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Japanese Inspeeting
Our Textile Machinery
Inability of England to Make
t,hiiek Delivery Rrinss Far
Easterners Here
Businegs Newa Rurrau
Sprctil Correspondene ?
NT.W BEPFORP. Mass, April 17. -
Fhe epening of a new field for Ameri
can business is indicated by the visit to
Massachusetts cotton mills of five tex
tile engineors representing tbe Kencg
fuchi Spinning Oompany of Japan.
They are examming textile machinery,
cotton spinning, silk weaving and tin
ishing, with a view to placmg extcn
sive orders.
According to Charlea II. Taylor, ex?
port sales manager of Gaston, Williams
? Wigmore, of N'ew York, who is con
?! u c t; ii tr the party, approximately 75
per cent of .lapan's textile machinery
was made in England before the war.
But as the English companies cannot
make deliveries speedily enough to pro?
vide for the rapid growth of the Japan?
ese cPTvcorn's business, the Far Ea I i
turning to this ? mtrj to I ll the i ?
mand. Riscs in the cost i f labor nnd
other developments abroad are giving
the American manufacturers the op?
portunity to compete with Engli sh
firms on a more favorable basis. Gon
cerns here are able to offer better de
liveries, which is an important factor
with ihe buyers.
The delegation consists of K. Kabori,
S. Saibuya, A. Sirai and Y. Orito.
After leaving the United Sta es they
will visit England before placing or?
ders.
?
Textile*
Woollen Agents Expect
Selling Srason for lall
Goods Will Be Pro
longed
Although July l usually marks tho
end of the srason for producing fall
goods at the woollen mills, agents for
several leading concerns have expressed
the opinion that it will be necessary
for the mills to operate on fall fabrics
after that date to take care of the de?
mand that exists at presi r t.
The.-" selling agents say that cloth
manufacturcrs overestimated tha
...? ? of good 3 that could be turncd
? it and proceeded ? ar .
se11 inu season on the thal
goods would be pl< iitil i . R< i :
events in the market, such as the cul
ting down the orders indicate lhal a
-carcity will develop and selling agents
expect a fresh influx of orders soon.
The chief reason for the expected
shortage is the fact that the mills,
which usually begin the weaving of fall
fabrics in December did not be^in oper?
ations this year until late in February
nnd in some cases not until March. 1 o
make up for the period of non-nroduc
tion at the beginning of the season, the
selling ag'-nts say it is logical for the
mills back of them to continue pro?
ducing fall goods on into August.
Deliveries of fall goods will be later
than usual and this may delay the
showing of samples for spring, 1920,
which usually would start in about the
middle of July.
Higher Grade Cotton
Goods Sell Keadily
Converters and Dress (roorl*
Manufacturers Not Restrained
by Higber Price*
Buying of unbleached cotton=< made
of the coarser yarns aba'ed somewhat
yesterday, the reeent advances in priee3
having apparently acted as a check
rein. But the higher grades of un?
bleached goods, tine lawns, organdies,
voiles and fabrics made of silk and
cotton were sold in a larye way to con
verters and the dress goods trades at
.acreased prices. It was reported that
the N'ew Bedford mills. the principal
producers of these eroods, have accepted
? rdi rs calling for delivery as far ahead
next October. The mii! agents con
tinued to book lan.-.- orders for col
? : fabrics, and many of the mer
stated that the trade had per
anently passed to surer pround.
.lobbers. garment manufacturers and
? sporters seemed to be operating with
i ..ire confidence :n the stability of
ces, the movement also being helped
by indications that production has been
held down by labor troubles at the
mills.
In the bleaehed goods section of the
? arket jobbers and garment manufact
irers placed large orders for cambrics
and muslins. It was stated that the
Is were averse to taking orders ca'.l
ing for shipments beyond July 1 next.
ithern shirting; were advaneed '^
'.?nt a yard. Export business was re?
ported to be coming along at a better
I ace.
Gingham Sale Next Week
Mores Tbrougbout tbe (,'ountry
Will Push American Products
Leading retail merchants throughout
the country will participatc in the cam
- aign to push the sale of ginghams next
week. In preparation for the concerted
drive ginghams have been liberally dis
? .ayed in the windows of retail stores
? all parts of the United States, and
? any of the stores will have their"
aleswomen dress in g.ngharns. during
the a a ic.
.')'.'? ' ? ? ?? - tl al women have learned
appreciate gingham as a dress fabric
ihe goods being durable and washing
ivcll. Styles or designs havo been
.??orked out by the milln with more
care t-.an heretofore. Women may now
:-.elect anything from plain eolors to
fancy Fcotch plaids, al! of which are
produced by American mills. It i? as
serted in the trade that the finest
American ginghams are just aa durable
if. the best Bcotch product, and tfce
> 'Aorn ?re every bit as fast. T! <? cost
to the consumer in less.
I atin-Ameriran f)onntric?
Rnv Heavily in Gition Fabrics
E.tportera of cot'on fabri<" reported
- ,'? rday I\ a) < iba n had
? in fair i r,* <1 ordei - . ? .,
h'.'I fabrics v: >;,>,!<? for mei
Vtexieo ha bought more frecly than
' f.-ent years. Dealeri in flayti ?-.. re
reported an hav ng placed order? 'cr
'.< ortt ir."i fancy ginghams. Central
America's purchase* of sheetings were
iaid fco b< '?? ??? '?.' ral, and ( oloml ia
boagl . ? ? - ducli [i was pre
' rgi ? na wll\ become a
r . ' " ? ?' ? ? laboi ' '
in th*t country are ftna ? settled B il
?"*k stated tha* th<- merchanl
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'-? ?-t>joy ihf cre< tcrn forrni i ,
?iJ:x>riU-ci th. ?
TBXTJLE HIHI.Mv.ss
BAUMANN &CO.
M V.Ht A NT11, V. lUVhf.HM.
r?27 vrn w i u uu mth irr >
ACCOUNTS FINANCED
"Sfuny Toppers" (.owing
Ii a c k i n E n g i\an d
? ! Corrcp] ""'?ii-?
I OXDOX, Api il ; . Thcrc ; as
been a reniarkadilc revival in silk
batting in Denton and one firm ia
sending away hundreds of dozens of
1 ny toppers" to ihe Continent
and to home merchants.
