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WOOlIen Goods

Prices asked by jobbers of woollen
goods for their wares were increased.
The jobbcrs form practically the sole
source Of fall goods now, as the mills.
except in rare instances, have sold
their production for the season and
Will book no more orders There is
only small amount Of cloth changing
hands among apparel manufacturers,
owing to the general scarcity. Under
these conditions garment makers
prefer to convert their holdings into
garments to satisfy their trade rather
than yield to the temptation to make
a profit on reselling their piece goods.
More inquiries concerning the posi-
b'Iltles Of offerings Of spring goods
ny the malls continue to pour in on
the selling agents. Several mill
agents have booked spring orders
from the "blanket" samples prepared
by, the mills. A full line of high
colored iridescents is said to have
been sold up in this manner last week
Deliveries are slow and buyers offer
advances over contract prices to mills
which will give them early deliveries
In announcing a sealed bid sale Of
surplus material the navy last week
set minimum price of s. yard on
3O-ouncc blue melton cloth. This is
an advance over the price asked for
similar cloth at the recent auction of
surplus material. The navy offerinr
includes more than 10000 wards Of
this material, 1000 yards Of bounce
cloth, 100000 yards Of 9-ounce all
wool serge and 100000 yards of cotton
warp 6-Ouncc serge
New-York tribune., 1919-07-14
RrySINESS NEWS BUREAU.
Tribune Building
lS4 Nassau Street
Huge Foreign Orders to
Spur Prosperity Here
European Denaandfo American Products Will Tend
TO Prevent Price Recessions-Building Proceeds
as Confidence in Stability of Markets Grows

TN ESTIMATING the for during next few
months two factors of prime Importance given con-
= sderation They
The purchases in this country and
2. The trend Of
scarcely be doubted Whether another question
which an ahrmave almost be
future The problem fundamentally,
full will
Allied to from devastating effects of war
settle the this
Of consideration the German
than S500000000.
but
with the tremendous financial operations
couns leading nancers have soon will Law
situation 1t tentative widely altered as circum
demand but by method credits will
be provided That the almost
bankers.
1t follows therefore, that
larger instances than the supply growing capacity in other
l will be supplemented by
scramble among foreign buyers for the
factories And with enter the market
the prospect OF lower prices would to be slender
AT any rate apparent that the gaining ground
may be expected in the future They state
domestic demand approaching supply where the scales
not already tipping down the
money and credta fundamental shrinking Con-
ndence IN the stab OF least
soon go much lower replaced prevailing
only few weeks disposition to defer orl f
permanent character such building buildings
"h were OBTAINED June called
much money required for
pal and other local starting on scale
country must 40 the work of yesterday we'll
"a street goes writing the
VI ne 'Aei '@pe' o0ock prices continue
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the commission men to accept their
orders in full volume. The activity ex-
tended to the general lines of cottons,
save heavy duck. Most of the mills
sold their product with the under
standing that shipments would be
made at their convenience, the reduc-
tion in working hours of their opera
tives from tifty-four to forty-eight
week rendering it impossible to get
out anything like normal production.
Eastern manufacturers of high grade
ginghams allotted limited yardage Of
these fabrics to their customers for
delivery during the period extending
from December to March next. Prices
were placed on an cat value" basis,
which means that the buyers will have
to pay the level prevailing at the time
they accept the goods.
Popular brands Of bleached fabrics
we're advanced Pa to cents a yard,
but the increased prices did not cause
buying to abate. On the contrary, the
upward movements merely served to
stimulate demand.
Business in gray or unblcached
cloths was limited only by the volume
of offerings from the mills. Sales
were made at advanced prices for de-
livery to the end Of this year, but be-
yond that period the mills were un-
willing to go. The print cloth con-
struction designated in the trade as
64-60s sold at 1SA cents yard, an
advance Of q cent within the week,
and an increase of 934 cents over the
low level reached last March. The
governments maximum price in 1918
was 15ia cents. AS there are 5.35 yards
of cloth in each pound of the con-
struction named, the increase over the
Governments &
has been more than ii cents.
The Levant, Scandinavia, and the
Latin American countries sent in large
orders for colored, gray and beached
fabrics. Fair orders were received by
cable from South Africa
New-York tribune., 1919-07-14
Basic Metals

