INDIGO. 



477 



1840. 1841. 



Residencies in which this culture is introduced . . 9 . . 10 



Number of factories 728 



Families occupied with this culture 197,085 . . 192,159 



Extent of fields where the cutting has been made 



in bahus of 71 decametres 40,844 . . 38,829 



Quantity of bahus planted before the gathering .. 317 .. 538 



Quantity of indigo crop in pounds 2,032,097 . . 1,663,427 



average pounds per bahu 49f . . 43 



The extent of fields destined for the crop of 1842 was 37,970 

 bahus, and the amount of the crop was calculated by approximation 

 at 1,862,000. 



The gradual increase of the export in the eighteen years end- 

 ing 1842, is shown as follows : 



Maunds. 

 3,310 

 7,023 

 5,365 

 10,822 

 9,778 

 15,680 

 27,946 

 24,044 



1825 

 1826 



1827 

 1828 

 1829 

 1830 

 1831 

 1832 

 1833 



Maunds. 

 76 



126 



109 



310 



600 



480 



563 

 2,213 

 2,861 



1834 

 1835 

 1836 

 1837 

 1838 

 1839 

 1840 

 1841 

 1842 



28,000 



Total imports of indigo into the United Kingdom, and quantity 

 retained for home consumption : 



Imports, 

 cwts. 

 59,127 



1848 

 1849 

 1850 

 1851 

 1852 



81,449 

 70,452 

 89,994 

 83,565 



Home consumption. 



cwts. 



9,032 

 12,270 

 16,374 

 27,947 

 16,381 



IMPORTS OF INDIGO. 



Mexico and the ports 



of South America. 



Ibs. 



East Indies. 

 Ibs. 



1831 6,996,062 



1832 6,196,080 66,363 



1833 6,315,529 125,264 



1834 3,595,697 64,638 



1835 3,861,853 88,306 



1836 7,218,991 198,003 



1837 5,706,896 365,091 



1838 6,578,352 142,739 



1839 4,651,542 363,148 



1840 6,940,192 124,766 



1841 7,451,653 247,031 



1842 8,931,112 155,003 



1843 6,319,294 130,836 



Entered for home consumption about two millions and a half pounds annually. 



(" Parl. Eeturns No. 656, September 1843, and 426, September 1844.") 



The consumption of indigo in Europe and North America in 

 round numbers, estimated from authentic sources, is thus set down 

 by Mr. MaccuUoch in 1849 : 



