BUSINESS NEWS BUREAUi Tribune Building 134 Nassau Street The Tribune's Page of Business News TELEPHONESi Beekman 8243 Beekman 3000 Knitted Dress Goods j Relicve Cloth Shortage Fabrics of tbe Jersey Type Can Be Woven Faster Than Wovcn Kind Because of thc apparent shortage of woollen dress goods nnd cloak aml suit fabrics, manufacturers of jersey cloth and other knittcd textiles ex? pect to tlo a large business ln the near future. Tho demand for jersey cloth has increased within the last few days. Knittcd textile* iti general, while a? high nnd tn some cases slightly higher in price than woven fabrics, can be produecd about threo times as last, it is said, nn:l Ihis will j;ive the Wnittcrs nn opportunity to flll in tho gap caused by the shortage in produc? tion on the part i>f tho weavlng mills. Thc general trade tendency toward fabrics of high quality also is bring? ing moro business to the knittcd cloth makers. Cotton, shoddy and waste cannot be used as readily in making knitted cloth ns it can bc in manu? facturing woven fabrics. ? ?? Few Withdrawals at Boston Wool Sale Buaineaa ?~c\ra Iturrau Special Correspondenee BOSTON, April 9.?Sconred South African W00I3 offered at the resump tion of tho government wool auction here to-day were not in as good de? mand with the buyers as were. the other fine wools such as the dclaines, and Australian wools sold last week. Thc bidding began at $1.13 to $1 .Ul n pound, compared with $1.17 to $1.31 at the last sale. . In some cases there was a sagging tendency to the sale, with bids near the minimum at which the govern? ment withdraws tho wool from sale. However the first ninety-five lots were sold with no withdrawals. Only four withdrawals were made in the first 100 lots. These were fine California wools. The buying was widely distributed. ? Jewelry All Branches of Jeivelry Trade Continue Active; Few Failurcs Reported Xo diminution of business is notice able in the jewelry trade, all branches of the industry working to capacity or seiling as much goods as the supply of materials permit. Conditions remain unchanged in the diamond business, manufacturers filling orders just as quickly as they receive stoncs. Watch and ring makers also nre seiling all the merehandise they can produce. As an indication of general financial conditions in tho industry, Fred C. Backus. secretary of the National Jew elers' Board of Trade, points to the improvement in the credit situation compared with conditions in other years. Few failurcs have occurred in thc industry of late. During the month of March the Board of Trade had records of only ten financial cmbar rassments. In February nine jewelry concerns were in financial difficulties. Considering that several years ago a total of nineteen business trcubles a day in the trade was not unusual, th*. showing this year is viewed as re markable. A credit collecting agency, which has 700 jewelry clients on its lists, re? ported yesterday that business was bo dull that it could almost be said no calls for collections had been received. Textiles Buyers Move Quickly in Woollen Goods Market, Fearing Shortage Prices for woollen goods are tending upward, some agents having advnnced their merehandise as much at 10 cents a yard. Many mills have taken orders for more cloth than they can possibly produce and will be forced to trim down deliveric3 on their contracts. I Huyers seo a shortage of dcsirablc | merehandise coming nnd aro hastc-n I ing in many cases to covcr themselves j by ordering from firms with whom they never did business before. Despito the posslbility of a serious labor tie up in the women's cloak und suit making trade, garment manufac? turers in some cases appear willing to I take a chance on buying more mcr i chandise than they would use in case of a strike and are placing orders for ! cloths for fail. While these orders aro not large, they call for roiatively high ; er prices than those in the men 8 wear | trade. One high class cloth mantifac turcr yesterday pointed to the fact that women's cloakings of a high grade bring as high as $10 a yard, even from the smaller manufacturers. A direct seiling agent for a large mill said yes? terday that his salesmcn had sold al? most, 1,000 pieces of a certain cloak fabric. Sbortage of Colored Cotton Goods Presages Higher Prices According to mill agents thc supply of plaid ginghams was far less than j thc demand, and for this reason a num? ber of orders had to be rejected. It also was stated that orders for bleached goods had outstripped the immediately available supply, and higher prices were predicted. A large manufacturer of percales, suitable for making men's shirts, was said to have advanced prices one-half cent a yard. ,-? Knit Underwear Orders Large Manufacturers of knit underwear re ; ported yesterday that orders for spring and fail weight products were increas J ir.g. It was said that jobbers from Xew York to the Pacilic Coast had sent | in more business than for a long time, nnd that the merchants of the Middle West v/ero the best buyers. Some of the Western jobbers had made requests ! that summer underwear be shipped by i cxprcss. (georgia Cotton Mills Curtailing Production ATLANTA, Ga., April 9.?Cotton mills in Georgia now aje curtailing production about 20 per cent of normal as the result of the unsatisfactory mat ket conditions for cotton cloth and I yarns, it was announced to-day after a largely attended meeting of the Cot? ton Manufacturers' Association of Georgia. ?