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
Adam Smith What is the purpose of the importer in writing the letter
To buy ______ .