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Trades Must
Raise Half of
Victory Quota
?"Rainbow"" Division of Loan
Launches Great Drive for
Reeord Subscription
?669.128,0001s tho Goal
List of Amounts That Mu>t
Re Subscribed in Various
Branehes of Industrv
["he Rainbow Division, which grtu
?ubacriptions from the trades nnd in
duatriea of the city, wna ussigned yes
'.?rdi-.y tho tnsk of r ii ?".- one half the
? niota of tha Second Federal Renerve
District. Us ,? i, ,,,?
? ' per cont ?f the ni i ,. ,
tho mi ? r ip lii ,.- di itrici
ih " ?b .-'.car .? definod, the
? 500 committecmeri .,-? i 15,000 1 ddi
? il worki ??? of the divi ttoi set out
"i the opt .; .:; ..ia? !,, attain their
? " lo t ime i'i ??
Tobacco ' ? . . - -.-... of v
Edward Wi: - ;< ch :,. 1 .. reported a
subscription of , . ? ? ?? from the
? 1 Cigar Ston ny ' ?
Stewart, chairman of the Department
rea Commi ? week re?
ported piedges totalling $2,000,000, an
rdr.y a new subscripl
' c- ? ra James A. Hearn 4 Son,
Expcc's Quick Kesults
Graicr Olgate, chairman of tlie Ad?
visory j i dei > mi . executive
side of thc Rainbow Division, ex
pressed the l.ope that the various sub
:omi ild be well within strik
?;ig distance ot' their goal by the end
of the first week of the drive.
"The Rainbow Division," said Mr.
Colgate, "has been asked to raise for
rhe Victory Liberty Loan pne-half of
quota of the entire Socond Federal
Reserve Di.;trict. This is approxi?
mately one-third less than it raised for
:he fourth Liberty Loan. and th< in
dividual committees comprisin.? Jie
Rainbow Division, figured out rn the
same gene .: basis, are 1 sked to raise
approximately one-third less than they
rsiscd ia tha fourth Libcrty Loan.
This ta us near as or.z can arrive at
the quotas. treatinc; all committees on
the same basis. The total amount for
all the committees figures out ':
0 -.
"It wa.3 deemed fairer to make nUot
uients on the same general basis to all
ti'ian to attempt to adjust each quota
sccord'ng to the prevailing business
conditions affecting certain commiljiees.
From the renorts of workers in the
Rainbow Division on the opening day
of the Victory Liberty Loan drive I
:"eel that the organization will make ar.
crood a showing as it has in the past."
Quotas of Trades
The quotas for each of the main
? of trades follow:
??,_. . . juotas
' ios .,. ?? 77.77
\rt dealers, a,-: printera nnd
. 2.7'
? and accessory tradea
.- industry .
;? - -;v er
allied trades .
omen's committee. ...
,-r.ee.=e and egg re
:e.ration . "" '
et?, rugs and floor cover
eals drues, palnts and
3? ,
'-en's and ir.fants' wear... 1.18S,' '
glassware, toys and
houae furnishings . '?''
?uita nnrl skirtn .
? g rnen'i and allied trade?
??77-.,,77. 7 ? :::::::::: .0
Coffco. tea '
Cotnro< n ...
ionery ?up
"
- . ?... I r gineera ' '??'
corset matf 'iai - ... B!
. ; ? ' . "
Decoratorc interior . 1
i .......
- and Wa; ??. ladiea". . . .
TJry goods, wholesale .
ar, I ,-lfaners .
...... 1!
irt, shipping
r.otior.i, n.,.f!ty and
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women's .
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far--. :'
Patriotfc HotuehoM League.
Pavnbrokan .
P*tro!?roifl and allied products.. 18,6 I
Pc .'-/ . 4"
P? : l UhOOl. ?
PtJi wt . :?'??.
Pob 'rx. advertising
aad a. *A trade*. ;
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lohber irurortry . "77
?c? oduatrr, whole??Je. ^'"Ila
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-.-/. a?tkm?r7 ?p?cUltt?i 2,000,000
?? movln* vhiom
an^ earpirt ? eaninjc. jJJ.j'JJ
,?a ? . ?mu . 52-522-222
y . l?-2?2,222
.
? ?n?s spA parasol*.. -?'
ff!j r.t') lace c.Jrtain*. . - . 1.60
V.'v.-f,.-., , .',w,.-: ?nd ' nder
_????.', wrapjxr* ?f,d klmowM." ",'
Ge ? ::::::: ?
