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New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Chilian Mission to Attend
81. Louis Trade Convention

WASHINGTON, April l6.- Members
OF the Chilean Financial Mission now
IN W ashlngton accepted to-day an invi-
tatlon from the United States Chamber
OF Commerce TO attend the convention
OF the chambers OF commerce OF tire
country AZ st. Louis from April 20 TO
May /. az guests of the national or
garizatioN.
Chilean producers and manufacture
crs arc anxious 10 place their markets
In the United States and to secure IN
Nestments by Americans in their coun-
try. according TO Senator Eiodoro
Ianez. chairman of the mission.
In statement given out to-day ex-
planning the purposes Of tho mission.
Senator Yanez said he believed the
Embassy could not have visited this
country at more opportunc time.
The numerous invitations from DIFF
ferent chambers Of commerce and
financial institutions which we have
received" he said, care palpabe
proof Of the interest which the Amer
lean capitalists and captains of indus
try have in making South America
cne Of their principal markets. For
my part, can assure you that Chilean
producers and manufacturers wish also
70 place their output IN the United
States.
Our mission has political signif-
icance because We will avail Ourselves
OF every opportunity during our sew,
erai VISITS 70 put in relief tho good
feeling which binds us to those sew
eral countries, doing our best te
strengthen the bonds which exist be
tween our respective governments ant
peoples"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
British to Review
Embargo September L
Americans Find 1t Hard to Get
Trade Foothold in United
KINGDOM

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The Brit
lsh embargo policy. which has fallen
heavily on many American firms, will
come up for review and consideration
Of notifications by the British au-
thorities September !, the government
has been informed by Philip P. Ken
nedy, commercial attache Of the Amer
lean Embassy in London. who has ar
rived in this country to attend the
National Foreign Trade Council in Chi
Cago.
american firms which have large
= organizations in England are holding
on the best they can" Mr.. Kennedy
said to-day. at is a difficult time for
American firms to make preliminary
arrangements for trade in the United
Kingdom. In view of the special con-
ditions at this time the British feel
that their position should be under
stood in America and that we should
take a sympathetic view Of their prob
lem. One OF the leading officials of
British Chambers of Commerce re-
Gently said that owing to the gravity
OF the transition period it was neces-
sary for the tirc being to tread on the
they were friends, he hoped that this
would be tolerated This policy of re
strlction logically results in higher
prices to the consumer in Great Brit
ain.
There is a certain amount of senti-
ment which is adverse to the policy
ON the whole, however, it is apparent
that the government is convinced OF
the necessity of keeping on restrictions
during what Is termed the transition
period.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
The Tribune Page of Business News
Furs
offered by Coz
er1,n,ent to Feature St.
Louis auction

Real sealskin has returned as a
staple in the fur market The Ameri-
can government is offering 10000
Alaskan sealskins at the St. Louis fur
sale the latter part of this month, the
largest amount put under the hammer
in the past ten years or more. The
price trend on seal will be watched
closely by dealers, leading fur mer-
chants declare. Next year the gov
ernment is expected to kill fully
$4,000 Alaskan seals.
The seal treaty entered into by the
United States, Japan and Canada
whereby the two great seal herds fire.
quenting the Pacific in tho neighbor-
hood of Alaska and Japan in the spring
of the year were protected. greatly
reduced the quantity Of sealskins on
the domestic market. These herds are
said to have increased to the point
where the killing of the young bulls
Will now supply Il fairly large number
of skins
Such progress had been made in the
dyeing of muskrat skins, in imitation
of seal, that this product, known as
Hudson seal, had supplanted real seal,
which had gone to extraordinary high
prices because of its scarcity. Whether
the patrons of high class furriers will
continue to buy muskrat instead of
real seal now that tla' latter is more
plentiful will be one of the factors
determining the future trend of prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Rubber
Styles in Bathing Caps
This Season viii
Be Ee1r

Jobbcrs of rubber drug sundrics, in
cluding atomizers, hot water bags and
ice bags, are said to be pretty well
cleared out of stocks, but they are
buying cautiously in anticipation of
lower prices. 1t is said that there prob
ably will be slight reductions in prices
by some companies, but that no drastic
cut will be made. Manufacturers are
looking for a big demand when jobbcrs
come into the market for fall stocks.
This buying season is expected to start
early in June.
AS far as the retail situation is con-
ccrned manufacturers declare that the
drug stores and specially shops han
ding their line of goods are carrying
sufficient stocks to meet normal re-
Quircncnts during the coming summer.
Few retailers keep large stocks of rub
Der goods or their shelves during the
hot weather months.
Rubber bathing caps are an excep-
ton to this policy and now the re-
tailcrs are about to lay in their sea-
sons supply of these goods 1t is said
by manufacturers TINT because of the
policy adopted during the war, when
the plain diving cap was the only STYLE
the government would permit rubber
goods concerns to make there is not
likely to be the large assortment of
designs on the market this season.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Leather
Spring Lamb Killing viii
Only Partially Relieve
Sheepskirs Shortage

