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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 ,