T*u| .|???,128.000
A Victory Loan rally will be held to
tti'jtc, ti :-. ta / f. o or. u t '-11 e ?' -,; " ^(jrk
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MR. EMPLOYER
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Textiles
CottonGoods ShoivGreat?
er Firmness as Supplies
Become Small er
Buying cf eolored cottona featured
trade in dry gooda yesterday. Al- .
though demands for bleached its well
as unbleached fabrics wero declared to
have been satisfactory it was conceded
that trade had roceded aomewhat.
Prices in every quarter of the market
were firm, and predictions of still
higher quotations with acarcity of
gooda were freoly made. Some- of
the leading manufacturers of eolored
fabrics were reported to be disposing
of their outputs rapidly, and it waa ln
timated that within tho next few days
many of them would announce that
tlu'\ had sold thoir entire production
for fail delivery,
Many Southern jobbers were in the
market, nnd it wns stated that they
rl U-..I large orders for a number of
finished fabrics Leading commission
agenta declared thal lhe jobhoo of
'' i country ha\ .* abandoned their long
wnij for lower prices, Another grade
"?' S 'Uthorn ginghan h wns nd*. ancod
Va cent a yard, tuul doninis, or ovcrnll
nuitorial, was rnisod from U5Mi conts
centi h yard. The final nbsorv
??mi*'- of the Jewish Pnssover wns cred
ited with hu\ m: rostricted trade in
gray or unblcachcd goods
New England Textile
Business Pirkiii?j Up
Orders for Oi! Cloths t May
Set All Looms
Working
Special Correspondenee
Businesa Newa Bureau
NEW BEDFORD. Mass., April 21.
Decided activity has devcloped in tex?
tile business in this section. Tr. Fail
River sales cf print cloth amounted to
300,000 pieces, which, although slightly
lower than last "Week is greater than
any previous week this year. Prices
on most styles advanced a quarter or
half cent a yard. For instar.ee, 38%
inch 64x60s, which sold a week ago
for 11 cents, was seiling easily : <r
11% cents de,spite reports that lower
figures could be obtained in southern
mills. There also was an unusal in?
crease in the sale of remnants and
seconds. The representative of one
large Xew York firm spent several daya
in Fail River last week making large
purchases of these goods there and
has come to Xew Bedford to repeat
the operation if possible.
Better business also vas reported
by the fine goods mills in this citv.
The demand covered nearly all styles,
shirting being especially wanted. For
months there has been praetieally no
demand for silk mixtures. 1 espite tl e
hampering of transactions by the lack .
of telephone service a considerable
quantity of business in lawns and '
organdies was done, the former com?
manding better prices than they have
i'or months. The call for marquisett.es
and other enrtain materials. also
flimsy dress fabrics and plain voiles,
has been noticeable but aporadic and
without uniformity,
Some looms are still idle. but on
her hand a good many manu?
facturers have their machinery tied
up with work for several months to
come and it is expected that shortly
all the looms will be working. Tho
signing of the forty-eight-hour bill
by the Governor last week has little
<:Tect upon the manufacturers here
as most of the mills in this vicinity
aro already running under this
schedule.
Shortage of Woollen
Fail Garments Likely
Clothing Makers l nahlc t"- Get
Adeqiiate Supplies frii i
lhe Mills
Both the garment manufacturers
and the woollen cloth mills are . d
to have underestimated tho absorbing
power of the general public for the
coming fail season. Even if the cloth
in ; makers wen- tr. receive all tho
cloth they have ordered from the we iv
ing mills ii is doubtful if they would
!.- able to supply the demand foi ?? .
meni of al! nd But the fact id
thal :. w of i he buyers of ??
will 11-.-. Ive all the gooda the;
. i.I.-i.-.i
During ' v ai k aelling agenta
?i..,-- i. -. ? i i he .-I rlt i i on i help
I..I.1.-. w Ith he rpfuili thal mo I nf
the "i '!??' - hi.v r i.i . -ii i. dmv .1 I.. i wi .ii
:;n nnd 40 j.. . eent, aeuordlni to munti
of the Im ge mill ngeiil I he eull Ine
..! i.nliM-i hrt* nol hi'i'ii I'litiipli'teil, mill
' .-. i m.i ii,ni buyem nre nol yel fullj
aware ol " al eondll Ions In lhe ti adc
Few mills mn ln n position to uceepl
more <"?'' i Somo cloth producing
organiisationa aro cutting orders to
tho bone because of the recont ad
vancca in raw wool and yarns.
