Evening star., 1932-12-27
Wholesalers Plan
CLEARANCE: SALES
Bales. of White Goods Will
Be Disposed of Next
Month.
Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 27.-Worth
Street, after three-day holiday, started
to book orders today for the usual Janu-
ary white clearance sales. Bales of
sheets. pillow cases and allied items
that go into the big white sales Of next
month are now being made ready for
shipment
such items caused good deal of per-
turbation at the beginning Of the month
The reason for this delay, however, was
quite obvious. Retailers expected lower
prices, and In many instances they were
disappointed.
Deliveries Delayed.
Ordinarily these white goods orders
are placed In late October or by mid
November at the latest. The business,
however. did not begin to show signs
OF volume until early last week. A few
mills, anticipating late buying, had pre-
pared sizeable quantities of white goods,
but many retailers found it was impos-
sible to get anywhere near prompt de-
liveries on well known mill brands.
Retail buyers in such instances pay
for their lack Of courage or foresight,
for 1t Is virtually impossible for a store,
that for years has featured well known
brand, to switch to lesser known mill
make. Therefore the buyers, in order
to give their customers what they want,
60 to jobbers for their goods. And some
OF them are paying premium Of X
cent over prices quoted only 10 days ago
to insure their usual white goods sup
plies.
Several sheet and pillowcase produc-
ers brought out new and higher lists
on some OF their print cloth construc-
tions, which resulted in buyers find
ing out that their 'low price" ideas
had to be revised. The new lists, how
ever, were not given much attention,
because Of the numerous Spring lines
being brought out and the belated rush
of some holiday items
In the matter of Spring lines. many
of them will be exhibited from three
10 six weeks later than usual. as some
OF the colorists, designers and retailers
have been usually late in expressing
their ideas for next season Various
wash goods houses today indicated that
their complete lines would not be ready
until early February. Some of the mills
that got on the job early, report book
tngs of a fair amount of sample orders,
with prospects of repeat business in
sight.
In the Spring lines of wash goods,
little attempt is being made to add to
the early heavy weights. for already a
considerable variety of them have been
introduced.
Full Time Schedules.
Mills making percales are not only
on full-time day schedule. but some
are operating a complete night shift
Volume is a feature in percales. but
prices are so low that much OF this
business is Improbable
Today converters began to figure
their inventories. so that they will have
less to do at the close Of the next week.
when final stock taking will be COM
pleted. Indeed, statisticians, leading
cotton trade members report. will get a
pleasant surprise Many mills are in
their best stock position in three years
or more. That may explain why SO
many lines of cotton goods. contrary
to the usual December practice, were
not dumped on the market and the
buyers Of many reail stores missed their
guess on prices ct this time
Copyright, 1922