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Money on Call.

New No'k, Nav money on call
strong, SG31s per cent; lowest, 3 per cent;
ruling rate, 8 per cent: closing bid. 3Ia
per cent: offered at per cent; time
loans firmer; sixty ninety days and six
months, 6 per cent. Close Prime mer-
camille paper. Si4a3% per cent; sterling
exchange weak, with actual business in
bankers bills at $4S3. S5d4S39 80 for demand
and at $3.50. S0@4s0S5 for sixty day bills;
posted rates sfs2 and 1856; commercial
bills, s4so14; bar silver, 66; Mexican dol
lars, 5O1a; government bonds steady rail-
road bonds weak
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Corn--No. 2 mixed, CSC; white. 1ac.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, 43c; No. 2 white, 46c;
white clip, 4Sc.
Pure wheat bran, so or 100, s24.
Cotton seed feed meal s26: prime. s3.ss
Corn chops, $1.1s.
Corn hearts, $1.25
Shorts-100 pound sack, 1925
Hulls-So-lb c, s., 50 ton. so-lb. C. g., 100
sack; 1o0-lb. c. s., 80 tom i00-lb. c. g.. 400
sack; 10 Id sack hulls, 3sc.
Hay-Choice timothy, $40; No. l timo-
thy. $l9; Johnson grass, sl4; clover mixed.
$3.50.
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Liverpool cotton Market.

liverpool. May COTTON spot quiet;
prices Unchanged American middling,
Goa The sales of the day were 5000 bales,
of which 500 were for speculation and
export and included 740O American. Re-
ceipts 100 bales, ali American. Futures
opened and closed quiet and steady.
American middling. good ordinary clause:
May. 5s7: May-June, 5s7; June-July. SIS;
July August. 5&s; August-September
5s4: september-October. 5.7i; October
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans May 2.-Spot cotton quiet
and steady. Sales 1850 bales, including
800 to arrive. Quotations reduced isc
midding, He. Futures opened steady at
about last evenings closing figures. The
trading was limited in volume, and the
fluctuations were narrow. Bulls con-
tinued to express the belief that pres
ent levels will be maintained by the de-
mand for consumption, They say the
spindles of the world will eat up every
bale OF the old crop. and that the de-
mand will continue right along for the
new crop. On the other hand bears ex-
press the belief that English spinners
have enough reserve stock to tide them
ever into the new crop. and that spin
ners takings will fall off greatly until
the new crop begins to come In. The
local market closed quiet. net 10 to ~
points up.
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
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Coffee Market.

New York, May 2,-The market for
coffee futures opened fairly steady at
a decline of 5d10 points under bearish
estimates for receipts at the Brazilian
ports during May, less bullish estimates
as to the decreased worlds visible supply
for the month of April. the weakness in
Wall street liquidation and little selling
by Europe. The loss was increased slight
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, May 2.-Cattle, 5@10c lower 4;
cows, So. 25a4.6o; heifers. 50. 75a5, 80; bulls,
2.60@4 Az calves. s5.75; stockers and
feeders, 50. 7504. 80.
lower; good to prime heavy, Sc. 1906 45
butchers weights, s6.45Q6.50; good to
choice heavy mixed, So. 40q6.50; packing,
IS. 706l6. As.
Sheep Receipts. %. 900; market strong
to 10c higher; sheep, 81 .5065. 20; yearlngs,
$535d5 rs; lambs, So. 25d7. So
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- !
f lour-St6 auy. =,
Wheat-Nol sp'i1g . so&s11kc; No 2
red. S614c. ,o \,
Corn--No. z, a 90, 70. g yellow, 48Ac
Oats-No. y on,INoc No. 2 white, 34G34I4c !;
No. 3 white vs.o1ss1ac.
Rye-No. q 'o.
Barley-Gop ,seding, 404Hc; fair to
choice malh4s, Jm50c.
Flax Seed /, s1.07; No. / north
western, $1.13la!
Timothy Seeds|prime 1925.
Mess Pork-Pt barrel, SIS. 40&15.4 A.
Lard-Per 100 ounds, sS.521a.
Short Rids Sit s-Loose, IS. 40t,S A.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, So 100000.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, SIPS
Clover-Contraqt grade, S11.25
On the Produce Exchange today the
butter market was steady. creamery. $500
Zoe; dairy. 14G11sN
Cheese-Easy, lha12e.
Eggs-Easy, choice, 13laq14c
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Naval Stores.

