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entrepots of Europe. In 1855, the Zollverein sent through the 

 Hanse ports to the United States, cotton fabrics to the value 

 of more than a million and a half of dollars, in return for the 

 raw material. 



BELGIUM. 



Most of the cotton imported into Belgium, is from the United 

 States, and is consumed by her own factories at Ghent, Liege, 

 Antwerp, Malines, (Mechlin,) &c., &c., which are said to em- 

 ploy a capital of twelve millions dollars, and more than 122,000 

 operatives, and to turn out an annual value of seventeen mil- 

 lions dollars in fabrics, which are in high repute. 



The " Tableau General" of Belgium, for 1854, gives the im- 

 portation of cotton into that kingdom, as follows : 



Statement exhibiting the quantities of cotton imported into 

 Belgium, in 1854, in pounds : 



From United States, . . . 15,329,266 



From England, .... 14,208,765 



From Holland, .... 2,733,259 



From France, .... 368,516 



From Hanse Towns, . . . 79,668 



From Hayti, .... 73,055 



From Brazil, .... 19,991 



From other countries, . . 30,594 



Total, .... 32,833,114 



Of the above total, 25,783,292 Ibs. was consumed, and 

 7,049,823 Ibs. exported. 



The quantity imported by land and rivers, was 3,104,851 

 Ibs. ; by sea, 29,729,263 Ibs. 



Of the quantity exported, 6,959,965 Ibs. was by land and 

 rivers, and 89,858 Ibs. by sea 



