London, Oct. 14.
A serious state of affairs in the cotton trade is reflected by the decision of the General Committee of the Master Cottonspinners Federation to recommend the American section to continue, to work short time (mills being stopped from Friday night to Tuesday morning every week) throughout November. and to convene a meeting. A meeting early in November will consider the situation then existing.
member of the Federation stated that spinners of Egyptian and other yarns are feeling a pinch to an extent utterly unanticipated a few weeks ago.—Reuter.
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