Show short cotton crop will cause fac tortes to close down that a widespread curtailment 01 ol production by cotton mills la in the unit ed states will be found necessary dur ing the next few months on account of the me great cost of raw material Is the of leading mill men ill 16 boston frem from which the policy of many cot ton mills in the north Is directed the market for finished material has been unsatisfactory for months and prices have not risen correspondingly with those of cotton the mills in new eng land employ fully hands 65 of whom have had their wages reduced 10 per cent this tall fall and 75 additional will be cut within the next two weeks |