182 COTTON TEXTILES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



WEIGHT PER YARD. 



I find it quite difficult to correctly aud satisfactorily answer this in- 

 terrogatory, for the reason pieces of cotton goods of the same quality 

 but of different factories seldom have the same weight. 



I have secured five samples of the principal kinds imported, which I 

 beg to herewith inclose. The weight of these pieces per yard is, viz : 



Grams. 



Sample 1 99 



Sample 2 64 



Sample 3 104 



Sample 4 - - f 87 



Sample 5 60 



HOW PURCHASED. 



The usual time given to jobbers is, 30 days with a discount of 2 per 

 cent., or 90 days net. 



PLACE OF MANUFACTURE. 



All cotton textiles imported at this port during the year 1888 came 

 from England, Belgium, and Holland, namely : 



England : Tons. 



Cotton goods - - 2.1 



Cotton yarns 675.7 



Belgium: Cotton goods 2.4 



Holland : 



Cotton goods...... 3.2 



Cotton yarns 3.3 



(One ton = 2,200 pounds.) 



DUTIES CHARGED. 



The duties on cotton textiles per 100 kilograms are as follows : 



Coarse cottons $19.04 



Bleached cottons 23.80 



Colored cottons. 28.56 



Cotton velvets 28.56 



Coarse yarns, single thread : 



Nos.lOtol7 2.856 



Nos. 17 to 45 4.284 



Nos.45to60 5.712 



Nos. 60 to 79 7.14 



Nos. 79 and above 8.568 



Three marks additional duty is levied on double thread yarns. 



Bleached and colored yarns : 



Nos. 10 to 17 $5.712 



Nos. 17 to 45 7.14 



Nos. 45 to 60 8.568 



Nos. 60 to 97 9.996 



Nos. 97 aud above 11.42 



One kilogram = 2.205 pounds. 