Wools Bring Ciood Prices
Government Auction Markcd hy
Keen Bidding e
Businesa News tiurrau
Special Correspondenee
BOSTON*, Mas:-;., April 21.- -Prices for
domestic fleecea, the entire coat of
wool shorn from the bheep at one time,
were well eUBtained at tho government
auction here to-day. Ohio and similar
w'.ols were firm, delaines, the strong
Ohio wool fibres, brinjeing from $1.<JH to
$1.84 ? pound on a scoured basis. The
Atlantic *Mills paid the latter price for
two lota composed of more than 125,000
pounds.
Ohio and nirnilar rtaples of the grade
known as three-eighthB blood sold for
$1.07 to $1.13 a pound, including tho
estimated cost of cleaning aud
Ing.
Although bidding wa:-. not lively, only
two wflharawals were made in the first
100 lots because of the failure of bid
to past the minimum price i et by
the government.
Prorainent buyers of the fleecea in*'
cluded the American Woolen Company,
( harlei J, Webb &. Co., Engliah &
0'Brien. Jaroes Lee & Sons Company,
J. II. whealock &. Co., Colby & Bawyer
and Crimmins & Pierce,
Greaay territory woola frorn the
Western mountain atates aold well. A
top price of 49 conta waa given by
Crimmins & Pierce for ihrei lota of
greaay California wool. The Botany
Worsted Company took four of tho
eJeven lota of greaay Californiaa,
Prominent blyere of Texas woola
wera Chatla* J- webb &. o>. and Winn
\<>'ii Si Co., wool d?al?rs,
Among the large buyt-rs of jjreasy
poiied wool were Crimmlnn & Pierce,
Wright Brothera, Dupes A Meadowa
ami tbe American Woolen Company.
Silk^ Trade Will Help Pay
var Debts of the Nation
William Skinner Says Hard-Headcrl Business Men
Hecognize Good Investment When They See It
in Form of Victorv Bond
jVTEARLY ?.",000,000 in subscriptions
to the Victory Loan were raised
yesterday among men who make and
sell silk at a luncheon jjiven at the
Wnldorf-Astoria.
William Skinner, chairman of the
committee for the silk industries and
associated interests, was cnthusiastic
ovei the way his business associates
entered into the spirit of the loan cam
paign 'J he Silk Travellers' Association
is corpr i-.ii injr with the Silk Asaociation
of America to securo the full quota ul
lotted to tho silk trade.
"We observed every act of ihe grim
drama that was itnged ln Europe," said
Mr. SUtnnor, "and now thal tho curtain
is al.out to bo loworod on the final
scone all that remaina for vis t,-> do is to
aubscribo the money for which the gov
ernmenl has asked.
"Th,- B1H, Industry, though it has not
profitod from the war to the extent
that other industries <!,d, is out to at
tain lno pcr cent efficiency in rolling
up subscriptions. l am confident that
the sil!; trade, which has always sup
ported tho government, will not falter
now. 'I he big object has been accom
plished in Europe; debts have been in
curred, and these obligations must be
paid, Besides, the i trade is cnm
posed of hard-headed business men,
Who ' ; ;?!,;',? i :',>,>.) \;\; r | men
it is put before them ?>f course they
will ii i a11 i,i Bubi cribe to thu limit
of i he ir ri's.Mii.'.??., and from w hat i
have seen and honrd I am sure that no
effort will pi o\ e too bui len toui <? for
rn? businoss :, ' i intei Nov thal wo
have put oui lo the v heel wo
: iiaH work with ..li our might lo bco
ih.it ihis loan e " '" :i:- ,';"' over ' 'i: ' P
as It will bo possible I > pul I
"Theic ;# consider iblo plodding in
storo for the > arious v orki rs, bul is
Ihis fact is wcl appn c at ? I I i all
thero will bo no li ntil Ihcflnal
bond is subscribed i.I
hence."
Although there was no quotabl
change in rates yesterday for com?
mercial money it was noticeable that
the easier tone that ref.cc.ted in the
call money market nlro appeared in
commercial paper. The banks showed
a greater inclination to offer funds to
pi'ospective borrowers, which was prob?
ably due to the stronger cash position
of the banks as disclosed in the Satur?
day statement of the Clearing House
members. The comparatively easy po?
sition of the money market on the
opening day of the Victory Liberty
Loan campaign was accepted as a fav?
orable augury of the future of com?
mercial money rates. Bankers pointed
out yesterday, however, that alternating
periods of temporary strain and case
may be looked for until the loan is
:over. Thr Trc
with ii- . 01 pr'
r nn,, a n W
cent . ert ifical es in antb , of the
Victory Liberty I ' ? be put out
May L instead of April J:, as had been
previously plani ed
It was learned yesterday tha]
ing the comii m The Grain Ex?
port Corporation, the concern which
handles ihe wheat crop for thi g
ment under the guarantee, will proba?
bly do comparativelj littlo boi
on acceptances since it has had placed
7.1 its disposal a billion dollars, where
as, last year it only had its capital to
draw upon. supplemented I,/ temp u*arj
self-liquidating loans. During the
peak of the season last year tho cor?
poration had outstanding upwards of
100,000 which it borrowed on ac?
ceptances. This season there will be
few of these bills in the. mark< :.
