The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-23
Dry Goods Market

This h what tho Dr, Goods Eco
nomist. n recognized authority In Ice
field. has 20 eay This week a. Ia the
condition n textiles and allied ines;
business ir retail stores TN big cities
II brisk. Ia smaller ccntcrs,u Ia good.
caused by tho demand for Easter
gouds, as a rnle.
II IL evident that consumers are
HURRY Tor some klnds OF merchandise
and have tho ready cash to pay FOR
what they want when Il Is offered to
them. ~ a case In point. when a big
New York store held a linen sale on
Monday Monday uf this week. the In
en- department was thruueed With
customers who clamorcd Tor attention
IRON the opening hour to the closing
Of the store. The Ssles are said to
have exceeded st0o.0 600 for the day.
Except for the hectic uprising M
Germany, The foreign situation Is
sreatly improved. Foreign trade has
been stimulated by tha rise Ia the
values OF European money n. express
I'd Ia the rate OF exchange now pre-
Nniiing This h certain 10 be reflected
IN an Increased demand for our
products.
Jobbcrs Make New Ptices.
New prices named on many lines OF
goods hy johbcrs this week show little
change In the situation. While some
goods are slightly lower. othurs are
advanced IN about the same proper
ton. Somc ginghams. prints. etc.
are>still being sold at value. but there
IL less OF the speculative to be noted
In h attitude OF either buyer or
seller.
Because Of the sold-up conditions
In some lines. preparations OF road
men Tor their April trips are not as
far advanced as usual.
In tie primary markets for textiles
the week has Ehown a somewhat
stronger tone. and with Il a consider
able revival Of huilish sentiment win
the markets 20 scnsltlvely primcd for
a reactlon from the doubt and dull
ness OF the last six weeks or 30, a
lively start to the spring season is
quite likely TO revive speculative
activity on n large scale. This would
result ia n further temporary adj
vance of prices and Increase the risk
incss % the whole situation. Under
the circumstance the continued cX-
erciae of prudent buying ~ most cm-
phatically to be recommended.
Cottons Quiet but Firm.
a cotton j. much nrmer a
there has beer an especially notice.
able stincninE In the distant months.
Gray goods are also firmcr and more
active. both print cloths and fine
goods sharing In the improvement.
Sales Of 5.s5 yard IS y inch s4xg0's
have been reported AZ 32is cents for
spots. In spite OF the firmness M
apparent scarcity OF print cloths hove
ever. they are now on n level which
many couverters believe 10 be IN
workable. Yarns pcmain firm except
on some low-eradc varieties. which
are offered AT concessions.
Finished Tuffuua ura uuiaf and nm
changed. Ach .ity b. confined prin-
clpaliy to securing deliveries Of spring
morchandiec and 10 some f%iiling-in
business for early delivery. The
market h quite strong aud may go
higher " the spring retail season n
good.
Silk Trade Marks Time.
Raw sir has had another arup In
the Yokohama market According 10
latest reports u was duwn TO the
haHis ~ $500 yet for Sinshiu No. !.
Business in the New Yor:, market Is
dun Such buying as 90 being
done by the larger manufacturers b
being couuteractod hy the liquidation
Of stocks ard contracts by the smaller
men. The silk Industry m both the
manufacturing and Jobhing branches
is being gradually cleared Ct the
army OF small and Irregular operators
who were drawn into IL by boom con
diuous Their elimination viii leave
the Industry IN a much healthier state.
The domand Tor fabrics shows no Inn
provcmcnL
woolcn Mills sold ~.
The market for wool aud wo9l
goods continues feature;ess and IL
given over mostly to . discussion OF
the cXtcn to which the mills are sold
up for fall. The announcement Of the
leading mills hat they are sold up TO
The fun extent OF their allotments is
received with a good deal OF spepti-
cirm Ia the market. The impression
also persists thar The mills have not
really allotted their fun production.
In any ease. II n pretty generally
conceded that ~ spring d"lstributi0n
should prove unRatiaftctory the mar
kct viii find difficulty IN maintaining
its present strenth.
Littic Doing In GarmcntdOm.
In women's rcadY-t0-wcur garments
the demand Tor navy blue suits and
coats u suHtained-one authority put
ting the call for this colo. at ss per
cent Of the prcsent output.
The style Development Of the mo-
meut Is the growing length Of the
linef in highclaaH suit coats. Many OF
them are unbclted, to give longer
lines. and are hound with black silk
braid. while Others are piped with
narrow white SILK cord.
The demand for sheer SILK hlousoH
b. falling on 70 such az extent that
some mills that have been running on
this material are now operating nn e
threc-day- per-wcck schedule. Blouse
makers IN d meantime are turning
out quantities Of wolfe and hutiHte
garments.
In the dress accessories field the
scarcity Of long gloves Is the dominant
note. Ncilings are In biz demand.
Knit goods deliveries show no Inn
pr0tcment
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