COTTON TEXTILES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 47 



the importer states, the Araericau brings from 40 to 80 reis or from 2 

 to 4 cents more per yard than the English. 



PLACES OF MANUFACTURE. 



The greater part of the cotton fabrics imported to this place is manu- 

 factured in Lancashire, Glasgow, and Manchester, and are known as 

 Manchester goods. The print works are nearly all Manchester, and 

 all these goods shipped to this place from England come from the 

 manufacturers or printers or their agents at Manchester. Shawjs, 

 fancy cotton drills, hosiery, hats, caps, bonnets, lace, ribbons, etc., 

 come largely from Germany and France; linens chiefly from Belfast 

 and Bradford. 



WEIGHT PER YARD. 



The wide Tange of imports of this character and the variety of grades 

 render it difficult to obtain the weight of each grade or quality. The 

 best that can be done is to submit the minimum and maximum weight 

 of some of the articles constituting the largest importation of cotton 

 textiles. With this is given the purchase price, the rate of duty, and 

 the selling price. 



Printed calicoes having 125 yards to the lump or piece weigh from 

 12 to 24 pounds ; price in Manchester to the Bahia purchaser 22s. to 

 46*; rate of duty, L' milreis or $1 per kilogram ; selling price, from 300 

 to TOO reis, or from 15 to 35 cents per yard. 



Bleached calicoes of 100 pieces, with 24 yards to each piece, weigh 

 from 110 to 220 kilograms ; price in Manchester to Bahia purchaser, 2s. 

 8d. to 7s. per 24 yards; rate of duty, 1 milreis or 50 cents per kilo- 

 gram ; selling price from 160 to 450 reis, or 8 to 22J cents per yard. 



Gray calicoes of 100 pieces, with 24 yards to each piece, weight from 

 123 to 312 kilograms; price in Manchester to Bahia buyer, 2*. 9d. to 

 4s. 5d. ; rate of duty, 680 reis or 34 cents per kilogram; selling price 

 from 160 to 360 reis or 8 to 18 cents per yard. 



White drills having 117 yards in each piece weigh from 25 to 3'i 

 pounds; price in Manchester to Bahia buyer 3s. to 9|s. ; rate of duty 

 1 milreis, or 50 cents per kilogram ; selling price from 420 to 1,100 ries, 

 or from 21 to 55 cents per yard. 



Regattas : A piece of 69 yards weighs 6.872 kilograms ; price in Man- 

 chester 3%s. ; rate of duty 1 milreis, or 50 cents ; selling price, 440 to 

 560 reis or from 22 to 28 cents per yard. 



Plain Oxfords: A piece of 40 yards weighs 4.870 kilograms; price in 

 Manchester from 17s. 8d. to 31s. 4r?.; rate of duty 1,000 reis or 50 cents 

 per kilogram ; selling price from 200 to 460 reis, or from 10 to 23 cents 

 per yard. 



Striped Oxfords of 69 and 67 yards weigh, respectively, 3.7 and 6.25 

 kilograms; cost, duty, and selling price same as plain Oxfords. 



Checked Oxfords : A piece of 45 yards weighs 5 kilograms; price in 