The sami ai v ity is reported at
Radcliffe ai d Ogden's.
ihe demand is phenomena1. and
entirely unexpected aml tho reason
for it was adduced by tbe represent
ative of a leadii g firm as follows:
"Racing is to have a big revival
this year I very man means to go
-? i ratter all's well groomed and
pi rfeel ?. ?-,?(!; and tbon 1 he
peace colebrath ns will mean numer?
ous full dres i funct ioi s. Anol ber
ofTicer coming home in
a 'topper' iti their post-war
wardrobe.
"Whatevei ma\ hc said against
the silk i at, and il has endured rid
iculi and jesl ' or many years. it is
still and will be the outward oymbol
of i " : ? of mark."
Thc difficulty wl icl ill hal mak
ers experience i nol so much the
sea rcity of plu i and hollac as tho
scarcity of labor. Silk hatting is a
? radi . . : ' rely its own and a man
is com pel led by thi rul - of the
union > o seivc seven years1 apprcn -
ticcship.
t;" thc present boom continues lhe
inai ifacturers will bc faceel with a
stern labor problem, for tbcro are
? ?? ? lk I atl r.- l< ft, and thcse are
men who have grown gray in their
trade and have been loyal to their
crafl through life.
Credit Uncertainties Clirrk
Export Trade in I.catlier
Uncertainty as to the credit stand?
ing ot" now foreign customers is said j
'd be holding back big tanning con-|
I'crns from doing export business. One '
tanner reported yesterday that be hnd
received many inquirics from Japan,
South America. Italy and France, but
that no sl ipments could be made be?
cause customers i;i these countries
wanted the leather forwarded under
financial arrangements that could not
coi lidered by the American com-!
pany. ,
"Ir' we had the means of checking
thc credit of II se n ."? companies'
?? ?? could clean or' of stocks in short
er," said th i s
Jewelry
Henry Buying of Jeuels
and Silverivare for .June
Wedding Gifts
Business has reached the stage in
the jewelry industry where manufact?
urers hase been forced to refuse or
ders, or tn ; ? il them only with the
undi i tandii g thal delivery cannot he
made for some months. Sales nre
iimijnl only by the quantity of ma?
terial available a'; I the speed at. which
the curtailed working forces can turn
oul the c rd ers.
Diamond dealers declare that retail
ers are buying up the offerings as
quickly as they appear in the mar
ket. They say that the demand is
far in excess of the supply, and that
have to be revised upward every
lay.
With the big volume of business al?
ready in hand manufacturers are an
ticipating an unusual call for the lines
i ?? i- :y and silvcrwear 1 hat are
in demand for June weddings. Sil
verware manufacturers have been ex
ceptionally busy for several months
past filling orders that resulted
through the many weddings that
markod the return of our soldiers from
France.
Thousands of soldiers -who were
married before leaving for the battle
front also have established homes of
their own since their return, and this
meant a boom for the silverware con
ceri Sih ersmith i report that the
shortage of labor in their business is
nol .-?. tevere as in other branches of
the jewelr; industi-y, and that condi?
tions are improving daily.
Orders for Swiss Watches
Booked for Christmas Trade
Importers of Swiss watches have al?
ready started booking orders from job?
bers for special import numbers to be
delivered next. fall in time for thc
Christmas holiday sales. They say '
that jobbers have been showing in?
terest in platinum cases, and there is :
i-vi-ry indication that the demand for
type of case will increase. The
military or strap watch, which was
arge i imbei last year, is
now bi ng rei aced in popularity, some
- i- rti ' declan , by the bracelet and
watches for women. While
prices of Swiss movements havo ad?
vanced recently, the importers say that
the increases have not been large
enough to a:recr Bales materially.
Chemicals
Government Seeking Bids
on Glaeial Aeetie Aeid
nnd Unused Drunis
Bids were asked yesterday by the
United States government on quanti?
ties of glaeial acetic acid, an important
ind i ' nal chemical. Its stocks are
offered in barrels and carboys, tho
?;'. being estimated at 560,000
pou nds.
One bid was made for n large quan?
tity at slightly under 10 rents a pound.
It was reported that the Du Pont
Chemical Company is offering this
chernlral nt 15.25 cents a pound, f. o. h.
Pl !; delphia, while the Grasselli Ohem
ical Compar; is qnoting 13.25 cents a
pound f. <>. b. . ,'i -.v Yoik, barrels in
'? ? ? hundred tons of soda ash were
: for sale hy a distiller. Tho
prorl ..-? wa ? qffered pa ? ?: barrels
?????? 'v weak, quola
-? '. i ' around '? l (50 per hun
"?-??' r rn^i-r inquiry for
' . " ? oda u d nhuric acid lor ex
' ? he lattei h ? ? demand by
' '"neiil dealers yesterday received
req lest* from the government for bids
I 000 -j. "; >?' ii.', gallon capacity
and 1,000 drums of 110 gallon capacity.
I I i rj i u m . offi red foi sale ha\ o ne\ er
bi - ii ed i ' .1 .-. ? " local c i ?i vo i ioua
points in thi East
Trade Note
?'. Lh, general manager for
i . ;' ' ? ? ii,, ? Company, wno left
? i ? ii for an exti nd< d i rip
*!?'",-'? ' ? ? European glove manufacl
iririjj centn . now in . vil zci 'nnd
???.-' ? i ? ? at her. M r. Smith
read isited England and France
b ? d '?.:? ? ent bai ? ., ? interest Ing
condition in 'lo- glove
HCturfng industries of those
'?'UM ; :, f'.i '?>,< ri 'ui 'Mfij; to '.,?,,,?
Jfort h? wi|] Investigate conditions in
I'.n I -/.
Dyes Slump in Japan
Bankers Reported Cautioti9 in
Extending Credits to Dealers
The .Tapane:-e market for dy^s' uffs
has been stagnant ever since the i ign
ing nf the armistice. according to the
report of George If. Scidmore, Ameri?
can Consul General al Yokohama. Mr.
Scidmore quotes the "Japan Ghronicle"
to the effect that Iransactions in dye
stuffs are confined to a few local or?
ders, and consumers are reported to
be endeavoring to caneel contracts al
ready made. Japan, it. is said, doi i
not look for k<?on competition from
American manufacturers in her home
markets, but. bankers are said to be
extremely cautious in extending
credits to Japanese dye merchants,
some of whose security has not bei n
sound enough to save them from bank
ruptcy.
