Cotton—$.07 to $.14 per pound; loss in cleaning and bleaching 5 per cent.
Flax—$.12 to $.30 per pound; loss in cleaning and bleaching about 20 per cent.
Wool—$.15 to $.30 per pound; loss in scouring 20 to 60 per cent.
Raw Silk—$7.00 to $10.00 per pound; loss in "boiling off" about 30 per cent which is made up and much more by "loading."
MODERN METHODS
All the complex processes and machinery of the textile industry are but developments of the old-time methods of the home. Brief outlines only will be given here for the processes are most intricate in detail.
SPINNING
The spinning of cotton yarn (thread) is typical of all the fibers. The stages may be divided into—