Chemicals
Producers of Heavy Chem*
icals Find Compctition
Keen in Export Trade
Orders for heavy industrial chemi?
cals yesterday were restricted to lim
ited quantities needed by a few buy?
ers for immediate consumption. With
the signing of the peace treaty near
at hand there is a tendency among
buyers to hold back until a further
"clearing ,of the international, atmos
phere," ar, one of them expressed it,
has taken place. It. is expected, how?
ever, that large uscrs whose stocks
have r<\t\ low will soon he compelled
to buy in order to keep their plants
work ing-.
The dearth of dornestic orders is
somewhat relieved by increasing ex?
port inquiry, which comes from practi?
cally all parts of the world, especially
from South and Central America, In
\ raei ica n manufacturers are
en ountei ng keener competition with
r producers who are I ,
?. tocked with hea - ? i hemii als, and
1 .f. e the h.h untai i iper a an
I ransportat ioi
iiaii Lhu'fiH'r .v Marx, Rochester,
N \ , ono of tho largest men's clothing
manufacturing concern a in tlie count ry,
? hort ly will be ? in making boyB1 cloi h
i he fii ni ia said lo bo deponding
upon uui.'h ., ' the nal ional advort Ising
,v liK-b i. pl rr,l their pri duet i, ....
i io- conxuni injj public l i play " Iai Be
|,nl lli buil. Illii lip H ir..ii!,rt for ll."
li.'U' linO ?l !?"> " Bjm .1 rl
Meeting!) and
ConveniiOiis
"1
The spring meeting of the Na?
tional Retail Dry Goods Associa?
tion will bc held in the Hotel
Statler, St. Louis, Mo., May 27,
28 and 29. Tho association's spi
meetings heretofore have been held in
Chicago, and the annual eonvention in
New York in February. The la
of the meeting will be known as St.
Louis Day, and a special programme
has beeti prepared for it by the St.
Louis n 'iv. :, ? i, who are also ar
ing a dinner for the members al
ing the meeting.
The National Association of Cotton
Manufacturers will open their annual
eonvention lo morrow evening, April 23,
at the (lotel Biltmore with their annual
get-together smoker. ''The New Era of
Good Feel -: ween lect ions"
has hc n innounced as thc addre s of
,;,..,,., I i am B. T h o
New (irleans, being th..
,, e ral c o
try v ili b tssed at a m ! ing of
Ihe e-.ccutivo committ. i al
Bool and Sh. [anui :tui
p
Hotel ii, Bosl i .
day. The all ied conferorce imit tee
? f the shoe and leat hei ind ist ries will
also hold meetings al lhe ? opley-Plaza
on these dates
Six Colleges OflYr Fre<
Tuition to Ex-Soldiers
AYER, Mass., April 2L Si* colleges
ha> ,? offered 11 ea tuit ion foi di cl irged
sohliei-.-', ii waa innounc ! at i tmp
1 I, ,, rli -. 1 , ,1 . . I ' ' i ?
Vgricultural i' o 11
Dnivei Ity, Went worth I Uut i ??'
\ n \ ,l'.;l ', flll -.r .,, WrHt \ 1
i ? |, | , L'o'.lege, ?n
iu..i Uui ion iri i lo- .1. fi
S> a s i v Co m 111 odit 5 o s
Aprll B1, 1019
(Note.- In those casea where no transactlnns were reported (ho "bid"
prices are given.)
METALS
Week Year
Monday. Saturday. ago. ago.
Pig iron. Fdy No. 2 x, per ton (Pittsh'gh) $28.15 $28.15 $36.15 $31.25
Lead, per lb.05 .05 .05 .07
Copper, per lb.15% .15'4 'V .26
Spelter, per lb.'.06.40 .06.40 .06.60 .16''.
Antimony, per lb.06% .06% .0634 .18
Tin, per lb.72'% ,72[/2 ,72!/2 .91J4
PRECIOUS METALS
Platinum, per oz.$100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $108.00
Silver, per oz. 1.01! a 1.01' n 1.01' B &7VZ
CHEMICALS
Sulphurlc acid, 20* olenm, per ton. $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Sulphurlc acid, 66?. per ton. 16.50 16.50 16.50 ?