Since the armistice yellow dye- have
suffered a remarkable decline. Quota
lions per 100 kin i 132.27 pounds i have
fallen recently to 1.200 yen ($598),
whereas they were as high as 4,200
yen ($2,094) during the war. Black
dyes, however, have shown less de?
cline, the market price failing from 170
yen ($234) per Jfiu kin to 230 yen
( ? I I ,r> >.
Colors
Foreign Dealers Send
Requests for Samplo
Lines of Dyestufjs
Less domestic demand for dyeF was
reported yesterday, but orders for ex?
port were fair. Requests have come to
several dealers from abroad for a gen
eral samplo line of eolors.
Inactivity in the dome ii.- market.
is expected to give place to better
buying after the signing of the peace
treaty. The presenl lack of demand
for dyestuffs resultcd in a large cur
tailmcnt in the textile industry. It is
assumed that a fuller rcsumption of
loom operations will take place with
the settlemeiit, of international condi
tion;: and heavier orders for coloring
materials will follow.
Orders were reported from South
American consumers for acid blacks
and navy blues, fov cotton dyeing pur?
poses. Paranitraniline, used for mak?
ing paihts and for coloring cotton
prints, was also in demand by foi-. ign
buyers.
fVctive Season i;i Summer
Dresses Is Anticipated
While the dros ind istry
ing a cooperative c-.i aign for ,i real
summer season, such as the millinery
trade has inaugurated, the manufactur?
ers individually are preparing for a
summer season such as they have never
known before.
Somp of the leading roneerns report
that retailtrs havo already placed
large orders with them for real sum?
mer dresses. While the cotton voiles,
organdies and similar distinctly sum
mer fabrics are used in making these
new dresses, the lighter silks and some
new fabrics, principally silk and cotton
mixed, aro coming to the fore strongly.
One of tho new silk and cotton mate?
rials is crepe-du-jour.
Summer dresses are made up in all
styles, giving the women greater op?
portunity for individual expression of
what they believe to be fashionable
and in good taste.
Silks
Business in Silk Goods
Unusually Heavy for
Easter Week
Buying of manufacturcd silks for
imniediato delivery yesterday was sup
plemented by large orders for fall fab?
rics. A number of the selling agents
declared that spot business has been
unusually good, far in excess of that
ordinarily done in Easter week. when
buyers are accustomed to staying at
home. Goods were purehased for de?
livery during the remainder j>f the
current month as well as throughout
the month of May. Some of the lead
ing concerns stated that order: for
prompt Bhipment run 50 p< r cent ahead
of those placed in the corresponding
period of last year. High colored dress
and metal brocaded weaves for use at
social functions this fall attracted the
attention of buyers The goods are sold
from sample. Some of the brocaded
materials command as high as $20 a
yard at wholesale. The early and large
demand is attributed to the certain be
lief that social festivities will be in
dulged in on a broad scale the coming
autumn.
Canton Raw Silk Trade
The Canton or South China raw silk
district in VJ1S produced only 37,500
bales of silk, against 48,000 bales in
each of the two preceding years. Ex?
ports of raw silk, waste silk, ain! co
coons last year totalled 89,145 bales,
compared with 80,893 bales in 11*17 and
80,656 bales in 1916. Floods in June, July
and August reduced production, dam
aged the quality of the product, and
retarded full operations by the rcelers.
Japanese competition, especially in the
United States, also hampered the South
China silk trade last year. But exports
of waste silk to the United States in?
creased to 33,347 bales from 18,893
bales in 1917, and this together with
the lessened production prevented a
serious decline in prices.
Raw Silk Demand Broadens
Buying of Japanese raw silk rx
panded yesterday, and some of the im
porters reported that manufacturer
had abandoned their long practised
! plan of buying for nearby delivery. It.
. was stated that some orders had been
placed on which deliveries would not
j be made until August neyt. The Chi?
nese markets were reported to have ad
; VRnced, chiefly because of buying for
shipment to the United States.
Milliners Buy Narrow Ribbons
Narrow ribbons of silk and velvet
! in the pastc] shades are in great de?
mand among manufacturing m
because o? lh< "summi r hal fo
merwear" movement, according to nno
of ihe leading merchanl: in lhe ribbon
irude.
"Narrow ribbons lend themsclves ad
mirably to the light straw and shet r
fabric hats deiiigned especially for the
summer season," he ... d, "and within
the last few weeks tho call i on us for
'nbbons of this class have bce.. ex
tr? mely large."
| Narrow velvet ribbons in pink, <u
chid, nile green and turquoise are in
particular demand at present.
French SilUs Reach Importcra
French silks which arrived Ihis week
on th" stcamship Rochnmbeiui ha< e
P? ?'?'i Into t hc hand of impoi Lers.
These goods were being unpneked y<
lerday, and probably will bo shown to
the trade today. [( was reported thal
much of tho material has already been
?.Ll to American buyers nl high prices.
'?"' somo of l.ho importcn vvho form
erly had French connections frankly
said that the importod woave; were
too oxponslve ror an.\ avo lhi
. wealthier Amorioan aonsii icrs.
Labor Too Costly to Waste
On Ijnmarke table Products
Movrrnrnt \* Started in tho Dress Industry to
Eliniinatr l nprofitable Output in Order to Get
Most Out of the 44- Hour Week
!..
\BOR has become too costly to be i
cxpended on the production of un- j
profitable merchandise. Leaders in
the dress manufacturing industry are!
confrontcd with thc necessity of keep-:
ing up their output in thc face of a
horl r working week. For this rea-1
son it is proposed by H. S. Benedikt, I
pn ideilt of tho Drezwell Company,
inc, to enlist the cooperation of all in
terests associated with the manufact
urc and selling of dresses loward the
elimination of wasteful production.
From ''.i ti, ::n prr cent ol' thc dresses
made up in the trade every year are
'"' cla id as "pups" or "stickers,"
' i adc ?. i in i'm- merchandi e v, hich will
? ot sell unlcss the pr ce i ? greal |v re
';'"" d. r: ? M ,. ..,, for this, Mr. 'Rcn
' ' ' " erts, ! ies in t he mcthod of
production. \\ 'hen the dress nianu
facturer puts oul a new line for a com?
ing cason he is al sea regarding the
abrics thal will be fashionable. To a
somewhaL lesser degroc lie ia not clear
on all the liwle points of style. ll. is
propo ed to eliminatc these nnsalable
garments by giving the dress manu
factiiror a , learcr idea of what ha must
; ?" '''? ce io plcase the popular fancy.
