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Indian cotton (1915)

International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Associations, Pearse, Arno Smith, 1872- · [Manchester] · leaf 213

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nadditional £d. for expenses. Shipping and freight to Englandamount to less than |d. per lb. The value of the cotton seed isRs. 21 for the quantity necessary to produce 4001bs. lint. Thecalculation works out, therefore as follows : — Cost of cotton at gin 389d. per lb. Ginning and baling 53d. per… … INDIAN COTTON. 201 The bulk of the crop was bought by the combine at Rs. 23 per100 viss, or 694d. per lb. less than above. Some members of the com-bine maintain that at present they cannot sell at more than 5d., oreven less, nevertheless, the profit is an extremely handsome one. Dis-cussions with…

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