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8. Textile Industry. The quantity of raw cotton imported into the United Kingdom in 1815 amounted to only 99,000,000 pounds; it rose to 152,000,000 in 1820; to 229,000,000 in 1825; to 204,000,000 in 1830; to 304,000,000 in 1835; to 592,000,000 in 1840; to 722,000,000 in 1845 ; and to 003,570,801 pounds in 1850. The subsequent in- crease and fluctuations of imports are exhibited in the subjoined tabular view, which shows the total cotton imports, exports, and the amounts retained for home consumption in each of the fourteen years 1850 to 1809.

Years

Total imports of

Total exports of

Ectained for home

Cotton

Cotton

consumption

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

1856

1,023,886,304

146,660,864

877,225,440

1857

969,318,896

131,927,600

837,391,296

1858

1,034,342,176

149,609,600

884,732,576

1859

1,225.986,072

175.143,136

1,050,845,936

1860

1,390,938,752

250,339,040

1.140,599,712

1861

1,256,984,736 ■

298,287,920

958,696,816

1862

523,973,296

214,714,528

309,258,768

1863

669,583,264

241,352,496

428,230,768

1864

893,304,720

244,702.304

648,602,416

1865

977.978,288

302,908,928

675,069,360

1866

1,377,129,936

388,952,368

988,177,568

1S67

1,262,536.912

350,626,416

911,910,496

1868

1,328,084,016

322,620,480

1,005,463,536

1869

1,220,809.856

272,928,544

947.881,312

The subjoined table exhibits the total quantities of wool — sheep, lamb, and alpaca — imported, exported, and retained for home con- sumption during each of the years 1850 to 1809 : —

1

Tears

Total imports

Total exports

Retained for home

of Wool

of Wool

consumption

Hi-.

- lbs.

lbs.

1856

116,211,392

26,679,793

89,531,599

1857

129,749.898

36,487,219

93,262,679

1858

126,738,723

26,701,542

100.037.1S1

1859

133.284,634

29,106,750

104,177.884

1860

148,396,577

30,761,867

117.634,710

1861

147.172,841

54,377,104

92,795,737

1862

171,943,472

48,076,499

123,866,973

1863

177,377,664

63.927,961

113.449,703

1864

206,473,045

55,933,739

150,539.306

1S65

212,206,747

82.444,930

129,761.817

1866

239,358,689

06.573,488

172.7S5.201

1867

233,703.184

90,832,584

142,870,600

1868

252,744,155

105,070,311

147,673,844

1869

258,461.689

116.608,305

141,853,384 ,