"Something imi i be done to make up
for the loss ol' five working hours a
iveek if the industry is to survive,"
said Mr. Rcnedikt yesterday. "Produc?
tion can no longcr be inereased by
overtime work, a? it is too expensive.
lo my way of thinking, overtime was
a trade cvi] from lhe day of its incep
tion. ll is reasonable to believe that
;i worker cannot give his task 100 per
cent efliciency during the day if he or
she has been working inordinatcly long
hours ihe day previous.
"While I doubt if bringing more
workers into thc industry wouhl solve
the problem of production, it isn't pos?
sible to do ,,.-,? prei ent, time. For
'."'-'' '?! .' ' ? '? v. , ;o o," the war.
' en has been < r, in , | >i ?,, . |> js
country, and i im igrat ui was ' he
source of alr.li i |a hor. \a
'?? ? ' icans do ,i i iki ki idly to
.i ? ry. '
"There >. but one course left open to
the dresi manufacturers. They must
eliminatc the ovcrproduction of un
desirable merchandise, which in the
past. has been fully 25 or 40 per cent
of the total production of the inductry.
We must turn this overproduction of
unsaleable garments into really desir
ahle merchandise and furthermora we
must produce this merchandise ahead
of time, before our customers order
it. If we can accomplish this we will
so stabilize the industry that the work?
ers will be able to earn as much in the
forty-four hours as they formerly did
in forty-nine hours, and the manu
facturer himself will reap larger profits.
The reorders on highly saleable gar?
ments will be larger and the industry
instead of working only in seasons will
come nearer working all the year
round.
"By beginning work on dresses for
; thc coming seasons earlier than we do
now, and this will be possible if we
1 know beforehand that every garment
' we make will be saleable, and by work
i irlg later in the season because of the
inereased reorders, we automatically
i lcngthen our working periods."
Mr. Banedikt's plan for the elimina
tion of undesirable merchandise is
: simple. It consists ol" gathcring the
1 retailers, the garment manufacturers
j and the textile manufacturers as well
' as the fashion publications, all the
i elements having lo do with tho pro
i duction and sale of garments, together
into a cooperative group. This group
will study all phases of the industry.
The rctailer can tell lhe manufacturer
what will sell and what will not. The
fashion publications can inform him
on the style1-. Thc dress manufacturer
in turn can tell the textile producer
what fabrics he wants, so that tha
lat.ter can roncentrato on the produc?
tion of those fabrics and thus insure
an adequate supply. The garment manu?
facturer will not be forced in the mid
dle of a season to turn to substitute
fabrics hecause the material be wants
is not being made in sufficicnt quan?
tities to cover his needs.
ln this niantier, Mr. Benedikt believes
the dress manufacturer will be able to
produia nothing bul nalcable mer
chandi.se and will bc in a oosition to go
ahead with bi manufacturing for an.\
given season much earlier than hi d ?
at pn icnt.
The idea iias been taken up bv lhe
Associated Dress Industries of America
and n committee has heen appointed to
obtain the cooperation of the other
elements necessary to the fruit ion of
the plan.
Business Money
Tho con mercial paper market fell
(o an unusual state of quiosoonce yes?
terday. A number of bank buyers were
preparing to take a long week end
holiday, and left early. To-day's Stock
Exchange holiday means thal call loans
made yesterday carry over until Mon -
day. This is probably as long as call
loans ever run before being renewed.
As tiie bulk of this business could ba
placed a* .-",. por cent yesterday, the
banks seemed. to prefer plaeing as
much money as possiblc in them, and
manifi >ted little interest. in commer
While tho New York market was flat,
nn active market was reported from
AV< ?' e i"i cent res.
Rates were unchanged yesterday
''rom the lovol of the last few days.
Some l.rokers now assert that most of
their paper goes at .".'., per cent. That
is the rate obtainablc for prime names
with short maturities. It is probable
that throughout the market, most of
the names are still at B1/*. per cent,
though it is not imposible that, owing
to the fact that the names which com?
mand 5Vi are those of the larger firms,
with larger borrowing requirements, a
greati r amounl of money ij loaned nt
' ?? I iwer ;' ?? ire ; han al 5 ' ?> per cent.
One of tho curious phases of the
present market, from the business
standpoint, is that the few tirms which
do want to borrow are not great ly con
cerned over the rate. One of them told
his paper broker to go ahead with
his borrowings at. 5%, but the broker,
knowing he could get 5% if he tried,
told his customer he would not place
it ahove thal rate. All this has inter?
esting bearing on what would happen
if money were to become easy after
the Victory loan is out of the way. Tho
usual effect of easy money is to stimu
late borrowing. Business determines
how much it shall borrow by how much
return it can earn on the money it
borrows. 'I ho cheaper money rates are,
the wider this margin becomcs, and
, the greater hecom^s industry's induce
ment.
? The- acceptance market was excep
tionally poor yesterday. Dealers
bought, only a few hills and sold fewer.
Call money at 5% per cent was not
higher than in reeent days, but banks
were doubtless influenced by their
ability to get the rate until tho begin
ning of next week. All the dealers
remark that the banks don't. seem to
have much money.
Fifteen to sixty day prime trade ac
reptances were quoted at 5fg 5*4 per
cent; sixty to ninety days, 5@5% per
cent; indorsed trado acceptances, 4'3
per cent, all maturities.
-??
Portray Fashions of Old as
Incentive for Modern Desijmer
As present mode.s in women's np
parel, jewelry and household decora?
tions are copied largely from historical
periods of the past, the forthcoming
April number of "The Bush Magazine"
will be devoted largely to presenting
styles and designs in garments, fab?
rics, lnces, jewelry, silver plate and
furnishings current in past centuries.
A series of plates havo been copied
from the fashion library maintained
in the Bush Terminal Sales Building,
collected at a cost of about $20,000. Of
particular interest are the reproduc
tions of Directoire styles, the fashion
foundation for manv of this year's gar?
ments, and the old chatela'ins, which
are now in demand as articles of per
sonal adornment.
Rednees (Contract Oblipations
WASHINGTON, April 17. Obliga
tions of the Bureau of Aircraft Pro?
duction were reduced more than four
million dollars during the week ended
April 5, bringing the total of cancellcd
and suspended contracts of the bureau
since lhe signing of the armistice to
$500,679,617.
Basic Commoditics
April 17, 1919
(Note.?In those cases where no transaction? were reported the "feld"
prices are given.)
