BUSINESS NEWS RI REVU, Tribune Building 151 Nassau Strr*?t The Tribune a of Business News TELEPHONESi Beekman 8243 Beekman 3000 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! ;,>,!.'??? ' ? ?,.'?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 >. 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, 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." -^-__ 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 hn*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. -?-:_ : 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. 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 ?; 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 ? . 1 to ,' PUl *! very Unv prtOM .^ 18 \V,--1 .-.'lli 51 . thir.l il ?r ;.-,,nori pounds vvaahod bog brlstles for ixrush uianufartursra Becker, 4mater d.nn. .V. T*,