Evening star., 1932-07-30
BUYERS FOR RETAIL.
TRADE INCREASING.
Commodity Price Gains Re-
fleCted in Better Demand
for Finished Products.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 30.-Continued
improvement in various raw commodity
prices is bringing increased inquiries
and more orders in various finished
products, merchants in various parts
of the city reported today. There is
more buying and less idle shopping
around, which may be due either to
depleted retail inventories or a broader
demand from customers, manufacturers
and jobbers.
From the dry goods center came the
word that several million yards of
carded broadcloths, brisk demand for
brown sheetings. percaleS, sheets, pill
lowcsses and work clothing featured
Thursdays business.
Floor covering dealers told Of re-
orders on August sale numbers, which
were doubly pleasing because unex-
pected. Most of these numbers ranged
under SS5. Domestic limitations OF
Persian and Chinese rugs continue to
sell slowly because quotations asked on
the foreign-made product remain low.
Novelties Selling.
The novelty buyers are here in num-
bers now. Although the first few DAYS
OF this week they seemed to center
their attention on bridge prizes for
Autumn and scme gift wares for that
season, today they broadened their buy
ing activities to include metal desk
sets for both Office and home use.
The lamp manufacturers opened their
new numbers for showing to West Coast
and Southern buyers Thursday and re-
ported today that they were pleased
with results Of the first day. This ex-
hibit Is confined to the better grade
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Artificial flower manufacturers today
were putting the finishing touches to
their exhibits Of Fall merchandise,
which will be opened to Midwestern
buyers next Monday. Prices will be
little changed from last year, but en-
phasis will be placed on lower-priced
lines. Thus far this industry has felt
the depression less than other major
trades
The current hardware exposition Is
streSsing kitchen wares. 1t is said elec-
trical appliances for the kitchen are
outdistancing sales Of other exhibits,
though local hardware jobbers report a
substantial amount of orders for cutlery.
Furniture Prices Firm.
Price firmness and increased buying
have featured the fortnight's display Of
furniture here, but with Saturday the
last day of the exhibit it is evident that
about per cent fewer buyers will have
examined the new lines than was the
case last year. Record retail clearance
sales attained by two of the big retail
ers here this week were not without
their effect on out-of-town furniture
buyers.
A slight increase in shoe orders,
thanks to hrming hide, skin, leather
and tanning material prices, has gen.
Grated mild optimism IN the Brooklyn
shoe manufacturing district. Thus far
the strike in and around High Point.
N. c., has created no rush Of orders
for the type Of hose turned out by the
Southern mills, though the stoppage In
time is bound to affect the supply Of
certain lines.
Toy buyers are beginning to trickle
into this market for their Fall and
Winter needs. Thus far the call has
been for various wheeled goods and
games.
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