pitch, 81 %; pine tar, 1915; coal tar So 80.
Rosn, per barrel of $50 pounds: A, B, C,
$50; d, 1915; f, $3.50; F, 1885; @. 81. 30;
II, $3.50; /, H,45; x, IS; M, 1910; N. s5.15;
window glass, $500 water white, s. %.
Turpentne firm, 64c.
Savannah, May 2.-Turpentine firm, $40
64Iac; sales, &.1s; receipts. 31a; shipments,
100. Rosin firm; sales, 1856; receipts. 1872;
shipments. 300; stock 529s6. Quote: A, B,
C, d, e, F, G., 1916; H, $3.50: I, "a. 40; X,
$40 M, $3.50; N, s4.s5; window glass,
IS; water white, $515
Wilmington, May 2.-Spirits of turpen-
tine, nothing doing; receipts. l cask.
Rosin. nothing doing; receipts. II. Tar
firm, 81 80; receipts. 30. Crude turpentine
firm, So. 80, s475 and 81. %; receipts, 49,
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crate offerings were pretty we'll absorbed
at the decline and the market closed
steady at 10@15 points lower Sales, 25,-
$40 bags. including June, $40; July. $500
$50; August 6.65; September, 6.70d6. 75
December, Sc. 95q7. O5: January, $40; Feb
rllary z Is
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Dry Goods.

New York, May 1.-The dry goods mar
ket today was steady. A feature of the
buying at sales in the jobhing houses
was the taking Of large quantities of do
mestles and printed goods for Immediate
shipment.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS

There was no activity whatever in tho
local spot cotton market yesterday and
no changes In the quotation of prices were
Good lniddling closed at 101sc.
A brisk movement prevailed throughout
the day on Morris avenue, the supply just
about meeting the demand. No change In
prices were evident.
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cIearinos and EXCHANGE.

Memphis May 2.-clearings, 1886, 729;
balances s146, 235.
New Orleans, May 2.-Clearings. s., 49,
81; New York exchange 81 per $1,000
premium. commercial, 25d5oc per $1,000
discount.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington May 2.-Today's treasury
balances, exclusive of the gold reserve,
shows available cash balance sl5s.0ls. 3sl;
gold, $57,645, 9O3
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Cotton Seed Doll.

Memphis. May 2.-Cotton seed oil: Prime
crude, 31c; prime summer yellow, SIC I;
prime meal, s25@25. rs; prime cake $3.50
1915
New Orleans, May 2.-Cotton seed oil
steady; prame refined in barrels, 36c; prime
crude loose, $751;
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New Orleans. May 2.--Cotton spot closed
quiet; sales. 1850. Ordinary. 8hc: good
ordinary 1916; low middlng, 10ssc; mid
ding, 11Ac; good middling. INC; mid
ding fair, 12isc. Receipts, 1902. Stock.
17e 30
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November, 5.64; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5,62; December-January, So; January
February. 563; February March, 5.bA
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Seaboard Air Line.
Bonds.

Baltimore. May 2.-Seaboard. Air Line
common and preferred, nothing doing.
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Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box. extra fancy. sAd425.
Oranges - California navel oranges.
s. SOFA; grape fruit. Sc.
Tomatoes-Per crate, $2n3.
Florida Beans-Per crate, green s2250
els; wax, 81 so.
English Peas-S1 GOAL. 25.
Lmes-Per 100, s1,25.
Peanuts-Tancy per pound. &c; No. q Sc.
Sweet Potatoes-Yellow yams, s0d85c.
Celery-Per dozen, Zoe; per crate, S300D
3.2O.
Cabbage-New crop, Mobile cabbage.
$2.75Q3,00.
Strawberries - Alabama. per 24-quart
crate, $2.OOd3.OO.
Egg Plant-$212. 90.
Lettuce-New crop, per crate s2GD2. so;
dozen. 65@75c.
Onions-11aq2c,
Potatoes-Irish. 9ocM1.00.
Eggs-Per dozen, fresh, 15I16c.
Hens--30 @35c; chickens, 35Q40c; broilers,
20Q40c.
| Sugar-Granuated, SAC; y. c., 4hc.
| patent, So "a; straight $3.50
Butter-Fresh, 121s915c renovated. Csc:
creamery 25c.
| Cheese-Full cream, per pound. t5c
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Attractive ads. are illustrated. Let
the Gawk make your illustrations.
Aae-HeraId Building.
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Hides and Wool