-~, Belgium Buys Wash Fabrics Orders from Belgium for seersuckers, lightweight wash fabrics, were reported yesterday, and it was stated that Nor? way, Sweden and Denmark had bought flannels, materials for making shirts, and also some ginghams. Bigger Call for Work Shirts Workingmen's shirts, the demand for | which has been dull, are seiling more [ freely, espccially to Southern and West I ern jobbers. Farmers are expected | soon to be better customers of the re I tail dealers in this line. ALBANY. Apnl 0.?The following in corporatlona wero fi'.cd with the Secretary of State to-day: Tho Hudson Valley Poundry Co., Tne. $5,000; Klngston; general foundry busi? ness; tVllllam A. Roedel. James J. Mur phy, D. J. Murpliy, 25 Spring Street, Klngston, N. Y. McCloy Detectlve Burnau. Tne, $600; Long Island City; detecttvea Bervices; Harry J. McCloy, John A. McCloy, Thotnaa F. Teevcn. 3'i Junlper Stroet, Klushlng, N. Y. Adolph Phillpp Pllro Corporation, $400, 000; Manhattan; Motion picture*; Adolph Phillpp, BcnJ. B8kowitz, A. S. Levy; 233 Broadway, New York City. Qeneral A'counting Corporation, $500; Manhattan: general audlting and account ing buslnoss; Samuel Kaplan, Anna M. Bternberg, Ediia Egan, 38 Park Row, New York City. Julius Keller T'ur Company Inr-., $9,000; Manhattan; mfg. furs, noveltles and wom? en'a wcarlng apparel: Julius Keller. Silvlo Bernaaconl, Isldore Joseph; 1 1 *J Ea".t Sev? enteenth Street, New York City, Lestrade -Travis Export Curporat lon, $10,000; Manhattan; general mercantllo and commercial bualneaa ln any part of tho world: Harold J Leatrade, Louia G. L?-ptrade. Albert C. Travis, 71 Broadway, New York <"ity. Ncw Harbor Transportation ("ompany, , Inc, $15,000; Manhattan; transportation, trade, commerce, navlgatlon; Martin Ter gosen, WHllam Petteraen, Charlea Detlef sen. 6 Sullivan Street, Brooklyn, Tho Benzer Corporation, $20,000; Brook? lyn; manufacturing all klnds glassware. auto wind ahlelds, lam ps, lenaca, etc; H?nry Benzer, Louis Benzer, Samuet Kap? lan, 53 Pineapple Street, Brooklyn. Kagus Sugar Company, Ine., $10,000; BufTalo ; deallng In flour, tea, coffee. sugar, drle.d fruits, vegetables. etc; E. \V Barton H. M. Barton. M. K. Zobol, Buffalo, N*. Y. Eastern Provision Corporation, $20,000; Manhattan; deallng in meats. hides and fats. etc; Barney Ershowsky, Hyman GlasBer, laldore. orn, 715 Sackman Street. Brooklyn. Cambrla Metal Producta Corporation. l'i.000; Manhattan; general commission tnerchant and seiling agent bualneaa, deal? lng ln al! klnds <,? metal, metal wares and i erchandlse; Auguat \V. Kurz, John ll Wllhelm, J"hn C L. Rogge, 22.'. lifth Avenue New York Gomos Packlng ('ompany, Inc, $15,000; . lanhattan deallng in fo-.d producta Operate alaughter houses; N. H. Moskowltz Mm Moikowlta I>. H. Goldstein, 1)45 lot Street, Brooklyn. Keaael & Rrugge.. Inc, $600; Brooklyn; manufacturing motors. engines, maehlnf-ry and auto bodl<-? and topa, palntlng v;,- '? etc; Charlea Kessel, Lealle c |. Keaael P. E. Brugge, 1618 Hcndrlckson Street! Brooklyn. ,..?]"/:"/?*' T\ Hoffman Company, Ine., 126.000; Manhattan; manufacturing boots sho's. leather and flndlnga; Joseph J. Hoffman. Joseph M. A. Swlck, (lladya K O'Bfien, ?01 West 110th Street. Ncw Vork I-trucker b'mcltlng Corporation, $25,000 ? Manhattan; bualneaa of civil, mining, cdec trical mechanlsm and metallurglcal rn gineera; Kobert B. Lawrenee, llampton Marsh. Wade H. Wardo; 43 Cedar Street N- w York 1 eo Coal Company, Inc. $100,000; Man? hattan; deal in coal. coke nnd wood * Georg- V. I.ee, Charles Petrle, John M. l-ea: 20 Went Porty-foui tli Street, New York 1 tworth-Albany, Inc, $T5,000: Albany; manufacturing hoslery. etc., and wearlng women, children, etc I'rank I Wiiliams, Edward \v. z-iir, a Ellaworth Living ton, ii Lawnridge Ave JiU?. Albany. .V. South Brooklyn Dry Gooda Stores, Tne., $26,000; Brooklyn; dry gooda merchanta; r.ouH Bomerman, iiin-c-h Schpoont, charlea GUnsb'rg, 1419 Htebblns Avenue, lironx. Meskln Conatructlon Company, ine., 11,040; Klnga County; conatructlon realty Morris Hnkln, Paul Lubroth, lillzabeth Alkwn, 1740 Madison Avenue, N?W l'ork Tba Merchanls Dlatilllng and Export Corporation, 1100.000; Manhattan; leal ln l,.;ver?ge?, liOuors. wltltU, .1, , 'X, - | ,... .., JI. Jeffera, S. Victor Abraham. Charlea o. Hoffman, 128 Broadway, New York v.'.-:1 j. Boehnar Co., rno . noo.ooo -lanh-1'li.n, daal ln glnseng roof ?r other ?-mmooiti.a. William J Boahni r iut '.'[lt yu!7i SLlTK 'r'^r"*' ??? WaJt * j twi -olr-tct, tN-tw Vork. -f-Hy, BAUMANN & CO. ..11 r,Tlt AVE, t(()H. (ITH HT.) ACCOUNTS FINANCED '..?ral iftn, . io ii ?.t.'i',i,'.< it. i-. ar;.j iu)i\)tta. Zeropo Realty Corporation, $100,ono Manhattan; general real estate ugencv, btokeratfe, construction, etc; Charlea M Rosenthal, .Ta.