New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-29

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4 DVANCfNG prices spread from
~ some Of the primary cotton
fabrics to finished goods last
week. The gray or unfinished goods
market was more active than Tor many
weeks past, with some buyers showing
: tendency to operate as FAR into tho
future. 90 September. The buying,
snIaevertheless, was spotty, indicating
tnas the big users Of gray goods, in
ciudlng ccnverters and printers, are
not agreed on the Advisability Of maxi
ing future commitments at present.
Spot e4-6o print cloAhs, ssM inches
wide, made a new high record Of Is
cents q yard during the week. Quota
yaons on later deliveries varied from ~
low as 2lh cents for July, August and
september to % cents for the same
months.
A few manufacturers of bleached
goods, particularly those requiring fine
combed yarns in their construction, ad-
vanced prices about two cents yard.
while putting the new prices into er-
1ect, selling agents admitted that the
retailers and jobbefs were showing
only slightly more buying activity. on
the whole, retailers and jobbers are
buying only what they need and are
asking for quick deliveries. Garment
manufacturers who use cotton goods
are out of the market, according to
most selling agents.
over the counter trade in cottons
among retailers showed good volume
last week. Dress cottons were in
strong demand, particularly printed
volles, colored tissues, spring ginghams
and other sheer fabrics. A slightly
better demand was noted for bleached
goods suitable for underwear and for
sheets, pillow cases and other house
hold materials. Retailers are still able
to. offer goods to their customers at
prices based on wholesale quotations
made Six months ago, which are any
where from 10 to Is per cent below
present primary market prices.
Silks
Revival Of retail trade in silks
brought about by better weather last
week resulted in a frmer tone in the
wholesale silk market. The feature
OF the week was the demand from
retailers for spring goods for ir11medi-
ate use. Some of the smaller jobbers
who had been cutting prices to liqui-
date their stocks because of the pres
sure of their banks stiffened their
prices slightly as demand for their
goods began to pick up. The larger
Jobbers as we'll as manufacturers held
prices to their former levels on most
goods. The renewed demand has not
dlspelled the pessimism of some SELL
ers, but slight as it is has given the
trade as whole more cheerful out
look.
Taffetas and satin-faced goods
formed the bulk Of the demand. Brown
and navy were the ruling colors in
taffetas, according to sellers, while
more of the brighter colors, such as
orchid, coral, Adriatic blue, peach
bloom, jade, etc, were wanted in the
satin.faced fabrics. Georgettes showed
but little recovery from the slump
into which they fell some weeks ago.
Demand for crepe de chine was i'm
proved, but is still below normal, lob
bers report.
ticed by importers. Prices were ad-
those reported from the Yokohama
market by cable. Average grades ran
from $14.6O to $14.70 a pound toward
the close Of the week.
WOOlens
Wooden and worsted goods were with
out marked development last week. The
market apparently is drifting along
without efforts of either buyers or
sellers to exert influence upon it. SELL
ing agents for mills admit that it is
harder to sell goods for fall than it
was last year. Some Of them assert
that before midsummer q shortage of
high-class worsteds will be ap-
parent Most buyers seem to be willing
to take chance on such a development
and they are operating conservatively.
In the women's wear end Of the bust
ness cloth is changing hands among
garment makers who have carried heavy
to reduce them by their bankers.
Small manufacturers have been unable,
because Of the slowness with which
demand for spring garments has
materialized. to. hold OH to their
reserve stocks Of piece goods, and so
have thrown them on the market. De-
sirable merchandise, however. has not
dropped in value, according to buyers
and sellers. Tricotines and serges may
be had in the open market at from 10
ket levels.
Furs
More activity and firmer tone to
prices was noticeable last week
throughout the fur trade. The high
prices obtained for both staple and
fancy furs during the first few days of
the Canadian auction IN Montreal had
a. strengthening effect upon the local
market. At Montreal some Of the
speciality furs, such as marten, cross
fox and silver fox advanced as much as