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Show TAKES THE PLACE. OP BILK. Lara Uo.ntllle. of M.rt.tli.d ColUas Coming lllthrr from Larop A steady Increase It noted la the Importations Im-portations from Hurupo ot a now fabrlo designed to rrplaco certain gradea of alike. It It mcrccrlted cotton that It. cotton whljch haa been ao chemically treated aa to glvo a glojs to tho surface, sur-face, white at the tame time changing tho character of the fabric Within the patt year an enormous Increase hat taken place in tho Importatloni ot Ihli fabric, and customs ofllccra aay that tho constantly multiplying ordera for mercerlted cottona havo caused an appreciable ap-preciable diminution In the Importatloni Importa-tloni of silk goods Tho mcrcerltlng procett It applied to cotton ynu an well aa to tho cloth, and'rtio 'eflkl-fled" 'eflkl-fled" cotton yarna are steadily crowding crowd-ing out tbe allk yarna tor embroidering embroider-ing purposes. Hiperta In thla lino ot good havo declared that merccrlied cotton yarna nro about 25 per cfnt atronger than tho allk yarna. Kdwln A Hartshorn, assistant United Stattl appraiser at New Wk, In charge of tho division In which theso mercerlted goods undergo tho ofllclal Inspection at required by tho customs law iaya that ho had teen tome mercerlted coU tona which In their close rctcmblanco to allk would dccelvo men long accustomed accus-tomed to handling allk goods An Investigation In-vestigation recently mado by tbe United States general appraiser! Into the character of Imported mercerlted cottona resulted In tho ofllclal declaration decla-ration that tho color In tho warp of-these of-these goods la Imparted by nn Insoluble, Insolu-ble, Inoitractablo coloring matter Inherent In-herent In tho fiber, tho physical construction con-struction ot tbti fiber being changed by tbo action ot caustto soda. These mercerized cottona are coming Into thla country In largo qiianlltlea from Germany and Swltierland, and alto from Scotland They aro expected from other countrlet, Inasmuch aa United Statea coniulnr agenta report that mcrcerltlng machlnca aro being put In operation In nearly all ot tho Kuropean countries Dreta goods In Imitation of allk can bo put on tho American marktt about 20 per cent cheaper than tho real allk. Importer! aay that these cottona aro fott supplanting sup-planting allk In tho manufacture ot Ilk shirt waists for women and at novelties In dreta goods. Tho new fabric la alio coming Into extensive tno for the covering of tocallcd illk nm-brellaa nm-brellaa In, thpcatrlep and upholstery Ilka tho mercerized cotton trui become nn Important factor While the mercerlted mer-cerlted cloth haa the glosa and luster of silk- II laibronounccd aa durable1 ha heavy cotton, i i i |