Nitric acid, per lb.08 .08 .08 No market
Caustic soda, 76%, per 100-lbs. 2.75 2.75 2.75 .06%-,07
Soda ash, 58% light (bbls.), per 100 lbs. 1.60 1.60 1.75 2.90
Phenol, U. 8. P., (carloads), per lb.08 .08 .08 .60
Glycerlne, dynamite, per lb.14- .15^ -14- 15^ .14- W/2 .51
Glycerlne, crude, per lb.09% .09' 2 .09' :, '
Glycerlne, c. p. (in drums).16 .16 .16 .16%
Alcohol (denat.), per gal.45- .48 .45- .48 .45- .48 .71
\lcohol (non.-bev.), per gal. 4.90 4.90 4.90 4.95
Nltrate of soda, 96%, per 100 lbs. 4.07%. 4.07! 2 4.0714 4.35
COTTON
Middllng upland, per lb. 28.60 Closed 28.70 30.45
SILKS
Japan fllature, No. 1, Shinshiu, per lb.... 6.70 6.70 6.55 6.10
China-stram filaturc, best, No. 1, per lb. 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.20
Canton lilature, Ex. Ex. A, per lb. 5.40 5.40 5.40 5.65
HIDES AND LEATHER
Hides, city alaughter, apread, per lb.32 .32 .32 .2&/2
Hides, <ily, nat. strn., sei., 60 or over, lb. .2V/z .27%. 27'/, .23'
Calfsklns, city, 9 to 12 lbs., per skin
Leather, hemlock BOlc; 8.75 6.75 6.75 B.35
Overwelghts, No. 1, per lb.49 .50 .48 .47
Mlddlewelghta, No. I, per lb.47 .48 .46 .41
RUBBER
Para, np-rlver, fine, per lb.55!/2 .55';. .551. .64
Para, up-river, coarsc, per lb. .34 .31 .34 *" '37
Plan., 1st latex, pale, crepe, per lb.49 .49 .49 ^63
Plan., brown, crepe, thln, clean, per lb... .46 .46 .46 ,ss
Plan., ribbed smoked sheets, per lb...,.% .48 AH M [53
Three Methods for
Collecting Luxury
T':;x Suggested
National Retail Dry Goods
Association Issues Bul
letin to Serve as a Guide
in Absence of Ruling
Three different methods by which re
I ? ?' rs may collect and keep track of
the luxury taxes on sales of articles
"'?' r a cortain price after May 1, are
"!'?' i'"'i in a bulletin jusl issued to
rs of the National Retail Dry
Goods As ociation The bulletin is de
' r'::'''l lo on e us a guide in tho ab
','1"''' "i dofinito ru iiiR ; roni tlie
Bureau of Internal Rcvonuo on lhe
' "f ?i cting Iho tax.
'' !"' !:!'-'! plan off. ,. d is lii.u which
' Co., N ???, i?r? , (jpcct to
under
001 ol I 10 . e-w i, k'OUUO b
;'i'l''- "'7 ? ? iiifi np| iirol, bags nnd
ulher travelling equipments, picture
. Iai ip??, pnrn ioIs, etc, Tl I
' ? : :" m I c Iho Uu wllhoul
upon ? lu merchandise in
?'!lv way, so aa to avoid any troublc
l ri . iring the lax a i
Boods are marked up and down for
' ' sales, clearances, etc. Every
. orson in e ich department wl :
taxablo merchandise is sold will be
I rovided wiih a card callinp attention
'-" what articles in that department the
tax applies, the rate of the tax (10
nt.) and the retail price of mer
1: indi ??' which the tax begina to
apply,
rhus if the clerk is selling men's
hats, the card will tell him that the
L0 f.r-v cent. tax applies to ail hats
selling for more than $5.
Macy & Co.'s Method
R. H. Macy .si; l'o., New York and a
1 ? of other large concerns will
handle the taxes as follows:
The sales tickets for taxable mer?
chandise will hear in addition to the
price of the article 11 , amount of the
tax written in green ink.
The clerk in making the sale will
write on the alescheck the price of
the article, the amount of the tax and
the total.
Thc total will be entered on the
sales tally and a cross (x) placed to
h lefl side of the entry.
The Audit Department will credit the
Sales Department with tlie value of
the articles sold and will credit the
amount of ti:,. tax to the Internal
Revenue Dep irtment.
deemed advisable that a spe?
cial account be opened for each section
the Bill under which it is expected
'I ect taxes, namely, 902, 904, 905
a; d 630.
