Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-10
SHOE TRADE BOOKED AHEAD
Present Orders Insure Full Time In
Industry for Many Months

An unusually large force Is at work
in the slioe trade, according to the
weekly review of trade for the Phlla.
dclph.a district by r. G. Dun & Co..
with orders booked ahead that will
assure full time in this industry for
the cominE year.
Conditions in cotton goods are very
| good, and. in the face OF an advancing
market, retailers are buying quite freely
| and seem to be doing a good business.
Money also appears to be little more
liberal, but there is still tendcnc.
on the part Of n majority OF business
men to operate cautiously on future
business.
The review. continuing. goes on to
"Woolen mills report prices are
advancing. Up to the present, bust.
ness has been very brisk, but a little
lull Is looked for In the next six weeks.
Manufacturer Of clothing say
business is very good and collections
are better than formerly.
line is said to be very good. It looks
tinue for some time.
Paper merchants say prices nre
firm with a tendency to become much
higher. The publication business is
particularly good.
THE hardware line reports condi.
t!ons are improving and most all
departments are active. The approach L.
ing holiday season will necessarily
create an increased demand for all
goods and a very busy season for the
Iext two months is anticipated. Col.
lcctions are fair. Many lines OF goods
are very scarce and factories report
they are overloaded with work and
consequently the factories. jobbers and
retailers With no stock on hand some
six to nine months ago. and then a
the year, It naturally caused great
shortage OF goods and conditions are
not improving.
"Manufacturers Of cigars report
conditions are very much improved
most of the factories are very busy
tust at this time, owing to the Christ.
mas business. During the last month
there ha1 been quite an increase in
the price Of oil kinds Of tobacco. There
seems to be a real shortage of tobacco
in some lines. Collections are fair,
but not quite as good as they were a
month or two ago.
The demand lOr NOrtn Carolina
pine lumber is not nearly as strong
as a month ago. Nevertheless, II is
very difficult to make shipments. Job.
bers are not making strong efforts to
secure business, owing to this unsat tis :.
factory condition. 1t Ia very difficult
to get the retailers to meet the manu-
facturers' prices, hence business is not
in n very satisfactory condition.
Paper box manufacturers say the
general condition of business IS i'm !.
proving In volume. Inquiries for quo.
tutions Indicate a larger demand.
"The paper box industry has passed
through a very trying time in the last
nine months. Due to a lack Of orders,
prices have been made without regnr
for cost. and In the last six weeks the
price OF basic materials has advanced
considerably. Ship board, Of which
most paper boxes are made, ha,
advanced from $40 to $50 per ton, and
paper has advanced on an average OF
25 per cent, yet In spite Of this manu-
facturers confronted today by continued
quotations Of low prices, which would
indicate n timidity on the part of III.
box makers to risk the advance, whicl
would really be Justified by cost. How
ever. the general trend Is for q better.
ment and good business for the neg
three or four months or until sitel
the holioayO d Ozpectsd,"