Dear Sirs,
　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 Printed Cotton Piece Goods
We are importers of textiles (纺织原料) and manufactured cotton goods. We have recently concluded some satisfactory business with the Metals & Minerals Corporation, Beijing Branch. We now have a good demand for the captioned items (标题所列商品) and therefore write to you in the hope of establishing relations.
From your recently published catalogue, we notice that you are able to supply printed cotton goods. We should be grateful if you would kindly send us some samples of the goods which you can supply together with a price list giving details of packing and weight so as to enable us to go fully into the possibilities of business.
We look forward to your early news in this connection and trust that through our mutual cooperation we shall be able to conclude some transactions (交易) with you in the near future.
　　　　　　　 Yours faithfully,
　　　　　　　 The Eastern Textile Company
　　　　　　　 General Manager
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