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New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
The News of Business

commercial borrowing fair volume yesterday
unchanged at on to 5 The
still coming largely from banks
local institutions which have been the
interest Dealers that the supply Of bills
sthae the better names moving rapidly.
more feeling prevails dealers bank
oeeved that the tendency the
conenues into next week likely
on mas been sharply checked help but
from the banks for The high
have been mainly responsible part
banks in acceptances
Some Improvement in the activity
has already been
was put through this week Rates Ninety
4S to 4 Il
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
TEXT1LES-Easier Prices
anticipated in Cotton Goods

Business in the cotton goods market
yesterday consisted mostly of light,
scattering sales of stocks in second
hands, and buying Of heavy ducks by
manufacturers of hose and betting.
Most all fabrics in second hands
were to be had / to cents below
prices quoted by the mills. Owing t.
the comparatively light demand during
the past few days slight reduction of
prices for general lines of both gray
and finished goods, is anticipated in
most quarters.
Manufacturers of denim report the
continuance of a ready market for
their product. One house has just Of
fered its production of denim to Gus
toners on an allotment basis and in
every case the offer was eagerly ac-
cepted, with the request that the al
lotment, if possible, be increased ma
terially.
Complaints are made by some job
bers that the cotton mills have more
stocks on hand than is generally
acknowledged. A lowering of the
prices, they say, would disclose the
truths of their contention, as the mills
would then be more anxious to dis
pose of their holdings.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
CEfEMICALS-Fe,u Orders
Placed for HEAVY Materials

Fewer actual orders for heavy chem
lcals were placed yesterday and some
dealers reported a falling off in inquir-
les which might lead to the develop
ment of future business. No price
changes of Importance were reported
Bichromate Of soda held firm at Is
cents pound for spot, with IA cents a
pounds quoted for deliveries over the
remainder of the year
Caustic soda was quiet, with only
small sales reported. 1t was said that
the export demand is not so strong as
1T was week ago.
Bichromate of potash was quoted at
II cents pound, an advance of cents
pound. this improvement being in
sympathy with the recent activity of
bichromate of soda.
Acetate Of soda was quoted at 6A
cents pound by carloads. The price
of small lots is cents a pound. Do
mestic dyestuffs makers are reported
large purchasers
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09

Pennsylvania
ST. PAUL-Fields, schlck: Z. W. Win.
ter. silks; l.. w. Fellows, 1893 Broadway
SYRACUSE. NJ Y.--J. l. Kurzwell
women's, misses garments Pennsylvania
SYRACUSE, N. Y.-E. Smith g. Co; G.
w. Smith, millinery: Broadway Central
TITUSVILLE Fla-G. f. Duren. tr..
TRINIDAD, Col-Golden Rule: II. e.
Kendall. general merchandise; 354 Fourth
Avenue; Brcsin.
Commodore.
WASH1NGTON-Rud & West: r.
Rudolph. representing; York
WHEELING w VAL. Iallance, gen
eral merchandise, Herald Square
WINSTON SALEM, n. c. L Sosnik.
general merchandise; broadway Central.
WORCESTER, Mass.-A. McGrail, WON
en- wear; Cumberland.
WORCESTER, Mass.--I Cohen manu-
facturers skirts, Ellls' Club.
WORCESTER, Mass.-Berman Co.. Mr.
Berman, general mdse.; Elks' Club
YORK. PENN. rc1nstein Company
n Feinstein, drygoods and general mer
chandise; Broadway Central
zANEsvILLE Ohio H. Weber Sons
d Co; Miss Plcfer. millinery; 1882 Broad
WAY. room 402 -
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
COLORS-EsPorters Best
Buyers of Dyestufs

Direct colors, especially black, con-
ttinued in good demand yesterday and
from both domestic and foreign con-
sumers, though the dyestuff market as q
whole was inclined to dulness. 1t is
reported the full strength direct black
is still scarce
Some producers are predicting high
er prices for dyestuffs because the cost
of basic materials entering into to
production has been advancing stead
lily during the last few weeks. Manu-
facturers state that the bulk of cur
rent business is moving into export
channels, and contracts from domestic
textile mills and other industries are
coming in slowly.
The demand for imported Swiss col
ors has been intensified by the pros
pect of increased duties. Importers
have sold most of their stocks and ad
ditional material is absorbed as soon
as it arrives.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Buyers Coming

