Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-05
BUSINESS NOTES

BUSINESS NOTES
watches are not being turned out fast
enough by American manufacturers TO
supply a demand which Is greater to-
day than ever before. Leading facto-
. ries fell behind in their regular output
last year, when their plants were busy
filling war orders, and jewelers. VINO
stocked up with foreign makes, having
disposed OF the former. are said 10 be
Z anxious TO lay in fresh supplies OF
watches with the United states Of Amer
lea brand on them.
The leading association Of English and
Irish manufacturers of cambric. fine
sheer linen goods largerly used for hand
.kercheifs. have agreed on fixed mini
mum prices at which their product is
TO be sold. The minimum price named
in January, 1919. was 40 per cent above
that OF January, 1918. and 10 per cent
above that of Deceber. 1918. The short
age Of fax and linen yarhs is said TO
have been SO great that manufacturers
were quoting prices 20 per cent above
the minimum established by the asso-
citation, and revision OF this minimum
price became necessary.
Garment manufacturers and retailers
are said TO be taking great quantity
of high -colored broadcloths and velours
merchants. Prices of these fabrics are
as high as they were six months ago.
From the early orders placed by man.
ufacturers of mems clothing with the
woolen mill agents It Is apparent that
the soft-f1nished fabrics such as f1annels
and like materials are in greater de
mard than are the seNes and worsted
fabrics. 1t Is contended that the manu-
next few months 10 run larger TO young
mems clothing, the bulk of which is
made. from the softer and more novel
fabrics. This idea arises from the fact
that many OF the country's young men
have been in military service for a year
,or more and are much in need OF civil
1ian clothing, while the older men have
! bought clothing as they needed it.
The Retail Millinery Association Of
America will make a campaign among
wholesale and retail houses in the mil
linery business to adjust the relative
proportions of female and male labor,
thus bringing about the Unemployment
of returned soldiers in their old posi-
tions.
In, 1918 there were Imported ?383
tons of mangrove bark--used in the
tanning industry. This material was
valued at se6,S67. During the previous
year 42o3 tons Of mangroye bark, val
ued at st07,S44 were shipped TO the
tanners In this country. Quebracho an
other material used in the tanning Of
hides and skins, was imported 10 The
extent OF 22,so2 tons in 1918, compared
with 68,5e2 tons in 1917. The relative
values of the latter imports in 1918 and
alsl1 were s357,lo0 and sl,eo6,ols.
shipping rates to France are going M
- ,f ha q
cargo space. The rate had dropped be-
low $40 per ton. but during the last few
days It has gone UP to 500. Rates TO
Norway and Sweden have been cut
SHARPLY in the last few weeks. From
Sc per ton they are down to between
SO and $3.50 per ton.
p About 15O steel manufacturers have
been invited to attend the steel con :
) ference in New York tomorrow II Is
well known that steel manufacturers,
while willing to cooperate with the in
,idustries board in an effort to stabilize
the industry are opposed TO any out
'-side dictaticn in the matter OF prices.
The uncertainty surrounding the 1919
pack of tuna fish has led canned goods
brokers to specify in their offerings that
they are not able to guarantee delivery
of all the orders received from the trade.
but will portion out a!lotments 10 the
space the export demand for canned
goods has fallen to minimum, although
,jobbers expect that u viii revive JUST
as soon as 1t is possible TO make ship
9ments. In fact. the expectation is there
will be another rush to buy goods almost
the equal of the one that has recently
ed demand largely TO cover orders IN IN
hand but for which no definite time OF
shipment has been indicated and also 10
some extent for speculative account
The domestic trade is slow. .,
J. A conference OF lumber manufactur
ers and retailers will be held in Chicago
March 10. Although there Will probably
have an informal interchange of opinion
industrial relations, labor perplexitie'
1S such tea or tWes
prominent men in this branch OF the in,
idustry, including, President Kirby and
Wilso2 Compton seeretaly,masnsger O.
manager of the Southern Line Associa
ton, and r. II. Burnside, presldent o,
ton. Five delegates, with the presi
dent, j. J. Comerford, of the Nationa,
Retail Lumber Dealers Association, VII
represent that organization
Action has been decided upon by tn
war trade board on the proposal tina
embargoes on the exports OF pork T.
neutral countries be lifted as a preiimi
nary to abandonment OF the fixed mini
mum price on hogs An announcement
is expected tonight on the boards actiol
and OF the food Administrations decision
as to the hog price.
), Trade in Refined Sugars Moderate
New York, March 5-Refncd Sugar.
sare unchanged at &c. less per cent fo
.cash The Nolume of business cont nme