448 
MacDonald machines by communicating with the Midland Spinning 
Company, Tower Chambers, London, E.C. 
Leading French Continental Ramie Spinners are quoting for ramie 
yarns spun on the metric system, or 1,000 metres of simple spinning 
to the kilogramme (91bs. 2 ozs.) as under, in frames per kilogramme 
(one franc equals 94d. in English Currency) : — 
Singles. Doubles. 
Weft. 
Warp. Twisting 
Twisting Twisting 
Flat and round 
tight 
to 100 extra tight 
Nos. 
Quality. 
to 
75 
to 125 
10 
L.B. 
to 90 
to 1.25 
3.86 
3.91 
3.96 
11 
E.H. 
— 
3.75 
3.89 
3.95 
4.01 
12 
II 
— 
3.79 
3.93 
3.99 
4.05 
ia 
II 
3.77 
3.83 
3.97 
4.03 
4.11 
14 
ft 
3.81 
3.88 
4.01 
4.08 
4.15 
15 
if 
3.85 
3.92 
4.05 
4.13 
4.21 
20 
ft 
4.15 
4.25 
4.35 
4.45 
4.55 
25 
E.F. 
4.45 
4.57 
4.70 
4.83 
4.95 
30 
If 
4.75 
4.90 
5.05 
5.20 
5.35 
31 
la 
4.83 
4.98 
5.14 
5.30 
5.45 
32 
it 
4.91 
5.07 
5.23 
5.39 
5.55 
33 
it 
5.00 
5.16 
5.33 
5.50 
5.66 
34 
5.09 
5.26 
5.43 
5.60 
5.77 
35 
i> 
5.19 
5.36 
5.53 
5.70 
5.88 
40 
M 
5.75 
5.95 
6.15 
6.35 
6.55 
45 
if 
6.47 
6.69 
6.92 
7.13 
7.35 
50 
7.31 
7.56 
7.81 
8.06 
8.31 
55 
Extra 
8.21 
8.48 
8.76 
9.01 
9.29 
60 
If 
9.20 
9.50 
9.80 
10.10 
10.40 
65 
If 
10.21 
10.53 
10.86 
11.18 
11.50 
70 
II 
11.30 
11.65 
12.00 
12.35 
12.70 
New Patents. 
For yarns of the above class, the chief market exists in spinning 
combined with linen warp yarns, and into various desciiptions of pure 
ramie cloths to compete against linen goods. 
For yarns spun on the worsted scale, Messrs. Foster and Com- 
pany, Ramie Spinners, of the Water Lane, Selby, Yorkshire, quote as 
under : — 
l/12s 
Bleached Ramie Yarn F2 Quality 
... 2/04 lb. 
l/16s 
II If 
if 
... 2/1 „ 
l/20s 
if ft 
if 
... 2/li „ 
l/24s 
ft if 
if 
... 2/2 „ 
l/32s 
n ft 
# , 
... 2/24 „ 
i/36s 
if if 
f> 
... 2 34 „ 
