REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN. 53 
wools and woolens imported in the past ten years, as well as the quan- 
tity and value of shoddy: 
Wool. | Shoddy. 
Years. Woolens. | ‘ 5 ; 
Pounds. Value. eae Pounds. Value. “pout. 
Sete. $28, 261,039 | 36,000, 000 | $4, 961, 396 HO 120s I Ease ore 
ae. 14, 884,394} 43571, 026 16,994, 606 16 6,291, 077 | $442, 376 7 
(ge 90, 411,625 | 73, 897, 807 | 12, 553, 931 16.9| 7867601] 581,934 1.3 
ca 32) 139, 336 | 90, 396) 104 ie 923) 991 17.6 | 8,133,301 | 621,514 7.6 
ieiies...-.-. 20, 347, 503 | 43, 858, 154 | 7, 728, 383 | 17.6 | 4.863.064 | 410,395 8.4 
i) 57,115,901 | 67,917,031 | 9/381, 083 13.3 | 7114748 | 589, 490 8.2 
oe 45, 813,212 | 36,318,299 | 5,915,178 16 5,220,296 | 518, 479 9.9 
a 32, 371,329 | 24, 124, 803} 3, 792, 659 15.7 556, 414 49) 649 8.9 
7S ne 34,560,324 | 39,275,926 | 5,600,958 14.2 832, 283 68, 103 8.1 
16M tn)... 34, 435, 623 | 49, 230, 199 | 6, 743, 350 13.6 512, 792 55, 009 10.7 
Total. ...... 320, 340,346 | 504,589, 349 | 79,595, 465 |........... 41, 424, 026 | 3,336,249 |..........- 
Averago....| 32,034,034 | 50, 458,934 | 7, 959, 546 15.7 | 4,142,402 | 333, 624 8 
The following is a statement of the importaiions of the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1871: 
Quantity. Value. 
1871. | 1870. 7) Oe 
nit ae 68, 058,028 | 49,230,199 | $9, 780, 443 $6, 743, 350 
LTO A 1, 277, 495 012; 792 87, 667 55, 609 
Dern ORC ASSIMETES sents. tne 28 ates east cke se feeb aae| Ae seeeeeoe wee] | 10'902) 768 7, 671, 013 
Shawls 2, 160, 037 1, 867, 874 
Blankets 28, 050 21, 952 
Roane I Te a 4,775, 105 3, 729, 904 4, 691, 260 3, 940, 707 
fina tk ia Micke Sea ge ee a aa ieee 72, 361,713 | 61,362,034} 18,586,874 15, 447, 960 
IMP MUMELEULS, ANG OPANVELIS ©. 2082 nee cccems|secnecsesacadc|s-ccccccetccee 538, 770 441, 598 
iret. eile Grice. Sly eel. OA a alo ee | Bei 6, 844, 420 5, 043, 955 
Total value ...... Sénebee Bee a oe atm at soos nonoketiea a A a gee 53, 620, 282 41, 234, 018 
MEMEO MATIC. NAONU yo 22(. te santa io aratae'= ws |= oloars ogee Paces ae SRS Sek 9, 868, 110 6, 798, 959 
VAT UT@ GLU EUS RC at i See a ee 2] ee ees er, Sane ee ee 43, 752, 172 34, 435, 059 
An increase both in quantity and valuethus appears—18,827,829 pounds, 
and $3,037,093. The average price is advanced from 18.6 cents to 14.3 
cents (gold) per pound. There i ie also an increase in the value of wool- 
ens imported of $9,317, 113, or 27 per cent. The principal portion of 
this increase has been in cloths oan carpets. It will be seen that the 
importation of wools equals that of 1865~66, and is not exceeded by 
that of any year since 1863~64. 
PRODUCTION OF OTHER COUNTRIGS. 
The European production of wool, according to accepted estimates, is 
about equal to that of the other divisions of the globe. German esti- 
mates, quoted in the report on wools of the Paris Exposition Commis- 
sion, make the production in Europe 827,000,000, of which Great Britain 
ylelds 260,000,000, Germany 200,000, 000, France 123,000,000, European 
Russia 125, 000, 000, and Spain, Italy, and Portug: ul together 119, 000,000 5 
in Asia 470, 000, 000; in the entire world, 1,610,000,000. Since that date 
the production ‘in Australia has increased. Great Britain presents the 
largest market for wool, and the increase in the supply is indicated by 
the increase in importation. In 1820 Great Britain imported less than 
10,000,000 pounds; in ten years more her importation was 32,000,000 ; in 
184 it had increased to 49, 000,000; to 74,000,000 in 1850; to 133,000, 000 
‘in 1859; and to 255,000, vU0 in 1869, ‘Thus the increase of imported 
wools has been 122,000,000 in ten years in Great Britain, a quantity 
nearly equal to the present clip of the United States. Australia in 1840 
contributed less than 10,000,000, but sent 39,000,000 in 1850, 53,000,000 