Although domestic spring lamb
skins will be available in June, tanners
declare that the stocks obtained
through this source will not help much
to alleviate the marked shortage Of
sheepskins that exists in all the
worlds markets. All the skins coming
as the result Of the spring killing Of
lambs, it is expected, will be bought up
so quickly that they will not make
much Of an impression on the market
situation. The supply will be equal to
only small part Of that required by
glove manufacturers.
tanners report that they have plenty
Of low grade sheepskin on hand. but
that the good raw stocks are scarce.
Inc surplus of the poorer material thev
attribute to the higher paid labor en-
ployed b. the leather goods manufact-
urers Before the war, when labor was
cheaper, manufacturers, it is said, could
work the law grade leather with profit.
hVt now they find it impracticable to
employ costly labor on this quality of
material.
Sheepskin leather is used extensively
by shoe manufacturers, makers of
leather coats. gloves, novelties and the
cheaper grade of travelling bags. In
the poorer grade shoes uppers are made
Of this leather, while in the higher
priced footwear sheepskin IS only used
as trimmings. Shoe manufacturers arc
now buying sheepskns in small GUAM
tlties, expecting that prices will 30
down. Advanced prices for good grades
are more likely. saw the tonnera
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
TELEPHONES,
Beekman 8243
Beekman 5000
Higher Prices Likely
For Low-Crade Wools
Weaving Mills Have Large Or.
ders and Small Supplies
of Raw Goods
Business News Bu,.,.
Snecfnl Cn-.-reea eea

'Pe''ot correspondent.
BOSTON, April 16.-Low- grade "'' ws,
which have been in poor demand ~.
some time are expected TO r;so
price soon as result of the p,s,.s.
scarcity and high prices of fine wos,
The weaving mills are said TO he IN W.
position of having large orders sa ~
cloth on hand and small supnl;s, =.
raw materials from which to mai.
fabrics, and it is believed they will ~
forced TO use lower grade wools IN n.
near future.
Some Of the larger raw wool des,sr.
it is understood, already have bou,h.
considerable quantities of the lor,s.
and medium grade wools at the o"o
tons of government wools an nr;oa.
only slightly above the governmses pn,ses
minimums, and ara holding these AZ
speculation, anticipating boom in tIa
near future. '''
Because Of the smaller numhe, >.
sheep being slaughtered at pressn.
there is scarcity Of pulled wool wb;oS'
is removed from the sheep before i u
killed. local pulled wool dealer who
expected to receive certain amonn,s
from the pulleries was Informed tcs w.
day that these amounts would bo
reduced considerably.
The South African wool market !.
reported to be strong, and secured Cam
wools are quoted at % cents to 81 o.
landed in this country. South Africa
woods generally have advanced sharply
in price.
Wool combers who separate the tons
or long tibres, from the short 6bres
or noils, are busy, and their books con.
tain orders for tops to be delivered
through June, July and August. Those
mills which do not have their own
combing plants are sending in large
orders to the combers.
Fine tops ara selling at s2l0 N
s2.15 a pound, half blood tops at s2o5
to s2.1o, high three-eiehths boods at
Sl.65 to Sl.70. low three-eighths bloods
at $1.45 to $3.50, and high quarter
bloods at S1.3O to s1.35
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
BUSINESS NEWS BUREAU,
Tribune Building
i54 Nassau Street
S450,000,OOO for
Development of
Poland Needed
DIR. Lewinski-Corvin Saws the
New Republic Has Essen
tials for Industrial Growth
But Needs Stable Money

