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The proportion of cotton imported from the United States in this 

 period of six months is 66 per cent, in 1870, (January 1 to July 1,) and 

 73 per cent, in 1871 ; the proportionate imi)ortation from India decreased 

 in the same period from 13.2 per cent, to 12.8. The total increase in 

 quantity is 61 per cent., and the increase in the United States shipments 

 80 per cent., over those of the previous period. The reduction in price 

 of our cotton is 35 per cent., or from 23.7 cents (gold) to 15.4 cents per 

 pound. The reduction in the case of India cotton has been from 18.3 to 

 12.9 cents, or 29 per cent. 



Later official returns show the receipts from the United States for 

 eight months, to August 1, 1871, to be 7,670,577. The average price 

 for this period is 22.8 cents in 1870, and 15.5 cents in 1871, while the 

 average prices of India receipts were respectively, for the periods 

 named, 16.6 cents, and 13.2 cents. 



Quantities. 



1870. 



1871. 



Value. 



1370. 



1371. 



From Eussia (cwt.) 



Denmark do . 



Germany , do. 



France do . 



Austrian Territories., .do. 

 Turkey. Wallachia, and 



Moldayia (cwt.) 



Egypt do. 



United States do . 



Chili do. 



British North America -do. 

 Other countries do. 



Total 



4, 563, 334 

 221, 187 



1. 691, 927 

 17, 377 

 42, 327 



272, 605 



95, 550 



6,081,277 



187, 020 



580, 655 



89, 865 



5, 906, 640 

 14, 340 



1, 327, 310 



38, 246 



191, 546 



573, 538 

 35, 611 

 5, 619, 861 

 136, 457 

 734, 826 

 175, 183 



13, 843, 124 



14, 753, 558 



£2, 033, 840 



105, 013 



919, 385 



8,581 



19, 304 



116,200 



40, 702 



3, 083, 597 



107, 668 



301,535 



41, 871 



£3, 377, 868 



9,370 



878, 761 



21, 248 



119. 229 



308. 230 

 19, 598 



3, 365, 300 



92, 132 



417, 729 



108, 271 



6, 777, 696 



8,717,736 



WHEAT, MEAL, AND FLOUK. 



The wheat received from the United States, 5,619,861 cwt., was 38 

 per cent, of the total of 14,753,558 during six months of the present 

 year ; while the proportion for this country during a like period of 1870 

 was 44 per cent. The proportion received from Eussia was 33 per cent, 

 in 1870, and 40 in 1871. In wheat flour the advantage is with the 

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