
Va hu0iOn Bureau

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Thc sec
ond PanAnerican financial conference,
TO be held here January II to II, Will
be attended by practically all the min
istcrs OF finance of Central and South
American governments, Secretary of
the Treasury Glass announced to-day.
The invitation extended by President
Wilson. through tho Department of
State for the conference, has met
practically unanimous acceptance, and
the financial experts from the Pan
American countries viii attend i'll large
numbers.
Secretary Glass expects to invite a
number of representative financial and
industrial leaders of the United States
to join him III comforting with the
Latin American official representatives.
These leaders will not be official del
egates in the same sense as that in
which the representatives of Central
and South America have been ap-
pointed, but will be esgnatcd to serve
on conference committees. one of
which will be ssigned to each Of the
countries participating.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
:! |''I'!8RALMANA|ld1;@|

rnaugh. Passed out: Steamers Walter A.
Luckenbach. Philadelphia for Rotterdam
VIA New York: venusia (Br). PhiladeIphia
ior Avonmouth; Persier tBelg). Philadel-
phia FOR Norfolk: Ossineke. Philadelphia
for baltimore; Woodmansie. Philadelphia
lor Buenos Ayres; Lake Licking, Philadel
phia for Cuba; Corsica, Philade1 phia for
-. Anchored off: St-~mer Pasadena
Phlladel phia for Genoa
GALVESTON, Sept. 2s.-Arrived: steam
ors Lake Singare. Quebec; Meridian lBr) .
Port Aransas; Randolph s. Warner. Phii-
pico; motor ship Bernant Ta,npico
=, JACksONVILLE. Fla. Sept 2'.-Ar-
rived: Steamers ktshacoquilas Liver yOl
tand sailed to Fcrnandina). Apache, \ w
York Via Charleston.
~ KEY Wy, WEST Fla, Sept. 2s.-Arrived
tow. Sailed Steamer Maqpotte. Havana.
r. MARCUS HOOK. Penn. Sept. Is
asiSds pdsssd down Sgn steamers Jokai Gta nh-
chester Civilian tBr), Philadelphia for
Name hester; kcranna (Br), Philadeiphi
for New York.
Steamers British Sovereign (Br). Man
chester; FredericIs Luckenbach. Rotter-
dam; Ardog wan .Hr); Antwerp: Hothan1
Lobos; Fangturn tGer), Marsciles; Ma
tenna. New York; Bayonne, New York
Norman Monarch Dr). New York, Mary
anne, New York.
rived Steamer Rotterdam dub New
York for Beaumont. Sailed. Steamers
9. PORT EADs,. Ia, Sept: 2s.-Arrived
Steamers Bloomfield (Br.), London; Fourth
Alabama, New York; John b. Rockefeller
Tampico; Lake Grama, Norfolk: Lake
Lind Matanzas, Cuba; saviname. Port
Havana; cubad'st, Port Lobos. Mexico tse
Gene Crawley. Tampico; ]. Oswald BOYD
.Br). Sandomingo; Lake Gardner. Mobile
Mount Vernon ,Nor), Vera Cruz; Tacony,
Vera Cruz via rampico.
PORT TAMPA. Sept. 2s.--SaileG: Steam
er Miami Havana Via Key West.
REEDY ISLAND DEL Sept. 2s.-Passed
down; Steamers Bramel Point, Phila-
delpha for Sabine; Gulfoil. Philade phia
for , Port Arthur; Vestnorge tNor). Phia
delphia for Port Antonio.
SAND KEY, Fla, Sept. 2S.-Passed east
27,h. Overbrook shawmut; 2sth. Gulf Re
lining Company. Passed west 81, Glen
pool 2sth. Lake Friar. Herbert, l.. Pratt
San Gregorto (Br.), Gerolamohrday shrdl
Sabine Oil, Ligoner and barge San
Gregorio tBr).. Gerolamo UtaL). schooner
Charles Il. Weibe, Hurona (BrD,
SAVANNAH. Ga. Sept 28.--~Arrived
Steamer City of Atlanta, New York
Sailed, 27, steamer City of Savannah, New
York.
:, TAMPA. Sept: as--Arriyed: Schooner
@. }. Poyos. Manati. Sailed: Schooner
City OF yarpon, Caiberien.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
interpretations