Even the most optimistic had not ex-
pected an increase exceeding 100000
tons in the untitled orders on the books
Of the country's leading steel producer
at the end of the half-year, but it
came. Moreover, it was not the result
Of curtailed shipments, for shipments,
so trade authorities said, increased
substantially. What happened, ap-
parently, was that new business was
offered more rapidly than operations
OF the plants were expanded. The con-
trast with the poor showing month
before was striking. Then a decline of
more than 100000 tons in unfinished
business was reported.
Current ingot production is at about
40 per cent of capacity. Sheet mill op-
eratlons are at nearly 80 per cent Of
capacity and tin plate mills, reports in
dicate, are working at an even higher
ratio.
The trend at last is indisputably
upward. And history Is that cas- goes
the steel industry, so goes the nations
business"
Equally encouraging is the improve
ment IN the volume of foreign in
quiries. One for 10000 tons Of basic
iron came last week from Great
Britain. Sweden and Holland are also
IN the market. Japan wants 5000 tons
of steel rails, in addition to the 80 900
tons recently placed among American
manufacturers. Spain is inquiring for
5000 axles, 10000 wheels and other
equipment.
The demand for pipe from the oil
regions IS unabated, and the pipe mills
are filled with orders that will keep
them operating at capacity until the
end of the year. The launching of
long deferred building projects, involv-
ing the use of large tonnages of steel,
Is increasing steadily.
In the copper market interest at
tached to the fact that the price
crossed the 20 cent level, thus bearing
out the prediction made last May by
the head Of the Steel Corporation.
Japan has been an important factor
in this market, having purchased ap-
proximately 32,000,000 pounds of the
metal since May.
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Grain

Interest in the wheat market CEN
tered in reports from Winnipeg that
trading operations in wheat futures
a'lent soon be resumed II this should
.axc place, the disparity between Can
soian and American prices, it ia ex-
'se,ed, would soon be wiped out.
more than 1000 900 bushels Of oats
.s wsfe exported during the week, and
sme general price tendency was up
,Safa. In the corn market, on the other
"ahn, the market showed signs Of beng
v'efnought and the government crop
ss,sp,f', issued Wednesday. had strik-
.sysy deprexEiYe effect on the movement
" Prices
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to be anticipating more than their usual
needs in their early orders, while
others are making their first fall pur-
chases on conservative basis. buying
no greater amount of merchandise than
IN years past. but spending more money
because Of the increased prices and
the general tendency of the public to
buy better grades of merchandise.
Manufacturers are advancing their
prices daily and are advising their
customers TO place orders as quickly
as possible. Some of the largest man
ufacturers OF women's coats and suits
say they will be compelled to cease
taking orders for fall and winter goods
about the first of September, because
of the shortage of desirable cloths.
Some manufacturers are considering
the advisability of finishing the season
with lower grade materials than they
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have been in the habit of using. Lower
grade cloths are not as scarce as are
the better grades.
Summer dresses. waists and skirts
and being ordered by the retailers for
immediate delivery. They anticipate
at least another four weeks business
in this class of merch andise. Stocks
throughout the country are extremely
low, necessitating "filling-in" pur-
chases to complete the season.
In fall apparel for women the sales
of coats and dresses appears 10 over
shadow those Of suits.
Most of the orders for mems cloth
ing for next winter have been placed
by the retailers. Some of the manu-
facturers are trying to obtain advances
over the order prices, it is said. pre-
senting the argument that manufact-
uring costs have increased so much
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Silks

Robust demand for silk fabrics. in
creased prices and inadequate supplics
were the prominent features in the
silk trade. Waiting merchants were
the most liberal buyers Local gar
ment cutters seemed prone to purchase
on hand to mouth basis because OF
their belief that prices have ascendca 4
too rapidly Manufacturers countcrcd
with the statement that as there is al
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Inc lr1oune>s Page of Business News lee

actual scarcity of goods prices we're
not likely to decline for months to
come. Many jobbers advanced their
quotations for black taffetas 21s cents
to 5 cents a yard, colored taffetas Is
70 25 cents, and black duchess, heavy
satin faced fabric. 5 to 10 cents.
Jobbers offered the leading manu-
facturers large orders for shipment
during the months OF January and
February. but the mills, save in iso-
lated instances, were avcrse to book
ing orders for delivery SO far ahead
Where the mill owners accepted bust
ness for delivery over the last quarter
of this year, it was stipulated that the
buyers were not to hold the sellers to
the exact due dates for the consign-
ments.
Manufacturers Of specially silks, as
distinguished from the staple weaves,
took large orders for women's sport
New-York tribune., 1919-07-14