Establishment of a sound financial
system in Poland was urged by DR.. E.
II. Lewinski- Corvin, expert on Polish
industrial and economic conditions, at
the first open conference Of the So
ciety of Polish Engineers and Mer-
chants in America. held at the Engi-
neering Societies Building last night.
DR.. Lewinski- -Corvin advocated imme-
diate steps for stabilization of the
monetary unit. This was easier of
accomplishment IN q new country, he
said, than in one with long established
financial traditions and complex
financial and economic organization.
Poland has all the clements for
high industrial Development he de-
clared. The large deposits of coal and
iron IN proximity to each other, the
largest European oil fields, fertile SOIL
timber lands and an intelligent and
tors assuring solid development of in
dustry.
Poland's immediate deeds call for an
investment of S45O,00OOO0 DR.. Levin
ski-Corvin declared, and much of this
sum will be expended in the United
States. He summed up the items of
Poland's requirements as follows:
One hundred and twenty million dol
lars worth of machinery, motors, tools,
machine parts, copper apparatus of all
kinds, cables, heltings, etc; S112,oOO,-
600 worth of rubber, metal and other
articles for the installation of various
factories and the telephone and tele-
graph systemc; s14o,00o,Oo0 worth of
raw materials for the textile, chemical,
mineral and metal industries. such as
wool, cotton, hides, jute, animal fat,
rosin, lubricating oils, copper. tin.
aluminium, nickel, etc; s6OOOO00O
worth OF agricultural machinery, i'm
plements, and tractors, railroad rolling
stock and 100000 tons of fertilizers
Payment of an indemnity from Ger
many, in addition to the proper de-
iimitation Of the Polish boundaries and
an outlet TO the sea. was declared by
DR.. Lewins ki-Corvin as essential to
the proper development of Poland.
Professor Irving Fisher, of Yale Uni
versity, spoke on Export Credits and
Monetary Values" and outlined
financial system adaptable to the needs
Of Poland
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Silks
Six Mills Going Into Fall
Buying Season in Con-
fdent Mood

Trade in manufactured silks yester-
day was cursed somewhat by wet
weather and the observance Of the
second day Of the Jewish Passover.
But q nunber Of the selling agents
reported that they had received fair
orders by telegraph and through the
mails for goods that were wanted m
medlate!y. A fair number Of BUYERS
were entertained by some of the lead
'ng merchants who have their fall
samples ready for inspection, and it
was reported that the visitors. most
OF when hailed from the Middle West
&Ad the Pacific Coast, placed moderate
orcers for goods to be made up in the
next lew weeks. Heavy satns seemed
10 attract buyers attention. AS the
marhet for raw silk is firm and tends
20 ADVANCE, manufacturers Of the fin
lShed products insists that prices for
thelr products must go up. The situ-
a'lon regarding stocks of spring weaves
was said to be favorable. the outnuts
OF the mills having been fully sold
during the best buying season the
trade has enjoyed, and the manufact
urers face the new season with p high
degree of confidence Some of the
manufacturers are said to have good
percentage of their fall production
already under contract.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Forei en- Furs More Plentiful

Proof of Americas leadership in the
fur markets of the world is contained
in the large amount Of foreign furs Of
fered in the coming auction of Funsten
Bros. & Co., st. Louis, according to
George B. Herzig, New York repre-
sentative for the Funsten concern.
The amount of foreign furs now Of
fered in the American market" he said
yesterday, "has increased far more
than the amount Of domestic furs. Rus
sian furs formerly found their way to
this country after passing west through
Siberia into Moscow, and thence into
Germany and England Now they are
coming direct from Vladivostok and
other Siberian points. 1t is only within
the last five years that Australian furs
have been shipped directly to the
United States Formerly they were
sent to London and purchased by
American dealers there The direct
shipments from the Antipodcs and
South America are increasing yearly"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Chemicals
Larger Orders for Chem
icals Cause More Opti-
niisnl Among Dealers

Increasing inquiries for some Of
the heavy industrial chemicals was
reported yesterday and dealers mani.
tested greater optimism over the
business outlook.
Caustic soda and soda ash. it was
declared, are getting down to prices
consumers are more willing to pay.
The market Is gradually being freed
from large accumulations and for
ward buying is looked for in the
near future. The settlement of labor
troubles among the New England
textile mlls is expected to give i'm
petus to the demand.
Concerning shipments of alkais.
such as caustic soda, to foreign
countries, prominent exporter said
that the outlook so far as the Allied
nations was concerned is not promis-
ing. France, it is said, has a two
years supply OF caustic soda on hand
and is trying to liquidate with the
least possible loss.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Textiles
Unbleached Cotton Goods
Buying Heavy at Ad-
RANGING Prices

