referring now the accompanying drawings and initially to fig1 a carrier 10 is shown according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention adapted for supporting textile material in the form of yarn packages 12 for transport to and from a horizontal type textile wet treatment machine in the form of a horizontal package dyeing machine not shown as illustrated the carrier 10 is loaded with the yarn packages 12 to less than full capacity in accordance with the present invention as more fully described hereinafter as is conventional the carrier 10 is independently movable on a conventional carrier transport assembly not shown preferably an arrangement of one or more conveyor belts and or tracks for transporting the carrier 10 to and from the dyeing machine which may be located in an arrangement of multiple dyeing machines commonly served by the same carrier transport assembly the carrier 10 basically includes a base structure 14 which serves both to support the yarn packages 12 and as a liquid flow assembly for delivery and withdrawal of treating liquid e g a dye liquor bleaching solution water wash or other appropriate treating fluid to and through the carrier 10 the base structure 14 is preferably rectangular in overall horizontal.