METALS
Week ycar
Thursday. Wedn'sd'v. ajrh .,,,?
Piiriron.Idy Nn.2x,per ton (Pittsb'rgh) $28.15 $28.15 $36.15 $3425
Lead. per Ib.05 .05 .05 07
Copper, per Ib.15',<, .15"/2 .15' '. 'o6 '
Speltcr, per lb. .06.40 .06.45 .06.60 'l6'/
Antmony, per !b.063>4 ,06% .06 t4 -jg
Tin, per lb.72J/2 .72J/2 .72l2 '9V/.
PRECIOUS METALS
PJatlnnm, P*r oi.$100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $10800
Bilver, per.oz. 1.01/8 l.01-/8 i.oii/a '87,,
CHEMICALS /*
Snlphnrir acid, 20 dep. olenm. per ton... $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25 00
Sulphuric acid, 66 deg., per ton., 16.50 16.50 16 50 _
Nitric acid, per lb.08 .08 .08 No market
Caustic soda. 76%. per 100 Ibs. 2.75 2.75 275 rw3 ?7
Soda ash, 58% light (bbla.), per 100 Iba. 1.60 1.60 1 75 >Vq
I'hen'-I. U. S. I'.. (carloads), per lb. .08 .05 [qq "~ Kn
Glycerlne, dynamltc, per lb. .14. .151 , j.j. 15J^ .14. 151., T]
(Jlycevinc, crude, per lb. .091^ ' .091/, ^ .09'/- ""' ?
Glyccrine, c. p. (in druma). ,\rj .Hi " 16 * Ym
Aleohol tdenat.), per gal. .46- .43 .45- .43 45. 43 '71 ?
Aleohol (non.-bev.), per gal. 4.90 4.90 490 40c
Nitrate of soda, 96%, per 100 lba. 4.07!/-? <1.Q7'/2 4.071/ 435
COTTON
Middling npland, per lb. 28.65 28.30 28.50 3030
8ILK8
Japan filaturc. No. 1, Shlnshiu, per lb... 6.60 6.60 6 55 fi in
China-H(ean? filatnre, best, No. 1, per lb. 7.00 7.00 7 00 7 on
Canton filatnre, 1.x. Ex. A, per lb. f_?.40 5.40 535 5"gi
HIDE3 AND LEATHKR
Hidep, city sltuighter, spread, per Ib.... .32 .32 30 nC>,
Hides,,clty, nnt. strs., se|., 60 or over, lb. .27''-. '.27V 071 "?c
CalTsklns, city, 9 to 12 lbs., per akln_ 6.75" 6^75 6^5 ' ru
l.caiber. hemlock sole: 0ili>
OverweiRhts, No. 1, per lb.rj0 ,i8 ^
Middlcweighto, No. 1, per lb.18 ^46 46 11
Rl'RBKR
Para, up-rlver, fine, per Ib. 551,, ,-r,i, ?, .
Para, up-river, coarac, per lb. .34" 34 \rt2 ';?'
Plan., 1st latex, palo crepe, per lb. '49 '40 '40" 'Zj/2
Piam, brown, crepe, thln. clean, per lb... .46 46 ,i6 'rr!
PUn.. nblxd Kinoked sbeets, per lb. 43 40 \r '?i
? ? .'ii .59
Expects Germans Will
F&uy American Furs1
Dralcr Says They Vill Buy Di-!
rect Instead of Ordering
Through London
Germany will ba one of the largest
purchasers or' American furs as soon '
peace is declared, in the opinion of
George B. Her-:', of George B. Herzig
& ('ompany.
"During the war," be said, "there
were relatively few furs imported into ?
Germany, and that country itself is not.
a large producer of skins. The avail?
able supply there must be small and
in the past the Germans have worn
'?ur; more generally than even th-?
British, or the Freneh. I understand
that Germany is importine furs from
Russia even now by way of Copen
ha'gen, the furs being sent from Russia
to Denmark and thera transhipped into
Germany.
"The staple American furs such as
mu krat, skunk, opossum and mink bad
a greal vogue in Germany before the
war, bu* in those days they were pur
ehased largely at tha London fur auc
tions. I believe that now thc Germans;
will buy direct from American dealers."
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Furs
V. //. Bacon Elcctcd Pres?
ident of Local Fur Auc?
tion Organization
S. H. Bacon, recently American and
Canadian purchasing agent for all sup
plies outside of miinitions for the
Freneh government, has been electcd
president of the New York Fur Auc?
tion Sales Corporation. lle succeeds
Charles S. Porter, chairman of the
board of dircctors, who has been presi?
dent of ihe corporation since its estab
lishment a few years ago.
For fifteen years Mr. Bacon was
fur trado commissioner for the Hud
son Hay Company, and in that capacity
became widcly known among the fur
men in this country and abroad. He
is now abroad on business connected
with th.. fur corporation's affairs.
William Zobi ' ..? r itained as man
agei for thi coi ; ri ion, and other
? I ame.
inced yesterday tha* the
i< ' N ' Voi . fur sale will be held
on October l". Tho last day for the
receipl of shipmenta is September 30.
November I') will bo prompt day for
the purchasers at the auction.
Americans Wearing Furs
Onee Rosorvrd for Rovaltv
Bet*er Russian furs nre coming into
this country as a result of the ovcr
throw of thc Czar's government. Under
'>'" Czar the finest sabies and other
furs were reserved for the use of the
royal family and their friends and only
the poor,.,- grades were exported to
other countries. Few of the finest
sabies, known as "crown sablcs," ever
got outside of Russia except as gifts
of the royal family. Even thee "crown
>a!,'"'; are now being shipped from
Siberia to this country.
Metals
Price of Copper Reduced
Slightly: L.x tension of
Tin Knthargo Likely
Copper was reduced in price yester?
day, being offered by the large selling
interests at 15V4 and 15% cents a
pound. On the Xew York Metal Ex?
change bids for tho metal were made
at 1,:, cents, and Iii';, cents for the early
delivery.
The lead market continued dull and
unchanged. Spelter was a fraction
lower in price for New York delivery.
The London market svas unchanged.
The Xew York Metal Exchange will
be closed to-day and to-morrow.
It was reported among tin dealers
yesterday that Lhe restrictions on the
importation of the metal may remain
in force even after th.. stocks. in the
hands of the tin committee have been
disposed of. This action may be taken,
a was. said, so that consumers who
have bought supplies at 72 >/? cents a
pound, ;h,. pr, aent price, may use them
up before tlie lifting of the import re?
strictions reduces the price.
