FINE WOOL SHEEP HUSBANDRY. 67 



The value of the annual imports of manufactures 

 of wool, for nineteen preceding years, and a table 

 exhibiting what proportion of the imports of wool, 

 for a number of years, fell below the dutiable price, 

 will be found in Appendix C. 



The following, extracted from the Eeport of the 

 Boston Board of Trade on Wool, in 1859, was " fur- 

 nished by George Wm. Bond, a member of the 

 Board, and by George Livermore, a member of the 

 Government of the Board." 



"WOOLEN MACHINERY. 



Table Showing the Quantify and Classification of Woolen Machinery in New 

 York and New England. 



N. Hamp- Ver- Massachu- Connec- Ehode New 



Maine, shire. monk setts. ticut. Island. York. 



Satinets 9 3 22 165 112 33 20 



Cassimeres 28 40 44 285 95 82 108 



Cotton warp cloths and 



carp . . . . 82 . . . 81 



Stocking yarn & hosiery 6 12 6 80 74 . . 83 



Worsted & woolen yarn . . 10 . . 76 . . 8 



Blankets and flannels... 40 81 11 185 19 . 83 



Delaine 58 .. 67 



Carpets 2 .. 62 70 .. 47 



Cashmeretts 4 .. 5 



Shawls..- .. .. 10 .. 7 26 



Feltings .. .. 14 80 



Negro cloths and jeans.. .. .. .. .. .. 53 



Linsays and dometts .. .. .. .. 42 



Sundries 8 18 89 18 9 .. 148 



Total number of sets . 91 228 122 999 409 225 468 



No of establishments. 32 56 56 154 98 56 208 



The above classification is not strictly accurate, as 

 it is impossible in some mills to say how many sets 

 are on each description. 



Mr. Bond writes me (January 20, 1862) : " In the 

 rest of the free States there are about 500 sets of 

 cards, as nearly as I can reach it." 



Mr. Livermore writes me (January 26, 1862) : " I 