-k Opoznauer. Theodore a. Lleber, 147R Broadway, N'ew York City McCunn ?- Co., Inc, $20,000; Manhattan; statloners, prlnters, i.ianufarture tllins tlevlces, etc.; John F. McClunn, Thomaa Bunnell, William Carroll, Rutherfoid, N. William IT. Mehllch, ln,-., $15.noo- Man hattan: realty. Henry Bloch, William II. Mehllch, Samuel Franklin, 9a Nassau btreet, N. w York ('ii y. nnn bV7,rt vs,'huhert Company, Tne., $100.. ^hur^;;;i.n.,'^:i77 "T't:%! Inrters!!n,!7,a E'*vat,or Servlco Corporation, Inc., $1,000; Manhattan; deal In elevators T :,',. ';.'l3T' etc," 'T,?h" *"? Murray, Danie K^BtoT818 Hautcr- 521 Eaat 157U> Syndicate Superfoatures, Ine.. $l.onn Diet^re.-an,: ?"n',',:l] biialneaa ln motion Pjctures; merle H. Snilth. Mllea p. C.ib New York* v';'?'1'"''. 45 Cedar Street,] Italian Commission Merchants Comnnnv Inc, $10,000; Manhattan; eencral ?mn"8 s on merchants and selling agents business, r.n V',,fou'' fVrnltur?: '"?""" Matti 117 Thi, 1 "> Ansc,'!'!?' IiORario Iannelll, *ii Third Avenue. New York. M?nh^?!? Clst Slrc,>t Co- 'ne, $l,onn; Manhattan; general real estate aVenev 7'a>,hrr"Ur,,'!JB": Teodor F. V GraeaaV A Ave^^w W "?*?>? m"ftrk\ '?aer *. Tollner. Ine., $37,,77,0- Brooklyn ^?^"walreT;," ^rv^'v1' r O. M. Baxtor, Inc, $!'_?,onn- Manhattan. n'eirAl/r^H ^p1,^"TSbK 116 Broauway7'NewPYork y "' ONeiU' .,'u1ra",m"' Konliah A- Goff, Tne tmnon h^ffi o^Tw'eYrrrbraf ^^ fe8u00?&xMCyer "^~?? >Vemba?enr S^^^7aintu^elaC'o?6-?n08:ur^ Do??kaehru',. TTr. aA^dearao?8ty " S Inc? m8000XP?j;iaShatt^^rt CoTo^t'on. nov4ltlea; Cha?eaanh|tean: l?nU??Cl?U,r,?n' Anna Kleln 251 i.-..?, ',r'ulr"> Stcrn, stre.-t New Vork Seventy-second Ooldsmith. AyPa^dRro8^Nl^rYaorlf- K' j Ma? ha an ^uu"nC;;!^aV' ????" ?.000i i Lande. rUchel 1and."^anib"Tr8V, Kul? ?aat Twenty-.,Vennf& Wt6.1 fedeV03r0^ ' ManriattanTTe8aVtnv*arr^rp0raJ,on' J10'n,">: ; r,tA,',!,,' ri'',rr(,v!',rMhnn'7 Me?ntlle Corpo ;?:">;..:?.?. '^i^i.'^r'^VaS^^r^v.ivir^ ?th ^b^ic cit3yEa8t ^-?^?a a 8. Construction Corporation, $500 N.v^r.'* irr" 'Sla,,?. b"3l"c?"; Will am M ?%Vai' L*wl??oh?l8 per cent, light, in bags. was quoted around $1.7.r> per 100 pounds. Monochlorbenzol, used during the war in the manufaeturo of picric acid for cxplosives, and now employed largely in making sulphur black, held around 14 cents a pound, with little demand from consumers. Phenol, U. S. P., was firm, being quoted from 8 to 9 cents a pound, f. o. b. shipper's works, but there is little market for this commodity be? cause consumers are unwilling to Iay in stocks beforo the government has announced tho polity to be pursued in thc disposal of its accumulations. Meetings and Conventions Tho membership committeo of the National Rotait Dry Gooda Associa? tion. which is planning a great national campaign for new members, will meet at 10:30 o'clock this morning at tho association's ncw offices, 200 Fifth Avenue. Representatives of the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers* Protective Association and of tho International Ladles' Garment Workers' Union will meet to-night in a conference to con sider the demands which the union has made to be included in a new labor agreement in the trade. Each organi? zation will bo reprcsentc I by a com? mittce of fiflcen membera. England and France Export Goods Much Needed atHome American Manufacturers, Head of Rubber Concern Finds, Are Profiting by Efforts of Competitors Abroad to Increase Foreign Trade England and France nre so kcen to recover export trade lost during the war that many commodities needed for home consumption in those countries are being shipped abroad. The result is that American manufacturers are given a chance to fl 11 in the gap by shipping goods to English and French markets, according to Edward H. Hux* ley, president of the United States Rubber Export Co., Ltd., who has just returned from a two months' trip abroad, made for tho purposo of in vestigating general conditions in the rubber industries. "Whether England, which is sorely in need of manufactured goods, will turn to the United States to replenish depletcd stocks is n question on which prophecy at this time is hazardous," ?:a*d Mr. Huxley yesterday. "She must lurn somewhere, and it probably will be to America, but a definite statement. to this effect at this time would bc premature. lt remains I'or the com pletion of peace to determine which way thc wind will blow. Just now both England and France are making great efforts to rcbuild their export business. Materials which are needed in thoso countries are being shipped abroad. That means concerns in thc United States ure being called upon to take caro of the domestic require ments of France and England. "As far as crude rubber is concerned. England is well stocked, but stocks of manufactured rubber goods ? tires, boots, etc?are low. The British gov? ernment has some of these goods on hand, but just how large the supply is cannot bo told. The rubber manu? facturing concerns which were working at top speed on war time require ments now nre seeking commercial business. They are in nccd of