To Relmihl Antwerp Plant
Rell Telephone Co. Ships Nec
essary Electrical Equipment
Ten carloads of machinery and elec?
trical equipment have been shipped to
Antwerp by the American Bell Tele?
phone Company for the rcbuilding of
the Bell plant at Antwerp. This plant
was stripped of its equipment by the
Germans during their occupation of the
Belgian city and hardly a wire re
mained in place when they left.
The work of reconstruction will be?
gin at once and it is expected that the
plant will again be ready for occupa?
tion in six months. Preparations for
rcsuming work in the American plant.
have been going on for over a year.
As soon as word was received that the
Germans were removing and destroy
ing machinery and equipment, the Bell
interests in this country began as
semblying the exact dupllcates of al!
the machines located in the Antwerp
plnnt. Theso were shipped across the
Atlantic al. the [irst opportunity, so
that operations could be resumed with
the least possible loss of time.
Not Mueh Demand for
Steam Engineering Supplies
Manufacturers of steam engineering
supplies and specialties yesterday re
porl ed an almost complc te abs ence of
demand, despite the fac that prices
havo been reduced ns far as tF:e high
cost of labor will perm ;'.
One o( the largest manufacturers of
this class of ^ood i * ited * hat lack of
labor to undertake the work of digging
foundations for buildings was one of
the principal fnctors retarding the re
sumption of building operations. I,a- i
bor for this and similar work, he de
clarcd, is scarce, because of tho de-.
parture of so manj thousands of for
eigners during thc last four years and
also because of the fact that those
who have remained have been able to
commai I I I wages :ti the munil ion i
piants and nre reluctanl to return to
Lheir former occupation.
? ?
Blockade on Lithuania Lifted
Act in.,;- concurrently with otl ??? gov
ernmonts, i le' W sr Trade Boai I has
ruled trade may be i. nined with
Lithuania, the Baltic republic, This
means that the blockade of exports
and imports to the republic of Lith
iiiiuiu has been lifteil.
Rubber
Arrival* of Crude Rubber1
Continue Heavy, With
Buyers Holding Off
Heavy arrivals of crude rubber in
this country during the last six weeks
?r so have put a damper on buving
er?irHbber goodJ* manufacturers. Sev
te rdavtV ,Uying. Sltuati?n. but yes
Unite5m|rV ?f Crude rubber t0 th?
he rl lte" continue to keep up to
some rfe?l "t*bl,ished in March, and
\r!| ?l^ iS h<?d the opinion that
month v T,lH exceed those of last
"?" Normally 12,000 to 15.000 tons
ffl'? month's arrivals here, but
000 tons ttaCe,pt8.totalled over 28<
trv llvo While receipta in this coun
that nZ een heav7- ^porters sav
befLPe VCt,10? at the Plantations ia
r,Crta'W ^ agreed upon by
owners last year. In January, 1919
the plantat.ons produced, they sav, 20 -
WO tons of crude compared'with 21
of 19??3 v thA? co"efponding month
oi 1918. ror August last the produc
18?S00?onea8-8hr 16'?00 ton3 Snst
16.UU0 tons in August, 1917.
Leather
Glove Output This Year
Is Being Curtailed by
Sheepskin Shortage
Glove manufacturers declare that
the shortage of raw material has be?
come so serious that higher prices are
lnevitable when next fall's lines are
placed upon the market. This short?
age of sheepskins and jroatskins ia
world-wide in scope, affecting tbe
french manufacturers just as much as
those in this country. It is predicted
that the output. of the Gloversville
manufacturers will be smaller this
year than in some time past.
Shoe manufacturers also have felt
the scarcity of these leathers, and it is
reported that in some cases they have
been buying leather from the glove
makers and glove leather dressers at
prices that net the latter the same
profit they would have made through
the sale of finished gloves.
Importers declare that it is almost
impossible for the French manufact?
urers to Kct sufficient glove leather to
meet normal rcquirements. With a
movement on foot for the conserva
tion nf cattle so that stocks decimated
by the war may be replaced, manu?
facturcrs handlinjr glove leather do not
look for the supply to increase in the
near future.
It is expected that fall prices on
imported gloves will be from $1.50 to
$3 a dozen pairs higher than in 1918.
ln commenting on the shortage of im?
ported gloves in this country one large
OFFICE FURNITURE
Medium ?nd
Highest Qoalhy
CARPETS, RUGS,
LINOLEUMS
Representative "WTH Oll
LARGEST HANDLERS IN CTTT
SAVING PRICES
10 Minnte? From WaD St or City HaTJ
to Borough Hall SuWay Station
DAILY DELIVERIES IN MANHATTAN
A. PEARSON'S SONS
50-63 >n*aTX*e AVE.
rhon* Main 4828 BROOKLYN
Every GoodCiape
Eve^vFur C&air
mor6
MALLIN^Ofsl'S
PUSSYWILiOW
LINING
! retailer of Freneh gloves pointed out
; that the imports for 1918 were 207,000
, dozen pairs less than in 1017, and thac
the imports thm year are expected to
, be about 160,000 dozen pairs less than
i in 1918. Thus in two years our im
| ports of gloves will he decreased by
: more than 350,000 dozen -pairs.
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: Cheap Leathers Reing Exporte?I
I Through the lifting of the import re?
strictions on leather serap, including
1 upper leather pieces and pole leather,
i by Great Britain several days ago tan
: ners here have found an outlet for an
| accumulation of the cheaper grade ma
'. terial which had no ready market in
I the United States. Several weeks ago
! the British embargo was removed from
: wax splits, rough splits and sole leather
j offal, as well as buff hides ^uitable for
j upholstery purposes. This action hr,<;
j resulted in the shipment of immen^-e
' quantities of these leathers to Gn at
I Britain and the consequent advance nf
; the price of offal in this country.
Buyers Arrived
Buyers are invited to reglster In this rolumn by telephonlng Beekman
8213 between 10 a. m. and 10 p. m.
Women's Wear and Millinery
AT7GFSTA, Gal?JI. A. Volk Company;
M. A. Volk, women's ready to wear; Marl
borough.
BALTIMORE,.Armstrong, Cator & Co.;
?1. K Hill, flowera aml foathers, 717 Broad?
way, care of Max Hurman <& Co.
BALTIMORE?Shaplro & Herrnan; IT.
