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Show SILK MARKET IS ABNORMAL, CLAIM "Although the condition of the silk market is not completely abnormal, still it is somewhat disturbed for several sev-eral reasons, ' ' says E. Dauquin, silk buyer for Walker Brothers Dry Goods company, who has just returned from the eastern market. "The great interest which everyone is taking in the war, and the time sacrificed sac-rificed in helping the country, has had a marked effect; and, too, the great trouble is in the transportation of the raw silk, which , mostly comes from Japan and China. Then there is a great shortage of throwers, loomers and finishers. fin-ishers. "The market is not bare, but good merchandise is very scarce. Although prices are bound to advance some, yet silks today are no longer a luxury, but a necessity, and they are undoubtedly the most adaptable and practical fabric for wearing apparel. Dress goods have advanced m a much larger proportion, as have cottons also and the advance in silks is comparatively small in proportion pro-portion to this. "We have learned to 'Hooverize' in this country at least silk manufac-, hirers have, and they have directed their efforts towards fabrics that are really serviceable in styles and much more subdued. "Satins are strong today, and will be stronger for fall. In fact, there will be nothing so strong as silk for some time for women's wear." |