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Business News -. ?. ? |y?EBB?GS of commercial paper in the local market continued in libaral V supply yesterday, with the better names quoted at 6K to 6ft per cent. ft, interior bank? continued the principal buyers, but there was a better local demand bocause of tho easier Stock Exchange call money rate. The market for bankers* acceptances, dealers said, has not yet responded to the jrsp in the brokers' call money rate to 6 per cent. COTTONS?Household foods Continue in Demand ptmsnd for household cottons, such towels, particularly the Turkish variety, sheets, pillowcases and table? cloths, continues almost as strong as ev?r. according to jobbers dealing in these articles. The January white sale conducted by retailers all over the country brought the retail stocks of this merchandise to a low ebb, with the result that the merchants have had to" reorder to make some sort of-| a showing on their shelves. Orders are j not a? largo as they were during tho I last two or three years, but the demand ] for spot deliveries is pressing. The aieicha&ta need goods of this class, but] ?re not willing to gamble on future prices or deliveries, according to the jobbers. Prices have been held firmly ! by the sellers, who maintain that they j have little to offer now, although their orders with tho mills call for fair ! amounts of goods for delivery as far as j six months ahead. Business in ratine dress cottons is ! fairly active now, although the bulk of ! such* poods are coming from Europe, ! according to wholesalers handling them. I The ratine weave, a "refined Turkish toweling," as one merchant calls it, is ? said ' extremelv popular in style! Paris. American retailers \ . nt manufacturers are push- I ; re with some success. Some ! which the loop threads, giving: - r f ratine have been devel i effect, are extremely fine.' ric somewhat resembles the old poplin. -Jobbers' Price Cutting lu s Business, Says Cheney Conflicting opinions exist among'the large Bilk goods producers regarding '. the ultimate effect of tho liquidation i of stocks being forced among small , jobbers by the tight money market and i a showdown in the demand for goods. I Many of the large manufacturers are taking a certain amount of delight in . the predicament in which the small jobbers find themselves to-day and as? sert that the quicker these small fry are forced from business tho better it for the - Ik trade. The same ood in their attitude toward the I peat numbi small mill owners who naVi open . '-. mills in this vicinity within the last two years. Howard Cheney, of Cheney Brothers, however. i ?agrees with this view. "What hurts -.he smi ? - tors hurts the entire trade," he said. "V. hile these jobbers have r atively smali stocks oh hand, their price c tting is bad for busi? ness." of the jobbers who operated ' hea . ;? ist ; - began to assume a conservai ? two months.ago, and stocks to-day are small. More ?? r they have few goods coming through ? - ders from the m Ils. " are well stocked. Tho pi i. ai wh ch these orders were ; . '' elow the cut prices at which i ai offering goods, and un fu ther drop occurs, they can ;. small profit on the goods yet is proved, according to si ri i k manufac? turers, - absence oi cancellations and ? apparenl di ?re of the job be", to in ali I ; ods they have ime of the mills have adopt ation" pol icy and will : on the jobber at all CO1-* . JFX : - -i\ ?Heavy Demand jo: i ul Glass Reported V.\ : ice of sterling silverware i I figure known in the jew-; elr* ... due to the high cost of1 Comr ' bar silver, sales of cut! p..1- : en stimulated, according to,retail ?ewelers. This is taken by! mem - of the trade as an indication < ' : viva! of the custom of using coi glass ,r dining room service. M; nufa jrers of cut glass declare then ne* r has been a severe falling off in ?? lemand for their product, but thai r i ? nt sales have been record breaking Because of the scarcity of lab ? .-. they are unable to take care o? the orders on hand and are far behii i deliveries. The better cut Bsrcham is receiving the most call from pun hasers. During the last year the price of cut. glass has advanced abcir. 25 : r < < nt. Although before the war German mar ifacturers were great factors in the cut glass trade of the world Amer ican -- .. .:'? ?turers are meeting with little compi titii n from that source. Since the signing of the armistice there has beer, little development of foreisn trade, but cut glass makers here expect that it will not be long_be Qrildren's Dre?s Mfrs. Cut Styles to Speed Production : Cutting down the number of models! displayed in selling lines by manu facturera of infants' and children's! dresses is a policy toward which I more members of the trade are , *orking in their efforts to con- j centrale on a few styles and so j ?peed up production and reduce -esignir.g and incidental expenses. On *n average the manufacturers appear ?o be showing about one-third less models this year than they did last ?*ar. The average infants' dress manu? facturer in the past has shown about 300 different modo!, each season. These have been cut in many cases to -00 models. In dresses for girls rang? es from six to fourteen years in age ?orne houses have cut their number of ?odeis from sixty to forty. One Chi? ngo house has made its cuts more ?raatic than the others this season, '?lowing hut six models for girls and tan for infants. This is coupled up } *Jth a national advertising campaign ???oh is expected to concentrate de- ? "?and on these particular styles. ?Hying of children's dresses by re- j "ilers is not particularly brisk at j present. Tho retailers are choosing their purchases with greater care than *T*r before and are demanding good | ?"