Bhapiro, ladies', misses' and iuniors' cents;
2 West rhirty-thlrd Street. room 1217.
BALTIMORE?Stewart A Co.; Miss B.
A Bennett. coats, suits, dressfs. wraps and
waists; 2 West Thirty-seventh Street, top
floor.
BOSTON?Chandler * Co.; Miss L. Otis.
women's suits: 230 Fifth Avenue.
BOSTON?Conrad & Co.: Miss K. Des
mond, coats, suits. skirts. low-prtced
dresses; Miss Tl. VV. Killeen, two-prlced
dresses; 244 Kifih Avenue.
BOSTON?R. H. Stearns Co.; Miss M.
McDermott, negltgees, tea gowns, silk
petticoats; 220 Fifth Avenue.
BUFFALO?Sieglst & Fraley; O. B.
Smith, riiats, suits, furs. dresses, waists
and kimonos; 212 Fifth Avenue, 20th floor
CHICAGO?Consolidated Millinery Co.;
.1. Wineberg, millinery; G21 Broadway.
DETROIT?G. l'ost, women's wear;
B ri s 1 i n.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark -M M Cohn; A.
D. Cohn, ready to wear, .1. M. Biggins,
11 Broadway
ONEONTA, N, T.?B. Slsson, women's
\\ car; Bri slin.
I-'HILADELPHIA- L. W. HirschCo.; M.
Hirsch, waists, 470 Fourth Avenue. Bres
I in
PHILADELPHIA?Mrs. I. M. Kaufman,
<' ?' en's lingerie, Phillppine nnd hand em-j
broldered undergarments of hlghest grade;
Hotel McAli ii
P1TTSFIELD, Mass.?Plpshltz: Mr. Plp- I
shitz, ready to wear: Perly Buving As- .'
i- iciation, 1161 Broadway.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. ? Baine Millinery I
Store; L. Baine, ready to wear; Perly j
Buying Association, 1161 Broadwav.
ItOANOKE, Va.?J. Splegel; J. Sptegel, j
ready to wear: ll'il Broadwav, room 50;.. i
ROCHESTER, X. T.? B. Fo'rman & Co.; j
M. Epstein, dresses; 22j l-'iflh Avenue:
Collingwood.
ST. LOUIS?Famous *? Barr; Miss M.
F. Brown, kimonos, h..us? dresses, muslln '
underwear: 37 West Twenty-slxth Street,
rooi : - I
ST. LOl'IS?Seruggs, YandTvoort &]
Barney Dry G.Is Co.; Miss B. A. Oil- I
nert, corsets. Infants' wear, mus.Io unilfr- ,
ivear. French underwear, knit underwear; :
226 Fifth Avenue,
I'ROY, N. y.? W. H. Frear & To.; E. I
M. Powell, claaks, suits and wrappers,
i onl Inenl a I.
TULSA, Okla.-?.7. L. Seldcnbach, ready
to wear; .'("3 Fifth Avenue. ISth floor.
WASHINGTON, t>. C.?S. Kaufman,;
ready lo wear; Pennsylvania.
"Men's Wear
BALTTMORE?D. Cohen Company; E.
Cohen, men's furnishlngs: Herald S.juare.
LANCASTBR, Pa.?B. Wolf, men's wear;
Pennsylvania.
M1DDLETOWN. N- T.?Charles Wolff.
ln.- . C. Wolff. men's and boys' clothing
and furnlshing goo.Is. bags,. leather goods
an l nmbrellas; < :ontinental.
I4ICKFORD, Vt.?D, N. Janes Com?
pany; D. N. Janes. men's furnishlngs, etc;
Grand.
OJIAHA, Neb. -Berg Clothing Co.; A. C.
Johnson, men'8 clothing. Pennsylvania.
1'iece Good*
BALTIMORE? H. Goldsteln, pte^e goods;
i ;v.i nd
BOSTON?William Levy; J. J. Heroe,
cotton piece Kn'"!s. Imperlal.
BOSTON -C Baker Co.; C. Baker, man
ufacturers clothing; 7 Waverley Place.
BOSTON -Farley, Harvey & Co.; C. E.
Holt, hlanketn. llnens. white goods, 103
Franklin Street.
CHICAGO - Arkln * Rose: H. Rose,
? inufaeturers clothing; rinnsvlvanla.
CHICAGO -Charlton Co.;C. P. Anthony,
1 ? -?? goods, laces, liinmji and n >
( on . Mi Alpln
' '. 11'' a ';' i Schlff, Welnstoi k k Kauf- .
n an, i inufaeturers .-loaks nnd sutts; I
.-? -. v. |f, troasurer; Pennsylvania
FALL Rl\ i'l;. Ma: s. ,1 Menard, dry
>? ..' Bi ??.-- m
N'EW HAVEN, Conn.- F. A. Corbln.
? . i ? . Coi llng wood.
PHll f\DKLPHIA?I. 1?efnb?-?r * Co.;
1 ' iberg, manufacturers' sklrts; Cum
h -
PHILADELPHIA -Waitaman * Son; M.
Waltsnian, manufacturers bova' ciothlng,
B l 11 n
PHILADELPHIA?Trlo Watst Co.; H
Kessler, manufacturers' waists. SS> West
Tlm ' > second str?ct.
PHILADELPHIA- Strnwbrldge & Clo
thler; J. W. Powers, linens. 230 Fltth
A' ? nue
ROCHESTER, N. T -M. Nushaum. dry
I-.,, ' i nntjnental
! KATTLE, Wash.- Ms'-Doiigall * South
wl.'o Co.; Mi Evoy, silk? dress goods,.
- ., ? :., trimmlnga snd embrotdorles; ]
run \< l Knott, 23 Easl I'wnnty-sixth
hll eel
TROT, N, Y (' Lnmb, dry goods;
? , ?
IN'GFIELD, Man.?Forbea * \v"ai
lace; a. Al hander, domestics, flannels,
hlanketn, upholstery, linena nnd white
10 1.; ? h Avenue.
