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Show DYE INDUSTRY 0Fy,SiWBS American Makers Compete With Germany in World Markets WASHINGTON', Jan. 3 Marked progress In the development of the American dye industry is shown In a report made public Sunday by the United States tariff commission. Production of dyes during 1910, ih-report ih-report stated, was equal to, or in excess ex-cess of the pre-war Imports of the, United States, with the exception of Vat dyes other than indigo. Manufac- turo of vat dyes, however, is said to ha e made much progress despite the high technical skill, long research and large Investment Of capital. Although the average price a pound i of dyes in 1919 was the same as in 191S, the commission found that the consumer received better value as the dyes produced in 1919 were of a higher high-er quality and In many Instances w PS of a faster type. Total production of dyes in the United Slates in 1919 is estimated att more than 03.000,000 pounds, an In-J crease of eight per cent . of 1918 manu-j fnctures. and of 3S per cent over prewar pre-war Imports. Many Instances are sald by the commission to have been found of a decrease in those dyes relatively easy to make and the appearance of many new dyes. Output of certain1 dyes, is said to have been developed to a point beyond' the domestic: consumption consump-tion und large quantities are exported, export-ed, particularly to China and Japan. Little competition was experlen i id In foreign countries In 1919 from b r-man r-man dyes, the commission reports, I addinp the rate of dyestuff production j by Germany sln.Ce July had been about! one-third the pre-war output. oo |