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considerable, taking less of tlic raw material and more of the manufac- 

 tured product. 



Brcatliitujfs. — Our exports of breadstufl;i during 1872 uiuouutcd to 

 $8J:,751,(iS8, against 870,320,001) in 1871. Of this aggregate grain 

 amounted to 804,281,330, leaving 820,470,310 for flour, meal, and otber 

 manufactures of grain. England received 13,878,140 bushels of wheat, 

 10,608 bushels of barley, 12,300,575 bushels of barley and other small 

 grains, to tiie total value of 830,120,132. Of manufactures of grains 

 she imported from this country 208,830 barrels of flour and other items, 

 to the extent of only 81,550,005. Her total import of our breadstuffs, 

 $31,080,007, was somewhat over a third of our whole export. Scotland 

 takes of our grain to the value of $3,723,384, mostly wheat and corn, 

 and of grain manufactures, 8721,041. Ireland makes a strong demand 

 upon our breadstufis, taking 3,030,122 bushels of wheat, and 10,805,530 

 bushels of corn, which, with a few other small grains, amount to $14,- 

 231,718. She takes, however, only 8233,340 in grain products. On the 

 continent of Europe, Germany, France, and Belgium are again our lead- 

 ing customers. Germany takes $1,422,404 in grain and 885,000 in grain 

 manufactures; France 82,358,402 and 82,550; Belgium, $2,018,400 

 and 824,814. In our trade with natives of our own continent, the 

 manufactures of grain reach larger aggregates than the raw material. 

 Canada is the only exception, taking $8,279,555 of the latter and $2,- 

 841,434 of tlie former. The other British American possessions take 

 but 837,540 in grain and $1,200,582 in grain manufactures ; British West 

 Indies take 8330,242 and $3,804,515 ; "Cuba, 8201,811 and 81,220,-333 ; 

 Brazil, 88,035 and 83.200,505; Mexico, 843,118 and 8242,151; Venezu- 

 ela, 852,000 and 8300,431 ; Colombia, $3,082 and 8257,230 ; Hayti, 8808 

 and 8435,037; Central America, $7,508 and $345,557; Uruguay, $10,005 

 and 8330,140 ; Danish West Indies, $7,800 and 8394,970. Of Asiatic 

 countries, China takes $0,251 of grain and $021,170 of grain products ; 

 Japan, $0,701 and 805,000. 



Cotton and cotton manufactures. — Our total export of sea-island cot- 

 ton was absorbed by England, Germany, and France, the first taking 

 2,437,040 ponndii, the second, 14,143 pounds, and the third, 257,323 

 pounds. Of other cottons England took 072,813,098 pounds of a total 

 export of 030,928,307 iiounds. France stands next in this export trade 

 of raw material, receiving 87,920,800 pounds; Germany took 42,502,401 

 pounds; Spain, 32,570,783 pounds; Ireland, 28,227,598 pounds; Eussia, 

 24,083,540 pounds; Holland, 22,784,985 pounds; Belgium, 10,008,308 

 pounds; Italy, 5,022,224 pounds. It thus appears that nearly our whole 

 export was directed to Europe. On this continent, Canada took 

 1,890,077 pounds ; Mexico, 957,209 pounds. Of the entire value repre- 

 seut'Cd by this export trade, $182,988,835, raw material represents $180,- 

 084,595, leaving but 82,304,330 for all sorts of cotton manufactures. Of 

 the latter our largest exports were to Canada, $349,920; Mexico, 

 $279,292; Brazil, 8258,000; Hayti, $128,420; China, $107,016. 



Compared with 1871, our cotton export has very seriously declined, 

 the crop of 1871 being only about two-thirds of the product of 1870. 

 Sea-islaud cotton exports, which constitute but a small fraction of the 

 whole, fell from ;>, 219,988 pounds to 2,709,106 pounds, and other raw 

 cottons declined froui 1,459,715,030 pounds to 930,928,207, a loss of 528,- 

 780,829 pounds. Of the declared values of these exports of raw 

 material, sea-island cotton, though more than double the quantity ot 

 the i)revious year's export, shows an aggregate value of only $1,410,303, 

 a loss of 827,230. Other raw cottons declined in value from $210,880,- 

 570 to $179,274,292, a loss of $37,015,278. Our exports of cotton man- 