ALBANY, Sept. 2s.-Charters granted
Saturday by the Secretary of State in
cludcd the following:
oey lyc srs ssd odo SPSg %1r a@d ro0a c0a
George r. PHILIPS. Buffalo, n. y. '''''''
Erickson Pocbet Umbrella Company,
Inc; 500, 600: Buffalo: mfg pocket urn-
brelas umbrella handles etc; Albert J.
Erickson. Lulu Erickson, Adam f. smith,
Monroe Grocery Company. Inc. $l5.o 900;
Rochester; Walter !. Keeler John r. Das-
son, Merle L. shelter, Town of Brighton
Broobiyn; Giacomo Pogsi, Giusepp@ Cat
tani Andrew ]. Murphy, 1872 Twelfth
World Motion Picture Advertising Com
nanys ms. slon 900; Maqhattani John II
Austin Place, Richmond Borough. y. Y
l.ehigh Concrete Company. Inc. $1,000:
Manhattan: Arthur 0. Ernst Harry e
Herman. Samuel $. Pinnes' 69s Kelly
Laureate Cleaning and Dyeins COMPANY
Inc $4,000 MANHATTAN William s
Grossman Herman Rosenberg. Josephine
Boone 2lG stephen street Rrookiyn
Garment Trade Machinery ana Eguip-
mint Corporation, $4,000. Manhattan;
Louis Rosenbaum. Meyer schwartz Morris
Rosenhauln, losi Forest Avenue, The
E. Palmer, Inc. 10000; Manhattan:
realty, II. II. Waller, James II. Fitzg erald.
a J. Furth 3l9 New York Avenue. The
Point Land Corporation. $40 900; Carmel,
william c. ilynard George s. Knapp.
Charles r. Jung, Maiden Lane New
Realty Underwriters, Inc. $4,000; !;
Brooklyn: Jerome IL pennock George b.
Roach: Clara iill. 529 Fiftieth Street,
Franco Engins and LIQUID F"e , ,,, Gor-
TraaSin ty, hien r. IosepH H K Eric rrlsder 1858
Alvena Realty Corporation, $4,000 +,
Manhattan; Isaac Josephson. Catherine
llerms. Samuel Rosenthal, 269 Rochester
Kaybtl Exports and Imports Corpora
ton So. 600; Manhattan; William Gold
broadway New York city
kliustite manufacturing Company Inc,
sl25,ooo; Manhattan' manulact uring ma =
naushton. "ueft r'Hs. e. S. Nicholas Avenue, NV
Midland Accessory and supply company,
Edward " FoN. Walter. e. ';ooidy' 5aG
Epperson Corporation. $1,000 Manhat-
tan; candy and soda water Edward l..
WiiAams sars1 naysh yr,. s Louis simpson
Russian Electric and Engineerns COR
poration OF America, Inc, s5,ooo Man
haitian; Mluston Paul Constant NJ fiai,in,
john !. Hayden, -5s broadway. New York
Eassmsn sAolnik. Inc. $4,000. Man
oats and caps, Benjamin Skoinik. Moses
II. Rothstein Edward 6. Delaney. lSa
Nassau street. NV York city.
Furnace Engineering Company Inc
$4,000 Manhattan; Warren 6. DRAKE,
ernest b priebe. Harry ;. sleiGher, Lock
haven Penn.
The MASSEY cons'ruciion Company. Inc,
$1,000: BroohlNn. Jacob Massey. HERMAN
Gordon. Nathan Appieo"uin, SSi4 Decatur
NEg"dn. sprins Nut Lock Company. Inc. $4,000;
Syracuse; Lester .. Keith, .William +
Holly W ood. Arthur E. culver. 7o4 South
West Street. Syracuse. y. Y.
George Baker & Sons Inc. 81 600
Brooklyn; mfg. shoes boots. etc; Almet
r. l.atsou, Walter II Pickett. Hiidur NJ.
Anderson, IS Woodworth Avenue, Yonkers.
\. Y
American Institute OF Finance Inc.
$50 900 Manhattan, printing Publishing
James J. Flanpery. L. :. pumesnn. James
l. Madden. Madison Avenue. New Nerh
City.
Economy Educator Corporation, 500 oo0
Manhattan. gen. mail order business Wal
ter NJ Barry. Ernnet O'NelL Irving White.
1919 Seventh Avenue. Nsw York city.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
BUSINESS Volume Little
Affected by Steel Strike
Trade Leaders Watch Developments Closely, Fearing
Allied Borrowings Helps Foreign Commerce

