A prominent Manchester manufacturer expressed the opinion in a circular to the trade, that it would take ten years to get as cheap cotton as there was in the early part of 1915. He gave as the reason that the enormous requirements of the world after the waT will -be such that even if the price of the raw material fell, it would only be small in comparison to the rise that has taken place. Shirtings made from Egyptian yarn are selling in England at three times the rates ruling prior to the war. The fact that samples of cotton grown at Samoa have been sent to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce raises the question as to whether there may be a chance of this ' industry being developed in the future.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 11, 12 January 1918, Page 6
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