New-York tribune., 1922-01-24
Values Placed OH Next Sea-
sons Fabrics by Market
Leader Takes Trade by Sur
prise: More Styles Show

In contras, with the sharp advances
in the raw silk market IN the pas, two
months. woolers and wors-cdr for fan,
1922. yesterday were offered to the trade
prices which showed material declines
from those prevailing for similar NOR
chandise for use this spring. In the
womcn's wear fabrics offered BY the
company. it is estimated that prices
Tor the cheaper goods are about "a
per cent lower than last season, l2l,
Ter cent lower on medium priced
goods and az high az 20 per cent on
the finer grades. when qualities are
compared. Comparisons in the higher
grades are difficult. due to the fact
that the American has brought out
higher grade and a wider range in
fine cloaaiNCs than ever before.
In the mems wear lines reductions
generally were around 10 cents u yard
and some were loss. A few fabrics
have been maintained al old prices
and in only two or three instances in
both the mems and womcn'S wear lines
have higher prices been made
II is acknowledged in the trade that
the action of the American Wooden
Company. the largest producer. in re-
ducing prices Will set the pace for the
entire industry. In the words of one
mill man in the trade. "The cloth in
dustry believes that this is no time
to advance prices but rather to make
reductions at q sacrifice in order to
impress upon the other factors in the
clothing trade that lower prices must
be made to consumers"
In Department Of the American
" oOlen Company, in which womcn's
wear fabrics are sold. the following
price ranges obtsincd: Twill cords Tor
dresses and suits, *s.92la to s2.S2lg a
yard ten numbers in tricotjncs. S1a5
to $a.S2ia; velours, s1.171s TO sos;
broadcloths, S1.l2 to $780, heavy
cheviots, s1.12 to s1.20; heavyweight
velour coatings s1.92l5 TO s2.25: staple
mapped goods. s217 to $50; norman
dies. s2.72ia to S3.32'2.
Deloraine. Velpracc. Monetta. Vel
verctte, Ncldica. Dew Bloom and Vel
mere stock cloakings. which The com
pany is Offering for the first time this
season at prices ranging Up to SG.75
yard.
The company is Offering Polaires at
Sl.a0 FOR lsouncc goods and s. to
$50 for 20-ounce goods. Reversible
Polaires with fancy backs range from
s1.72'a to si.a5 for lo-ouncc goods
New plaid back tweeds Of 30-ounce
weight arc priced a, $2.75. Reversible
chirchillas under the name Of Chilia-
Tip, 2l-ounce goods. are priced at 81
and S3o5. Plaid-back chinchillas are
$3.50 and p,aidback Polaircs. both
plain and herringbone. arc S2.6o and
50. This department also is offering
two knitted fabrics at $1.32la for i3-
ounce goods and s1.62ls for ) and l6
ounce goods.
c. II. Silver, head Of the womcn's
wear depart,nen stated that some o.
the largest buyers in the cloak and
suit trade placed their orders carly and
committed themselves to larger
amounts Of goods than las. year.
"Stocks of goods in the women's gar
ment trades" he said. are extremely
low. and the manufactures must buy
il they are 10 do any business a. aM."
A steady stream o. buyers also Wis
tied the mems wear dc partments, aud
some siHable orders were placed. The
lowered prices came $ a Surprise to
most buyers.
indicative of tire price trend in mons
fabrics. Fulton serge. No. 1892. All
elevcn-ounce fabric, which is known as
standard in The trade. was priced AT
s235 ward For the spring Of 1909
and tAc fall Of 1921 this fabric vas
priced at s2.A2l2. Previous to that,
when the American made It's offering
Of stock goods. it was priced al s2.31 Y.
For the spring Of 1921 it was $751;.
and for the tail of 1920 $3.50, its peak.
For the fail Of 1879 it was priced at
S2.62A For spring, 1917, it was
$l.671x, and in the spring of 1914
$l.121a.
Another serge. No. 3l94, fourteen
ounces. was priced at $3.50 yesterday.
against $265 for spring 1922, peak
price Of $3.50 for fall, 1920, and 1911
price Of $1.37,a.
Commercial Credit
Cornme rcial money ratos cont nm o q.