Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
BUSINESS NOTES

The Hill Co., formerly at 1929 Market
street, today opened new quarters at
iOi9-21 Market street. a five-story
building, devoted exclusively to the sale
OF mems and childrens clothing. The
building has thirty foot frontage, 200
feet deep.
The attempts of the smaller Jobbers Of
silks and Woolens to get from under"
before II is too late. by disposlng Of
their surplus holdings at prices quite a
Gently held them, is taken in certain
quarters here to spell danger for an
other class of business men Who, let the
desire for continued wartime profits get
the better Of their business judgment.
Although English clothing manufac-
turers have shown themselves eagerly
desirous of doing all the trade they can
with customers in this country, II is
held doubtful that their efforts will carry
them very far during the present year.
According to reports from the foreign
manufacturing centers the amount OF
production that can be turned to making
goods for this market is decidedly
limited.
a revival of the vogue for ostrich
boas and similar articles Of wear Is at
hand. according to reports that are
heard in the trade these days. Not only
are the retailers said to be placing large
orders for boas for spring and summer
use, but cutterS-up of the better class
are said to be buying large ostrich capes
freely for use on high priced evening
wraps
Taking up the criticism launched at
resident buyers for advising their clients
that garment prices We're due for a
drop, one Of their number stated yes
.terday that there are many signs Of
crumbling prices. He quoted georgctte
offered to him at Sl.55 a yard that six
weeks ago brought $2,2O. Tho mill price
OF silk poplln he was also offered is
today $3.50, The price quoted to him
by a job6er was $l.25. and it was
apparent, he said, that he could get the
seller to take as low as $1.l7.
Tho very favorable terms on which the
large woolen manufacturers are willing
to accept bus siness from Canada il re-
garded by buyers as a clear sign of how
anxious the domestic mills are to pre-
serve and Increase their export trade.
Satisfied that the results they OBJ
were sufficient to warrant recognition
of their abilities by the American pub
lie, manufacturing cutters in this coun-
try have set out to get 1t. A movement
has been started with the object of
showing that the American cutlery is
as good as that of England or Germany,
whether 1t be knives that are in ques-
ton or razors or scissors, and an at
tempt will be made to get articles OF
this kind into the hands of every person
who has need of them.
Somewhat more snap TO the demand
for printcloths featured trading in the
gray goods market yesterday, although
the business done was somewhat
restricted in the constructions traded In
and the deliveries for which the goods
were sold. Large sales OF 381h inch Ca
COS were reported for March-April de-
livery at 22 and 21 n cents. the lower
figure being for shipment In the latter
month, A similar condition applied TO
S9-inch 6S-72s, which sold at 2S and
liveries of Ss-inch 7e-76s We're sold at
80 cents. Nearby business on 550-yard
sheetings was put through at 10 cents.
Trading In other styles was limited and
without special feature.