This method is recommended because
it will facilitate examination by the
Government nnd will facilitate audit
on the part of the tax-paying houses.
To Use Pcrforatec! Tag
The method of the .1. L. Hudson Com?
pany, Detroit, will closely follow the
pian of Macy's. Tags on taxable mer
ie will show the i'.om, price,
amount exempt, the taxable amount
and the amount of the tax. The tag
used will be a perforated one, printed
in black on red. One half of the tag
will go to tho customer and must be
ii ied in case of requei ted refund,
her half of the t ig goes to the
wrapper and i sent ti thc audit de?
partment. Unle ? the Bureau of (n
I Ri ' ni ould object, II udson' ?'
to m ;'...' p ; i inrient i cord
icording lo Paragrapli 904 from the e
tags r tl iles
Hi salei c leck its ilf will 1 liko
d c . che. k, I : I 'a nietl od ? ili
ord
SeiNarate Tas Cag Advised
mal ter >? hai system is u
bullet in advisi s xiv rchanl to h.i, o I he
amount of thr tax on each sale marked
a separate item on the sales slip and
urther ndvises that the tax be maTkert
by a cross, ring, or sue a ot ter d a
hing foature io enable t1 , audit ?
partment to pick out the I ix,
i >? tax accord ng to the hulh I in
should nol ba ftgurod into the toi i1
amount ol i al is , redite | to
,1 partment or I in
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tax ? ,-ii; h .u ,l be i,c.p
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1." a uuch mercliB nd! io
Silk.
Orders for Fall Silks Com?
ing in From Road
Sales men
Most of the order3 received in the
silk trade yesterday were those sent
in by traveling salesmen. Nearly all
of the orders were for fall fabrics, and
the trade henceforth will give most
of its attention to selling autumn
weaves. Few buyers appeared in tho
showrooms, but Easter Monday sel?
dom sces many visiting merchants in
the market. Besides the final days of
tho Jewish Passover, and the suspen
sion of work among numerous cutters
because most of their Italian workers
took a day olT to welcome troops re?
turning from itaiy. rendered business
iu spring weaves rather quiet. Desir?
able grades of the spring fabrics now
seem to be iti scant supply, and on
that account buyers who must havo
such goods to replenish their stocks,
have to pay advanced prices.
Some of the travelling men who have
been touring the south in quest of fall
orders will arrive home ne.xt week,
when a numerous body of buyers from
the South are expected in tho market
for autumn shades.
Raw Silk Market Steady
Buying of raw silk, especially the
Japanese product, was quite brisk yes?
terday. Prices remained statlonary. It
ported that the visible supply in
Vokohama, now cstimatod at 17,000
bale . had been ? lightly augmented by
arrivals from the interior of Japan.
Two weeks ago the total supply in the
leading trading centre was reputed to
have been 18,600 bales. In the mter
val buying for shipment to the United
itate has been rather large, but tho
increase in uupplies upparently haa
beon more than sufflcient to offsjt tho
volume of new ordern?
ice
Medium and HlghsBt Quality
Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums
Representative -will call
LARGEST HAXDLEKS IN CIT*
ng Prices
i. mlr.uten from Wall St or City H3II
to Borough Hall Subwaj Station.
Daily Delli erles li Manhattan
tioods d ? /en d une daj bought
if d<
A. Pearson's Sons
59-63 Myrtle Avenue
Phone Main 48\*8 Brouklvn
Metal.
Copper ijuoted al 15\
Cents in Lifeless Uwr
lict: Lead Easier
Small sale of co
t" have boon made lu the loi
. e . rdaj at I.. e. n a ??
price ? I ' v under li I
iltiotalions, and \\ ittld i oi be mad ?. I
is bg 1 iu\ i-'l, excepl in i: olaled ni
important int tiincos.
w erc
on i il ? wns said, i
other day i n i hc lust monl h
me ? c demand is Iim Lcd and e: port
orders
1 . iioss ii; lead and i r"'1, er con?
tinues dull. The price of 6 cents for
lead, establ I <! by the American
ng and Retiriing Company, is be?
ing slightly shaded by indep
The London Metal Exchange was
closed yc st erday.