?tcriali and first-class making. This i wtttnde, according to manufacturers I *N salesmen, has arisen from the fact I ?at prices are about two and a half g?oa what they were before the war.) ';'r'" mai ifacturers who'se highest' ft-^d garments wore $24 a dozen in ???old days now start their cheapest ??men's at that figure. The increased1 t7*'- also lias relegated the highly /?mined cheap dress to the background, tM??aitir? t0 ?"?nufacturers, with the <,*?'* that present styles are simpler, teri 1 er mac-e ?* higher quality ma N* Goods Well Sold for Fall Trade ?o J" -'"?inesa among the "corpora ?W bouses handling women's dress 22h ani* 'vorsteds has developed tii?' more rapidly than among tho ttfart* Wtar ciot-- lrado and the man ?,,vc4'*-revs of cloakings and specialty aei *' Most of the corporation Seal** roJK>rt that their fall produc ' **' ?* serges, tricotines and similar U? * '???"tea have been sold and tho r^** withdrawn from further offering. Jz*"i|,''or light weight French sergos, ?k2**-?-o to aither dresses or suits for w2?t? haa been iiarong. The prices gy.?y tha sailer? of such foods ?ere ^T *? tavalft-Jobtav ?ad ?*h?v ?o f?re it will bo back to the pre-war basis. Meantime silversmiths aro confronted with the possibility of a marked short? age of merchandise for the next Christ? mas season because of the unusual de? mand for silverware and tho scarcity of skilled workmen. Although salea of cut glass have been record breaking re? tailers continue to receive large orders for silver service sets, fruit dishes, etc. Retailers also arc receiving a good call for silver vanity cases, cigarette eases and engraved silver serving trays. The silver flask, which received such a heavy call during tho last Cristmas ho'?day season, is now practically deserted in the present buying, although a few have been sold to those -who were far sighted enough to have well-stocked "cellars." LEATHER?Sfcoe Makers Endeavor to Speed Production Practically every available foot of ?pace that can be obtained to increase production is being used by manufac? turers of men's oxfords to enable them to turn out orders on time. The temporary tying up of transportation facilities by the inclement weather and consequent traffic embargoes has added another problem to production troubles, and in some instances the delivery of leather has been inter? fered with to such an extent that some cutters have been laid off temporarily. Many of the territory men who make long trips aro about ready to start and no doubt will bo offered all the immediate business their factories are in position to handle. ' Manufacturers of women's novelties for spring are working hard to finish i their first delivery orders. Some of j these manufacturers making wooden heel specialties exclusively have been hindered to some extent because of the labor troublo in the wood heel factories. In some instances so many shoes wore in the works that it w:>.s necessary to stop cutting until affairs could be adjusted. Many fancy slip- j pers require an extra amount of upper : stitching, which causes delays, and even a few days of bad weather will work disorganization in the business, particularly where .work is run : 'hrough on a day she.et eificiency plan. Although many of the large retail dealei'3 continue to offer special sales of all kinds of shoes the public does not seem to be interested. With ordi narily seasonable weather these lots would have moved quickly, but the weather of the last few weeks has ! practically prohibited shoppers from taking advantage of these offerings. Dealers are optimistic, however, and , will continue these sales, and as trans? portation facilities become more nor- ; mal and the streets are cleared so that shoppers can gel around in a more comfortable manner dealers believe these loti will be entirely sold out. : The heavy sole of rubbers and over- | shoes lias, to a certain extent, offset tho poor trade in leather footwear. The first big gun of the new spring campaign was fired yesterday when one of the large retailers came out v.iih an announcement offering spring pumps and oxfords in about forty-one new styles at the special price of $8.7f> :; pair. These shoes range in value up to $12.50 a pair. The new num? bers include the most wanted styles in btack, dark brown, white and Russia calfskin, black and white kid, patent leather and black satin, also pumps of gold and silver cloth. FURS?Slight Interest in Silver and Red Fox Skins Interest in the New York Fur Auc- i tion Sales Corporation's sale of silver and red fox yesterday waned consid erably and the spirited bidding and ! record prices of the early days of the ; week were lucking. The best grades of cler.r silver fox advanced on an av? erage of but 25 per cent over last fall's prices. Medium grades showed no ; change and low grades advanced 20 per cent, At tho recent sale in St. Louis a : 40 per cent increase was shown. North? ern m?d foreign red fox skins failed to acfr&nce in comparison to last fall. The Eastern and central skins were in i better demand and brought 15 per cent ' more than October prices. The high- ? est price for silver fox was $720 and the top price for red fox was $72. Some of the dealers yesterday were inclined to think that, the peak of fur prices had been reached and that ad? vances during ihe remainder of the sale would be slight and more declines ; will be reached. In the main, though, the low prices of yesterday were at- | tributed to a lack of interest in fox ! skins. ond hand holder? were asking for these fabrics, with the result that the high prices of a month ago in the open have receded from 5 to 10 per cent. Manufacturers of cotton warp serges and plaids, in which a large amount of cotton is used, report that their sales have been large, contrary to the general statement that only