Issue no. 148 (20 February 1892) of the Manchester trade weekly The Textile Mercury. It covers the cotton, jute, linen and wool trades: raw material prices, export statistics, tariffs, labour disputes and weavers' union tactics. Technical articles include a continuing series on wool dyeing, level dyeing, and 'Analysis of Pattern' on stripes and checks, with weave designs and diagrams. A designing column on figured mantlings and dress goods also has drafts. Machinery notices cover the Cornholme bobbin and shuttle works (Wilson Bros.), ring bobbins, a bale breaker, a beater opener and steam pumping engines. The issue ends with news in brief, markets, notes on Honiton and North Hants lace, patent abstracts and advertisements.