SYRACUSE, N'. Y. Hyracusa Dry Goods
Co . .i l. Keoly, domeatica; lfc Weal Thtrty
fourlh Btreet,
i IMCA, N T.?Brandega*. Klncstd A
Co.; !?' \v. Kin,all. mfra, clothing; 315
Fourth Avsnue, room 2007,
House Furnishings, Furniture,
Floor Coverings, Drapery
brtdoeport. Conn.?Bovtead v T
Gooda Co.; C. H Clark r^kerv, ei|
verware, housefurnishings; Dry 'Goo.n
Alliance. 4P4 Fourth Av^nu"
BRTDGEPORT, Conn. Howlarid Dry
i,or,ds iv,.; j. s. Breenfng; upholstei .
frunks. h^L-^. art co'irls, ]m,.l?iim. <??:
ru^F. curtalns; 404 K,v,;r?h Avenue.
DATTON. Ohio.?Elder & Johnson Co :
J. Sohwab. earpots. upholstnrv, d'
and pictures: 2?0 Fifth Avenue
FREDERICKSBURG. Va.?"N A B?".*
Bro.; W. A. Bell, house furnishings; Pmn
SJ I v 11 n 1 a.
PIULAPELPTTTA?X. Snollenburg * Co ;
,?-,A',, Ke"\"1!*- nonr coverings (baaeroem);
1.61 Broadway; Breslfn.
ROCHESTER ?Howe & Rodgers Co
furrriture etc; M. Bml", furniture bi 1
housefurnishing gend<,: Commodore.
UTICA, X. r.?Milne llcrai. Furnlshtrg
Co.; W. H. Milne. carpete, upholstery and
furnilur<\ .Marlb ?:
General Merchandise
AlteMORK. Okla.?H. Bautn. dry goods
tlfii Broadway. room 1015.
BALTIMORE -Rouse, Hempstone * Co -
J. !'. Gourley, uhlrt . overalls, underwea
whit, goods, fanej knit goods and bw, i
ei ?- Pen nsylvai Ia
BARNESBORU Penn.?L. u?y,.nh~rc
Company; L. Luxenberg, eweirv; Pennsvi
vania.
BOSTOX?A. I.rvy. g.-n<-ra]mcrrhnndls
II. rald Squ . i ?
BUFFALO?H. Moyor. shoe-v Bresllr
BRISTOL Tenn.- -C. Hendlrck. general
merchandise; Pi nnsvlvania.
DATTON, Ohio -T. Bariow. general mer
chindis' . Penns> 1 vania.
GAINESA 1I.I.K. Texas?A. Teague, g*r
era! merchnndise; Aberdeen.
KINGSTOX. X. V? ,T. 1ippntirliti.r. g.-,
era! merchandise; Herald ? :, ?
MINNEAPOLIS, Mlnn.?Powers M?>ra
tile Co.; C. W. Warne^k
managfr., dry gooda; 2 West Thtrt
ent !i Sl : ? ? ?
NTASHVILLEJ, Tenn ---L-b'-k Bros ; T.ou
Lebksk, merchandise manager; i2',l Bi
way and Grand nnd Me.r Btr et
PH1LADELPHTA - X -? ' ? nburg .?:- Pn
E. B. Ransohoff, wholesale <irv g .j,1s 1 ? .,
Broadway; McAlpin.
P1TTSBURGH?W illlam v. ?-..???
William Wim r, gi neral mi 1 . hand -
Grand.
PITTSBURGH - 11. Graham. gen. 1 -
merchandise; Garnd.
P1TTSBURGH?McCreery * Co.; M!?s C
H. Xelson, repi esrntlng, dry goods; 23 Eajst
Twenty-sixth Street.
SCRAXTOX, P.nn.?J. F. Wflr, ger.<-rs
merohandise: Grand.
SPOKANB, -VVssh. ?Culbertsori. Gro'?.
Rankin Co.; J. S. IIelnt7.eln-.an. g?nera
merrhandl!;? (basement); i:oVc?t Thirty
second Street, room 1410.
YOUXGSTO W X, Ohio?H. Qoldgteln.
merchandise; Park Avenue.
Miseellaneous
ALTOOXA Pa ?H. Schweitzer e-o ? B
Schweitzer, representative 1 .-is-k .<
BALTIMi PRE? H. 1;, Idberg Co.; 1
Goldbi --. men's an.! woi ei 's- wear; Torl
BUFFALO?W. llAngf-rer Co.; C. V,
Benzow, toys, sporting i. lods and trunk...
2 Wesi Thirty-seventh Street
BUFFALO?Mite.hell, Parker * Brown
Co . i'. Barthoapmy, draperies, upholstery,
etc : Comni odore.
CHICAGO- E D. Blalr &? 8 mi ; F. V
Blalr, Interior decorations ana uraperlr-i.
Commodore
HHNDERSON, N. Y ?R.. Sweyer, dry
goods and general iiien-har.ii-.se. Herald
Squar".
LOS AXGELBS R?rk * Co.; G. A.
Br' -k, j?welry, chlnaware, giassware an 1
;., ps I ? : ? s '? ,n .
tilt, CITY, I'a The B-irl.^- Co . M
B.i rber. 11 ugs. Pi nn -'? Ivanl ,
'.".;; . \:r.\ PH1A ?; : n b e 1 P- .?
1 V ? 1 A ? ? < ;?.?......< ... < c;--^... ; , ,
i; Dann, art 1 ? ? llework and urtistlc ma
' rials
,-ii RGH I.. Krieger, wall papei
ttc; :,--.,'i -.,.-.
P1TTSB1 RGH C. F. Mason Co ( F
Mason nhs and grease; Pennaylvanla
PITTSBPRGH 1 G. Knoepp; I i.
K 1 , . ? ? . , ? <?
SCRAN rON I >?; Wallace & Bros 1 !o .
P. Williams. baker supplies; Hisnd
?T LOUIS B. Johnsl ral Mne
Holland H >?w
ST. LOUIS M Shaughneaay Co.; M,
Bhsughnessv representative; Pennaylvanta
WILKESBARRE, Pa . l'.. Shuman, gen
ernl line; Hollsnd Hoiih?
WlT.MlNilT.iN. N. C C. C Covlr.gfon
fn ; c. 1'. Covington, repreaontative; renn
rt\ Ivania.
Offefings to Buyers
DREKKKS ? ?"? taffetM fnr 1.edUte d?ll?frt.
li ? I'? ' ? ' Irt i'omr*n?.
80 V .i?i 2Sth ?' M , llu 11 Suuani ' ?
Mlni^' n,.1 , t v\r?rrr? tnidr In !? n
?..l i:ui ???>* f t ,-?ivt EUu B?rlo?, il*
Iiiiaii* ?t r 01 ?? 58 w ll
CAPES, DOKMANfl COATS, slll's lob* ?n?pro
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