COTTON TEXTILES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



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DENMARK. 



REPORT BY CONSUL RYDER, OF COPEN&AQEN. 



I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of circular instruction 

 dated May 27 last, requesting me to report on the cotton textiles im- 

 ported into my consular district, namely, (1) quantity and kind imported 

 per annum, (2) weight per yard, (3) how purchased, (4) place of manu- 

 facture and whence imported, (5) duties charged thereon, and beg here- 

 with to transmit subjoined a table with explanations covering as near 

 as possible all the points in question, viz: 



Imports into the consular district of Copenhagen, 1887. 

 [Quantities in half kilograms.] 



DESCRIPTION. 



No. 1. Cotton canvas above 16 ounces the square yard equal to 7.22 

 inches American canvas. Bleached linen canvas of the same weight 

 and color and uncolored carpets of hemp, linen, and jute, or parts thereof. 

 The cotton canvas is imported from the United States and the other 

 goods from England. 



No. 2. White goods, such as bobbinets, curtains, mulls, and similar 

 goods, are imported from Germany and England, and weigh about 4J 

 ounces to the square yard. 



Xo. 3. Printed goods, velvets, and hosiery. The printed goods are 

 nearly all the usual cotton prints from 30 to 32 inches in width, weigh- 

 ing 2J ounces per yard. Prints are not manufactured in Denmark. The 

 bulk of this import is from England ; some of the better class of goods 

 from Germany. Hosiery is mostly imported from Germany, the import 

 of this article has declined on account of home production. Velvets are 

 nearly all imported from England. 



No. 4. Woven colored goods containing more than one color. These 

 goods are nearly all imported from England and Germany, are from 

 27 to 30 inches in width, and weigh from 2 to 2J ounces per yard. 

 The duty being comparatively high and manufacturing easy, a large 

 home production in fast-colored goods has sprung up, preventing a 

 larger import. 



