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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
WOOL PRICESJFIRM AND HIGHER
PATENTS FALL-BOARD FOR PIANOS
South American Wool Sells at Record Price
and Domestic Wool Advances Sharply
Baldwin Piano Co. Secures Reichling Patent
Covering Improvement in This Field
Substantial quantities of South Ameri-
can crossbreds were offered on the Buenos
Ayres market last week at the highest prices
named this season. The stock was ostensibly
owned by German interests. Some good sized
weights of long and medium combing wools
were bought for prompt shipment from South
Africa.
Owing to restrictions on exports no business
could be done in Australian wools on forward
contract. Spinners manifested a fair amount
of interest in spot Australian merinos, but
holders were not inclined to accept the bids
that were made.
Speculative buying was reported in Montana,
but many dealers declined to follow the mar-
ket upward because many spinners declined to
pay any more for fine staple on the spot than
was being quoted by growers in the West. So
much capital is required nowadays to carry
on wool operations that dealers are compelled
to go slow. A tighter money market also con-
tributed to making wool traders cautious.
Wool shipments from the West were delayed
on account of a congestion of freight.
Wool prices have reached such extraordi-
nary heights in the West that many dealers
refused to operate. There was some specula-
tive buying, but otherwise trading was quiet.
Prices were not any higher in Montana, Wy-
oming, Nevada and New Mexico, states that
still hold good sized lots of unsold wool, but
85 cents scoured for fine staple was consid-
ered a prohibitive figure by some very shrewd
operators. A tighter money market compelled
buyers generally to take a more conservative
attitude.
Half-blood and fine domestic stock showed
an upward tendency, according to reports from
Boston, but on this market prices remained
unchanged. Sales of quarter-blood domestic
wools were made on a basis of 75 cents*
scoured.
Some fine domestic scoured was
also sold at 75 cents. Spinners made bids on
. fine domestic in the grease that ranged from
75 cents to 80 cents scoured. The latter price
seemed to be about the limit spinners would
pay. Sample bags of various kinds of domes-
tic staple were shipped, and business is expect-
ed to follow during the coming week.
Fancy prices were paid for fine wools in
Montana and Wyoming by the speculative ele-
ment. Virginia fleeces were held at 45 cents
by the growers. Up-State wools were sold
during the week at auction at a price that made
the laid down cost 40 cents, in the grease.
Several hundred bales of long and medium
Cape wools of the old clip were sold at full
market rates during the past few days by local
dealers. These wools were sold on forward
contract.
Advices from South Africa stated that not
much wool of the kind suited to the United
States was available.
The freight rate on wool between South Af-
rica and the United States was advanced one
farthing a grease pound.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 26.—The Baldwin
Co., Cincinnati, O., are the owners, through as-
signment by L,ouis Reichling, same place, of
Patent No. 1,188,102 for a musical instrument
fall-board.
In player-pianos, organs and similar musical
instruments with manual keyboards having fall-
boards lying horizontally over said keyboards
when said fall-boards are closed, it is often de-
sirable to have such a fall-board divided into
two parts, a narrow front fall, and a wider main
fall at the rear of said front fall, these two parts
being hinged together so that the front fall
may be folded back while the main fall remains
closed, thus allowing access to any expression
control parts at the front of the keys while the
main fall covers the tops of the keys. Such a
divided and hinged fall-board also permits the
fall-board to be folded and turned back into a
smaller space than a single piece fall. The prin-
cipal drawback in previous attempts in such
structures has been the exposure of the entire
hinge when the front fall was turned back on
the main fall. This defect is overcome in the
invention now set forth.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions
of any kind.
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The Ohio Veneer Co.
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
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Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
A NEW HIGH=SPEED STEEL
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And when you're satisfied
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137 E A S T I3 T -* ST.
NEW YORK
COPPER SHOW^SLIGHT DECLINE
During the past week the copper market has
been dull and heavy, with few buyers in the
market. Second hands are still anxious to sell.
A new process for the manufacture of high- Some sales of electrolytic were made at 25^0.
speed steel, in which no tungsten, molybde- for September and October delivery, and No-
num, cobalt or vanadium is used, is described vember and December shipments are difficult to
in a commerce report by Consul J. M. Savage, sell at 2Sy 2 c. Spot and June is salable at 26j^@
Sheffield, England. In former processes tungs- 27c, July shipments are easy at 26%c., August
ten was an indispensable alloy, its use in nor- at 26c. nominally. The London market for elec-
mal times running from 14 to 24 per cent.
trolytic dropped £3 to £130, equivalent to about
It 'is said that the ingredients of the new 27c. here. Standard was firmer and £1 higher, at
steel are freely obtainable wherever steel is £98 for spot, with sales of fifty tons, and £96
manufactured. It is also said to be suitable for futures, with sales of 200 tons. Exports from
only for turning, planing and slotting tools, New York and Baltimore reported yesterday
all of which can be made by casting. It is not were 371 tons, making the total for the week
suitable for twist drills or milling cutters. The 4,359 tons. Imports were small, 825 tons cop-
tools in which it can be used, however, take up per and 400 tons matte for the week at Atlantic
about 75 per cent, of the entire consumption ports.
of steel for machine tools. Patents in other
countries are being applied for, and it is pro-
TO PRODUCE BROWN TONES
posed soon to place the process before steel
In keeping with the demand for American
makers in this country.
"Considering the present scarcity and ab- walnut and brown mahogany in piano cases
normal price of tungsten, especially in neutral and furniture of all kinds, a German exchange
countries," writes Mr. Savage, "the non-tungs- suggests a process whereby, a beautiful brown
ten feature of the discovery is claimed to be stain may be produced. The formula calls for
of supreme importance. Another claim on six parts of bichromate of potash to eight parts
which great stress is laid is the low cost of of water. In other words, six pounds of bi-
manufacture. The tools are simply cast into chromate of potash are placed in a gallon of
the proper lengths, after which the cutting boiling water. With the solution the wood is
edge is shaped and sharpened on an emery coated, allowed to stand forty-eight hours. The
wheel. A third claim is that when the tools results are said to be beautiful. The wood has
become too worn for further working, the re- no appearance of having been stained, but
maining parts can be remelted without loss." rather that of having been aged. To finish, use
hot linseed oil, very little shellac, and wax
over.
EDWIN A. TREFZ IN CAMP
None of the Rare Metals, Moreover, Is Used
in Making It
PHILADELPHIA, PA., June 26.—Edwin A. Trefz,
who is associated with his brother, Otto R.
Trefz, in the manufacture of piano bass strings,
has gone to Mt. Gretna with his regiment, folv
lowing the call for the mobilization of the militia
of the State issued by the Governor. Mr. Trefz
is a musician, and belongs to the Second Regi-
mental Band of the Pennsylvania National
Guard.
BRANCH OFFICES:
Chicago
160 No. Fifth Ave.
San Franciic*
164 Hanrford Bldg.
LOOSCHEN CASESJN GREAT DEMAND
John W. Looschen, of the Looschen Piano
Case Co., Paterson, N. J., reports an increasing
demand for Looschen cases. This firm has
built up an enviable reputation for prompt de-
liveries and high-class wares, and the factory
has been working to capacity in order to sup-
ply the great demand for the Looschen" prod-
uct. Several new accounts have been added
recently and Mr. Looschen is personally see-
ing to it that the orders are being filled
promptly and according to specifications.
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