Three pages from The Textile Mercury of June 1, 1889 (pp. 114-116), mainly listing British patent applications filed 20-24 May 1889 and abridged specifications published, with two line diagrams of a loom shuttle-checking strap and drawings of a bobbin-winding stop-motion and a spinning mule delivery mechanism. The pages also include a closing passage on the US tariff classification of worsted versus woollen cloths, joint stock and financial news for Oldham cotton spinning companies and new companies, Gazette bankruptcy notices, and an index to advertisers.