machin ery. Rubber prices in England still aro at the artilicial plane established during the war. There has been no reccssion of prices, but surely they cannot go higher. "Great Britain is rapidly rchabili tating itself, but France is not making as great progross in tho transition from a wnr time to a peace time basis. In the latter country tho transportation and telegraph systenis are broken down and it. will be some time before they are back to normal. Prices are exceedingly high in Paris. Tho cost of living in France is double that of the United States. But there is a strong demand for luxuries. "In England the cost of living has not advanced at the same ratio as in the country across the channel, but there are some things which have risen to great heights. A London tailor charged me twice as much for a suit made on my last visit as he did for a similar suit two years ago. "Labor in France and England prob? ably will make good its threat to main? tain the present scale of wages. The days of cheap labor in Europe are over. Labor costs in Great Britain and the United States are much nearer a parity than ever before. This may relieve competition in the markets of the world, but any advantage gained will be orfset to a certain extent by the question of exchange, which is a serious problem to be considered at present. The deliciency in the rate of exchange between the United States and foreign countries must bo made up in some way and this undoubtedly will be taken care of in the prices of thc goods we ship abroad." An easier tendency is noticed in the i commercial paner market by most j brokcrs. Brokcrs have been able to | sell more paper at 5'i per cent than ! previously, though such sales, which are confined to the best names, are all | made out of town. The general trading | rate is still 5',2 per cent. Only two or I'hree prominent New York banks are in the market. The preference for the long maturities, that is, for six-month paper ovor five-month paper of similar ! nature, by the banks continues to be j noticed by paper brokcrs, and is in ! terpreted by them to mean the expec : tation of lower money rates this sum? mer. The banks evidcntly do not feel i that the present level is likely to hold. Nor does their attitude indicate that ; they expect to be "loaded up" with the Victory loan notes. Some brokcrs seem | to l'eel thal lower rates may come soon, for the volume of commercial borrow ing is so small that the banks cannot g< t uil they want of it. Demand for bank acceptances yester Rubber Little Crude Rubber Be? ing Bought by Large Man ufacturers Large manufacturers of rubber goods show little interest in the mar? ket for crude rubber. Expectations of lower prices are said to have influonced big concerns to adopt a policy of hold? ing back, and this apathy on the part of the buyers was reflected yesterday in slightly lower prices for crude rub be r. Arrivals of the latter during March, which was a record period since the lifting of the government restrictions on imports, were estimated nt 41,000 tons. Most of this material was quickly bought up by manufacturers whose stocks were exccedingly low. It. is said that tire manufacturers have tem porarily slowed down on production, the depleted stocks of the distributers and dealers, occasioned by the scarcity of crude rubber during the war, having been rcplenishcd. Ono big company, now turning out about 120,000 tires a day, is installing additional equipment in its plant to increase this production to 40,000 tires a day by July 15. I day was good, but hardly any new bills ! came out. Call money was tight, open i ing and renewing at 6V6 per cent and : rising to 6. Acceptance dealers, under I such circumstances, would ordinarily ; experience difficulty in obtaining call funds at their prefcrcntial rate of 4Vi per cent, but the fact that they have so few bills to carry makes their de? mands low and their problem is not great. Short time acceptance credits are dislikcd for financing Europe's pur? chases from us, owing to ccrtainty that they would have to be rcnewed, but '. they are rcgarded as uscful in bridg ing thc gap between now and the time when long time bond credits can be arranged. Fifteen to sixty day prime trade ac? ceptances were quoted at 5 to 5V4 per cent; sixty to ninety days, 5 to 5 V> per i cent; indorsed trade acceptances, 4V2 ' per cent, all maturities. Colors for Substitutes for German Dyes Are Sought Here for Export to India English exporters are seeking sub? stitutes for German dyes in the [ American market for shipment to f India. The demand in that country for I coloring materials is growing and many orders for malachite green, con go red and other brilliant colors are received by American manufacturers direct. A New York dealer has re? ceived a request from an English house to furnish substitutes for such dyes as alizarine blue, allzarine blue black, dlainond black, alizarine-eyanine green, naphthaline green, diamine scar let, brilliant milllng green and chryso phenine, a yellow dye. All of these were formerly supplied to ihe Indian and other markets by leading German manufacturers. Producers of straw goods, including hats, mats and furniture, are placing sample orders for dull browns, groens and reds, in preparation for next sea son's business. asic Commodities April 9, 1919 (Note.?In those pricca are given.) cases where no transactions were reported the "bid" METALS Pig iron. Fdy No. 2x,per ton (Pittsb'rgh) $28.15 Lead, per lb Copper, per lb.. Spelter, per lb. Antimony, per Tin, per lb. Wednesday. Tuesday. lb. .05 ........... .15i/2 .06.60 .0634 .721/2 FRECIOUS METALS Platinum, per oz.