FINE WOOL SHEEP HUSBANDRY. 



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c. 



The following is taken from a report of the Secre- 

 tary of the Treasury, in 1845 : 



Value of Imports of Woollens into the United States : 



Year. Value. Year. Yalue. 



1821 . . $7,437,737 1831 . . $12,627,229 



1822 ' . 12,185,904 1832 . . 9,992,424 



1823 . . 8,268,038 1833 . . 13,262,509 



1824 .. . 8,386,597 1834 . . 11,879,328 



1825 . .' 11,392,264 1835 . . 17,834,424 



1826 . . 8,434,974 1836 . . 21,080,003 



1827 . ; 8,742,701 1837 . . 8,500,292 



1828 . . 8,679,505 1838 . . 16,512,920 



1829 . . 6,881,489 1839 . . 18,575,945 



1830 . . 5,766,396 



It was my intention to ascertain what proportion of 

 the imports of unmanufactured wool fell below the 

 dutiable price, but the scanty time afforded me has 

 not permitted it. As a specimen, however, I append 

 the following table, compiled from reports of the Secre- 

 tary of the Treasury : 



Imports of Wool. 



* The fiscal year 1842 ended on 30th September. Since then returns of imports 

 and exports have been made up to 80th June. This year, therefore, embraces 

 imports of nine months only, ending June 30, 1843, and subsequent years end 30th 

 of June, 1844, 1845, and so on. 