THOUGH the volume Of business
N has not vet been seriously reduced
hv the steel strike, as far as can be
told from available reports, business
men are watching the development Of
4he strike with keen interest. They are
interested first because it is generally
recornized that if the trouble should
he prolonged the effects on the coun-
trv's trade would be DISASTROUS The
ramifcations OF the industry are in
Unite, and if as a result of the strike
there should be . shortage of steal, un.
employment in many hines and a gen.
eral shrinkage IN the volume of bust
ness would assurediy follow. Second.
they are interested because it is fell
that this strike is. in q sense. a test Of
the strength Of the radical labor ele.
ment, and that, therefore, victory for
the strikers would be followed by even
more serious labor troubles than have
seer experienced during The last six
months. On the other hand, it is quite
commonly believed that If the strikers
should be defeated, the radical labor
leaders would be forced into the back
ground, and consequently unrest would
become less prevalent
II was natural. therefore, that bust
situation as il was presented at the end
Of the week, since it seemed apparent
that the strikers were being ground
and that the complete tie-up which
had been predicted by the labor lead
ers had failed to materalize. The num-
ber Of workers out at the end of the
week was considerably smaller than or
the first day of the strike, and each
dav brought reports of breaks in the
strikers ranks.
The strength Of the companies is evi-
dent from the fact that they were just
as unwilling to meet the representa-
tives OF the strikers as they were be-
fore the walkout took place.
So much stress has been laid on the
strike news that other news Of bust
ness has received relatively little atten-
ton. but there vas one development
during the week OF prime Importance.
It became known that plans for funding
the Allied debt 70 the United States gov
eminent and the interest thereon were
Under way. Now this interest amounts
10 no less than 5000 100000 g wear. and
an enormous burden would be lifted
from the financial shoulders Of our
principal customers This is he first
important step toward financing the
European debit balance, and Will
tend to sustain our foreign trade more
than anything that has been accom-
plished since the armstice VAS signed.
The problem IS by no means solved
Huge credits must still be granted and
investors must be prepared to refund
he maturing obligations of Europe.
amounting 70 some hundreds of
millions 9f dollars in the next twelve
months, # our exports are to continue
: on large scale. But the improvement
n the foreign exchange indicates that
an important step has been made to-
/ ward that end
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Basic Metals

Manufacturers state that it is still
too early to determine to what extent
output has been affected by the steel
strike. Efforts of the union leaders
have been directed mainly against the
plants producing wire and tubular
good, so that production of these ma
terlals has been materially reduced
In the Pittsburgh district. which is
the pivotal point of the strike, much
emphasis has been placed by Foster
and his lieutenants on the crippling OF
the Clarion coke plant, from which
source come large supplies of coke
used by the blast furnaces. Manufact-
urers assert. however, that although
Clarion is an important point they
can still draw on Connellsville for their
coke and that so long as the plants
there continue in operation there is
no danger of shut down of the blast
furnaces.
Pig iron production is not seriously
reduced, as reports indicate that the
mills are stiN running at close to
their normal rate. The effect of The
New-York tribune., 1919-09-29
Cotton Gonos

The close OF business in the cotton
goods market last week found virtually
|all interests united in the belief that
Il period Of substantial buying Lad set
, which promises to continue at least
throughout the remainder Of The year
Mill agents, comm ssion firms, jobOers
and brokers al reported usua "
brisk sales while export houses
ceived a ma aterially greater volume Of
orders from merchants throughout the
world
Business was featured by the move
ment Of print cloth. With q heavy
demand for such fabrics, prices were
advsnced an average of = cent a
day until on Thursday couverters, who
we're the principal buyers, wanting
deliveries before January had TO pay
II cents yard for 64G0s, the stand
I'D fabric. Those figures were ll2
nnts II excess of the preceding weeks
quotations.
The constant advance in Drrces was
conducive to speculation, ana some Of
he sma Her interests were reported to
reseling goods that had been re
emily acquired, in some cases only
! he day before. Transactions of that
fatule. however were small. a. most
M the cloth sold went directly into
ne hands Of consumers.
There was. howc1cr. q cons derabio
solume OF business done by specula-
tors owning stocks Of duck and sheet
1 ing. These goods had been obtained
I rom the army and were offered al
/ prces materially below the MIL quo
1 alons. Tent and awning manufact-
/ gfers eagerly bought & light weight
aack at 81 certs yard, compared with
cents asked by mill agents. Heavier
3rades, weighing almost L. ounces
Nard. brought - ? cents from the
peculatoIs against the null price o.
.m cents. Sheeting offered at from y T.
H. IS cents Yard was attractive to
9euyers, VINO otherwise would have had
meet the mill figures OF 25 cents.
Garment manufacturers especially
: nose making Mons pants. were liberal
suyers OF cottonades for early 1920
Riivery There was an increased de
1nand for that fabric from South and
ssentral America. Prices ranged from
% to 40 cents yard.
Converters had great difficulty in
aotalnlng fnc fancy goods from the
allls. The manufacturers said their
seavers We're loath to work on fancy
aorlcs, and also that they can make
much money from The sale of the
pods IN gray Because of the short
sse II was said in some quarters that
aumerous lines Of finished fancy goods
"nhot be SHOWN this season