COPYRIGHT, 1919

GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK


THE cotton industry touches the lives of the vast majority of the peoples of the earth. The ensuing survey does not pretend to cover the field in all its diversity. It aims to give, in brief compass, such general facts concerning the industry in the United States as may enable the reader quickly to familiarize himself with its broader outlines.


Contents

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IThe Importance and Power of Cotton [5]
IIWhere Cotton is Grown and Spun and Why [10]
IIIThe Raw Cotton Market [17]
IVThe Cloth Market [27]
VFinancing Cotton and Cotton Cloth [33]
VIAmerican Cloth in Foreign Markets [38]
VIISome of the Grower’s Problems [41]
VIIIIn the Cotton Mill [45]
IXThe Finishing Operations [57]

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