Coal Output Increase
Cold Spell Cuts Into Storage
Piles During Last Week
WASHINGTON, April 21. i he oul
put of bituminous coal for the week
o? April 12ih showed a considerable
improvement over the tonnage pro
duced the previous week, the Geologi
cal Survey announces. i: i
the mii pn 7,411 000 net tons
week indicated, compared with
6,967,000 net tons during the weel;
ended April 5. As in in'-viuus weeks,
tho current week's production fell far
below that of the corresponding week
of 1918, the decrea e amounting to
3,300,000 net tons. or approximately 30
per cent. Fcr the calendar year to
date the output is estimated at 120,
840,000 ni": tons, and falls approximate?
ly 35,000,000 net tons behind the out
put during the corresponding period of
last year estimated at 155,308,0 0
tons. The average production per i
working day during the week ended
April 12 is estimated at 1,236,000
to.;.--. compared with 1,373,000 net tons
t'or this calendar year to date, and
1,765,000 net tons for the preceding
year.
The "Black Diamond" says that the
cold spell in the middle west territory
during the last week has greatly re?
duced stock and storage piles and has
resulted in many hurried coal orders
For quick delivery on the part of the
operators. The number of contracta
bei ? placed for steam coal is increas
ing daily, but the large buyers are
still waiting for the government to
establish a price by placing orders E ir
railroad fuel.
Oil Shipments From
Mexico on Increase
Fitiancial B u ??? <? a ??
/ i ? ? ? .?
TAMPJCO, Mexici . ftpril 21 0
? ienl : I
. . | . .? th of March
over thi of
recedin i i I d,
?an Gulf shipmonl
I 10,4 ? i b irre s, an increa
. . Februa
oleiira Coni] " ? I
? ? P i e
crcase 10 Corl
Corpoi ......
of 89,413 National
o of
10,264 barre] ' Ri ind Fuel * lil
iny, 12,000 I
irrels; Phi '' cas Company, -165 -
?
rels;
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p i.-.e of
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lufpiirvis for Dyestufjs
Received Fl'OIil ihd*
land and Belgium
Domestic buying of dyestufl'a was
light yosterdny. but ln tho last few
days substantial orders for the cheap?
er grades have been received
South America, and also tho Far Kast.
One manufacturer stated that he had
received inqulries t'rqm Holland and
Belgium for a number of colors These
inquiries, coming from countr
close to Germany naturally caused con?
siderable spcculation. Belgium deal?
ers, it waa thought, were averse to re
suming trade relations with their orst
while enemies.
Rubber
Revival of Sports Causes
Rush of Orders for
Tennis Balls
Dealers in sporting goods who early
last fail placed small orders for tennis
balls to be delivered this spring are
now back in the market. buying addi?
tional stocks* to carry them over the
season just start ing, which is expected
to get a new record for this sport.
Manufacturers of these balls, in the
construction of which a large percent
age of rubber is usod, declare that the
coming peace has entirely changed the
aspect of their business.
Last fail vv'ien their salesmen were
on the road taking orders I'or this
spring and summer's good3, dealers
were rather skeptical about the out?
look for the sport, and they bought
sparingly. The armistice and the re?
turn of the soldiers changed the sit?
uation, and now the dealers are plac?
ing larger orders. Delivery of tennis
balls by manufacturers usually runa
t'l-om April to September.
Quite tho reverse of this Bituation
exists in tennis shoes, i'or which
dealers last fail placed large orders
ln anticipation ot' a shortage. Also,
they expected to pay thoir tennis shoe
bills with the proeeeds from tho sale
of rubber.-* during the winter. As the
rubber footwear business wns far be?
low normal tho dealers are now re
questing the manufactures to delay de?
livery of tennis shoe order*.
Leather
Less Popular Styles in
H omen\s l oottvear to
Move /Votu
? ' season busiaeaa '
over, shoe retailers aro reported to bo
cnrrying small stocks of tho styles of
ir that aro most in demand.
nd jobbers doclare
Ihnt in preparing for tho Easter trade i
tho retailers confined their orders too
!" one or Iwo styles that were
expected to prove particularly popu
';I1'- As loes were chiefly made
r Brooklyn companies which have
been closed for some weeks because of
labor trouble, the available stoeka in
the hands of wholesalers were limited.
an various styles of spring and
summer shoes that are held in quan
by wholesalers. but which did
nol appeal strongly to the retailers
?ivti they were stoeking up for last
week's business. This footwear is ex
p< :ted t.i move freely now, as it is a!l
available to the retailers.
Continued good weather is expected
:o bring about an eariv call from the
retailers for "white shoes." Manufact?
urers ar.d pobbers usually start taking
orders for the summer stvles in white
canvaa or leather the la'tter part of
April or early in May, but already
some retailers have shown more than
passing interest in thia line.
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Jewelrv
American Clock Manufac?
turers Capture Ger?
many's Trade
American clock manufacturers have j
already obtained, it is renorted, a large I
part of tho business formerly done by
German concerns in the United States
and South America. Their plants are
working to full capacity to meet the re
quirements of the trade, which has
n. .'. r before, say the clockmakers, been
so actwe. One large concern reported
yesterday that the volume of business
now bemg handled is three times Us
capitalization.