costumes, the goods to be delivered
during the spring season of 1920
Some of the leading selling agents.
IN an effort to bring about Increased
outputs of the staple fabrics, have Of
Tered TO purchase raw silk for num-
Der of the smaller mills of the country,
as a, we'll as to advance them money for
the wages Of their operatives.
Importers of French silks stated
that they were receiving larger con-
signments from the Lyons mills.
limited yardage of French metal bro
caded wide ribbon was sold to large
department stores at the wholesale
price of $50 a yard.
Manufacturers of silk hosiery, un-
derwear and gloves have received so
many orders that they have withdrawn
their travelling statesmen from the
road e
Transactions in raw silk wcre lh-
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Cotton Goods

.Afge export orders, heavy demands
,ym IA Domestic jobbcrs, advanced priccs
~ shor,ages Of goods were tho strik-
sg features Of last weeks movements
lhe cotton textile trades. BUYERS
s.gm s,g nearly every section Of the coun-
were numerous in the rar.sle-
E.ms of the leading ,alll A1onts.
q them wore unable 10 induce
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lsrs

Almost all furs continue the upward
price trend because of the increased
demand for raw skins from the mann
featuring furriers and the makers of
fur-trimmed garments. Furs such as
nutria, raccoon, beaver. Australian
opossum, etc, are In brisk demand now
Tor collars and cuffs on cloth coats. az
we'll as on coats Of Hudson seal and it's
many limitations.
Foreign furs have almost disappeared
from the raw skin market, and manu-
facturing furriers have ceased TO call
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Apparei

Buying Of fall apparel for women
has started in earnest and manufact
urers report that retailers are spend
ing fully twice as much for their stocks
this year as last. Influenced by the
reported scarcity of merchandise, buy
ers flocked to the market earlier than
usual this yoar. Some hnvars annear
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eral during the forepart Of the week,
when Shinshiu No. /, a standard grade
Of Japanese silk. rose to the high
record price of S9.65 a pound. Later
on there was a drop of 25 cents
pound, the first marked recession re-
ported in two months, and as a result
the manufacturers of the finished
faprlcs paused IN their buying. The
new Japanese crop Of raw silk IS esti-
mated at 245.OOO bales
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TELEPHONES.
Beckman 8243
'Beekn,snss 5000

since the prices we're figured. thss
profits will be eaten up II deliveries
are made at the contract prices.
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{ onf'''"ed on ncrt Dage
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TN ESTIMATING the prospect for business during t
months two factors Of prime Importance must be giS
= sideration. They
l. The extent of European purchases in this cour
he dofn
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there are no so-called 'phenoms' likely
to win many matches.
AS happens each year there win be
several slocsl players whose familiarity
with the course breeds enough contempt
to allay all nervous feelings attendant
upon the qualifying round, who will
get in the match play rounds only to
be snuffed out early in the game.
Looks for Brilliant Play.
Golfers like Byers and Fownes, how
ever, ought to give an exceptionally
good account Of their ability over the
Oakmont links, having back Of them the
knowledge that a championship has
been in their possession. Each year the
score for the qualifying has been on the
downward path and It will be surpris-
Ing IL a score higher than 1855 is good
for place. In any event l look for
the hardest fought and most brilliantly
played championship which this coun-
try has seen.
The past week has shown the difficulty
OF tournament date selection by a club
for we had no fewer than three high
class match play events all within fairly
easy travelling distance from New York
city. The same applies to other localities
as well. where the golfer must pick and
choose between different tournaments
There is no way out SO far as can be
reasoned at the present moment.
A suggestion was made by a we'll
known Boston writer some time ago that
there should be clearing house for all
big events, the same to be handled by
the State organizations or the U. S. c.
A. through the appointment OF a special
committee. The thought is a good one
II 1t can be worked out with success. The
past season saw the conflict OF the
Lynnewood Hall and the Western anna
teur, OF the Massachusetts, amateur and
the Metropolitan open, at which there
might have been delegation from Mas
sachusetts. And so It goes all through
the various districts.
1t Is the desire on the part of many
golfers TO enter three or four big tour
naments each year. and II has happened
that two came at the same time. Sug-
gestions therefore, seem to be in order,
and We would prefer a few.
Would It not be an excellent idea to
have all the State championships in the
East played the same week, preferably
at the end OF May or the first week in
June? The courses are all in playable
condition even In the northern part of
Maine This would at one stroke settle
the question of district supremacy and
prevent any connlct, since each player
would be engaged In his home section.
Soon after the State championships it
might be well to hold the sectional
events. such as the Metropolitan cham
plonship and perhaps a New England
championship. a tournament which we
would like to see staged some time In the
near future, since there have been very
few meetings in New England where all
the cracks from all the States have par
tlcipated. The same would hold true of
the south central district and other as
sociatlons Of cities which happen to b,
outside any distinct boundary lines for
title play. In two weeks then all the
Championships would be decided and II
would be possible for clubs to stage
events with a greater possibility of Sc
curing stars than Il u Mt the present
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FAIR SHIPPERS AT HELM.
Miss Gould Pilots winner in Bay
side Regatta.