CO GREnSyIL4E, Eiss y IT,. $ &c; G-c, ?: stradley &
wear II. r. stradley. hosiery, underwear
McAlpin; expected August II.
lNDlANAPOLIS-H p. Wasson Frank
=. Wolf. general merchandise; Miss Elsie
Hertean, Iaccs. emsroidcries trimmings;
Si;s,r Miss NJ l;, e. sadler, coats. suits; James
henney millinery: c. w. Efroymson, lew
cry. leather goods: Miss Anna Simon,
dresses; a. Fantl, 116 West Thirty Second
Strcet, expected August IL
lIfA BlNA, Miss.-J. III. Whittin,ton's 8:
j. NJ Wilmington. ladies' wear mems fur
nisnings McAlpin; expected August 12
EAPOIIS-Specialty Shop; Hattie
H. McGahn. ready to wear, suits; McAlpin
expected August Is.
OAkDALE. Lar. Finkelstein; r. Fin
Kois.eln f,,a :, ana Mrs r. Finkelstein. ready to
wear; Pennsylvania: expected August / s
- SiAWNEE, Okla.-f'rankel Bros: Leon
Fran!lel. ladies' mems wear general drv-
sTdi; so1ds; Breslin: expected August II.
TOLE'DO-W. l.. Miner; r. NJ A. WILL
iams mons furnishings. ladies' children's
Kni. F,n underWear. hosiery, umbrellas: A.
pectcd August H.
UTICA, N. Y.-Boston Store; r. FEEDER
man, general merchandise: b. +. Lewis:
81 West Twenty sixth Street; expected
August -! !.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
La Cuardia Accepts
Bennett's Challenge
Glad of Chance to Debate,
Says Candidate for Presi-
dent of Aldermen

Representative Fiorella Ia Guardia'
candidate in the primary for the ke.
publican nomination for president OF
the Board of Aldermen. said yesterday
he would accept the challenge Of his
opponent, William VI. Bennett, 20 de-
bate the issues of the campaign before
the enrolled Republicans. He added:
Il shall be delighted TO debate with
any one who believes he has a message
to the enrolled Republicans of the city.
| was delighted 10 read Mr. Bennetts
statement. | have known him for many
years. l was associated with him ID
his Office for long time. and patiently
endeavored TO school him IN public mat
ters
THE progressive ideas contained IN
his statement show that he has &C
quired at least one of my ideas or
municipal government. OF course, 70!
platform is beyond the realm Of prom
ises. Il IS backed by actual construe-
tive achievements in public Office 10
date ! have received no word from h''
Bennett -
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
S1LkS--Short Supply Of
Spring TaGefas Is Predicted

brisk demand for printed voiles and
tafetas featured sales yesterday in the
silk market. Jobbers and speciality
houses with stocks Of voiles on hand
reported that buyers were seeking the
goods for fall display This fabric is
ordinarily in light demand for fall
wear, but dressmakers are combining it
with heavier materials and find it ex-
tremely popular among their customers.
manufacturers predicted consider
able shortage of tatfetas for next
spring. Orders have been taken in
some cases for late delivery of this ma
terlal. but spring business has gener-
ally been postponed. Some manufac-
turers frankly confess an aversion to
that business nov. as they are con-
1dent prices will rise as the demand
increases: They point out that the sup
ply Will be greatly curtailed, first be-
cause many of the mills will be unable
to weave the fabric, owing to the lack
OF proper loom facilities, and again be-
cause they are having difficulty in Sc
curing skilled labor. Weavers, it was
said, prefer to work on such fabrics as
crepe de chine and georgette, in doing
which they can make more money.
Present indications point to taffeta in
navy blue being one of the most popu-
lar colors.
The light buying in this market dur
ing the past week has apparently had
its effect on raw silk prices, and manu-
facturers are confident that the market
already declining. will go yet lower
Japanese cables yesterday quoted Shin
shiu No. ] at $3.50 pound, and Kansai
double extra at $1o.l5 pound, a re-
duction of 25 cents a pound in each
grade over the prices Of the preceding
day.
There were some purchases of better
qualities of Chinese silk in the market
yesterday, but these were limited to
mills having immediate need of the
stock
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Hoarding of Cotton
Goods by Mills Is
Vigorously Denied
Investigation Welcomed by
Leaders i'm the Trade as
a Means of Stabilizing
the Market

