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“...978/., were taken to Hsing-Ning. The
English yarn taken here is exclusively of the higher counts,
chiefly 28's to 32's, which are not made in the East. The Japanese
spinnings—particularly 20's—are growing in favour with the
weavers in the country in the neighbourhood of Swatow, and now
compete seriously with the Indian thread, and, if the Japanese
only keep up the quality of their yarn, it will probably displace
the Indian more and more. There is still no import here of
yarn from the Shanghai mills, partly because the prices and
quality are higher than the Swatow market wants, and partly
from causes connected with duties coastwise.
\VWlens. The import of woollen goods again shows a satisfactory increase,
the value having risen from 17,750/. to 21,503/., or rather over
21 per cent. All the more important items contributed to this
result, excepting Spanish stripes, of which the import fell from
1,838 to 1,443 pieces; the import of broad- and habit-cloth nearly
doubled itself, the value having...”
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