the high? est quality goods are in demand at present. These goods are used largely by retailers for over the counter trade in addition to their extensive employ? ment in the dress trade. t -? Prepare for Canadian Fur Sale The recently organized Canadian Fur Auction Sales Corporation, Ltd., which will hold its first auction in Montreal beginning March 22, is soliciting ship? ments of furs from the United States. The company announced yesterday that shipments of raccoon, muskrat, beaver, mink, weasel, skunk, silver fox, red fox, cross fox, fisher, lynx and other otter have been received for the sale. About 200,000 muskrat skins are listed in th uctlon and more are expected befort :ch 1, tho closing date for shipmet.. Many local dealers attending the fur sales here yesterday expressed their intention of visiting the Canadian sale next month. Tho beaver and mink offerings appear to interest the New York dealers more than other articles. Urge Coal Shipments to Italy Immediate action to supply Italy with coal on a monthly allotment basis was demanded yesterday by the board of directors of tho American Manufac? turers' Export Association. George Ed Smith, president of tne Royal Typo writer Company and chairman of tho association's committee on shipping, fostered a resolution to this effect. The resolution emphasizes the im? portance of helping Italy in her coal crisis if this country expects to have a future market for American goods in Italy, where there are 40,000,000 peo? ple friendly to the United States. More Pav for U. S. Consuls An appeal "for higher pay for Amer? ica's trade representatives abroad and a reorganization <>f our diplomatic, consular and commercial service abroad ! is contained in a resolution adopted yesterday by the board of directors of ?l the American Manufacturers' Export 1 Association. Tho resolution urges the : retention of the commercial attaches' ! B*rvice, the maintenance of homes by ? tba gfovernment for its repr?sentatives abroad and promotion in th? servio? ' Moortin? to aMUt, Business Troubles Petitions In Bankruptcy Petitions In bankruptcy flUa.ln the United State? District Court yesterday wer? a? follown : NATIONAL 8. 8. LINES. LTD.?Invol? untary petition against National & 8? Linea, Ltd., u Broadway. Liabilities and assets not stated. Principal creditor la the Coast? wise Transportation Company, $86,800. Petitioners' attorneys aro Wing A Russell, 14 Wall Street. Receivers In Bankruptcy ?Receivers In bankruptcy appointed yes tcrdR.v wore as follows: P. RTJHLMAN &CO.?Judge Augustus N. Hand uppointed Arthur Y. Palzter receiver for P. Ruhlman & Co., with a bond of $2. ('00. HA CUB TRADING COMPANT, ?NC.? Judgo Augustus N. Hand appointed Per elv.il Wltdo reoelver for Rache Trading Company? Inc., with a bond of ?2,000. Petitions in Bankruptcy JOHN STETKAR?Voluntary petition filed by John Ststknr, of ?0 Summit Streut, ?onkers. Liabilities are $6,144 and no assets, Principal, creditors an>: Charlotte, MoLevy, *5.?144 ; Carl Banar. 1200; Charles Malota, 1250. Petitioner's attorney I? David Carfinkel, 53 South Broadway, V'-lUor?. WAONER & HABE??Involuntary peti? tion filed against Wagner & Haber, of 43 Little West Twelfth ?Street. Liabilities and assets ;ire not statod. Principal creditors arc: .lohn NU A Co., $423 : R. K. Cochran .t Co., $061 ; Muller-Cummlngs Co., $1,250. Petitioner's attorney Is Prank H. Reunion, 30!) Broadway. Judgments Filed In New York County The following Judgmeta were filed yes torday. February 10, the first name being that of the debtor: Arthe', Levy, Bernhard Co.?A. Mendflaon . $1,888.18 Atlas, Irving or Isaac?B. Katz. . 476.22 Angel, Alejandro & Co., Inc.?M. I. Horwitz. 18,819.40 Bankers' Engineering Co. ? Peo? ple, &c.. 147.05 Banks, Thomas H.?Winfleld H. Mapes Co. 936.35 Bellsarlo, Pcrnando N.?II. P. Plorsons . 1,676.97 Bult-Merz, Ernest?O. Ratkowsky 1.8S6.40 Carlisle Cord Tire Co.?Van Pat? ten, Inc. 10,871.17 Cohen, Joseph.?B. Kompner cost? 118.95 Same?troquois Club of City of New York; cost?. 118.60 Campana, Ceo. J.?A. Tanak).. 180.81 Campbell. Daniel H.?W. W. Burton . 896.S7 Com posit Metal Lath Co.?D. E. Lumkt?. 11.247.12 Daudet, Madeline ? Hotel Cla rtdge, Inc. 168.84 Elll-Colklhs Repair Co., Inc.? Houpert Machine Co. 689.70 Eureka Automobile ? Station, In". ? Watson Elevator Co., Inc.... S21.91 Pox, .Minnie A.?Parle A Til-ford. 306.99 Frank, Henry Rice, Inc. ? i. Marks . 54145 Forbes, Ewlng M?C. E. Shurt leff . 295.51 Pelnberg, Samuel?J. S. Hannen 2?7.52 Harrison, Chas. W ?T.. B. Cohen 11.619.95 Indelll, Peter or Pletro?London and Lancashire Indemnity Co. cf America .'. 881.12 Jonen. George?Superior Lamp Mfg. Co., Inc. 122.70 Jos-ph Friedman, Inc.?Conti nental Casualty Co. 101.83 Jacobson, Benjamin and Jacob Freodgdod (.';. Jacobson & Co.) '"? !?''?.'? . 180.52 ! Korn, Louis?F, 1!. Meier. 180.36 Kayser, Paul or Kaiser?J, Saus v*llle. 123.00 ; Ley. Louis?-F. A. llubc-l et al... 468.'.-3 : Lennon, .Michael ? M. Sehnur? macher . 723.41 Lee, Irene, miJ Xtl. Surety Co. Pe iple, etc.'. SOO.OO | May. Jacob liai id Transit Sub? way Constr, ("o.; costs. 1260'? Maurer, Samuel?J. Correys et ai 107.92 Merrill Research Co.?AV. B. Mor ton. 691.70 ? Myi rs Bcn-:at:.!n B.?A. M. Dltoh ter. 745.20 j New F'aiii Restaurant Inc. ? American Hotel & Steamship Co . 1,066.ST Patriarchy, Phillo A. ? M. J. White . 6.577.95 Po ton, Allen J. ?Franklin NU. Bank . 1,461.18 Powi i!. Florence ? F r -1 d crick I. ?eser & Co., Inc. . 146.45 Palmer Shipping Co.?A, R. Sil verston. 7.214.49 lt. E. Taylor Corp.?D. H. Poppe. 317.90 Rodde, William?J. SImeole .... 350.86 Same?Royal Pastime Co., Inc.. . 256.93 Same?H. W. Evans . 265.93 Sti In, Rudolph?Morris & Co. 402.37 6C3-665 Broadway Co., Inc.?L. Tannenbaum et al . 1,543.96 Swartz, Moe?Booth Fiaheries Co. 626.20 Trevor, Norman?J. M. Strong et al . 