260 COTTON PLANTER'S MANUAL. 



Pounds of cotton imported into Great Britain. 



From foreign countries: In 1850. In 1851. 



United States, . . . 493,153,112 596,638,962 



Brazil, . . . . 30,299,982 19,339,104 



Turkey, Syria, and Egypt, . 18,909,748 15,766,325 



Other foreign countries, . 1,619,051 2,141,617 



Total from foreign countries, 543,981,893 633,886,008 



British possessions : 



East Indies, .... 118,872,742 122,626,976 

 British West Indies and British 



Guiana, .... 228,913 446,529 



Other British possessions, . 493,313 420,236 



Total from Britishjpossessions, 119,594,968 123,493,741 

 Total from foreign countries, 543,981,893 633,886,008 



Total of cotton imported, . 663,576,861 757,379,749 



Tabular comparative statement sJiowing the declared value of 

 cotton manufacturers of all kinds and cotton yarns exported 

 from Great Britain from 1840 to 1850, both inclusive. 



1840 Manufactures, $87,836,^50 Yarns, $35,506,540 



1841 " 81,162,550 " 36,334,840 



1842 " 69,539,420 " 38,857,320 



1843 " 81,270,000 " 35,969,855 



1844 " 94,083,820 " 34,942,920 



1845 " 95,780,480 " 34,816,175 



1846 " 88,588,890 " 39,410,240 



1847 " 86,876,225 " 29,789,900 



1848 ' 83,766,845 " 29,639,155 



1849 " 100,355,230 " 33,520,445 



1850 " 109,368,485 " 31,918,520 



