COTTON TEXTILES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 

 HOW PURCHASED. 



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Purchased through agents at the above-mentioned countries, and in 

 >ne or two instances English houses have established branches in this 

 sland. 



PLACE OF MANUFACTURE. 



The goods are manufactured at and imported from the above-men- 

 tioned countries. 

 Duties charged thereon 12.J per cent. 



W. PEPLOE FORWOOD, 



Vice- Consul. 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Kingston, Jamaica, June IS, 1889. 



TRINIDAD. 



REPORT BY CONSUL SA WYES. 

 IMPORTS. 



The quantity of cotton textiles not being given in any one of the 

 reports of this Government, and to obtain it from the books of the im- 

 porters here being impracticable, the correct quantity imported can 

 aot be given ; but, as a knowledge of the approximate amount may be of 

 some value, such quantity is here given by taking the correct total 

 rallies of all woolens, silks, muslins, and cottons as a base, and deduct- 

 ing the approximate quantity of cotton textiles by analogy. 



A leaf from the Trinidad Blue-Book for 1888 shows the following 

 imports of textiles, and this is the only report upon imports of cotton 

 textiles published by the Government: 



Imports in 1888. 



Total value of all manufactured texiles imported into Trinidad during 

 the year 1888 amounts to $1,295,476: 



The average estimate of ten importing firms as to the proportion of 

 cotton textiles imported into this colony during 1888, to the amount of 