Bleachers, printers and converters
bought liberal quantities of gray or un-
bleached goods yesterday on rising
market. Demand for colored goods
showed further expansion. but some of
the mill agents stated that buying of
bleachcd fabrics had decreased after
a week of brisk activity. Converters
who buy the gray goods and have them
finished for use by various trades re-
ported that they had received eNcep-
tionally good orders from manufacture
crs of trunks and travelling bags as
well as bookbinders.
Sentiment among the mill agents
favored higher prices. and an extension
of the buying movement in q large
way to the more finished products, but
some of the moro conservative inter
csts declared they would prefer a
steady market rather than a sudden
sharp rise in prices.
Buyers were inquiring for ginghams
for fall delivery, but number Of the
leading Eastern manufacturers stated
they were not ready to receive or
ders for goods Of that class. Supplies
OF pillow tubings, and denims, the lat
ter being used for overalls, were said
to be light, following recent heavy
sales.
The upturn in prices for gray or un-
b!eached goods brought the construc-
tion known as 6l-60s to III, cents q
yard. this being the mill agents quo
tation. 1t was admitted that some so
called second hands, had made small
sales on the basis of Il cents a ward
The construction designated 6S-72s was
quoted at 1919 to l224 cents a yard. and
s0-S0s were held at l6la to II cents
n yard.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Trade Notes

quantity Of manufactured furs as
well as raw skins will be offered at
auction tomorrow by the American
Fur Auction Sales Corporation, begin
ming at 10 n. m The manufactured
furs arc the entire output of a man
ufacturcr who is disseminating bust
ness. The offering Of raw skins in
cludcs muskrat, skunk, raccoon and
mink: Dressed nutria, squirrel, mink
aud dyed and natural fox also will be
offered. The sale is special one and
was prompted by the large offerings
which the company has received with
IN the last few days and the quantity
OF skins left unsold at the last sale
because OF lack of time.
On Monday M. G.. d. Borden g. Son
will open their lines Of shirtinps for
the spring Of 1920, the fabrics to he
oncrcd TO the trade being pcrcalcs.
madrascs and merccrizcd pongccs.
j. O. Ball has resigned his position
as ADVERTISING manager for Sidney
Blumenthal e. Co., manufacturers of
velycts and pile fabrics, and is now ad-
vcrtiSing manager for the De LAVAL
separator Company, the largest makers
81 cream and other commercial sen
arators in this country,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Something Ne,u in Millinery;
Summer Hats for Summer
Leaders in the Trade Are Behind Movement to Stop
Practice of ''Rushing the Season. by Early Dis
play of Fall Models by Retail Dealers

E'lVE millinery seasons instead of
four are proposed by leaders in the
industry. The idea of injecting a real
summer season between spring and
fall has been taken up by the trade
with so much enthusiasm that its spon-
sors believe it will be successful be-
yond their first expectations.
For the retail store buyer this new
season begins next Monday, and al
ready buyers from all parts of the
country-even from the Pacific Coast
are in New York awaiting the showing
of hats designed especially for this
new season. The hats will be sold to
the women of the country during June,
July and August.
Heretofore, according to B. J. Gar
funkel, of the Vogue Hat Company.
originator of the movement to establish
real summer hat season. there has
been hiatus in wholesale selling dur
ing the period Immediately following
Easter and in the retail selling during
the early summer. The new season
was originated especially to stimulate
trade all along the line during these
normally dull times.
The millinery trade has been en-
Joying remarkably busy spring sea-
son this year. said Mr.. Garfunkel
Yesterday "Bus mess among the whole
saiers during January and February
this year was away ahead of last years
business, and late orders have been
coming in steadily. Here we we're do
ing the business of our lives, with the
normal slump which follows Easter
hanging over US. In plain words it
would have been a shame to spoil this
business. Accordingly, I gathered a
few of the men in the trade together
and put the proposition of inaugurat-
ing summer season up to them. 1t
was purely whole trade affair. No
single association or other trade body
handled the increment. We made it as
broad as we could, and think the CO.
operation we have received from all di-
visions and al members of the trade
has brought the millinery industry of
the country closer together than ever
before.
aside from the fact that the move
ment was particularly timely this year,
it is founded on cold logic and will
become permanent institution. Over
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Metals
''DuUest Week. in Steel
Trade Is Reported; Chi
c0gO Makes Rails