Hides and Wool.
Green salt hides. No. l, 9iad10c.
Dry flint hides. No. l. 15d17o.
Dry salt hides. No. 3, l3015c.
Clear washed wool. 35q37c.
Unwashed wool, 25927c.
BURY wool. l5c.
Sheepskins, 15a6oc.
Tallow. 4G4Ac.
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Total for de
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RATES ARE As FOLLOWS.
SHIP YOUR GOODS
sv THE
SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

This Company operates on 10000 miles OF
1rst-class routes, and has connections VITA
other responsible Express Companies for
all points accessible by express.
All shipments of merchandise packages,
valuables etc. are constantly in the care OF
special messengers selected for the pur-
pose and forwarded on the fast passenger
trains.
Special attention Is given to
the handling " perishabies.
Low RATES AID COURTEOUS TnEkTMEMEs
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RTISTIC GOWNS MADE OF NET, LACE AND CE1FFON

Early in the spring il was quite ap-
parent that the new gowns were bound
20 be expensive, and as time has gone
on the fact becomes more and more
noticeable until the question of clothes
70 the woman Of average income be-
comes more and more of a problem
especially il she be cursed with a love
OF dress and a knowledge of how TO
dress as well.
the most expensive of the summer fash
ions is difficult indeed, for all the new
models have so much that is attractive
about them The trimmings are so
handsome, the materials used are so
beautiful, while the shape and general
style are unusually distinctive fhe
colors range far beyond any color limit
hitherto known. There are different
epochs in dress that are carried out to
perfection or modified to seem on the
lines of the fashions Of the moment
Everything is graceful and artistic
and the effert that is made to make
. each woman look as though she had a
'Eeod figure of course helps enormously
in the general effect of the clothes.
Long sweeping lines are the most
popular, for they are the most in accord
with the gowns that are now exhib-
-1ted- The Empire style is a hideous
thing when ii is attempted in short
skirt and a badly cut one at At. but
with the long skirts il is certainly most
graceful. The princess style can be
treated in precisely the same way, and
at the same time the ever popular skirt
and waist separate with the wide cir
die is enough in style to warrant at
least one such fashion in the summer
outfit, and every material known and
many new ones can be made up so as
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to have an endless variety of color and
material.
All colors are fashionable this sum-
mer and, in fact, all shades of color
also, and at the same time there never
were so many entirely white gowns
turned out. while every week now as
the season advances new styles for all
white gowns are put forth The coun-
try has been inundated with what is
known as the lingerie gown. which in
its fullest rendering is an exquisite
thing, but made up in cheap materials
with quantities of cheap lace is most
undesirable. The lines as a rule are
good and the model is one that can be
well carried out with comparatively
little trouble, If care be taken. In
light weight cloth or chiffon there are
some exquisite crowns on this order
and the beauty of the trimmings used
on them and the perfection of cut and
fit does not make the prices asked
seem so preposterous. More and more
are women being educated in the study
of how to dress becomingly, and the
choice or the color as well as the model
is carefully considered in these days
so carefully considered. in truth, that
very often what would strike an on
locker as most appropriate and becom-
ing soon gets instead of general APP
proval, general disaprpovaI, and the
fashion is thrown aside to make room
for something else, some design that
is more generally adaptable. Light
weight cloth gowns are only possible
on cool days in summer. but the woman
who provides herself with one or more
Of them before starting off on her sum-
mer campaign is wise beyond her gen
GRAFTON, for cold days are bound to
come even at the most luxurious
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in the hat and parasol matching in
shade. as, for instance, red, pink or
blue, or the hat will match the girdle
or some tiny knots of color introduced
into the skirt but in quite a different
style from the ordinary use of color in
broad belt and sash, with hat TO
match One reason for this is that the
more delicate shades of color are used,
and if anything else is demanded it
is, as 'twere, subordinated to the rest
of the gown, besides which the beauty
of the lace and the fine workmanship
are so arranged as to show to the best
advantage, while it is contended that
any brilliant color or unusual material
used with lace or embroidery compels
the first attention, and in that way
the beauty of workmanship and ma
terial are entirely lost sight of.
Unquestienably, the first thing that
strikes keen observer of clothes this
year is the effort being made TO intro
duce the princess and empire. and these
are carried out in the best effects in the
white gowns. The short Jackets of
lace and embroidery are most enchant-
ing in detail, and at the same time. if O
rather bol6er effect is desired, without
so much detail, the heavier panels of
lace or embroidery can be had and so
put on that they do not give the idea