Women sailed the yachts In the special
races at the Bay Side Yacht Club over
Little Neck Bay yesterday. but a light
southwest breeze did not enable them to
employ all canvas. Miss Gould, sailing
F. w. Teves's Neptune in the Star Class
crossed the finish line 80 seconds ahead
of Miss 1nslee. sister OF w. L. Inslee,
who was at the helm OF her brothers
Taurus. Mrs George Abbott in her
husbands Aria was third.
Mrs. q. NJ. Pearson in II. Gaines's
Vespa in the Bee Class won easily by
over seven minutes from Miss Carrie I.
Shapter, who sailed p. Mack's Beatrice,
The summary followsi
WChpN,S RACE-STAR CLASs-sTART
S:5S-COURSE FOUR MILES
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OUTSIDER SCORES
AT NORTH RANDALL
Russell Boy Wins Feature on
Closing Day.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 9.-The biggest
upset of the Grand Circuit meeting
came to-day when Russell Boy. an out
slider. won the free for all pace of
$4,000, the feature OF the getaway card
at the North Randall tracks to-day.
The contest was figured as a strictly
two horse race between Miss Harris NJ.
and Single G. But neither was able
to get to the wire FIRST. Russell Boy
led all around in the first two heats,
winning with plenty to spare. In the
third heat. however. after leading most
OF the way he sucodmeed to Directum
]. about fifty feet from the finish and
finished half length back.
Neither Russell Boy nor Directum ].
was given much consideration by the
SPECTATORS. They sold at $40 in the
auction pool while Miss Harris NJ
brought $500 and Single @. $3.50.
Britton Forbes and Amardale were
the only favorites to win.
To-day's receipts. $4,000. were given
to charity. The summaries:
asa GLASS TRorr1Na: PURSE 1850.
Rance. b. g.. BY Morgan Axworthy
oliys FAINT, b. m. By Gen. Watt.
piPtsfs' sT h. By iSajei; SMsD:1iiij
Belgian, b. h.. by Bingara Moorehesd) 8
Hickory Bin. b. g.. BY Bintolla
Mamie Locke, Miriam Guy and Prince Vim
TimeNs:o74. a;os,l. a:OsH.
FREE FOR ALL CLASS PACING; PURSE
$500.
Russell Boy, b. g., by Rustic Patenterr
Directmn j.. blk. h.. by Chamberlain
Single O., b. h. by Anderson wilkes
lstokeS :........:..'.....:.....
Miss Harris NJ, b. M, by Peter the
Great CIV. Fleming Observation-Disclosures.
Time-2 :ol&, 2:o2, 2:olE.
burn Pointer also started.
216 GLASS TRorTING: PURSE, 81, 200.
Britton Forbes. br. g., by q. Malcolm
Forbes (McMahon) .....................,.
Baron Gigantic. blk. b., BY Gigantic
Alexander b.. CHI e.. by Nobel CMitcheilj 5 .
Cord Axworthy, oh. h., by Guy Ak
worthy (Shanks) Observation-Disclosures.
American Girl, CHI. m. by Mcclintock
tSArrrsoh) .;':.;,.;.,..'..'..;,...;.
Time-2 :07E. 2:09k. 2:0Sx.
2lo GLASS PACING; PURSE. 1890.
Amardale. blk, h.. BY Amar McKin-
ney (Cherrier). ................
Mowrer Boy, b, g., by Major q. tPaiinj s 1
Esther R., b. m, by Baronwood King
murphy and McMahon) ........,........
TrsmPquiek. b. h., by Trampfast
J. SS's ALBERT. b. m, By Gap Rry.oa
Solomon Boy, Gisdy: B., Hs;i, ,lac, Loui
Grafton, Harper, Highland '. and Sun
Time-2 .05k, 2 1854. : :Oih
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POSTPONE YACHT RACES.

