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price of yarn now 450Rs per bundle for imported + local 300 imported wool looks better, is silky; he uses local most of villagers use local price last yr. some, he says he only supervises - he is all man about 35 w/ 5 kids + a wife; only 1 of his kids weaves 2 of his kids, boys, in school, ages 3 + 5 daughter not sent to school in beg. must buy yarn on cash, later can get credit if 15 days or so left till finish never takes advances from agents he sometimes sells to agents who visit village, or s.t. he goes to Me? Rd. near ? Hotel + sells are + 4 shops there from hereto Ten. on foot on bicycle, + from there to ? on foot (Tet. on the G.t. Rd.)

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agents more prep. buy in village nowadays, however they make their own decisions as to pattern + colors are shops we patterns near Santa (clocktower) Gar in Guy. + also in ?. he gets from Guy. if a pattern sells well they repeat again + again, otherwise try a new one s.t. agents on shops request certain patterns on colors if market not good he stops work for some days finished products with him for some days [[margin]] (4-5 told last in year) [/margin]] can go on for 4-5 days but not common. otherwise only lose time if marriage on ? if he is short of cap. faces problem both in hiring workers + buying yarn - he has special worksheet, built 3 ? ago