With the growth of export trade de?
mand has increased for the better
grade of clocks. Several vears ago the
South Aniencans were heavy ourchas
ers oi clocks seiling at about $1.50
r sale iu New Vork, while now the
demand is more for articles selline at
1 520 wholesale.
During ihe last year the price of
clocks ui this country has advanced
about 50 per cent, while s.ince 1919 it
has more than doubled. It ia believed
that the peak price has now been
reached, hut that reductions wi]] not be
for some time to rome because
d labor conditions. Material
costs are coming down, the manufact
report, but these reductions are
than offset by the higher wages
anded by workm in.
Furs
Tradesmen H^re Hesitate
tbout HiSher Tariff on
Cermun Furs
fork t.ir dealers and manu?
facturers are not inclined to take ae
n< to support the rnove
'; ' 11 ?] TO
bodiej of the
, high i -ritf
1 partly msnu
H'r.i furS :?''.,! ?,,.,,, th
'
V( ?" on I
'.? i ??.-. lUfttivei .,f tha 1 ? Wr MerehiBU'
" V ', ,: |, .<...,, ,,
' ? I Ul 1 ll"??' \ ,., '..'.!i,,i, atld th*
? ' ? lated fur MftnufBcturera [no i
??> resolution was adopted expn
the opinion that until tmal peaco terms
were coneluded nnd the peace confer?
ence had fintshed it* work it would bn
unwise for American fur men to at?
tempt to influence tariff legislation at
present.
It was hinted that the action of
French and British dealers to attempt
to impose a high tariff on Central Pow?
ers fur while maintaining a minimum
tariff between Allied countries would
be detrimental to this ountry. Few
manufactured furs are imported here
from Germany, and a quantity are
brought in from France and Belgium.
If our present tariff is lowered, it was
said, the French and English furnished
furs will give Amorican manufact?
urers stiff competition because of the
relatively lower wages paid to fur
workers in those countries.
?
Many Buyers Here for
Summer Hat Season
Movement for Sale of Season
able Millinery Proves
Popular
Buyers for retail stores in all parts
of the country visited the show rooms
of millinery manufacturers and whole?
salers yesterday to place orders for
new summer hats. This buying marked
the opening of the new "Summer Hats
for Summer Wear" movement, which
has been started by leaders in tho In?
dustry here.
It is believed that the buyers in town
yesterday represent or.Iy the vanguard
of the great number of others who
are expected to visit the market before
the week ia over.
Th,- buyers were cnthusiastic over
the idea of a real summer search and
talked of plpns for pushing the move
ment in their local centers.
Few of them visited tho salesrooms i
oi the trlmming manufacturers. It ia
said they are devoting their attention
first to tho emporiums of manufact?
urers and later will visit tho tri?nln*
houses after flrat Mcerteintng whit i
tho leading wholesalers are ?Wtag,|
ft ' -'
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jl\o man i an> a sum?
mer hotel through
choicc.
He'd make it a twelve
months* proposi
tion if ron
age was there.
Interest or> invest?
ment, deprcciation,
etc, continues for
twelve months,
while the return is
only for a fourth of
the time.
You operate on the
same plan if you
employ a five-ton
truck to haul five
tons a few miles
and find no pay ing
work t
ing the re
of the d
Put that i
in ih .
Opportunities are
every where?rj g ht
at you
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theit
we a i
tn
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specially
1 and t
iew-ci
tH
?Treada that will
make your truck
a better investment
under all circum
stances.
Sold and applied here,
NEW YOHK?Aki-on Rubber Tire Co.. 82?
W. 52d St.; L. Sdtounmakrr Co.. Ine.. b!j
Walker SL; L. j. Dalton, l/.t.'i St, .. Ijt
BnoOKLYN?Rnb-rt Alistin & Co.. 17 Doan
St.l A. Jun ; Ave.
JERSEY CITY?Akrcn Rubber Tlro Co.. 791
N wark A.-.
LONG 'SLAND CITY? Harrulds IWoior Car
?TAPLETON. 8. I.?A. T. 2orn. (43 Canal
Qu'e'enS?W. T. ?L J. L. Callisttr.
MINEOL A_ v,
PATCHOGUE- . Sons.
Vl Wartottrton Ave.
N OCHELLE?W<
493 Main St.
W-"TE PLA1NS?Orawauputll Tire & Rep.
i
'- "" S /. inc, i.a s.
Broadway.
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