PoRr WASHINGTON, L. l.. Aug 9.-1hs
weekly race OF the star class yachts OF
the Port Washington Yacht Club was
not held to-day. Nearly all OF thAA
went over to Horseshoe Harbor to 1ASs
but they did not comTNte there. To
yachts will return to :fanhasset Bay TO
sail In the eighth series OF the interclub
races for the championship OF the Man
hasset Bay. payslde and Port Wash
ington yacht clubs II was learned that
the board OF directors had decided not
to ho.d he regatta. but failed to noufy
the various clubs IN tina
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Amateur Golf Title Play
Sets Anderson Thinking
Expert Names Twenty Stars Who Should Finish
Among First Thirty-two at Oakmont-Only Five
Have Qualified in Last Four Championships
By JOHN @. ANDERSON.

1t would seem to be a comparatively
easy matter to select fifteen or twenty
golfers certain of qualifying in the
three rounds of medal play prepara-
tory to the match play rounds OF the
amateur championship which starts
next Saturday. 1t is often agreed that
few upsets will occur but the average
golfer feels that he can name at least
half of the men who will be on hand
Monday morning for the real fight for
high honor.
There are. It is true. enough golfers
with class records to make up a couple
of lists. but 1t is a fact that since 1906,
when a dozen OF more golfers started
wagering on their ability to pick twenty
OF the thirty-two only two solons have
been successful while tho great ma
1ority have failed even to pick fifteen.
The reason no doubt lies in the fact
that after the first nine or ten there Ia
no difference in the play of the next
fifty or sixty and different golfers take
turns at qualifying.
1t may surprise most golfers to learn
that only five players have qualified in
all OF the last four championships,
namely. Byers. Evans. Anderson.
Fownes and Robert Gardner.
This list undoubtedly would be sup
Dy inc Oh heSSTS
Travers, Ouimet and others IL they had
played in all these championships. Even
then the smallness OF the list must
come as a shock to many and further
enlightenment as to the difficulty in
picking even sixteen of the fortunate
| thirty-two. This year, because prac-
| tically every golfer OF note will COM
pete in the championship the difficulty
| is all the greater,
Picked Is at Merton.
We tried out this guessing contest at
Merton and managed to get eighteen of
the thirty-two, wherefore we are en-
boldened to try our luck even before the
entry list is in and name twenty golfers
Who ought to be in the match play d.
-, visions.
Evans, ouimet. Travers, Gardner.
Byers. Fownes. Msrston. KirlSby. White,
Jones, Guilford, Whitney, Ormiston,
Heron. Hunter, Sherman, Buxton. Legg.
Wood and Wright. comprise our list,
| based on past performances. local
knowledge and present ability. None
should fall by the wayside in the first
days play when Ga come through and
every one ought to be registered in the
names that go into the hat.
There has been but two performances
| to date by youthful golfers not well
known nationally, as yet. which would
warrant a similar surprise to that
handed out by Bobby Jones at the last
AFFAIR at Merton.
EoniVencamp, a young St Louis golfer
Just turned IS. who was in the finals
OF the Western amateur championship
displayed high class golf from start to
finish, while Fred Wright of Boston
who finished but a few strokes behind
Francis Ouimet in the play for the
Jacques trophy at ~ holes. essentially
Is a medal golfer. an exasperatingly
slow player. whose carefulness nets him
saved shots and adds as many to his
partners count. George Hoffner is q
third. who may be classed with the best
4 Of the newcomers. but aside from thai
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MAMMA LEADS YACHTS.
First Home in Fish Glass mt Oyster
Ray.
SpecfaI pespatcA to THn euN.

OYSTER BAY, l.. l.. Aug. s.-Ralph
Ellis, commodore OF the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club, sailed his little
fish yacht Nahma first across the finish
line In the weekly races Of tho organ
ization of Center Island hero to-day.
Tho craft defeated Volador, the prop
erty OF George Nichols, by 1 minute So
seconds for the prize.
Owing to the light wind late start
was made. In the eighteen foot class
the winner was Water Baby. The
yachts went over course No. / in 4
light breeze from the west southwest.
The summary: