and Extension of the Merino Breed of Sheep. 341 



R, sheep's wool, - 2,477,182 lbs. at 65. - C'1A2>->^5^ 



F, ditto, - - 412,864 at 55. - 103,316 



T, ditto, - - 232,652 at 4s. 6d. _ 52,346 



K, ditto, - - " 3,079 at 35. - - 461 



Lamb's wool, - 34,223 at 45. 2,d. ♦ 7.272 



3,160,000 jT. 906,449 



From the gross amount of the latter sum, which is what is paid by the manu- 

 facturer, there must in this case be deducted not only the merchant's profits* 

 but also the expences of freight and insurance. These I cannot with any accu- 

 racy state. 



There were brought into England within the same period from Germany, 

 561,604 lbs. of wool not called Spanish, but a great deal of which was of the 

 same quality. Of this I know not the quantity, and therefore cannot estimate 

 the value. 



There is the same difficulty with regard to 61 3,059 lbs. of wool imported from 

 Africa and the Cape of Good Hope; of which it will be hereafter seen that a part 

 of which was of the finer kind. 



From Portugal there came also 486,1 24 lbs. the greater part of which was pro- 

 bably equal to the third, or even the coarser second sorts of Spanish wool ; but 

 of which I cannot ascertain either the quality or the actual price. 



From these data, gross as some of them are, little doubt can be entertained, that 

 during the three years in question, Great Britain paid to foreign countries for the 

 wool which was the chief basis of its fine woollen manufactures, at least ^^4,700,000. 

 or upwards of £1,560,000. per annum. 



