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Exports Cloth. 

 Average per Annum. Yards. 



Five years to 1887 Incl 3,632,000,000 



to 1882 „ 4,193,000,000 



Four years to 188G „ 4,545,000,000 



Increase 1873 to 1880 913,000,000 



Percentage, 25-1. Annual Increase, 1-93. 



Having shown the great increased production and exportation 

 of yarn and cloth, I have now to show that this development 

 can be maintained. In this connection it is desirable to compare 

 spindles in the United Kingdom with those of the rest of the 

 world. In 1886 the following return was published by Mr. Elli- 

 son, as the most reliable data on this question at that time : — 



Great Britain 42,700,000 



Continent 22,900,000 



The States ... 13,350,000 



East Indies 2,100,000 



Total 81,050,000 



England's percentage of total 52-6 



Other countries 47*4 



No returns of looms from other countries except India. 



The following will show the relative consumption of cotton in 

 the different portions of the world : — 



Total 100-0 100-0 



This table shows we have lost 9-7, Continent gained 2-5, United 

 States 3-5, and India 3-7. Seeing that we have more spindles 

 than all the rest of the world put together, it may seem strange 

 that we only used in 1866-70 47-7 per cent, and our competitors 

 52-3. and in 1881-5 that we should use only 38-0, whilst our 

 competitors use 62-0 per cent, but this is explained by the fact 

 that the counts which they spin are much coarser than those 

 spun in the United Kingdom. The following return will be 

 interesting, and will explain this : — 