144.16 Threat, Mary?M. Schnurmacher. 372.09 Vari?lo, Antonio nnd Mario?M. Schnurmachet. 626.37 Worth. Harry P.?G. A. Hauck. 1,074.35 Williams. John D.?Kassel Stu? dios, Jnc. 194.60 Woller, Wm. H., and Henry Gart ley (Woller 6 Gartley)?Lon? don & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of America . 206.84 Wishnetzky, Fred, and Meyer Lu belsky?B. Goldfarb et al. 183.67 In Bronx County Tho first came is thai of the debtor. Calabro, Joseph?M. B, Lynch... $1,078.45 Collins, Samuel?J. M. Collins.. 69.55 Earl. Ellen?M. Gelsmann. 311.75 Greene's Auto Van & Express Co. ?H. Murphy . 3,147.99 Goldberg, William?R. Goldberg. 32.05 Kelly, John J.?-Marinuccl & Clampoll, Inc. 91.98 Smith. Mae?A. Folden et al_ 40.93 Schorr, Albert E.?J. Birnhaupl. 2,395.24 Weinberg, Ida?S. Selnick. 110.02 Satisfied Judgments second that of the creditor and dato when judgment was filed. Feinblatt, Boris?Interstate Films Co., Inc.; May 27, 1919. $118.69 Foderman, Marcus T.?S, Ros man; Feb. 18, 1920. 622.70 Greenbcrg, Nathan?Val O'Farrell Detective Agency, Inc.; Oct. 29, 391* . 451.70 Gale, Win. A., and John Bennett ?American Pump & Tank Co.; July 6, 1917 . 138.60 Ritzel, Henry?J. Saplenza; Oct. 14, 1910 . 838.81 Mackey, I>. Clinton?M. K. Par? tridge; Dec. 19, 1917. 1,769.84 Mitchell Bros., Inc.?Arlington Textile Corp.; Jan. 29. 1020... 2,581.02 Graber, Win. M.?F. G. Swart WDUt et al; Aug. 2, 1916. 105.68 Sofleld. Stephen B. ? Sterling Motor Truck Co. of N. Y., Inc.; .Ian. 11, 1916 . 1,424.50 Rocs. Fred J., and Frank?C. Wclssman et al; Oct. 8; l!?in.. 466.65 Renault Transportation Co., Inc. .B. Harmohn; April 26, 1919. 4,042.46 O'Connell, John J.?L. G. Meyer eon; Aug. 6, 1919. 286.45 Universal Tool & Die AVorks. Inc. ?American Die & Too! Works, In?-.; Fob. 4, 3 920 (vacated).. 1,828.16 Light. Thomas J.? S. Rosenthal et al; Oct. 30, 1919. 120.60 Surety Silk Co., Inc. and Alex? ander Sappersteln?M. Kaniln sky et al; Jan. 3 5, 1920. 409.83 Chic Women's Shop, Inc.?H. Heidelberg; July 22, 1920- 764.88 Streep, Robert S.?M. L. Feterst Jan. 17, 191?. 4.071.81 I -? Student Held in Fur Thefts Brooklyn Youth Accused of Part in $ 150,000 Robberies Isidor Cohen jr., of 86 Tompkins Ave? nue, Brooklyn, a medical student at the College of the City of New York, was held in $5.000 bail yesterday in the First Criminal Court, Newark, In con? nection with the $150,000 thefts of fur? from railroad cara in Brooklyn and Providence, R. I. Seven men alleged to be members of the gang were ar? rested this week in Brooklyn. Cohen is charged with receiving stolen goods. He said he had tried to sell some furs for two men in Brook? lyn, but that he had no idea that they were stolon. He used to be a sales? man, lie said, and took the job as a means of earning some money without interfering with his medical Btudies. Tho furs, which he had stored pend? ing sale, are valued at $20,000. ? . ? Livestock, Meats, Provisions yesterday. Ytor-ago Live steer?, fair to prime, 100 Iba .I1S.00O1B.N tll.S0OU.00 D r e s a e d beef sides, lb. ..... .1819 .20 JO? ?g Live veals, com? mon to prime, 100 lbs.19.00?25.00 I6.00?B1.00 Dressed veal city. lb. ...... .30? .37 .24? .SI . Live e vv e n. 100 lbs . s.coif 12.00 s.oo?n.oo i Dresse ; mutton, cltv, lb.20? .24 .16? .21 ' Dressed Ian bs, i Ity, lb..84? ,S9 .27? .31 'Hops, 100 lbs... l.VO0@16.25 I7.00O18.2i ? Live lambs, fair to primo, 100 lbs.20.00022.00 17.50? 18.00 Presad hoirs, bacon, lb.22^0.28*4 .24?,14ti Mess beef, bbl. .. 16.00018.00 36.00?36.00 Mass pork. bbl.. ?3.00?44.00 41.00?49.61 Lard, Wld. Weak. 100 lbs. .-... IM?SMi? IMIOM.H Tenants Now Owners of Flat On Broadway Form Corporation and Take Over Building at 146th Street Corner; Sales in Harlem and East Side The Stars and Stripes Realty Com? pany has sold to a corporation now be? ing formed the Mecklenburg, tho six story apartment at 3551-3059 Broadway, southwest corner of 146th Street. The corporation will consist of a number of tenants. Charles A. DuBois was the broker. Other Baying on Heights Charles S. K?hler has sold for Frank P. Schimpf to Ennis & Sinnott, Inc., 558 and 560 West 184th Street, two five story apartments, each on plot 37.6x75. I. Portman has bought from Alonzo L. Tuska tho two flve-story apartments at 511 to 617 West 178th Street, on plot ?12.6x100 each. J. S. Maxwell has sold for Louis Schlechter the six-story apartment at 506 West 135th Street, on plot 45.10x 100. Moore, Schutte & Co. have sold the five-story apartment at 511 West 145th Street, on plot 33.4x100, for Morris Kraus. Sale of Improved 8Gth Street House Sharp & Co. have sold for the Harax Construction Company the five-story al? tered dwelling, at 57 West Eighty-sixth Street. Harry N. Kohn has sold to Raffaele Esposito, 438 West Forty-fourth Street, a four-story fiat, on lot 25x100. Sales in Harlem Zone Max N. Natanson has sold to Edward Helms, 57-59 East 112th Street, a six story tenement, on plot 40x100. Manheimer Brothers have sold for the Yank Real Estate Corporation tho five-story apartment, at f>l East 117th Street, on plot 32.6x110.11. Edward N. Crosby & Co. have sold for the Peerless Candy Company (J. E. Mautner and Max Kessler), the five story apartment, at 511 West 125th Street, on lot 25x100. East Side Tenements Sold S. Morrill Banner has bought from the B. U. D. Realty Company tho plot, 185x100, at 304 to'Sl? East Forty-fifth Street, with seven old four-story tene? ments. The property is in the unre? stricted zone. It will bo offered for re? sale for improvement with a factory or garage. Victor Freund & Son have sold for Arthur Lyon to Jerome J Wilson, 835 Third Avenue, a five-story flat with stores. The same brokers sold for Harriet Jones to Maurife V. Freund 209-211 East Forty-eight|. Street, two four-story buildings, and have resold 209 to Timothy and .Margaret Murphy, and 211 to Ellen Cahill. John Lucker has sold for Emma Weiss to Ferdinand Penner, the five story flat, on lot 25x102.2, at 049 East Eighty-sixth Street. Another West End Apartment For Next Renting Season Joseph and Anthony Paterno havu purchased the three dwellings at 218, 213 and 220 West Seventy-lirt-t Street. The site, which is 54 feet wide and 100 feet deep, is what the builders want, as they plan the erection of a nine-story apartment house on the site, to bo ready for occupancy next fall. The suites will contain three and four rooms. The property has been bought by tho builders in the name of the 220 ? West Seventy-first Street Corporation through Earle & Calhoun.. Anthony Paterno is building an apartment directly across from this property. Although it will be some I time beforo it is completed, 50 per , cent of the apartments have been rent- j ed from the plans. Bronx Apartment Sales Daniel II. Jackson has sold to Theo- i doro Fishberg 978 East 105th Street, a live-story apartment, on plot -15x100. Ceorge Meyer was the broker. Mr. Jackson also sold to Lillian Hoff the southwest corner of 203d Street nnd Barker Avenue, a plot 129x100. Henry Hof was the broker. Leitner, Brener & Leitner have sold to the Fulton Wendover Construction Company the five-story apartment at tho northwest corner of 173d Street and Vyse Avenue. The Duo Company has sold to a client of Williamson & Bryan the five story apartment at 794 Home Street, j on plot 33x115. Harry Cahn has sold 845 Beck Stre?i, a five-story apartment, on plot ROxlOO, to J. Wciz. J. Flapler was **I?o broker. Charles M. Setlow t?i?? purchased from the Eff-Rich Realty Corporation 1038 | Lowell Street, an anartment, on plot , 30x100. P. Lorillard Company To Offer Common Slock : The P.'Lorillard Company has decid? ed to offer to common stockholders at par * 1,041,100 of the ?6.062,2-10 com-? mon stock authorized, but remaining unissued in the treasury. Tho remain? ing $2,021,140, it was announced yes? terday, will be set aside for Bale to employees at not less than par under terms which the directors shall deter? mine later. The annual meeting, of stockholders is scheduled to be held on March 9, when shareholders will j be asked to approve the plan for the 1 sale of new stock to stockholders and ' the offering to employees. The purpose j of the proposed issue is to provide new ; working capital for the increased needs j of the company. ? ? - ?? IS. Y. Central Staff Will Remain in Office j A. H, Smith, president of the New j York Central Railroad (system, an- j nounced yesterday that the personnelj of the management that existed dur- j ing Federal control will be continued after March 1, with few exceptions.: Two offices remain to be filled?name- I ly, that C. F. Daly, who resigned as j vice-president In charge or' traffic about | two months ago, and that of the late ! Francis Le Bau, who was freight traf- ? fie manager. Mr. Smith said that a ; detailed list of the officers to be con- i tinued after the road is returned to private ownership will probably be an? nounced next Tuesday. ? $215,000 to Adopted Son Mrs. Sarah E. Furnald, of 34 West Sev*nty-Becond Str?et, who died Feb? ruary 5 at the age of seventy-five, left the great? part of her estate to the Rev. Henry Natach Furnald, whom she adopted as her son in 1916 when he was forty-one and married. Mrs. Fur? nald and her late husband, Francis B. Furnald, built Furnald Hall at Colum? bia University in memory of their son. In the will of Mrs. Furnald, filed yes? terday in the Surrogates' Court, Mrs. Furnald left to her adopted son, who took the family name, $115,000, which was left to her by Mr. Furnald, $100,000 from her own estate and the residue of her estate. Henry Randall Ashby and Harvey Herstand, both described as "my dear friends" and who for^ merly lived at the Furnald residence, receive |135,000 ?nd 120,000, re? spectively Record Rental for Fifth Ave. Property $759000Wear Offered Snutthers for Thorley Corner, Which He Has Leased Back From Tiffin The Thorley Building, at the north? west corner of Fifth Avenue and Forty sixth Stroet, and tho building adjoin? ing, at 1 West Forty-sixth Street, occu? pied by Larimore & Co., chemists, are again in tho control of E. E. Smathers, who leased tho property to Tiffin Prod? ucts Inc., a du Pont corporation, sev? eral months ago. Th? Tiffin lease be? comes operative in May. Through Brett & Goode and the Brown Wheelock Company the property was leased back to Mr. Smathers at $50,000 a year net. .Brett & Goode and ? George Gascoine are arranging a lease j of tho two properties for Mr. Smathers at a rental of $75,000 a year net, which | is a profit of $25,000 a year to him. If : tho deal is closed on this basis the | rental will figure $3,000 a front foot, I which is the highest rental ever paid j lor the use of ground in Fifth Avenue. i Mr. Smathers may erect a twelve-story j building on the site for the prospective ! tenants, and in this case the rental i would be more. Tiffin Products Inc. surrendered It3 lease because of a change in the cor? poration's plan. The belief is that an? other location on Fifth Avenue is be? ing considered, if it has not been se? cured already. The Brown Wheelock Company, it is understood, is attend? ing to the wants of Tiffin. J. Sterling, London, Sells Realty Here E. A. Turner has sold for John W. Sterling, of London, England, through the office of George W. Church, the property at 7 East Thirtieth Street, on lot 21x82, to a client for improvement, Vesey Street Building Buyer Bryan L. Kennelly has sold for the ; estate of John H. Zur Lago to the | Barthold Michaels Sons Company, Inc., J08 Yesey Street, a four-^tory build? ing, on lot 22x75, adjoining the north corner of West Street. Brown Buys in Twenty-third Street Frederick Brown has bought from Borden and William H. Owen the six story building at 18 East Twenty-third Street, on lot 25x100. Ash.forth & Co : were the broker?. Sale in Syrian District The Charles F. Noyes Company has ! sold for Stuart Cooper and Sarah L ; Merrell to Christian II. Dieckman, foi | occupancy, 188 Washington Street, ? I four-story building, on lot 18x45, be I tween Dey and Fulton streets. Th< j purchaser.