Show I I I DAY GUDD PRICES I Dr Dry goods good reports are of a ery very j I 1 optimistic character due to the he ca capacity c- c oa- oa production In man many channels and the mOt more e active distribution In wholesale and retail retal retail branches branche Delas Dela's Do- Do J De-J lays las In transportation are complained complained com corn of ot In several sections where the winter Is breaking up slow slowly Prices continue firm or rising and efforts to check advances advance In some lines have have had little effect Higher el wages are being asked by m mill Jobbers bolet operatives are s bt busy In many shipping il centers nie goods good Od on order and alt all al merc merchandise under un un- der tier order seems to be wanted Re Re- have been more moro active In their buying operations both for tor spring and fall Ial Jobbers have about reached the peak of ot their spring out business I with they Chey fall if lines lines are sn now and d si sending are I getting trl men I Ia a good response Textile raw material markets continue con con- con con- on high levels Prices are easing In foreign wool markets but declines are not heard beard of or as yet et In domestic channels Cotton Coton has con con- Its Is upward course coure In fo tion first ir being ill hands Vet very growing o large s smaller and I supplies Silks advanced rn spain g In primary raw a ort markets mar mar- but manufacturers iru are not in in- in CI to buy freely There r oh has been some q quickening In foreign trade Import fIgures figurea fig fIg- ures urea show that customs receipts on textiles are running Into larger figurea fig fig- I urea ures sa than was s anticipated T Ot ers era are doing more business In the tho smaller miscellaneous markets handling hand hand- I ling cotton fabrics a and knit goods It It is s claimed f e that prices I e at which Vo l t tf export lines are e being e sold are be below be- be f oh low the parity O of primary l market r t prices price here OX ON STAPLES Advances have been made In the prices of ot 4 bleached cottons ranging rang rang- ing log front from 1 l to 2 1 c a yard DIscounts DIscounts' Discounts Discounts Dis DIs- counts counts' have been shortened on wide sheets and anti pillow cases and list advances are looked for tor Lines of fall al ginghams have been sold fr freely I and It fl Is mth thought t that t current prices will wil not last last dhe he tendency ten ten- dency deney to withdraw offerings when sola p. p An active business has developed In napped cottons anti and blankets so that milis are now well wel sold ahead for fall fal Novelty wash fabrics business continues active especially on printed lines bearing Egyptian designs and colorings White goods are slow Denims continue con con- I very firm All Al heavy heavy materials mate mato- rials such as dire Ire fabrics and cotton cottOn cot cot- ct ton duck have stiffened In price with wih the rise In coton cotton I Raw flaw Rw wool markets abroad have I beert showing an easier tendency just at the time the domestic clip Is Ia beginning to come on the markets Wool grades gades for fall fal have enjoyed a 9 a very large large sale and it has been necessary to cut down orders and to restrain speculative commitments co and fancy worsteds or ag r l an have sold actively c Staple dress goods d have v moved 0 freely a and lead lead- tog ing mills lU are r comfortably t ret 6 y ya supplied p l gd wl wIth h business Apparel makers maker are busy on summer goods and also are looking ahead Into fall fal Worsted yarns are very firm Knit Kni goods gods markets hold very firm Manufacturers find it hard to get higher prices In keeping c with vl yarn advances and c could take on more business If It lower offers were acceptable Initial fall tal business has well been v W supplied completed SI e with lr and orders i most mills Hosiery I are V line lino being I sate sare slow spotty and sS some some ee of gl of i the the fancies staples I and novelties being well wel sold Silks allks continue to sell sel steadily while ribbons are doing much bet bet- ter Novelty Novely lines and crepes have havethe havethe havethe the call cal for tor the moment Mill lUI occupation occupation pation paton Is active EASING IX IN wool MA An easing In the worlds world's wool markets has hare been positively Indicated Indi Indi- for lor a a. week or two and noticeably notice ably so In the auctions of at wool In New Zealand Australia and London Liverpool sales also alo showed some price yielding Domestic wools are arenOW arenow arenow now coming on the markets In the tha Western Vestern wool growing sections Holders Holder of ot wool In this country state that it Is harder to sell sel wool but they are not yet Inclined to make malte tenders at itt lower figures Mills Mis are aT I comfortably well supplied for tor the he next two or three months Cotton Coton has been rising and has reached high points In spot trading centers Late future markets also have been advancing C The fhe he new es planting t season a Is at hand The he latest late raw silk sik advance cale called out many protests from silk sik manu manu- who already are fearful manu manu-I that continued speculative operations opera opera- tons In the tho foreign raw material centers n will I bring about Instability b at a it er time m when h consumption n cu t In this tl I country Is a peak levels Stocks rss of l Irish l l e and other othe fine spinning flax fax have been depleted depicted and spinners are aI forced to buy many of ot the less desirable Russian spInning spinning spin spIn- ning grades rade that are still sti bringing comparatively high prices Jute has ha been quieter and In some respects easier On the whole e O It gives little l Indication dIC o of becoming ee i cheap In so ao far tar as textile raw materials material I ave are concerned the opinion prevails that there is little in n the outlook t to o warrant expectations of ot early downward changes change In textile prices I The Tho sustained prices of ot raw materials materials materials mate mate- rials form torm but one ono factor In the outlook the newest one being the t tendency of ot operatives es In textile I l lines ines to ask higher wages Duns Dun's Duns Dun's Review |