COTTON TEXTILES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



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and imported from New York. These latter goods are cotton sail-cloth, 

 in which article the Americans supply this market entirely, the goods 

 being held in very high estimation. 



DUTIES. 



The import duties here are 4 per cent., excepting for a small por- 

 tion (mentioned above) that are used by the church, the Government, 

 and the troops. 



MOSES H. SAWYER, 



Consul. 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Trinidad, July 20, 1889. 



DANISH WEST INDIES. 



REPORT BY CONSUL TURNER, OF ST. THOMAS. 



The quantity and kind of cotton textiles imported into the Danish 

 West Indies (St. Thomas and Santa Cruz) can not be ascertained from 

 the custom-house statements, as the usual yearly reports show the 

 value only in bulk of each class of goods. The weight per yard, how 

 purchased, and place of manufacture are not given either, but through 

 the courtesy of one of the largest (probably the largest) importers 

 here, I am able to present herewith a statement showing the amount 

 annually imported by said firm during the past two years, giving these 

 particulars ; and what is true in this one case is the general rule. 



IMPORTS. 



The value of all cotton goods imported to the Danish West Indies is 

 as follows lor the fiscal year ended March 31, 1889 : 



There is no method of determining the several countries from which 

 the importations to Santa Cruz come, as the custom-house report classi- 

 fies them as coming from St. Thomas, Denmark, and foreign countries. 

 The amount imported from Denmark is only $175. It is estimated by 



