Issue of the Manchester trade weekly The Textile Mercury for 25 June 1892, covering the British and international textile industries. It carries editorial commentary on weavers' bad work, the Factory Acts and the Chicago World's Fair, along with consular and foreign reports (Trebizond, Bokhara, Spain, Bavaria, the United States). Features include an illustrated history of the machine makers Brooks and Doxey of Manchester, a chemistry study of alizarine, and articles on textile design history. The designing section has cotton suiting and figured dress stripe designs with drawdown charts and colour and thread particulars. The issue closes with market reports, company news and patent abstracts.