3. Marketing Thrown and Spun Silk
Thrown and spun silk are bought and sold in very much the same way as is raw silk, although the market is not as extensive nor is the volume of trading as large. The following tables of quotations are from a recent silk journal. A comparison with the quotations given in Chapter III will show the appreciation in value of the various gradings through the throwing and spinning processes.
THROWN SILK
| Organzine | |
| Double Extra Crack | $7.30 |
| Double Extra | 7.20 |
| Extra | 7.10 |
| Tram | |
| Extra | $6.85 |
| Best No. 1 | 6.75 |
| Kansai No. 1 | 6.70 |
| Japan Crepe Twist, 2 thread, 75 turns | 7.80 |
| Japan Crepe Twist, 3 and 4 thread, 60-65 turns | 7.25 |
| Canton Crepe Twist, 3 and 4 thread, 60-65 turns | 7.20 |
| Hosiery Tram | 6.75 |
SPUN SILK
| 2% net 30 days | |
| 6/2 | $4.25 |
| 10/2 | 4.35 |
| 20/2 | 4.75 |
| 30/2 | 5.15 |
| 40/2 | 5.35 |
| 50/2 | 5.50 |
| 60/1 | 4.45 |
| 60/2 | 5.60 |
Twisting on New Warp Threads
Modern British Loom
Shown at the British Empire Exposition
Wembley, 1924
Imports
Although far from approaching raw silk, the importations of silk waste to this country reach quite substantial figures, as the following table shows:
| Raw Silk | Waste Silk | |
| 1920 | 30,058,374 | 9,400,985 |
| 1921 | 45,355,095 | 6,849,369 |
| 1922 | 50,711,826 | 7,638,317 |
| 1923 | 49,505,581 | 12,101,420 |
(Courtesy of Silk Association of America)