of too much elaboration. One Of the
greatest dangers TO guard against is
this very elaboration. Embroidered
laces look too heavy, as rule while
the design of the lace itself should not
by rights be interfered with. but be
put on fiat, so that the pattern will
show off the best. A few weeks ago
there sales of lace coats, and the woman
who invested in one of theses is now
much envied by her friends, who find
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it very hard to obtain the copies OF
those others. The long lace coat is on
the style of wrap, but there are mod
els which can be belted in or worn
with broad belt. which are immensely
attractive over the skirts of chiffon,
batiste. silk. and even cloth The
heavier laees are the most effective, but
lately there have been exhibited some
Chantilly laces in the coats that are
fascinating and in which the fine thread
of the lace shows off most beautifully.
Black lace and black net gowns never
show their beauty as do the white or
light colors, and it is probably for
that reason that the fashion now or
ders them made up over white or col
ored Innings. Oddly enough, this is one
of the most difficult gowns that dress
maker can make up, and the amount of
lace necessary-that is, the very ex-
pensive laces-as we'll as the other
trimmings, puts it beyond the reach of
the ma jority of the feminine popula-
tion. There are no end oe gowns made
up on this style that turn out well and
cost comparatively little. but they can
not be ranked among the very smart
patterns or the very popular ones, and
are never as generally } Iular as the
white lace, which can be mad for such
a wide range of price
Embroidery on the material is never
an inexpensive fashion-that is. if the
material be fine and the work corre-
spends. There are no end of iTnita-
tion emhroideries In the market, many
of which are effective. but they en-
tirely lack the elegance and beauty
of the real work This is so fine and
so dainty that women are willing to
zap large sums for ii and feel that
their money is well spent. Crepe de
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white. and often there will be six or
eight white gowns in what would be
known as simple outfit.
A charming fad. although g decidedly
expensive one, is that of always dress
ing in one color. The smartest of all
is dressing exclusively in white. This
means of necessity carriages of all
kinds for every occasion. as these same
charming white gowns are most incon-
gruous if worn too commonly, and es-
pecially in cars or public conveyances
do they seem out of place. A perfect
dream of a gown is an expression often
heard in regard to some attractive
model exhibited, and it is criticism
that certainly applies to the white
gowns this season.
In the light weight cloth. in the chif-
fon cloth in silk, crepe de chine and
all sorts of wash materials the white
gowns are remarkably beautiful. while
the laces used for trimming are of the
finest texture and rare design. Real
lace is used in the most casual fash
ion, while there are no end of imita-
tion laces that are expensive and ex-
elusive enough to make them only pos
sible for a few, the favored few who
can buy just such clothes as they fancy
without regard to cost. The panels of
lace on a skirt, the lace coat, short or
long, do not sound as though a very
new style. but there is a great differ
ence in the fashions from last year and
the only point in common is that they
are both white. A garden party gown
of the finest white batiste or chiffon
has a broad panel OF yellowish lace
down the front and short bolero of
the same lare.
When color is introduced it is most
carefully done, Sometimes Ii consists
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watering places and the light weight
cloth gown is thing of joy and beauty
when the thermometer takes one of its
sudden drops.
Chiffon and chiffon cloth both come
in well for the new style in gowns.
The materials drape well, hang well
and do not take up too much room in
the seams. and in these days it is con-
sidered much more fashionable to have
gowns 70 follow closely the lines OF the
figure, which is impossible to attain to
when the material is too heavy in
weight. 1t is rather a fad to use thin.
soft Innings. both in skirts and waists,
and undoubtedly this is not bad idea
with lightweight materials if it is de-
sired to have gowns that give such a
close fitted appearance, but if wo-
man is stout heavier lining is more
becoming and holds the gown out bet
ter. All these details are what go to
make life and clothes so fatiguing and
bewildering. A silk underskirt is, of
course, considered essential to the well
being of any gown of this sort, and
fortunately it is generally possible to
find such light weight in inexpensive
silks that have good wearing quality
and make such good lining that it is
quite possible even when economy has
to be consulted for silk lined gown
to be more frequently seen than one
lined with anything else.
There was a time when the all white
gown was considered altogether the
smartest a woman could wear. Then
came the time when the white was re-
lieved with color or made up over color
Then there was a time when there
must be colored lining and colored
ribbons, and now we have gone back
again to the fashion of wearing the all
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Green Taffetas with
Nousseline Border