-; paid all cash and will hok i the property free of mortgage. A.stors Sell Bowery Property The Farmers' Loan and Trust Com , pany, acting for the late W?iiam Wal ! dorf Astor, has sold through Iliran ! Rinaldo and Charles H. Schulman thi ? two four and one five-story building: at 94 Bowery, northwest corner o Hester Street-, on plot 75x100. The Witty Realty and Constructioi Companv has sold to a client o Charles's. Rosenthal 105-107 Eldridg? Street, a four story loft and store oi plot 50x100. The building up to abou eight years ago was occupied as th' Ninth Precinct police station. Th< seller purchased it from the city abou three years ago. Louis Friedel was th broker. Furrier Buys in 29th Street I. Portman has resold the three story building at 210 West Twenty ninth Street, on lot 25x100, to Samuc Greenstein, furrier, who will remode the property. Harvey B. Newins, Inc was the broker. Trade Takes 22d Street House Charles Wynne and Louis II. Lot have sold to the West Beach Realt; Company 215 West Twenty-secon Street, a three-story dwelling, on lo 16x80. The purchaser will use th building after altering it. Dwight Archibald & Perry were the brokers. Chango in 21st Street Expected The four-story building at 34 Eas Twenty-first Street, 25x100, is to b taken over by the 34 East Twenty-firs Street Company, formed at Alban; yesterday with W. Barnes, M. Wein stein and H. Goldman as directors Joseph W. Stern & Co. hold title. - -,-? Century Theater's New Owner A Syndicate of Theatrical Mei The Century Theater, on Central Par West, between Sixty-second and Sixty third streets, has been purchased by syndicate in which the Shuberts ar interested. The Century Theater is nine-story structure on plot 200x23? It was built by a group of prominen men, including tho late J. P. Morgat in 1908, as tho New Theater, at a tota cost of $3,250,000. Last November i was sold at auction for the Equitabl Trust Company to recover a judgmen of $1,831,156. The property was the sold for $800,0000 to E. A. Potter jr and subsequently transferred to th 21-29 Central Park West Company. Th ??ale price to tho new syndicate is sai to be $1,800,000. Morris Gest, whos lease on the theater will expire nex month, has arranged for continuing a the Century. West 59th Street Movie Sold The Firm of Leonard J. Carpenter an Huberth & Huberth have sold 313 an 815 West Fifty-ninth Street for Mi Lillian L. Remsen. The property is two-story motion picture theater an adjoins tho site of the proposed sk; scraper of the Gotham National Ban I -*-? Cutter Estate Holdings Bring S175,550 at Auctio: Joseph P. Day disposed yesterday < the holdings of the estate of A. Ge: trude Cutter in the Vesey Street sal? room for a total of $175,550. The d< tailed results follow: 116TH ST. 151 B. 17x30, 4-sty bldgr; V J Kraft tor $13,400. 118TH ST, 448-460 E, 84x76.7. two 3-1 dwlr; to John V Juhoff for $11,400. 76TH ST, 170 W, 19x77.2, 4-sty dwlgr; Rosina Vollbart for ?22,000. 62D ST, 246 W, 25x100.5, 6-sty tnt;to Goth Garage, I no, for $12,660. 1STH ST 418 E, 25x92. 6-sty tnt and str to Philip .J Kiiouloeh for $9,'?00. Hl'DSON ST, 4^0, ri e cor .St Luke's t 23x59.6, 4-sty loft and str; to Vine l'en? for a Client for $18,500. LEXINGTON AV, 779-7S1, * o cor fist , 40 ?xSOx?. 2-."ty dwlgj; to Joseph Go don for $71,000. . Fl'1-TO.N" AV, -65, Mt A onion, to B J Kra for $17.oOu. By Henry Brady 40T?I ST 45S w, 82.6x74.1, ?-sty tnt ai etrs- to Gustave Halperln for $9,au0. EAPTCHESTBR Rn. n w cor Jarrett pi. xlb 8x55x76.6; to Mary A Chandler, ei plaintiff, for 16,000. By Charles A. Berrlan. FERRIS PU H27. w ?? 8186 s Westohe?t ?v, ?7.6x144.7x37.7x141.3j to Marshall Curry for ?4.615. .-? Money to Erect Tall Building On Lower Broad Stre? Lawrence, Blake & Jewell have o twined a building loan of $350,000 fro ! William Henry Barnum & Co. for tl I election of a twelve-story office strti ture at ?13 and 115 Broad Street,'co ? ner of Front Street. The plot contait over 5,000 feel. Carl Piatou, an e : porter and importer, is the owner. Tl j Owners Improvement Company has tl general contract. Shape, Bready 1 Teterkin are the architects. The buil in? will ho ready November 1. Tl deal involve? over $800,000, iacludii j.nd and buildln?. , Many Mofe Forced to Buy ThroughFlat Scarcity Brokers Have a Buey Day Lo? cating Homes for Clients on East and West Sides William A. White & Sons have^eold for Edward S. Trezevant his four-story and -basement dwelling at 19 West Seventy-fourth Street, on lot 20x102.2, to Herber Abraham, of the Standard Paint Company, for occupancy. The same brokers have sold for the Gustavus Siven.berg estate, the four story dwelling, on lot 20x100, at 48 West Fifty-sixth Street to Foot & Martin. Alfred M. Rau has purchased from Harris & Maurice Mandelbaum and Fisher & Irving I. Lewine the five-story American basement dwelling at 18 West Fifty-fifth Street, on lot 20x100.5. The sellers bought tho house two weeks ago. Slawson & Hobbs have sold for Mrs. George R. Branson the five-story dwell? ing at 627 West End Avenue, on lot 18x82, and for Mrs. Edwin D. Tucker 308 West 104th Street, a three and one-half story dwelling, on lot 20x100. The Houghton Company has sold the four-story dwelling at 59 West Seven? tieth Street, on lot 20x100.5, for Elise ; j H. S. Mabon. David Pasinsky has resold the row i of three-story and basement dwellings at 152 to 162 West Twenty-eighth