Leading manufacturers aud jobbers
of cotton goods yesterday expressed
diversified views on the proposal made
by President Wilson in his message
to Congress to extend the anti-hoard-
ing provisions of the Lever food control
act to the clothing industry. Sentiment.
in the majority was directly opposed
to the moves it being argued that pres
ent high prices of cotton goods we're
due to a decreased output and nor
NAL demand and not to boarding. In
some quarters an investigation of the
condition of the cotton goods industry
would be welcomed, it was said, these
interests maintaining that such action
would tend TO stabilize marget Jnc
future of which, they say has become
decidedly uncertain quantity. None
of the manufacturers would talk for
publication.
All denied that mills were holding
stocks of goods in anticipation of higher
prices, and declared that virtually
every manufacturer had sold his entire
held, is esponsble for the present
scarcity of goods, and for the d.
creased output labor shortage and fire.
quent strikes at the mills were held
largely to blame.
Higher prices have been the inevi-
table result of rapidly expanding de
mand coming on top Of this curtailed
production, leading manufacturers
said, and the price question, they con-
tended, should be adjusted only by the
natural element of business Interfer-
ence by the government in any way, it
was maintained, would only serve to
aggravate the issue and postpone what
was described as the ultimate solu-
tion Of the situation.
On the other hand, those who look
with favor on the Presidents pro-
posal declared that Federal interfer-
ence with the industry would serve to
bring about a lowering of prices to
normal figure. These men openly
ackn owledged that prices for cotton
goods are unreasonably high and if
the industry is permitted to continue
in present channels the cost to the
consumer will be increased
If Federal investigation should de-
velop boarding of cotton goods, it is
said, the ultimate effect will be to
establish materially lower prices and
at the same time provide means of
maintaining them at just figure.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Greater Increase, in Risk
Than Profit for Retailer
New York Merchant Asserts Income Derived From
Sale of Merchandise Carried at Inflated Values
Does Not Compensate for the Danger Involved

pig retailers Of mems, women's and
= children's apparel in New York, and
all over the country, in fact, are not,
in the opinion of one of New York s
leading merchants. profiteering.
Because he does not wish to pre-
cipitate discussion, he requested that
his name be withheld from publication.
His presentation of the situation in
which the retailer finds himself fol-
lows:
Retail merchants to-day are oper-
atlng on approximately the same
percentage of profit as usual, but
with a vastly added risk, because of
the inflated value of the merchandise
they handle.
"Nevcr have retailers been con-
fronted with greater risks in doing
business than to-day. Take the case
of shoes. In this store five years ago
and for years before that we bought
certain grade of women's shoes at
$3.50 a pair and sold them for SIS a
pair. They were as staple any
thing on earth could be. If we didn't
sell them one year we could dispose
of them the next. A slightly better
shoe now costs us $40 a pair and we
sell it for $14 But we are taking a
chance that the market may decline
at any minute"
Don't delude yourself with the
thought that the merchant feels Sc
cure over present high prices He
looks for break any day, but he has
to go ahead and keep up his stocks
in order to do business. Further
more, the shoes of to-day are more
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Interpretations