$100.00 Silver, per oz. 1.01/a CHEMICALS Sulphurlc acid, 20 deg. oleum, per ton... $25.00 Sulphurlc acid, 66 deg., per ton. 16.50 $28.15 .05' 4 ?15-/2 .06.55 .0634 ?72! 2 $100.00 1.01/a Week ago. $36.15 .05' ?09'/2 .16 .45* . 4.90 4.07/2 i Nitric acid, per lb.08 ] Caustic aoda, 76%, per 100 lbs. 2.75 Soda ash, 58% light (bbls.), per 100 iba. 1.60 Phenol, U. S. P., (carloads), per lb. .08 Glycerlne, dynamite, per lb. .14 Glycerlne, crude, por lb. Glycerlne, c. p. (in drums). Alrohol (denat.), per gal. Alcohol (non.-bev.), per gal. Nitrate of soda, 96%. per 100 iba. COTTON Middllng upland, per lb. 28.65 SILKS Japan filaturr, No. 1, Shinshln, per lb... 6.55 ( hina-steam filaturr. best, No. 1, per lb. 7.00 Canton fliaturc, Ex. Ex. A, per lb. 5.35 HIDES AND LEATHER Hides, city alaughtcr, spread, per lb_ .32 Hides, city, nat. strs., nel., 60 or over, lb. .27'?*-. Calfskins, city, 0 to 12 Ibs>, per skin.... 6.75" Leather, hemlock sole: Overwelghts. No. 1, per lb.48 Mlddlcwcighta, No. 1, per lb. .46 ,RUBBER Pnra, up-rlver, (ine. per lb. .55'-2 Para, up-river, coarse, per lb. .33' 2 Plan., 1st latex, paie crepe, per lb. .48 Plnn., brotvn, crepe, ihln, clean, per lb... .46 Plan., ribbed amoked eheets, per lb.?.. ^* .47 $25.00 16.50 .08 2.75 1.60 .08 .15/2 .14 4 .15'4 .0634 .07 .72% $105.00 1.01 !/a $25.00 16.50 .08 2.75 1.75 .08 Year ago. $34.25 .07 .26 .16/2 .18 .911.4 $108.00 XIV* $25.00 15V No market ?0634-.07 2.90 .60 48 ?091/2 .16 .45- .48 4.90 4.07/a 29.25 6.50 7.00 5.35 .? .28 .6.60 .48 .46 .55' '2 .33',2 .48 .46 .47 14- 141' .09i/2 .T6 .45- .48 4.90 ?? 4.07/2 28.65 6.45 6.95 5.35 .29 .28 6.75 .48 .47 .56 .34 .491/2 .47" > .4SL. .51 .16'4 .71 4.95 435 35.00 6.0O 7.05 5.60 -26/2 .25 5.35 .47 .41 .601,2 .34 .60 .50 .60 Northern Furs Atlvancing Falling OflF in Receipts at St. Louis Is Reported Northern fur3 are Belling on a steadliy nsing market, according to the latest report issued by Funsten Brothers & Co., of St. Louis, who will hold their annual spring and auction during tho latter purt of this month. Reccipts of fur3 at St. Louis have decreased and the Southern trapping season is ended. ln former years good sized shipments of Northern furs have come in during April, but this year the reccipts of Northern furs are lim lted. Thc report adds that ringtail opos Htim is in good demand and bringing reeord prices and good quality of wolf skins are much wanted. Red fox, marten, fisher sable nnd good quality of mink, all fancy furs, nre in stronger demand than thcy were a week ago. -* Furs Furs Bring Higher Prices at Auction, With Marten Chic fly in Demand Seasonable furs of desirable grades continued to advance in price yester? day at the auction being conducted by thc New York Fur Auction Sales Cor? poration at the Masonic Temple. Marten, which is largely used as a sum? mer fur, advanced GO pcr cent over January's price and was the chief feat? urc of the sale. Hidding was spirited and fully 500 buyers were in attendance. Tlie lowest grade lots of marten went for $2.25 while the best brought $127, this price being paid by C. G. Cunther's Sons Less interest waa taken in other furs offered,. but most of them showed an in? crease in price compared with the mid winter sale. Chinese weasel sold from 23 to 50 cents a skin, an advance of 40 per cent, and Chinese raccoon at $1.40 to $3.50 was 25 per cent above previous prices. Southern wildcat showed no ehange from the January prices while Northern skins brought 25 per cent more. Wild? cat prices were from Sl to $13-50. The offering of 3,680 ringtail eat skins developed good bidding and prices were 100 per cent above those of Janu? ary. They sold for 85 cents to $3.50 a skin yesterday. Otter showed much the same move? ment as wildcat, the Northern skins ad vaneine; 10 per cent and the prices of Southern skins remaining unchanged. Prices of these ranged from $5.50 to $30.50. ln the small offering of sundrv fox skins Karagan sold for $1 to $4, Mace clonian for $4 to $6.30 and Indian for 50 to 80 cents. Australian fox prices remained the samo as in Januarv, at $1.50 to $5 a skin. Only exceptional lots of wolf excited nr.y interest at the close of the sale. Wolf is essentially a winter fur, and buyers hesitated to take chanccs on its being in fashion next. winter. Jt is said that wolf has few calls in the open market now. Northern skins at the sale yesterday brought 10 per cent more than in January, while Southern skins showed a decline of 10 per cent- Tlie prices for wolf skins ranged from $4 to $21. Total sales for the dav were about $1,000,000, brinirinp the 'total for the three days up to $2,500,000. . Dressed Furs Sell Well Firm prices were obtained for the 680 lots of furs sold yesterday by the American Fur Auction Sales Corpora? tion. Most of the offerings were of manufactured furs, such as coats, scarfs and nuiffs. Summer furs were in the best demand. Tlie receipts for tlie day totalled $58,000. The sale will continue this afternoon. Open San Francisco Branch The American-Russian Chamber of Commerce has organized a branch at San i rancisco to cooperato with busi? ness concerns on the Pacific Coast, in developing American trado in Vladi vostok and other Siberian ports. Aid will be extended to Russian buyers arriving in San ' rancisco. The new branch is afliliated with the San Fran? cisco Chamber of Commerce. Other branches will bo established in afliliation with leading commercial organizations in various parts of the country. RelevantCoinment To Pay in Bar Silver Vorno M. Povie, superintendent of the N'ew Yovk Assay Office, announced yesterday that after May 1 deposits of silver will be payable in .ine. bars. During tho war period the Assay Office did not pay out aov line bar silver, but paid in cash, as .... silver acquired was melted up for government use. Rumor Protection A new sorfc of protective committee is about to be formed. According to a statement made in the financial district yesterday efforts are being made to get oil producers in the Tepetate field in Mexico, in which salt water has ap peared, to act in unison in all futuro operations as a protection against the further disturbance of the field. The. oil in this field float:? on salt water, and the unrestricted production of thou sands of barrels of oil daily ha:; drawn water into the production. It is con tended that if proper methods are pus sued in bringing oil from this donic practically all the oil can be secured. Distribution of Steel So-called investors' holdings of ! United States Steel common on March. ! 31 were 3,105,059 shares, erompared with ' 3,013,662 shares at the end of 1918. Of I the total issue of 5,083,025 shares out- i standing investors held on March 31 ! 61.09 per cent and brokers 38.91 per j cent, compared, respectively, with 59.29 per cent and 40.71 per cent three j months previous' Dornestic holdings of i Steel common at thc end of March were j 4,589,473 shares, a decrcase of about j 2,000 shares, which represented stock ! that had gone into foreign hands. Switching from Corn to Cotton Western spcculators who have been devoting their attention almost entire? ly to trading in corn are said to be switching to the cotton market. This i; attributed to the high prices which have been reached by corn. Every day wires from Western brokerage houses are received with more orders from their clicnts to be executed in cotton. : Dividends Regular Declarations Holders of Stoelt. rate, period. Payable. reeord. Amer Han'i Note, $.75.May 15 Mav \ ."'omwlth Ediaon, 2*? com, Q.May l Apr. 16 Corn K.x Bank, 5, Q.May 1 Apr. 30 Cosden Co, -',_. com, Q.Mny 1 Apr. l.r> Dominion Sugar, l>{. pf, Q.May 1 Apr. 16 l'e.l Sug Ref, 7-'i com, Q..May 1 Apr. L'l tfo IVj pf, Q.May 1 Apr. L'l N Y Hond Min, 3, Q.Apr.:- Apr. 15 do L'. Amor....Apr. ^.1 Apr. 15 WoUiuirtU. .EJE. .a com. UJju* 1 Alay 1 Metals _. Lead Price Reduced to 5 Cents a Pound; Copper Steady The price of lead was reduced yes : terday by the American Smeltlng and I Ketining Company from 5*4 cents to 6 cents a pound. The reduction did not | result in any appreciable increase in ; demand. Large sellers are still quoting copper at I55i cents a pound, while tha small rr interests shaded this price, asking, from 15% cents to 15ft cents a pound for spot delivery. On the Ncw York I Metal Exchango twenty-fivo tons of. ; June copper sold at 15.37ft cents a| i pound, twenty-fivo tons for August: | delivery changed hands at 15.70 cents j a pound. while another lot of the j same size for delivery in August sold ; ! nt 15.72ft cents a pound. Fifty tons j of September copper sold at f.").0*.',2 I cents, with bidders for September eop I per at the samo price. Sellers, how? ever, were reluctant to dispose of any more of the metal at that price, asking 15.95 cents per pound, with no orders fort hcoming. Open Market for Steel in Prospect Price Differenccs at Wathh,. ton Expected to Cause Prwfo; ers to Disregard Schednk Both buyers and sellers are {nt\\ttt to aecept an open market in steel u established fact, owing to tha r.f?^ of the railroad administration t? cept the price schodules agroed onV' representatives of the fndustrr ... members of the Industrial Board "Tv Iron Age" states that consurner's ?k* considered the roeent rcductions u ln adequato now look for the re-csUbliil! ment of an open market. Even iom steel producers, it is said, look wkl! favor on an open market as the qoicl est way in which to invite new buil ness on a more liberal scsle. "Unlcss the next few days shall d*. velop a tangible and satisfaetory J justment of the conrroversy in Wg^' ington," says "The Iron Trade Revit*-** "various producers are likely to cen. sider themselves freed of any oblij-,'. tions under the stabilizing price agree mr nl. Women's Wear and Millinery ! BALTIMORE?