We have received from Messrs. Cawasjee Pallanjeo & Ca. a list of the cotton mills in Japan in 1913 with the fullest particulars of every mill in the country. According to the list, there were at the close of 1913, 2,414,544 spindles, of which 49,450 were mules, and 24,223 looms. The paid up capital of the companies totalled Y.85,944,- 069 and the reserves Y.33,796,199. The mills consumed 712,138,768 Ib. of cotton and produced 1,517,932 bales of yarn of 400 Ib. each. The exports during the year totalled 458,457} bales of yarn. The cloth produced was 416,725,957 yards. The labour force consisted of 20,305 men and 89,852 women.
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