ALBANY Aug. s.-The following char
ters We're granted to-day by the Secretary
of State:
Mercantile Photo Advertising Co.. Inc
go 600; Manhattan; Simon Pozarik.
$. Iuger. Victor Rinder 40 West Fortieth
Street New York City.
tan; textiles; Abr Shane, Isaac Cohen,
l. Cohen; no Keap Street. New York city.
mfg dresses cloaks l pani
Mosisowits Mary Dobson. Samuel F. frank
179 BRO nroadway Iva, New York City,
Crown Trading Co.. Inc, $4,000; Man
haitian; David Friedman. Samuel Isaacs.
Abr Isaacs, s45 Brek Street. New York
Kelly & Coghlan. Inc. 10000: Manhat
tan; general auto business; VIM. H. Cogh-
Ian Edw. J. Coghlan. J. E. Sheehy. 124
Groot Mig corporation 't $50 1858 ooo Gay Roch-
ester; mfg. wind shield cleaners: II. P.
Mcconnell, Charles 1. Fuller. Charles W.
Products Forwarding Co, Inc. SIS. 900 !:
Sa,yyville, N. Y; auto business; Herman
HiksT aISe1ia Fsank Fl. Geger. Mary G. Hilker'
=, Henry J. Mewes & Co. Inc, s415 900 :.
Mew Msyas SoTh; leather busiRess Henry j.
l7g Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn, 7 N'''' ~
Greenpoint- Southern Co., Inc 800 900 A;
4ass 8nssnS Max mfg TacSna Psas M Sna Rsddng
l2s broadway. New York M cit City. .F' '''' '' III
Munich Medal, Inc. $4,000: Bronx;
a5o business Fred Munnish Catherine
Street. New York City.
prMnx M L. 81 MslisTeT dsns S,oa Ine bakery
Abraham Neither, 24S Rivington Street,
The Rose-Perelator Inc. textiles; IS. 900
Manhattan; l. Rosenblum Max Perk
stein, Max Coffin. 1915 MaSmion Avenue
Bronx
NJ, Mutual ,,H,, Lumber Company Ing. $500. 900;
E. c.: Halbert 41S Second Street. Brook
W!Isnsa Msnusactqsins .s! usa, Company Inc
hart 7oi West i7sh strsss New sosF To4k srn
Manhattan: Isaac wstnstetn. jacob Fomer.. ofner
an2. William Pomeranz. lls East Broad
Xbor & Dempsey Corporation; $50. 900;
Manhattan; Albert Aber James r Demp-
soy, William w. Lewis 81 Hawthorne
Street, nrooAlyn, \. Y. ...
Mnnhattan: l.. G. Fishman, Louis Smith.
tr.. Charles J. White. POS Greenwich Street.
copp Auto Body, COMPANY. Inc; sas; 900:
George W. Corp. 2sa West rifty-fourth
n, nc: j., sy5;,o0o: !, Aanna,ssan; i: Y: Eroox.
5000. 900; Manhattan; char!os F. tucker.
Harold II Hall. Alfred Mace. IT, Ma
UOnAl biscuit COMPANY, T6nIN Avenue ana
Fifteenth Street. Nsw York.
Elkin Manufacturing Company, Inc
SO, 900: Brooklyn; roofing and tirgnith
busness: Mcrra Hkin. Harry Turofr
David Waiawitz & Cook Htreet, BrooN lyn
Tho Manufacturing Mall Order Asso-
citation. Inc. 5000. Manhattan. furnish
ngs; Ossas Nathanson, Isaac Jasper. Will
tam Forray. 1lo West Fortieth Street. Now
York City,
Smith chenIoai and Color Company,
inc. $4,000 Manhattan: Casper Smith.
Mary d. Smith. Julius Smith. Moorestown
n, J.
u.nSs,,s, AISs,;s Sly r. &C company' 81, iAs .sS.oeo
Rodsten. Baila Redstein. 1874 Fifty eighth
svfWss,, Wsn,, NeT = rSris or city,
hattani mons oiathingi Benz anime Ven
turini, bemenico Taddonio. Michael stra-
hiisllo. sSl Front Street, New York City,
tera Snap Fastener ComHany. Inc
sioo.oooi hreokiyni Abraham 4. Hoffman
Sadie Fink. Laura Breokner, llI7 West,
chester Avenue. Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Cotton Hosiery Sells Better
Helped by High Cost of Silk
VARIETY

With the. increase in prices for silk
hosiery, sales for the cotton articles
nave been steadily mounting during the
last week. For time sales of silk have
mace serious inroads into the cotton
hosiery business, the exceptions beinp
c:hlidren,s stockings and heavy working
ilnes. Now manufacturers report re.
juvenated buying in all lines Of the
cotton hose with general demand for
lighter weight varieties.
The class of goods sought BY the
dealers is said to be generally of a
higher quality than in previous years
and manufacturers are elated because
buyers are not centring their pur-
ehases on particular lines. Formerly,
at TINS season, the market was .especi-
ally for children's hose. But now
the demand for all classes-men's.
women's and children's lines-is about
evenly divided.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09

foot 4eylt'A millinery cry and and change in
fashion may render any stock we
unstable at any price: So it is
sonal apparel. With all this added
risk the retailer should be entitled to
a greater profit than usual, but from
what | know about the vast majority
of them they are operating, on the
old nark-ups. High prices have in
creased their incomes, it is true, but
the purchasing value of the dollar has
decreased, and the added income is
no more in proportion than the average
rise in wages Of all workers in the
country.
Zone of the best reasons why an in
dividual merchant in New York or
any other large community cannot
profteer is because of the compet-
ton. Do you think ! can get one cent
more for a suit of clothes than
competitor up the street gets for
suit of equal quality?
"This talk of profteering, applied
to the retailer, is ridiculous. An in
vestigaton into the books of the lead
ing merchants of New York will show
they have been conducting business
honestly and fairly, giving the GUS
toners the best value possible for
their money. And the public should
keep in mind that the retailer is car
rying large stocks of high priced NOR
chandise which may decline in value
at any moment and he gets nothing
extra for the risA rc takes
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Surplus Property Nets
" Per Cent of Cost
Sum Realized on Sales by
Government So Far
$363.814.554

