New-York tribune., 1920-03-08
Trade Review

On hand and remained out Of The mar
Aer sxespt whore immsdiAts require,
Me Ms MA 3orcsd them 70 make puYchases.
AoAs mas been more or less the policy
oa many manufacturers during enc
yAnsef. Dcs has become decidedly evi-
osnt on All sides during the last tive
scvxs. however, the prices Of finished
GRADES. with practically no chanres
noted In tanners lists. Stocks Of DE-
eifaDie eelactions were fairly Iarre. Al
snough delays in receipt Of freight and
transit. NSA' ~
HEAVYWEIGHT hemlock solss were
Wy scarce and wanted in large uuan-
eatiss. Medium and iisht wsiehts
snewed less activity and were in SUI.
SHe.ens supply to mset manufacturers
o.me enes. @ The mArkst for union leatheS
~ without notable feature, . steady
aemana eakins. care Of receipts and
h.aaH'e'"sn6 h".as prices on an unchanged
ssaNn csMo; Secured oak backs were in
',a smaal supply, with . demand for all
descriptions at steady prices. The
strength In betting butts was pro-
nounseo and all weights and prsdes
wele billed on delivery on the 81 20
Ghrome tanned side leather WA
esIieA out - quickly 90 it was received
xiom the railroad and express comna-
mes. Tanners had little diiacultv In
Gearing receipts Of the three bettar
nees At unchanged prices. Low
oe., while moving about in small
less 1fem day to day at considerable
sonsess1ons, continued to accumulate
- n 1Usr9e 9uantities. Quotations were
best grade black sides. Bari and. Ana COM. ~.
bination tannaxes were nroSnc.d ~, u
moderate lots 70 fill a stesdv d.m.n1 "a
1or work shoes. Varied Conditions
wsrs reported among glazed Kid tan
ners. Some had large untitled orders
on hand and were not anxious for nav
orders, while others were lookinr for
new business and were willing "a A..
ceps orders at lower prices than pre-
viously demanded.
~ Snoe factories In and about New
1ork hummed with activity last week
% "a ~ enoeavor to catch up after the
teeens losses caused by the itduensa
ssP.Sem1e. Most employees returned 70
season in point Of production are ~ nov .S
expected BY manu3acturers. Ssmp,s
lines TOR fall for the most part wers
completed during the week, and vers
inspected by the salesmen leaving for
tneir fall territories. Although NAM.
1acturers continue TO urge retsii.r,
to buy their fall needs early ths IT,.
eSf nave been very cautious and sre
plac'ng orders as close to their actual
requirements as possible.
Jcwelry
The feature Of the tswelry tr.d.
last week was the return to tho wort-
shors OF many strikers who w.re
locked out by the embargo that took
effect from January "a to March l.
prohibiting the employing Of any
striker within that period. rhron1h
their return the strike, which ha.
been In progress since September 2.
1918. was virtually ended. and mann
facturers believe that 1t is a matter
Of but few weeks before all the
striking workmen will be back In the
fsctories: All the strikers who re-
turned did SO on the old four
,,as,iaa Retail .b,nd business in jewelry. Will.
be Tar botter than is usual at this TIM
OF the year. After the holidays trade
IN the jewel1y industry always shows
falling of, and this year, while bust
ness has shown q slight decline. thers
Is :ti!i 9 very satisfactory volume Of
trade. In the repair and alteration
!ine, however, there Is no decrease in
business. All tho benches ara Allied
With work. with no signs Of 4. let-up.
ScsrSS.ty Sy ef labor alone has prevented
retailers from taking full advantage
Of the large amount Of repair work on
hand. va
Manufacturers Of gold and silver
mesh bags issued new price lists last
week, showing advances of 20 per cent
on the silver bags and 10 per cent on
those made Of gold. Through the ad-
vances q silver mesh bag now brings
from $40 to -475 wholesale, while q
gold bag can be bought for from 800
trade the silver mesh bars 'a se,, from, from
$50 to 500 and the gold from $3.50 to
u ,l80, according to weight.
Ths silverware and watch industries
smaller silversmiths nave made slight
read5ustments in prices on plated ware.
Retailers report a strong demand for
hammered and Dutch patterns Of
ancient design. Manufacturers still
are far behind on deliveries Of sill
verware. Despite their efforts to speed
production by granting wage increases
their output continues to fall behind
requirements.
Importers Of watches believe that
tho coming season will be q good one
for the sala Of Swiss watches. Owing
to the continued strike Of American
watchmakers, many Of tho local con-
Germs have been forced to buy Swiss
movements, with the result that sales
Of that make now almost exceed the
American kind. Many American buy
ers are now in Switzerland visiting the
stocks to be delivered Immediately.