j Street, purchased a week ago. To the j ' Keller Realty Company he sold 152 and j 154, and to Samuel Krotenberg he sold the houses at 15(1 to 162. They are on lot 16.Sxl00 each. Isaac Sandier was the broker. Goodwin & Goodwin have sold for C. D. Henriques, and resold it to Rose Klein, a three-story dwelling at 14 West 120th Street, on lot 18x136. Ennis & Sinnott have purchased from John S. Conabeer nnd Marion D. Blood gooa, 515 West 149th Street, a three story and basement dwelling, on lot 16.8 xlOO. Charles A. Du Bois was the f/i-oker. The George Comfort Company and Frederick Zittel & Sons sold for Mary T. Rennard to Morris Serating jr. the dwelling on plot 40x102, at 302 and 304 West Seventy-third Street. The buyer I will alter it into small suites. Buying On the East Side Frederic M. White has purchased for his residence from Henry P. Gold schmidt 20 East Sixty-;ourth Street, a i our-story dwelling, on lot 25x100.5. ; Earlier in the week Mr. White's busl- ; ness associate, W. R. Peters, bought on ! j the same block the dwelling at 6 East j Sixty-fourth Street through Douglas ? L. Elliman & Co. i Harris, Vough^ & Co. have sold for j i J. W. Bulmer the three-story and base- ] | ment dwelling at 166 East Thirty-first | ; Street, on lot 16.6x104.4. George S. Runk has sold for Lewis j : Bock tho northwest corner of Lexing- i j ton Avenue and Ninety-first Street, a ? three-saory and basement brownstone ! house, with garage, to Dr. Daniel P. j ! Morse. Maurice Wertheim has sold for L. I Napoleon Levy 288 Lexington Avenue, ; j a four-story dwelling, on lot 24.6x84,. to an architect, who will remodel it for j j his own occupancy. j James Henry an(b George W. Brettell ' have sold for the estate of Emma Clark i he dwelling'., on lot 17.6x100, at 61 East 124th Street. . Mrs. E. R: Adee has r-old her home, ; a four-story and basement house, on ; lot 20x74, at 129 East; Thirty-fifth Street. James H. Cruikshank has purchased i from the Emigrant Industrial Savings I Bank the three-story dwelling at 2108 j Madison Avenue, on lot 20x80. Harry : Sugarman was the broker. Staten Island Tract Sold Bought by Society on Improving Condition of Poor for Honie The Society for Improving the Con? dition of the Poor of New York has , bought at Eltingville, S. I., a tract of i eighty-four acres from twenty owners,, ; known as the Woods of Arden, through J. P. Morgan & Co. Cornelius J. Kolft*, | was the broker. The property fronts 1,000 feet: along the ocean and extends back to ? the Amboy Road. The society, it is said, plana to erect 200 modern houses and a home structure- similiar to that of St. John Guild at New Dorp Beach. Tho realty was sold for $125,000. It is reached by both trolley and boat. Trading in Brooklyn The Mclnerney Klinck Realty Com- ' pany has sold the three-story apart? ment building, at 1008 Fiatbush Ave- ; nue, on lot 21x100. Tho Berkshire Realty Company, Inc., has purchased from John F. Melbrook the three-story apartments, at 221 to 225 Eighth Avenue, corner Second , Street, on plot 100x100. F. C. Sauter has sold tho three-story dwelling, at 636 Tenth Street, for the j Title Guarantee & Trust Company to Frances A. Phillips. B. P, Knowles Company has sold : 601 Jefferson Avenue, a dwelling on lot ! 20x100. for C. E. Merklie. Haifa & Dixon have sold the two and j a half-story dwelling, at 282 South j 'Fourth Street, on lot 22x90 for Jacob Brote r. The Bulkley & Horton Co. has sold 1191 Bergen Street, a one-family dwell- , ing, on lot 17x100, for Mrs. Anna L. ? Wise. Daniel H. Jackson has bought ! through J. T. Mulligan, eleven lot3 on j Ucean Parkway and Avenue T running ! through to Fifth Street. -? Wholesale Flower Market To Resemble Covent Garden Tho Big Store Realty Corporation, represented by Robert E. Simon, has leased to the Wholesale Florists, Inc., the rear half of the ground floor of the Greenhut Building, on the east side of Sixth Avenue, from Eighteenth to Nineteenth Street. It will bo similar to Covent Garden in London. Horace S. Ely & Co. were the brokers. White Sells Greenwich Home GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 19.?Laur- ' ence Timmons has sold for W. F. White, of New York, his residence, known as the Ardun Cottage, at Field Point Road . and Mayer Avenue, to Timothy F. Crow ley, who has leased his home in Rock Ridge to Laurence Chamberlain, of ' New York, for live years through the same broker. The White estate was formerly owned by the late W, R.- R. Martin, and is considered one of the show places of Greenwich. Rents Estate at Larchmont Pease & Elliman have leased fur nished for the summer the property of A. J. Frazer, on the Hummocks, at Larchmont, N. Y., to Arthur M. Siden berg, of this city, Buys Plot at Scarsdale Tho Scarsdale EJstates, Robert E. Farley president, has sold a plot in the Greenacres section of Scarsdale to '? Mrs. A/ L. Johnstone, of White Plains. Sale of Manor Farm F. C. Sauter has sold the Manor farm of 154 acres at Manor, L. I., for the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. REAL ESTATE NEW JKKSl'Y COMMUTER'S FARM; 4 room?, barna and outbuilding?; fruits of all kinds: 8 acres of land: ?price {6,500. G. SPRAOUB, .Ramsay, N. X ? REAL ESTATE SEAL ESTATE 'Wm, Management of Real Estate Is a Science It is well-nigh impossible for the individ? ual owner of an apartment house or an office or loft building to give it the proper care or to derive the full return it is capable of producing. The manage? ment of a large building is a science and should be placed in the hands of special? ists. .? The Pease & Ellhnan Management De? partment gives owners of real estate a service not to be found elsewhere in the world. This large organization, because of its vast knowledge of real estate prob? lems, can accomplish results which to an individual