Closer Trade Ties Sought by English Merchants
English business leaders advocate a broader commercial union between the United States and Great Britain to harden political bonds. Harrods executives Brooks and Day say England has money and wants American goods once import embargoes ease, with expansion planned in retail and new Belgian wholesale links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Great Britain
England
Wade
Amerigg
Percy Villiers Brooks
Harry Cooper Day
Harrod’s, Ltd
London
Arnoka
Retailers' Summer Shoes Stocks Are Low Across Nation
Retailers report low stocks of summer shoes as fall styles begin arriving. Demand has been unusually strong since Easter, catching some understocked after buying sparingly to expect price cuts. Shipments of fall styles started the first of this month under War Trade Board and industry agreement. Style restrictions adopted last fall due to wartime measures were extended to June 1 after the armistice.
Rubber Heavier Buying of Crude Rubber for Future Delivery
Arrivals of crude rubber here have been falling off in the first days of June compared with last month while rubber goods manufacturers seek immediate delivery. Buying has grown heavier recently, chiefly crude rubber for future delivery, with many purchases to reach this country early next year. Tire companies are operating at capacity in anticipation of demand, and mechanical rubber goods firms report more orders though overall conditions remain hard. Other rubber branches move slowly, but sentiment is that the situation will improve soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Day
Amerea
Harrods
London
Indus
Harrod
Brookes
Londons
Belgium
Brooks
Woollen Trade Faces Restricted Market Amid High Prices
Textiles agents predict spring fabric prices will exceed fall levels as woollen and worsted goods stay costly. They blame wartime raw material and labor costs and warn inflated current prices may curb demand once civilian distribution normalizes. High prices could limit future sales.
Print Cloths Market Quiet After Price Rise
NEW BEDFORD Mass June 9 After two months of advancing prices the Fall River market for print cloths has become quiet as buyer quotations recede. Mills are stocked to run through fall with steady demand. Sales of print cloths last week total about 180000 pieces, less than half of weekly production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busmean News Bureau
New Bedford
Mass
Fall River
FTC orders Ringwill Linoleum Works to drop term linoleum
The Federal Trade Commission ordered Ringwill Linoleum Works of New Brunswick New Jersey to stop using the term lino leum to describe its floor covering and to rename its corporate title. The product is a felt paper impreg nated with asphaltum and painted, not true linoleum as defined by older patents, and the commission says the term was designed to deceive the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Ringwill Linoleum Works, Inc
New Brunswick
N. J
Ringwall Corporation
Frederick Walton
England
United States
Ringwalt Corporation
Commission
Furs Demand for Muskrat Pelts Sparks Dealer Speculation
Demand for muskrat skins drives speculation among dealers and manufacturers. A leading dealer reported selling 100000 muskrat pelts in six days and could move five times that amount if stocked. Export demand to England and France adds to shortages, raising prices and prompting expectations of higher trapper prices next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Scandinavian
Copper Sells Readily at 17 Cents for Immediate Delivery
Copper metal sold in this market for immediate delivery yesterday in substantial amounts at 17 cents a pound. A report that an important producing interest had advanced is quotation for the metal to 17% cents a pound could not be confirmed. Consumers say the price markup is unwarranted given the huge surplus of metal on hand. Some claim that, despite higher quotes, copper can still be had at 16 1/2 cents a pound.
Foreign Trade Drawback in Cloaks and Suits T
Morris Marks of H B Rubin argues foreign cloak and suit trade is infeasible as a side line. He says only separate factories or full domestic focus enable profitable foreign business, due to rapid style changes and conflicts with domestic production.
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Oreign
Morris Marks
H. B. Rubin
America
Quiet Market In Commercial Paper With Rates Steady
The commercial paper market was quiet with no rate changes. Trading at 6% for standard paper while less-known issues command 6 24%. Some dealers report 6% paper still, many offer none at that figure. Treasury redemption options may ease money conditions as large Victory Liberty payments arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Incorporations Granted by the Secretary of State Albany
The June list shows numerous new corporations including Syracuse Underclime Shop Inc in Syracuse with 9000 capital and Toffman Fig Cloak and Suit Company Inc in Manhattan with 6000. Other entities cover varied lines from clothing to furniture to milling and real estate, with addresses in New York City Brooklyn Rochester and New Jersey.
