All of These People Were Part of the Indian Cotton

All of these people were part of the Indian cotton trade loop EXCEPT

A) European consumers who wanted the comfort and cheapness of Indian cotton.
B) southeastern merchants who used the silver from European sales to help expand textiles in India.
C) moneylenders who made cash advances to weavers.
D) lower-caste women who were contracted to spin cotton yarn.
E) opium farmers who began to engage in and overtake the Indian cotton trade.