-Stewart * Co.; Miss ?Rrniior, t-nlllln-Ty. etc.: A. .T. Bernard, ? coats, suits. etc. ; care - West Thirty seventh Street. BOSTON ? W. Filenes Sons Co.; MIm Grinith, walsts; 116 West Thirty-second Street. BOSTON?-C. F. Hovey & Co.; Miss E. Boas, women's and misses' gowns: 243, Church Street. BOSTON'?VV. Filenes Sons Co.; Mrs. F. | A. Barrett, machine made dresses; Miss E. l McNamee, millinery, neckwear, shlrt-walste; j McAlpln. BCFl-'ALO?Wtlllam TTengerer Co.; F. C. I Mellon, Infants' wear; care 2 West Thlrty seventh Street. CHICAGO?L. Grodsky, women's wear; Hotel Pennsylvanla. CHICAGO ? Grant Millinery Shop; Q. Aram, millinery; Commodore. CHICAGO?9. P. Platt; J. S. Rosenberg, silk walsts; 1182 Broadway. room 404. CLEVELAND?Harrlngton Millinery Co.; G. I,. Harrlngton, millinery. flowcrs, feath ers nnd novelties; Commodore. CLEVELAND?Ames Co.; Miss M. Camp? bell, ollk and muslln underwear and petti? coats; Mrs. G. T. Moscovlcs, buHh. coats. dresses, skirts; 120 West Twenty-third Street, room 1410. cnn'MBUS?F. ft R. Lazarus Co.; G. Doyle, basement, 200 capes and dolmans, retail from $10 to $15; Abso. Mds. Corp., 226 Fifth Avenue. DANV1LI.E, Tenn.?B. F. Horn Co.; B. F. Horn, women's clothing and fur? nlshlngs; llntel Pennsylvania. DBCATUR, 111.?L. H. Obendorf; Mr. Davls, ready to wear; H. C. Lyons, 1133 Broadway. DETROIT?J. W. Merckel. furs and millinery; Grand. HARTFORD?Miss M. O'Neil, millinery; Commodore. HONESDALB, Penn.?Menner ft Co.; J. A. Brown, cloaks and suits; Pennsylvanla. HORNELL. N. Y.?O. E. Allen Co.; O. E. Alk-n, millinery and women's furnlshlngs; Grand. LEHANON, Penn.?Levitz & I.evy; S. T.evltz, men's and women's clothings; Im perlal. MI1.TON, Penn.?Rosenblum. A, ready to wear; Imperlal. PHILADELPHIA?Ackerman Cloak Co.; H. Cohen. ready to wear; Herald Square. PITTSBURGH?Kaufman ft Baer Co.; Miss K. Lambert, millinery; 404 Fourth Avenue. PITTSBURGH?Boggs ft Buhl; Miss K. Sullivan. ladies' skirts and sweaters; 1140 Broadwav. HOME, Ga.?N. B. Sprar, women's wear; Hot?l Abnrdeen. SAN FRANCISCO?Pragcr Co., Inc; S. Hersch, millinery 11"3 Broadway, SCHENECTADY?Welnsteln Bros.; Mr. Charlea SSlmmerman; coals und suits; Prince George Hotel. SPRING FIELD, Main.- Forbes-Wallace ; \V. F. Maloney, millinery and muslln un? derwear, corsets, gloves, furnishing goods; 2*30 Fifth Avenue. SYRACUSE -chappell, Dyer Co.: Miss M. E. Doyle, millinery; 6 West Thirty second Street, care Meyer. WASHINGTON, D. C.?Schwarts, W. S., ready to wear; Herald Square. WASHINGTON, D. C?Woodward & Lothrop; Miss B. Hart, women's gowns, house dresses, clothing and infants' wear and underwear: 3''4 Fourth Av-nutf. WILKBS-BARRE, Penn.?K. Barrett, women's wear; Ilotc* Pennsylvanla. WORCBSTER?Denholm & McKay; Miss O'Donnell, walsts; Syndlcate Trading <'o ; 2*i0 Fifth Avenue. Men's "Wear BALTIMORE?Slff. Rosenblatt * Sons: M. S. Rosenblatt, tailors and clothing; Pennsylvania. BOSTON?W. ft A. Baron Co.; S. Lowenberg, clothing; B'nzteti. BUFFALO?Sullivan Bros.; J. J. Sulli? van. tailors and clothing; J/atham. HERKIMER, N. Y.?Eniplre Clothing Co.; II. Copeland, clothing; Imperlal. INDIANAPOLIS ?Harry Levison; C. Brown, hats; Alcazar. LEBANON, P'-nn? Levitz ft Levy; S. Levitz, men's and women's clothing; Im? perlal MINNEAPOLIS?J. Resler, men's wear; Commodore. PITTSBURGH?-J. J. Pappel. clothing (wholesale and retail); Herald Square. ROCHESTER, N. Y.?Duffy-Powers Co.; P. Bf-rnsteln. men's and boys' clothing and men's furnlshlngs; 470 Fourth Avenue; Bristol. SAN FRANCISCO?P. T. Carroll, men's hats; Belmont. SYRACUSE. N. Y.?L. Muon, men's hats and fii'-nlshlngs; Commodor?. WASHINGTON, D. C.?Hecht ft Co.; S. B. Loveless, men's clothing; Breslin. WILKES-BARRE, Penn.?L. Rosonthal, men's clothing; Pennsylvanla. WILKES-BARRE?lUcGuire & Hogan; J. .1. McGuire, men's furnlshing goods; Grand. WORCBSTER, Mass.?Lewis Bros.; I. Lewis, clothing and shirts; Broadway Central. Piece Goods BALTIMORE?S. Rosenbloom Co.; S. Rosenbloom, piece goods; Grand. BALTIMORE?P. Dupkln ft Co.; P. Dupkln, mfgrs. ttwnings and tents; Wal lick. BALTIMORE?Goldenberg Bros.; D Rosenbers, silks; Hotel Alcazar. BALTIMORE. ? Slg. Rosenblatt & Sons; M. S. Rosenblatt, tailors and clothing; Pennsylvanla. BALTIMORE.? Kramer ft Sau-r; Mr. Nathan Sauer, cotton plece goods; 1181 Broadwav. BUFFALO?William Hengerer Co.; W. J. Boyle, silks and velvets; cars 2 West Thlrty-Beventh Street. BUFFALO.?Sullivan Bros.; J. J. Sul? livan, tailors aud clothing; Latham. CHICAGO?A. Mitchell, piece goods; Hotrl Pennsylvanla. CHICAGO?Castle Shtrt Co.; D. John? son, mfrs. shirts and boys' walsts; Broz tell. CHICAGO?B. Goldberg & Co.; I. Goldberg, mfrs. cloaks and aults; Penn sylvania. CLEVELAND.?May Co.; S. Steln, silks; 37 West Zith Street. CLEVELAND?Root & McBride Co.; Mr. l'hles, silks; 72 Leonard St.. room 1010. DAYTON, Ohio?M. Levy, drygoods; Hotel Pennsylvanla. * INDIANAPOLIS?Model Shirt Co.; H. Murphy, mfrs. shirts; Belmont. INDIANAPOLIS ? American Trousers Oo.; Frank Laird; woollen fabrics and mfrs. clothing; McAlpln. MEMPHIS?McBlroy, Ford & Jones; J. W. Canda, silks and velvets; 200 Fifth Avenue. NIAGARA FALLS.?Harrison ft Dalley; Mr. Harrison. idT..' goods; 10.r. Grand St. PHILADELPHIA?IL Bursteln ft Co.: II. Bursteln, mfrs. cloaks and suits; Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA?-J. Lichtcnstein, plece goods; Hotel Breslin. PHILADELPHIA?Eureka Cloak and Suit Co.; Jack Kahn, mfrs. cloaks and suits; Imperlal. I'ORTLAND, Me.- riarke-Eddy Co.; dry goods; E. P. Sawyer, piece dry goods; Great Northern. ROCHESTER.?-Joseph Knopf; Joseph Knopf. woullens; Prince George. TOLBDO, Ohlo?H. Mason. drygoods, etc; llotel Longacre. House Furnishings, Furniture, Floor Coverings, Drapery BINGHAMTON, N. Y. - Mrrry * Calla han; P. 3. Cullanan, furniture and rugs, Cont inental. BUFFALO? Orenbcrg ft Orensteln; A. Orenbcrg, furniture; Walllck. OIIARLOTTESVLLE, Va. ? Gllmore Furnltute Co.; J. A. Gllmore, furniture; Park Avenun HARTFORD', Conn ?P Bhoor * Co.; P. Shoor, furniture; Broadway Central. M'KBSSPOUT, Penn. --The Famout, dry? goods; M. steinberg. curtains. rugs, car? pets; S7 Weat Twenty-ilxth Street Bros tell. \C\\ HAVEN, Conn. Allen fi Btahep; c 11. AH.ii, house fui nislUng goud-i mul cUuia. i'uik Avt-uiie. -?I PHILADEDPHIA?C. l''leuhr; furnitift. an.1 carpets: Breslln. PHILADELPHIA ?BJ. Frank; carrwti furniture. Pennsylvania. w* PHILADELPHIA?C, llorn & Co ? f E Horn, furniture. Woo.lwiird. PORTLAND, Me, Clarke-Eddr cP drygoods; !?'. I-f. Block, notions, f?Bct goods, house furnishing uouds. Gr*? Northern "? SAN FRANCISCO ? Sterling Furnltur, Co.; C. M. Cole, furniture and e?rDt'i Pennsylvania. san FRANCISCO?Emporlomt Thom., M.-Kenna, draperles; Associated Mereh andlstng Corporation. 225 Fifth Avenu* e,,f-iV.. NTON- Penn. ? C. G. Curnmlnn furniture ?nd carpets: Wallick. SHAMOKIN. Penn?Burd ft Rogers f> Wallick. D' furIllluro and carpet, Notions, Toilet Goods, Drap BALTIMORE?F. W. McCarthy Co ? R Kltter, neckwear and notions, 9(.J Brn.*' way. care \V. B. Lalor 0M" DALLAS. Tex-Sanger Bros.; k :Bts, houM furnishing goods; 25 West Thirty-thlrd Street, :;,) floor. SHAMOKIN, Pa.?Burd ft Rogers Co.: H. \\ . Burd. dry goods: Wallick. SHELBYVILLE. Ind.?C. A. Willlta son. general mdse.; Breslin WATERBURY. Conn.?Reid & Huirbi 777 ,'-. 0"'is Co': 'r- n Hugh.s. dry goodi 404 Jourth Avenue, 6th floor. Miscellaneous BALTIMORE?Sllverateln Co ; J. Silw stetn. representattve: Grand . BALTIMORE?Stewart & Co.; Mlw B ( onway, books and statlonary; 2 WeK Inirty-seventh Street , BALTIMORE?Plotnlck. Bcrngartt * 1 '?>? ? A. Plotnick, wholesale DeckwW, i tc.: 1J, rald Square BALTIMORE?Gnldenberg Bros; H schueeberger, leather gooda, gloves, bos lery, corsets, lacts; cmbrolderlca neek wear; Longacre. BOSTON?Tlchnor Bros.; Mr. Tlchnof, mfrs. souvcnlr goods; I?r?slin. BOSTON?Israel Davis. provlsloni; Broadway Central. BUFFALO?William Hengerer Co : Ml? Lanigan, statlonary; 2 West Thirty seventh Street. CARLISLB. Penn.?Martin Co.; J. Mm tin, representattve; Abenteen. CHK.'AGO ? Goetz A; Son; Mr. GoeU mfrs. cigars: Aberdeen. ? rillCAGD?J. Friedlander, bakery ?? plles; H.-rald Square. CHICAGO?Horace G. Llpman: C H. Johhson. mfrs. trimmed hats and h?' frames; Mtirlborough. LYNCHBURG. Va.?Quin-Marshsll Ce: Mr. Marshall, hoslery ft underwear; "? Leonard Street. room 411. NEW HAVEN--Gamble-Desmond ""? Miss p. Rohneii. lnfanta' wear; UJ Vim Avenue, iL'th fioor. ? NEW HAVEN?H Malley Co.: Miss ? E. Flynn, laces and handkerchlefa; *" Fourth Avenue. care Jav & Co. OMAHA?Byrne ft Hammer D. G. Ca, M. A. Roecker, eip.broiderles, laces. neck? wear: 43 I.eonard Street. room 410. i-lTTSBURGH ? 11. Lapllus. f.^nerU tlne; I'ennsvlvanla. . PITTSBPKGH?J. Hnrne Co.; A Jj Foster. bedding and blanketa; 470 l'o?t' Avenue; Wallick. PITTSBPRGH ?Kaufman Dept. SWJ?; G. It. West, boys' hats and cap?i '?" Broadway. 10th floor. _ ROCHESTER?B. Forman: Miss i-f*' steiu. i htldren's dresses; Assoo. *0*' Corp., 225 Fifth Avenue. . ROCHESTER?B. Forman Co.: Mis** Cohen. underwear; Assoc. Mdsg. Con*. 225 Fifth Avenue. . dAVANNAH. Ga. ? Leftler Co.; * l.enler. wholesale grocerles. eic.; PenMJ' v?inla. - .-?.I'TTI BEND. Ind? N. Snyder, CCB. fectlonery; IVnnsylvann. ,1. oYRACUSB?A. Hurwltz. grocerlet; a> cazur. ? WKSTFIELD. Mass.?R. L Soper " Co.: R. L. Soper. mfrs. cigars: WalUf* WORCHESTBR, Mass?J. C MsflBjJ! ft Co.; Mlsa K. Burke. underwear; ?" Fourth Avcnue. 6th floor. Offerings to Buyers CArVl". riOLMANR. BTTTS? Trlontlne. ?*r*V?J?,' Tertonn. crysUl oord; h?nd tallcrrd; r*U?r P*'' Imtuedlate dellTWry. A. >v?ttrr?cu. 410 ?*?* * CAPES. DOIJOANS. vn i' li. SII.VF.RTONJ *>TK" t?ee.i?: ImmedUte ilPllTrrr: '?"''?*. 63 dolmiuis; bllk capes. liluiuroueu & Co.. ** 27M st. _ PK1UTS-We h?T* the Ute?t Itrte* e/ **.?}? end v>eplln nkirts for lnunrdtate dellTerJ. ?*m" ehukPitf Sklrt Company. 121 l?r.>B(iw?.v. _, DRE8SK3- S00 taffetat ror ImmfdltM >1"-^; J6.7S to Jf> Ml. (cnury Drsu ? Sklrt '>??* 30 i:u*t 2r> ^^____ l'ANTS nig |obj ln taen's won.tr,' twtX* Ursenweld. 47>S llroadniy. ? Cintl U*-> _ KNKB 1'ANrs Snrie. wwiited tnd c*.'!^5' iv.'O dtJuM. Louis Friuduun. i 13 lUOMW*