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.--The govern
ment has realized II per cent of the
original cost of the materials sold as
surplus property up to August L.. it
was announced to-day by Assistant Di-
rector of Sales Morse. The sum of
$363,S14,554 was netted by the War
Department on sales made from jan
uary l to August 1. Sales during the
past week amounted to $4,032,528.
Non-ferrous metals sold amounted
to $l,216,427. Embraced in these sales
were quantities of platinum and iridi-
um, the former bringing $1o5 per ounce
and the latter 5000 per ounce.
The surplus property division realized
s67l,321 in the disposal of clothing and
equlpage, a greater portion of this
total being represented by transfers
OF beds and mattresses made to the
public health service. Sales of sub
sistence totalled $551,161, of which
amount approximately 100000 was de-
rived from the sale of candy. Twill
and denim were the principal items
embraced in sales of textiles, which
aggregated $305, ,584.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Army Wagons To Be Sold

WASHINGTON, Aug. s-The army's
surplus stock of escort wagons and
buckboards will be offered for sale
under sealed proposals on September
at the government storehouses ct
JetIersonville. Ind, and Atlanta, Ga.
The escort wagons are located at At
lanta. They have a capacity of 5000
pounds, and are suitable for farming.
contracting, logging and other heavy
hauling. The lot includes 1871 wagons.
The $50 buckboards declared surplus
are at Atlanta and Jeffersonville. These
vehicles are complete, with two seats
and cushions, pole, shaft and brakes.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
RUBBER-Firn,er Prices
Rule for Crude Stock

The crude rubber market was frmer
and more active yesterday than it has
been for some time past. Manufactur-
ers of all sorts of rubber goods were
in the market and large amounts of
crude stock changed hands. One
out-of-town buyer was reported to
have placed an order for 200 tons on
spot. The heavy demand tended to
lift prices, brokers asking AZ cents a
pound for first later, an advance of
one-haf cent over the previous close.
Ribbed smoke sheets brought Al cents
and brown crepe SO cents. Up-river
fine could be purchased for San cents,
y cent advance
Automobile tire manufacturers re4
port the best season in the history of
tho industry. Orders for the goods
are being received in large quantities
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Imports of Fast Dyes Urged
By Clothing Associations

Following the recent action of the
national organization OF shirt manu-
Iacturers in requesting that the gov
crnment take action toward increasing
the importation of vat dyes to give
the trade ample fast coiors, the Nation
al Wholesale Mems Furnishing Associa-
tion has passed similar resolutions and
will add its influence to that Of the
organized shirt makers.
The dye situation. particularly in 50
far as fast colors are concerned. is
rapidly reaching crisis. Retailers Of
all kinds Of garments say that they
cannot guarantee the colors Of mos.
of the merchandise they SELL Many
of them say they are ready to Co
operate with the manufacturers and
wholesalers of apparel in an effort TO
relieve the present situation and ox-
pressed the opinion that if none but
German made colors can be guaran-
teed, then German dyes should be i'm
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
Mexican Embassy Says
EiEIist0s Are Scattered

WASHINGTON, Aug - TIE
Mexican Embassy issued a statement
today not only denying that Villa was
rapidly regaining power in chihuahua,
but asserting that the numerous ban
dit bands using his name had been
scattered. The statement follows:
Diverse news having been pub
lished lately stating that 'hc bandit
Villa, has under his orders more than
1000 men in Chihuahua, the Mexican
Embassy requested reliable Official in
formation. and it takes pleasure in an
nouncing that the Nillis.a hordes have
been completely dispersed; and that
at the present time there exist in
Chihuahua only small and insignif
cant bands engaged IN acts Of bar
ditry, which are being strongly pur-
saed by government forces
New-York tribune., 1919-08-09
lEATEfER-Esports Large
Gis, Quality Declared Poor

Statements that the large exporta-
tions of leather and shoes to Europe
and South America were responsible
Tor the high prices prevailing in the
domestic market were declared mis-
Leading by some dealers yesterday.
They stated it did not put the situa
tion in it's proper light. While admit
ting expectations have been large, these
dealers assert that the grade of leather
Delng slapped IS of the poorest quality.
given away in the American market
Shipments include sheepskins andlother
poor grade leather that rips easily
and is known to be of bad wearing
quality. Europeans are buying this
grade of leather because they cannot
afford to pay for better material.