Can you ship this batch of cotton within five or six weeks?
What kind of cottons are they? May I see your list? Ah, machine prints.
Yes, mainly prints. There are a few plain as well. Here they are.
I see. And the quantities.
200 rolls of each. Make it 200 rolls for each sample.
How many rolls altogether?
Twenty prints and five plain. That makes 5, 000 rolls in all.
Six weeks, did you say?
Yes, five to six weeks.
We could manage the plain rolls in six weeks. The prints might be put off to eight weeks.
Eight weeks? We can wait that long.
That's the best we can do just now, I'm afraid.
Can't you make it seven weeks for the prints?
What about taking the prints in two shipments? Two thousand rolls in seven weeks, and the remained a week later.
That might be acceptable. I shall have to cable our Beijing office to get their approval. You can definitely supply in the time you've given me, I suppose.
Yes, I'll see that you get those delivery. Shipping by'S. S. American'as usual, is that all right?
That's right.
When can we expect your confirmation of the order?
As soon as I hear from Beijing, that will be either Friday or Saturday.
All right.