Silk reeling industry was booming, whereas the price of raw silk as material was falling everyday. This was rather ridiculous to him.

缫丝产业蒸蒸日上，而作为原材料的生丝却价格日跌，这是一种极其不正常的现象，据他的观察，主要原因是华商各自为战，被洋人控制了价格权。