“Previous to 1880, ” says the writer
indie journal referred to, “the im
portation of sisal from the Central
American States and maniia from
the I 'lt ill ipine Islands was largely in
excess of what was required for the
manufacture of rope, etc. But fifty
tons were used in 1880 for binder
twine. Now it has grown to the
enormous amount of- GO,OOO, and this
has drawn so largely on the production
of the raw materfal that it is now
estimated that there is not enough
grown to equal the demand.”
It is evident from the above that the
chief reason of the present, high price
of binder twine is scarcity of the raw
materials of which it is manufactured.