designs can be embroidered directly on
the parasol itself
The craze for initials on monograms
that has developed as regards parasOls
is shown not only in their being en-
brOidered on the material. but also be-
ing put on the handles. In gold. silver.
rhinestone or jewels they are TO be
seen not only on the really costly
handles, but on the wooden ones as
we'll An extremely smart style is seen
in the so-called natural wood. light in
color, with the letters or monogram in
gold and the tip of the handle crystal,
with just narrow gild rim.
Carriage parasols. diminutive in size
and of black or white lace. with most
costly handles are to be noticed. but
somehow they are. as in days gone BY.
rather relegated to older women and
never seem TO become universally pop
ular. although fashion insists they must
needs be included in the fashionable
outfit this season.
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Red Silk with
Stiek Of Wood and
Learner

and flowers ornament many handles,
and the white parasols with handles
of crystal and gold are unique and ex-
pensive enough to suit the most ex-
travagant minded.
Fashionable women like to have the
different little details of their dress
distinctive and original. and there is a
great rivalry in parasols The silver
handles, even those of rare workman
ship. are for the moment not consid-
cred so smart as the jeweled ones or
those of amber or tortoise shell, while
in the inexpensive polished woods can
be found opportunities to display in
dividual taste that are most comforting
to artistic souls who are hampered
financially. Clever needlewomen fnd it
possible to have effective parasols at
comparatively little expense, fer the
plain silk. pongee or linen can so cas-
lily be transformed into most elaborate
ones by the inserted or appliqued me-
dallions of lace or embroidery, or the
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chine and chiffon embroidered are for
the moment considered effective and
attractive. but are not nearly so popu-
lar as the embroidered batiste and or
candle, and in truth are now being
left for what might be called occa-
sional wear.
At any fashionable summer resort
all grades of weight as regards dress
material are comfortable possibly
even in the hottest summer, but as a
rule the batiste and organdie and
wash materials are the most salts
factory. The lace coats and EN-
broidered and lace coats are worn over
the chiffon gowns and also over the
wash materials. but 1T Is considered
smarter TO have some embroidery to
match, otherwise il is thought the
coat. even when in the nature OF a
wrap, looks rather fncon gruous. A
superb gown of Irish lace embroidery
shows of this fashion we'll for il Is
in Princess effect and has a short bo-
lero jacket TO match that is made
of batiste and lace and embroidery.
to correspond with the gown itself.
Almost like soft kid is the quality
of the soft cloths that are made up for
summer weather. and no material out
lines the figure so perfectly. so that it
is not remarkable that the material is
so much in demand. Many of these
cloth gowns are deliberately braided
while others are rather simple except
ing for the trimming of lace or such
heavy material that IT looks like cut
work instead OF embroidery. There
would seem to be a good opportunity
for the display OF cut work and yet
that has not found general favor. but
will come in again in the early au-
tumn