COTTON GOODS. 



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In the year 1870 the number of spindles was estimated at 70.334.000, so that 

 during- a period of twenty years they have increased 22 per cent, and for the last 

 ten years the increase has been nearly 17 per cent. The number of spindles in Russia 

 form about one-quarter <d' those of the continent of Europe and about one-seventh of 

 those of England. The distribution of spindles in the European powers is as follows: 



England .... 44,000,000 Germany .... 5,000,000 



Russia 6,000,000 Switzerland. . . 1,850,000 



France 5,039,000 Austria .... 2,093,000 



Thus in quantity of spindles Russia occupies the first place in Europe after 

 England. 



The amount of cotton used in the world in the seasons of 1890 and 1891 was 

 as follows: 



England 4,270,000 bales (400 English pounds). 



Continent of Europe 



Total in Europe 

 United States . . 

 Bast India . . . 



World's total 



4,480,000 



8,750,000 » * 

 3,171,000 ^ > 

 1,058,400 * * 



. 12,979,400 



Taking into consideration that in Russia about 11,500,000 pouds. that is, about 

 1.040,000 bales of 400 English pounds each are worked up annually, it is seen that 

 the Russian industry consumes about one-quarter the amount used in English manu- 

 factories. The yearly consumption of cotton per spindle in England is 36.4 English 

 pounds; in Russia, 69.2 English pounds; on the continent in general, 69 English 

 pounds; in the United States, 76 English pounds. The above comparison shows that 

 the amount of raw cotton used in Russia per spindle is nearly double that of 

 England. The reason of this is that in England fine counts are spun, as Avell 

 as medium and coarse, whereas in Russia spinning is principally devoted to medium 

 and low counts of yarn. 



