134 On the Rise and Progress 
apprehend it may be acceptable to have the 
result, subjoined. 
In the year 1817, from. authentic docu- 
ments and the best estimates I could draw 
from. them, the quantity of raw cotton con- 
sumed. or converted, into yarn, in Great Bri- 
tain and: Ireland was.......... 110.000.0001 bs. 
Lossin spinning, estimated 
owl ogd sper Ube iiaaaia...: 10.312.500lbs. 
Quantity of yarn produced —_99.687.500Ibs. 
Number of hanks (suppos- 
ing the average to be 40 a 
Nn iaganesanpa .  8.987.500,000 
Number. of spindles em- 
ployed, (each spindle 
being supposed to pro- 
duce 2 hanks per day, 
and 300 working days 
in the year. )...eeceeeeeree 6.645.833 
Number of persons em- Ff 
_ ployed: in spinning, (sup- 
' posing each to produce 
120 hanks per day.)..... 110.763 
Number of horses’ power 
employed,(supposing 43 
oz. of coal to produce 1 
hank of No. 40, and 180 
Ibs.of coal per day, equal , 
to 1 horse’s power. )...... 20.768 