Stagnation in the iron and steel IN
dustry has spread rapidly as a result
OF the refusal of the railroad admin.
lstratlon to accept the price schedule
approved by the industrial board Of
the Department of Commerce. This
weeks issue of "The Iron Trade Re-
view states that it is questionable
whether steel OUTPUT is now much over
oo per cent of capacity. and reports
qualiiied observers as dcscribinr the
iast week as the dullest they have ever
witnessed. 80
"The Iron Age" commenting on the
gradually declining scale of oncrot;ons
says that the Steel Corporation's nlants '',1'o
IN the Chicago district are WORKING nj
~ per cent of capacity, against so nor
cent week ago. Operations of indc-
pendent plants arc SAID to be running
u, u, oNlN 40 to 90 per cent of capacity
me higher operating percentage in tho
'hlcaEo dlstrict is attributed to work
on RAIL orders which had been set aside
by war work. "Thc Iron Age" adds:
IVY mic they wait for final decision
oi the question whether the govern
ment viii help or hinder the effort ia
encourage buying of iron and stool.
producers are doing little new husi
.INS "n" are showing no great concern
about the course Of prices. The wide.
spread propaganda of the Department
or Labor and in many lines of trade
and industry in behalf of waro md
price maintenance has even robbed an
open market Of some Of its oldtime
terrors.'
Despite the slowing up in business
no trouble has yet been noted Mt the
steel plants, the problem of employers
being to rotate the periods of uncm-
p.oyment
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Big Easter Sales in
City's Retail Stores
Tnclement Weather Keeps Some
Customers Away, but Deal
ers Are Satisfied

Big sales of Easter finery, despite
the inclement weather, are reported by
the department stores and shops Of
the Fifth Avenue section. More sun
shine Of late would have helped busi-
ness, it is admitted, but dealers are
we'll satisfied with trade as it is.
"Weather such as this would have
been ruinous last year." said r. b.
Peck, merchandise manager for Lord
e. Taylor. "This year, however, it
has not harmed us to any great eX
tent. The total sales every day this
week have been much larger than they
We're year ago. While our customers
may have been fewer, they have bought
higher priced merchandise and better
merchandise than last year. Each in
dividual customer spends more. The
rain has kept much of our suburban
trade away, but this will pick up the
latter part of the week if we have
better weather. Our entire pre- Easter
season has been most satisfactory, as
women this year did not put off their
buying until the last week. We no.
ticed the acceleration in business as
early as February this year, even
though Easter is later than it was last
year"
"The worst effect the bad weather
has had" said the manager of the
millinery department of another large
department store, "is in retarding the
sales of children's hats. This is vaca-
ton week for most of the school chill
dren, and the mothers usually bring
them in now to purchase their Easter
hats. If the weather clears we will
make up what we have lost the fore
part of the week"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
Miscellaneous

ATTLEBORO. Mass Austin & Stone.
Ar AUSTIN. mfrs chains: Herald square
BA LTlMORE- 4. J. Powell & Co; A. !.
foWsli. representative. pennsyltanla
Rl<NTTlEBORO. We. crosby Co:
Crosby. representative, MaiAc5
DAYTON. Ohio. T. Barlow Co; y
y. Barlow sweaters, underwear snc
hosiery. Pennsylvania
ELLWOOD CITY. Penn.-Radger Bros:
J. Badger autos ana supplies hera.a
JEANNETTE. Penn.-Tr,mbis & Ford
p. Trimble. groceries: Latham.
KENESAW, Ncb.-W. W. Mailman Co 4:
KINGSTON, \ Y.-G. a Hart 3 @.
A. X. Hart. silverware. jewolry corse's
and ,ihhons; Wallick.
LIBERTY. \ Y--E Winner Co; 2,
Winner. wagons and sle!ghs. Heraio
square
MONROE: y. c--w. j. RelK 8 Bro;
merchandise: Pennsylvania,
OMAHA, Neb.-Byrne & Ham',er D 9
Co.. Co.. J f byrns. hosiery. underwear ,so
puILADELPHIA-M Myers Co.; NJ
Myers. meat: Pennsy lNania. 49,.
PHlLADELPHlA- A strawbridse & olo-
thier NJ Comeriord, underwear; syno'
PORTLAND. Orc.-Meser & Prank; q
o. Cady ladies' hosiery. knit underwent
ribbons and notions. 2l2 Fifih Avenue;
PROVIDENCE. r. l.-Comstock & Co.
B. Comstock. representative. Breslin;
PROVIDENCE. r. Harvey 4 otis' =
Harvey: mfrs iewelry: Waiiick "a
READING. Pcnn.--F. Goetz Sons %
f. Goetz. tanners: Pennsy lvania.
ROCHESTER,. n Y.-A. Greenhous''
general line. Brcslin
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-Keet hounn,
trie: Campbell. underwear. hosiery -
Leonard Street. room All. ,
UTICA \. Y.-Ross Hogan Kni'''ns
Co. G. Ross krit goods; Latham.
YOJNGSToWN Ohio - StrouSs- hersn hx .
berg Company Miss \. shannon. pses,
wear. James T Leonard Company -
Madison Avenue.