The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-15

10 all countries 9s7 1888 lU6 O0s 42a COL Io26 $50 1855
The report of the Secretary OF State to Congrsss giving
tbs above table, contains the following relative
to the cotton trade Of Great Britain -
The Annual average por tation Of cotton from oil
countries into England the last i've years has been $685.
1885, POUNDS Of which amount, according to Briush
ou1th. rsr. he s.s m9 qe .nan. .S
rage expectation to the Continent and elsewhere has
been 122 68S pounes, or abaut onssxth Of tas To-
tsi quantity imported leaving 71s, 2s6 pounds for
,he annual average consumption. About sixth Of
The whole amount imported was from British posses
sOps.
In 1871 Great Britain commenced the 10 ports Il
cotton to the Continent and elsewhere In 1915 the
tty thus reexported has risen from annual average
of million pounds to that of ak million pounds In
1853 the aggregate amount exported exceeded ASK mill
lion pounds Of which nearly eighythree million ,unds
million pounds from the East Inoes. Tbs quantity OF
American cotton xpored by Great Britain to the DIFF
THY imported is musn less than 81 that imported from
other countries-a fact which suggests the su,s
rioIy Of the American article ard Its better sdapa
ton 10 purposes Of fabrile industry. For example:
about one-k nth OF the cotton imported from the
United States ID reexported, against nearly
half Of that imported from the East Indies. CON-
parson between American and East Indian cotton shows
difference of 100 per cent In favor of the former-ths
o vS TIA. al s psr c.s
twelve AND halt per cent The fors also OF tbs latter
excsls that Of the former.
meKesd for the promotion OF the growth Of cotton and for
the improvement ofits quality 10 British India aad the
nrst e1pofQOn OF the ARTICLE 70 England was made the
ssms year In 1914 the expectation amounted to 40eO
600 pounds 1t averages 1876 900 900 pounds
per annunn An area Of about COO square miles said
to be cevoted to the culture
liverpool the great mart Of the cotton trade Of Great
Britain and Of Europe generally Thus, while the total
imports Of that article into the United Kingdom accord
ing 10 Britsh authorities In 1852 amounted to 3s8
b.es the quantity a. This port reached 206 1888 bNes
About six seventies of the cotton at Liverpool
comes from the United ss,es and Of this four ffhs Is
estimated to be imported for the factories Of Lancashire
and Yorb shire
Since March, 1S45, cottons have been admitted iato
Brhh ports Tree of dutv Prsr to that peroi the duty
of and from British possessions cents from Other
places 70 cents per liz pounds.
The number OF spindles 10 operation in England is est
mated at more than twenty milions
The value Of cotton supplied by the United States to
Great Britain in 1885, 749 being about tho
average each year the last four.
The quantity Of cotton exported from the United StAs
to England In eleven months OF the fiscal year 1885, Is
estimated ct 2, 766, 900 bales.
1t appears from Commerce and Navigation" that the
importation Of cotton from the Brtsh West Indies
into the United States has yeAra past
in ratio quite proporonate TO the decrease OF such
porton into Great Britain Thus the importations Of
cotton into the United states and Great Britain rsspec-
lively om the British West Indies from 1861 10 1885,
,potusive w0r folOvr.-