The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-18

There has been great incr in the importation into
Great Britain Of grain aad breadstufs of all kinds
provisions, Coffee Cocoa sugar, tea, and tobacco and
corresponding increase in the aggregate consumption
There has also been increase in the importation
the material for manufacturing purposes For tho
month ending February 1S49 the mportations Of fax
amounted to 16411 cwt.; hemp, 35,161 owt.; silk,
101 1S9 lbs; cotton 900 sos cwt WOOL 1894 1888 lbs;
tsow, 105,323 cwt; and for the corresponding month
in 1913, the mportations Of fax amounted to 80,
cwt hemp 26,91S ewt silk 261 ,0S5 lbs; cotton
ST. 693 ewt; WOOL s75S8S lbs; taow 90 sol cwt The
increase in tho quantity of the most important article
of raw material imported while the quantity of
featured goods exported had largely declined does
exhibit worry prosperous state of things and is indca
tive of relapse into the inactivity which it sup
posed had permanently disappeared.
1t is q question in mind whether shall
again such good customers to the manufacturers of
Great Britain as we have been. We making such
rapid progress within our limits in every department of
manufacturing that, notwithstanding increase Of
population shall hereafter be better able to supply
own wants. depend less upon any foreign nation for
manufactures of any kind, than have heretofore
few days since gave article upon the and
extent Of the cotton manufacturing business at the
South and the prosperity which has attended every at
tempt to employ the black population as operatives
The extension of railroads throughout the southern
section of the country the improvements almost daily
made in machinery, the substitution of steam power
for water power and the profitable returns realized in
capital already employed in this branch of industry
have given such impetus to the business that expect
to see in few years. large manufacturing villages and
towns thicky scattered throughout the southern and
western sections Of the country There
tensive steam cotton mills in New England among
which the Naumkeag mill, Of Salem, Mass stands
spicuous. For the four weeks ending the third Of
March last there spun in this MILL 3297, 1893 skens
of yarn 232 spindes averaging four and thirty
nine-one-hundrcths "a 391O0) skeins per SPINDLE each
day Eleven pairs of mules spun warp, and nno pairs
filling. Tho fncncss Of the yarn averages fully No 81
and is regularly weighed each day The cost of spin
ming for tho above quantity 35-1Oo mills per
pound including ovcrseers dofers sweepers tube re-
paircrs back and front piecers and fact all the labor
of every description.
This is the largest mill in the United States and be-
aicved to be the largest in the world in which the
tire process Of converting cotton into cloth
red on under roof. Il contains 81 232 spindles,
$50 hand looms and other machinery. The machinery
"a driven by steam-e of 400 horse power, and
81 tons of anthracite coal consumed per day to
generate steam for the engine for the mill and machine
shop TO warm the mill and Offices for drying making
sizing and all other pur poses The entire establish
ment including two blocks of buildings for the &C
commodatiou Of operatives cost in round numbers
about 100000; yet such is the quality OF the goods
aud the nature of the management that the business
has paid handsome profit, during the hardest times
we have experienced within the past year.
Stock Exchange.
$4,000 s 6's Of 1867 10Y 10 shas Eric RI, old 20
i sSS g &. 'flSS' So e 80 be, rs