would be impossible. Place your property in the hands of Pease & Elliman and from that minute your worries will cease. Pease & Elliman can increase the earnings by cutting down operating costs and stopping leakages, they can keep it rented to desirable tenants and they can handle every detail connected with it for a sum which is surprisingly small. Pease ?Elliman Town Dwellings and Country Estates 340 Madison Ave., N. Y< Tel. 6200 Murray Hill 55 Liberty St. 165 W. 72d St. . *?f BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR RENT BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR RENT OFFICE & SHOW ROOM SPACE FOR RENT Townsend Building 1123 Broadway, Cor. 25th St. Modern 12 Story Fireproof Building Large or Small Suites POSSESSION MAY 1st, 1920 Apply 119 West 40th St. BING fcf BIKG Or Tour Own Broker. Tel. 6<10 Bryant. LONG ISLAND Owner forced to move to New England Will Sell Suburban Home for $8500 This was built three year* ago hihI could not he duplicated for $11,000. I.argo living room with open Hrcplac'', <-entral hair, din? ing room and kitchen, four bed rooms und tiled bath,- hot water heat. large poreh and lot 50x130. Good neighborhood, easy commuting. $2,000 cash and monthly payment buys it. RICHARD F. CHILDS 47 West 34th St., ff. Y. Telephone Greeley 340 NEW BUNGALOWS: At Springneid, Queens Co., New York City, j rooms, bath, furnace heat, elec? tricity, beautiful decorations; plot 7.700 a<iuare feet; 5 to 8 minutes' wallt to matlon. trolley, stores, churches, public and parochial schools. Price $4,500; cash required. $1,600. W. Schabehorn, Op. Sta., Springfield, L.I. Telephone: "?pringfleld 1817. MOVE IN MARCH 1BT. A distinctive Colonial dwelling, 7 rooms and 3 baths, will lie ready for occupancy by March 1st. Would cost 25% more If this house had not been contracted for prior to recent advances in cost of building materials. On large plot at Garden City Estates. Terms can be arranged. For further details and ap? pointment ?o Inspect call or phone E. H. MEAN'S. 185 Madison Ave. Phone Vander bilt 8373. 100 ACRES. MOST SELECT AND HIGHEST PORTION Oi" WHEATLEY HILL; HAS NO EQUAL. JOHN RITCHIE HILL, WESTBl RY, L. I. BOBOUCH OF QUEENS form ^Ul0 ?Bar?eng 15 Minuter- from Penn. Station. Houses and Villa Plot? for Sate. SAGE FOUNDATION HOMES CO. 47 W. 34th St.. or Forest Hills. L. L NEW JERSEY IDEAL ALL-YEAR or SUMMER HOME. Beautifully ??lusted on River near Set? tlor?. Easy Commuting?Ready FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY. Most beautiful Ideation, New Jersey, on Shrewsbury River, lied Bank. Unobstructed view down liver to ocean ; 200 feet wster fn.nt. beach, pier. etc. Bouse In fine con? dition, 11 room*. 7 bedrooms, bath, itun heat, gas. electricity; tasteful!?; furnished, naw furniture, nigs, etc. Oarage ff? 2 cars: 2'? acres, fruit tree?, berries, etc. $27.000. i.j.y t.M-nis. Apply owner. Roots ?0, 116 Broad St.. New ?ork. Tel. Bowllag Green 0015. SUMMIT, N. J.?Owner offers 10-room home, garage. 130 feet road frontage, fine loca? tion. $18,500; also fine old country home, large barn fitted for garage, 400 feet front? age, ?arge grounds, $30?000: or, residence with 200 feet frontage. $18,500. Inventlga tion welcorped. Y., 66? Springfield ave.. Sum? mit, or agents. ENGlEW00D,N.J.a^vS H. Weatherby & Co., Englewood, N.J. LEO NIA AND BOGOTA, N. J. House Site? with all improvement?*. Prices will be mucb higher soon. Buy yours at present low price?, G. B. Hltebcock, Inc., Bogota, N*. J. MODERN HOME. 6 room?, tile bam, hard? wood floor? and trim, fireplace, steam heat, gas. electric; all improvements; near train and trolley; price $7.500; terns. Palmer. Reis, Inc.. Bogota. N. J. Pbone ?i?i- kensack 1690. _ REAL ESTATE WANTED $70 TO $90 PER MONTH in tho Oranges, Ulen Ridge. N*. J., or In the Bronx. Peinara, "?onkers or suburbs of Ne-.v Rochelle, con? venient to railroad station, unfurnished b to ? room apartment with sleeping porch, by irreproachable tenant of highest standing and reference?. Will pay moderate bonus for possession May 1st, or will consider purchas? ing, for cash, smalt modern well-located house in good condition. Send full particu? lar?, a. B. O, Be? 1? Madison Amare Branch, M, .X. Oj BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN A Restricted Colony of Private Houses is being* established by a syndi? cate who have purchased 14 pri? vate houses in 75tb Street, be? tween Lexington and 3d Avenues. The purpose is to form a group of representative New York peo? ple to whom these houses will be resold for alterations into im? proved private dwellings. Warren & Wetmore will re? model two that have been told? an indication of the type of im? provement under way that will make this one of the best blocks on the East Side. No restrictions, however, are placed on a pur? chaser in the selection of architect or plans. Prices Low in fact, they are being offered at little more than the land values. 18 to 20 ft. frontage, with good rears?ranging from $27,000 to $30,000. Applications made to either Douglas L. Elliman & Co.* 414 Madison Ave., Murray ?til 6600 Harris, Vought & Co. Successors to Harris & Vaughn 569 Fifth At*., V antler Hit tl STORE and BASEMENT 329-31 Fourth Av. Bet. 24th and 25 th Sta. 38.9x83 Possession Jan. 1, 1921. H&S $07 Broadway. Phone Gramerey ??5J REAL ESTATE FOB SALS HOMES WITHIN THE HOU1 ? d ALL SECTIONS J. CLARENCE DAVUS J2 NASSAU ST. JO? ?M ~x- v WE8TCHE8TEK COCXTY eorxTBT Basra farms, furios ALONG HUDSON NICHOLS * HOBBIB. 7 ~ FACTORY rBOFRRTY FOB SAIX FIVE STOKT and basement factory buHdlnr on Sullivan ?t.. containing SS.OOO ?<J. f> Klectrlc el?vator; tight on all ?idea. ll.SCO ?q. tt. uvallable April lit, lttS: bmian< ?? Sept.. 19?0: ?uttable for heavy manufactur? ing. Harold B. Snydar, 840 Broadway, gtui vrsaiit 1048. MJSCZJUUtAMCt