TEXTILE TRADE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 June 1924, Page 5

TEXTILE TRADE.

VIOLENT FLUCTUATIONS

DUE TO FASHIONS.

SY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT LONDON, June 11. The textile conference considered papers advocating improved research work in connection with both the wool and cotton industries.

Mr. Crompton, of Manchester, referred to the development of cross-breed-ing sheep, aiming at procuring more meat, but entailing the production of inferior wool. Fortunately Yorkshire’s research efforts resulted in the discovery of improved plant methods of dealing with crossbreds. He suggested that view of the world’s reduced production of cotton consequent on high prices, it should now be possible to produce artificial silk as cheap as cotton. One speaker declared that the violent fluctuations in the textile trades were due to independence upon fashions, both men and women, and particularly women, wearing less clothing than heretofore. He beliveed that the movement in favour of wearing less and lighter clothing would continue.