The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-02
OUR CLOTH ABROAD.
Completes With England and
the Rest of the World.
FLANNElS SENT EVEN TO INDIA
shipping Wooden Goods to Bradford is
as Inconceivable as Carrying
Goals to Newcastie.
From a Report by United States Consul
Meeker, at Bradford.

From a Report by United States Consul
Meeker. at Bradford.
Experimenting my report of February
% upon American Cloth in England" |
beg to state that l have made further
investigation of the subject. 1t was there
stated that the representative Of an
American house had taken orders for
certain grade of wooden cloth. produced
in the United States. in Aberdeen and
Glasgow, and that he expected TO take
orders in London. / have since learned
that one Bradford house (Messrs. Halbot
& Lens. Leeds road. were at the time
furnished an assortment of yard sam
pies" and that they have sent their
travelling men and agents 10 India. Italy.
South America and France, carrying this
line of United States goods. In India.
this firm has a large trade, and it has
sent, as suitable TO that market, a fabric
manufactured in New York. known as
1.-The twist melange fianne.s." They eX-
pect 10 take liberal orders for them at
q TO 80 cents per yard. double width. The
samples being shown in Italy, France and
South America. at from 30 10 g. cents per
yard by this Bradford house, and which
they think may prove very popular, are
known in the trade as "Algiers cloth"
When samples of these cloths were shown
IN Paris, where the Bradford firm has a
branch, the French merchants said
they we're of wonderful value" and that
there would undoubtedly be a sale for
them in time. though at present there
was no demand. Good orders are ex-
pected for them from Italy and Brazil
Messrs. Halbot & Lens, on February D.
cabed 10 W Z. Derby < Co, New York
70 send them Immediately one case az
assorted black-biue Algeria cloth. and
stated that II execution sample was ex-
act large orders might be expected. This
case Of goods wholesale value about 800
will be used experimentaliy in the En-
glish house trade. and 20 provide further
samples for travellers. The gentlemen
engaged IN the transaction hero state that
the goods are undoubtedly superior to
the same grade produced here IN that
they contain no shoddy. are entirely com
posed Of short wool, ard are very strong
while the same class Of goods produced
here are what the trade terms tender"
and are not SO likely 70 stand the thumb
test" A. he same time the American
was Introducing his native goods. ne was
also a liberal buyer OF Bradford worsted
coatings and other CLOTHS for which he
could find a market a. home
So far as / am aware. this IS the first
instance in which an English house has
sent out travellers carrying a line Of
American wooden cloths, and certainly
the first time such goods have been sold
in Bradford the wool and wOrstef can't
=
others may have placed additional orders
here hut this ia the first and Only case
that has come under my observation. T.
NAV be remembered that I reported last
autumn the sale % a small lot Of Ohio
wool here which gave great satisfaction.
Recently also about one hundred pairs
OF blankets made in Iassach usettS were
sold here at auction. They had been sent
over by the manufacture as an ex-
pertinent While they were delightful TO
the touch and handsomely finished. they
mad little wool in them. and we're entirely
TOO light for private use. consequently,
they brought a very small price.
American Wool and Cotton Reporter.
Il mas been recently reported IN several
leading newspapers that American wool
ems we're being sold a. a profit r. Brad
ford England. me rspufet WOODEN manu-
FEATURING center OF the work.. and that
orders had also been taken for these
goods ia Glasgow and Aberdeen. This
Information vas received ~ the state
deVaren at Washington City from
Consul Met.<er. az Bradford. VINO claimed