the "Monthly Record" of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce is outspoken "China has seemed occasionally to give promise of a revival, especially as the boycott of Japanese goods has been sustained, but the disturbed state of the country has always prevented the demand for piece goods.
"The.: great ileratuin, of course, is tranquillity on the Continent and in China, but, as that is not within our controlling t has been urged that the trade should first turn its attention to a reduction of the costs of production, including those of the finishers. Some contend—that, even at high prices, a larger trade could be done if we were able to make goods decidedly cheaper than other countries, which have not been burdened to the same extent with the extra cost of short-time working. It is obvious
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