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COTTON MANUFACTURE
| YEARS. | Spindles. | Total lbs. cotton spun. |
Lbs. per spindle. |
| 1850 | 20,977,017 | 611,000,000 | 29.13 |
| 1866 | 28,010,217 | 866,700,000 | 30.94 |
| 1861 | 30,430,467 | 978,300,000 | 32.15 |
| 1868 | 32,000,014 | 993,489,000 | 31.05 |
| 1869 | 30,000,000 | 941,586,000 | 31.38 |
| 1870 | 32,000,000 | 1,052,470,000 | 32.89 |
| 1871 | 33,750,000 | 1,145,455,000 | 33.94 |
| 1872 | 35,800,000 | 1,170,600,000 | 32.07 |
The exports of cotton manufactures from Great Britain for a series of years are shown in the following table. Of the plain piece goods exported in 1871, £9,824,865 worth was sent to British India, £4,778,608 to China, £2,956,705 to Egypt, and £1,276,431 to the United States; of cotton yarn and twist, £4,054,942 to Holland, and £3,846,980 to Germany; of printed goods, £2,093,528 to the United States.
| MANUFACTURES. | 1867. | 1868. | 1869. | 1870. | 1871. |
| Cotton yarn | £14,871,617 | £14,714,899 | £14,095,449 | £14,671,135 | £15,061,204 |
| Piece goods, white or plain | 33,477,117 | 31,095,692 | 30,264,123 | 33,922,022 | 33,303,025 |
| Piece“ goods,“ printed dyed or colored | 19,389,101 | 18,933,824 | 19,367,794 | 19,086,746 | 19,563,937 |
| Piece“ goods,“ of mixed materials (cotton predominating) | 261,945 | 235,600 | 290,525 | 339,437 | 765,772 |
| Lace and patent net | 470,420 | 475,466 | 632,213 | 839,048 | 969,559 |
| Stockings and socks | 387,127 | 364,572 | 325,316 | 292,630 | 291,630 |
| Thread for sewing | 1,115,315 | 1,113,977 | 1,159,406 | 1,208,147 | 1,224,969 |
| Hosiery and small wares | 864,341 | 752,742 | 991,128 | 1,057,180 | 1,641,315 |
| Total | £70,836,983 | £67,686,772 | £67,116,954 | £71,416,345 | £72,821,411 |
The leading facts of the cotton manufacturing industry in Great Britain are exhibited in the following tables compiled by Mr. Nourse from the circulars of Ellison, Tibbitts, and co. of Liverpool, which are commended for their accuracy by English cotton merchants:
| CONDENSED EXHIBIT OF THE COTTON MANUFACTURE AND TRADE OF GREAT BRITAIN FOR 36 YEARS. | |||||||||||||
| YEARS. | Raw cotton actually consumed, pounds. |
Cost of cotton in dollars, $4 80 per £ sterling. |
Exported goods and yarns, pounds. |
Home consumption, goods and yarns, pounds. |
Value of goods and yarns produced, dollars. |
Ratio of value of cotton used to the value of goods and yarns made from it. |
Amount of difference or value added by manufacturing, dollars. | ||||||
|
371,475,000 | 63,522,672 | 212,176,715 | 116,047,465 | 193,604,015 | 100 @ 305 | 130,051,343 | ||||||
| 509,902,000 | 56,641,920 | 284,636,665 | 166,627,039 | 204,208,892 | 100 @ 362 | 147,566,972 | |||||||
| 576,780,000 | 59,101,920 | 337,065,453 | 174,384,848 | 202,132,666 | 100 @ 342 | 143,030,746 | |||||||
| 765,900,000 | 83,981,280 | 413,933,262 | 210,788,222 | 245,804,910 | 100 @ 298 | 161,823,630 | |||||||
| 1855 | 839,200,000 | 94,175,462 | 528,029,766 | 227,250,234 | 262,785,295 | 100 @ 279 | 168,559,833 | ||||||
| 1856 | 856,700,000 | 106,220,075 | 562,952,000 | 208,078,200 | 273,959,290 | 100 @ 258 | 167,739,215 | ||||||
| 1857 | 825,027,000 | 119,040,000 | 588,110,000 | 156,000,000 | 287,222,400 | 100 @ 241 | 168,182,450 | ||||||
| 1858 | 907,836,000 | 119,092,800 | 652,663,000 | 158,000,000 | 312,803,200 | 100 @ 254 | 183,710,400 | ||||||
| 1859 | 977,633,000 | 132,369,600 | 693,072,000 | 172,000,000 | 346,670,400 | 100 @ 262 | 214,300,800 | ||||||
| 1860 | 1,079,321,000 | 138,768,000 | 740,113,000 | 173,000,000 | 386,822,400 | 100 @ 279 | 248,054,400 | ||||||
| 1861 | 1,005,477,000 | 154,484,000 | 674,132,000 | 174,000,000 | 356,788,800 | 100 @ 231 | 202,204,800 | ||||||
| 1862 | 449,821,000 | 128,323,200 | 412,684,000 | 102,000,000 | 205,084,800 | 100 @ 160 | 76,761,600 | ||||||
| 1863 | 476,445,000 | 195,307,200 | 392,239,000 | 93,000,000 | 287,016,000 | 100 @ 147 | 91,708,800 | ||||||
| 1864 | 561,196,000 | 251,817,600 | 403,999,000 | 110,000,000 | 366,273,600 | 100 @ 146 | 114,456,000 | ||||||
| 1865 | 718,651,000 | 226,833,601 | 475,920,000 | 150,000,000 | 399,676,800 | 100 @ 176 | 172,843,199 | ||||||
| 1866 | 890,721,000 | 249,398,400 | 625,602,000 | 145,000,000 | 493,262,400 | 100 @ 198 | 243,864,000 | ||||||
| 1867 | 954,517,000 | 198,057,600 | 693,700,000 | 145,000,000 | 418,516,800 | 100 @ 212 | 220,459,200 | ||||||
| 1868 | 996,197,000 | 196,747,200 | 753,166,000 | 160,000,000 | 440,241,600 | 100 @ 224 | 243,494,400 | ||||||
| 1869 | 936,019,000 | 210,105,600 | 704,713,000 | 125,000,000 | 413,745,600 | 100 @ 197 | 203,640,000 | ||||||
| 1870 | 1,071,770,000 | 202,296,000 | 802,300,000 | 140,000,000 | 447,096,000 | 100 @ 221 | 244,800,000 | ||||||
| VALUE OF THE GOODS PRODUCED, AND COST OF PRODUCTION. | |||||||
| YEARS. | Value of goods produced. |
Value of cotton used. |
Wages and other expenses paid. |
Total cost. | Leaving for interest of capital and profits. |
Same in dollars. |
Ratio of cost of cotton used to wages and other expenses. |
| 1858 | 63,084,000 | 24,811,000 | 27,910,000 | 52,721,000 | 10,363,000 | 49,742,400 | 100 @ 112 |
| 1859 | 72,223,000 | 27,577,000 | 30,330,000 | 57,907,000 | 14,316,000 | 68,716,800 | 100 @ 110 |
| 1860 | 80,598,000 | 28,910,000 | 33,600,000 | 62,510,000 | 18,088,000 | 86,822,400 | 100 @ 116 |
| 1861 | 74,331,000 | 32,205,000 | 31,360,000 | 63,565,000 | 10,766,000 | 51,676,800 | 100 @ 97 |
| 1862 | 42,726,000 | 26,734,000 | 14,520,000 | 41,254,000 | 1,472,000 | 7,065,600 | 100 @ 54 |
| 1863 | 59,795,000 | 40,689,000 | 15,690,000 | 56,379,000 | 3,416,000 | 16,396,800 | 100 @ 39 |
| 1864 | 76,307,000 | 52,462,000 | 18,680,000 | 71,142,000 | 5,165,000 | 24,792,000 | 100 @ 36 |
| 1865 | 83,266,000 | 47,257,000 | 23,850,000 | 71,107,000 | 12,159,000 | 57,363,200 | 100 @ 50 |
| 1866 | 103,121,000 | 51,958,000 | 31,288,000 | 83,246,000 | 19,875,000 | 95,400,000 | 100 @ 60 |
| 1867 | 87,191,000 | 41,263,000 | 33,338,000 | 74,600,000 | 12,591,000 | 60,436,800 | 100 @ 81 |
| 1868 | 91,717,000 | 40,989,000 | 34,940,000 | 75,929,000 | 15,357,000 | 73,713,600 | 100 @ 85 |
| 1869 | 86,197,000 | 43,772,000 | 32,045,000 | 75,317,000 | 11,754,000 | 56,419,200 | 100 @ 73 |
| 1870 | 93,145,000 | 42,145,000 | ......... | ......... | ......... | ......... | ......... |