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Albany
Syracuse Underclime Shop, Inc
Syracuny
Abraham Friedman
Jacob
Mravis Avynus
Marvyreas Manufacturing Company, Inc
Manhattan
Tallory
Dresk
Masters
Millinars
Adolph Waillam
Mev Gendol
Shmuel Markowitz
Graham Avenue
Tiooklyn
Miller & Ezho Company, Inc
Atantinttan
Interlie
Doseph Szabo
Saece Stang
Deme Sureier
A&e
Wiloughby Aynue
West Thirty
Benjamin Balie
C. Kennan
Rector Street
New York
Chasles Pana. Company, Inc
Hyman Tromberg
Weante Pace
Gharien' Pace
Mast 107Th Street
Ity
Schister Wivotrie Company, Inc
Rochester
Rubles Brush’ Manufacturers, Inc
Beastien
Baward Lubully Ea
Dublin
Hupinatela
Avene
Turtle Bay Molding Company, Inc
Innual Real” Estate Agency
Constructy Manure
Fey Potela Vewerley
Milia
Aviliam
William Patterson
Willian
J. Jetters
Mo Victor Abaham
Burnett Cohen
Haut Twenty-third Street
New York City
Caydit Bureau
Ane
Charles Gy
Thomas A. Wine
Givingston Platt
Broadway
Barneya Auto Parta Co
Tne
Auto Parte
Saint
Goldman
Cohn
Gun Meyer
Washington Avenue
Kuthudsla “Realty Corporation
Manhattan Realty
Barney
Wtunien
Ruth Wetman
Andin Wantel
Seventh Avenue
Oltende Journal
Mos
Afarhattan
Deni
Eta
Too
Chum
Syaiaing
Panning
Meaulitte
Brekaway
New Monk City
Nealty Corporation
Era
Bunluenger I. Jeffers
MV. Avkham
Chas
G. Suffman
Clix
Auburn
Button “Works
Toe Woodruft
Woodruft
Bouginn Woodruft
Ney
Trowbatore Construction Co
Knoy
Bronx
Dunmonsy Bhbantiano Dipalermo
Brunk
Bipalermos
Trombatore
Mantiksth
Street
Trading Cine
Yracuna
Harrie
Cohen
Jacob Lb
Bhihinansila Ac Mopanilay
Byracuna
Gramercy Bark Menliy Company
Range
Alnor
New York Real Estate and Business Listings in 1920s Ledger
A dense OCR fragment lists multiple firms across New York and surrounding areas. Entries include Jamatoa Way Tealty Corporation with real estate removal and hotel ventures in Queens. Van Guilier Company in Binghamton with estate dealings. Irofs Tobertaon Minuittany Rever estate agency brokerage. Park Avenue and Manhattan printers and manufacturers. and the International Lumber Corporation with a $260,000 capital. Other names include J. Galvin, Wataun, and Security Dubdinw in Binghamton, plus various brokers, manufacturers, and selling agents.
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Jamatoa Way Tealty Corporation
Queens
Browerlute Milla
Tex A Gen Emaner
J. Galvin
Wataun
St. Mark's
Reat-Van Guilier Company
Tne
Binghamton
Rorani National Estate
Hel Voustruchott
Mutta A. Rudd
Ausey Teal
Tiley
Security
Unhattan
Atatbnon Printers
Aber Aiamufacturer
Red Techie
Kate Tention
David Firlun
Sirgot
New York City
Jeviing Paper Box Coy Inc
Manhattan
Imanufacturing Paper
Tacoy Riseman
Tynuit Winkinde
Charles Bisen
Clinton Street
T Kelly
HS Marto
Te Twitty
Sivan
New Younry Allen Enterprise
Vers
Hubner
Mom Murner
Barnes
West
Silk Conservatism Shapes Silk Trade Amid Short Fabrics
Silk mill agents sold limited quantities of dress goods while jobbers received orders from dressmakers and cutters. Buyers curb orders due to high prices and fabric scarcity. Deliveries are 30 to 60 days behind schedule as dye shops report ample domestic colors and linings for cloaks remain scarce due to scarce spun silk yarn. Makers of silk shirts secured enough work through year end and some outputs sold into March next year.
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Fabrica
Japanese Raw Silk Sells at Record Price
American manufacturers bought raw silk yesterday while Shinshin No 1 rose 16 cents to 840 dollars per pound, a new high. Yokohama dealers anticipate stronger demand that could push prices higher. Shanghai dealers report active Chinese market with Northern silk heat grades up to 76 cents a pound.
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Shinshin No. 1
Yokohama
Shanghai
Chemical I Improved Demand Finds Dealers With Low Stocks
Chemical markets show improved demand with dealers reporting low stocks in several lines. Solid caustic soda remains in good demand and firm prices persist. Light trading in citric noted, with limited activity and varying prices across regions.
Market notes on chemicals and camphor demand
A report notes steady sales of pound Bichromate with strong demand for Japanese refined camphor and limited supplies. Bicromates of potash and formaldehyde show lower activity. Benzoate of soda producers report good inquiry from preservative trades. A sizable business volume has been booked at one dollar per pound.
Platinum Shortage Worsens as Jewelry Makers Struggle
Platinum supply tightens as jewelry producers report difficulty securing enough metal to meet demand. Prices rise from 100 to 106 dollars an ounce, refiners charging up to 107, with normal receipts insufficient. About 80 percent of world platinum from the Urals, remainder from Colombia and South America. government holds an estimated 50,000 ounces.
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Ural Mountains
Russia
Columbi
South America
Outook for New Zealand Drygoods Prices Warns of Higher Costs
American Consul General Alfred A. Winslow reports New Zealand merchants expect higher costs for silks and ribbons over the coming months with possible exception of Japan made silk fabrics. Woollen goods likely to rise due to low stock and European delivery difficulties. cotton and mercerized hosiery may drop little, English goods stable. Carpets remain steep, at least 100 percent above 1914 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Alfred A. Winslow
Auckland
Japan
Open Price Orders Rise in Women's Coat Trade
Buyers in the women’s coat and suit market place orders at open prices amid uncertain costs due to a shift from piece work to week work. Manufacturers lack a solid basis for pricing unfinished merchandise as many workers have not returned since a recent strike settlement, with early orders small but hinting at rising demand.
Manufacturers Hope for Market Return After Lubricant Issue
Until the lube trouble in the trade is finitely settled and manufacturers can resume production, buyers are not expected to enter the market in large numbers.
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U. S
Fall River Mills
McLane
Beaver
Fourth Avenue
Sulerade
Teel
Drygoods Outlook
Wiley-Bickfordsweef
Aaron
Ahem
Okura & Company
Church St
Tokio
Baron Okura
Okura & Co
Okura & Co. (Mining) Ltd
Okura & Co. (Trading) Ltd
Reas
Sydney
San Francisco
Buenos Aires
Vladivestock
Osaka
Moji
Kobe
International Trade and Industrial Bureau
Société Francaise d’Action Economique of
Paris
Italy
International Trade & Industrial Bureau
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