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a. Fabrics of all wool—serge, bunting, rep, dress goods, with weave effects.

b. Wool and Cotton—union goods, serge linings, lathing.

c. Wool and Silk—rich poplin, pongee, henrietta, bombazine.

d. Alpaca and Mohair—alpaca, mohair dress goods, lusters, braids, laces.

Counts. Yarn is measured by a system of “counts”;—the number of yards of yarn to the pound. The counts of worsted yarn are based on the number of hanks in one pound, each hank containing 560 yards. Thus No. 30 worsted yarn consists of 30 hanks of 560 yards each, or 16,800 yards to the pound.