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COTTON TEXTILES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



(9; Cotton, threads, warps, and tissues imported into Italy in 1888 and 1889 by Coun- 

 tries of origin. 



(10) Note on Tnreads. 



The thread imported is largely that made by J. & P. Coats, England, and by 

 Zwirmerei in Goggingen, Germany. The spools contain 80, 200, and 500 yards, and 

 cost for 80-yard spools 94 cents per gross ; 200-yard spools, $1.97 per gross; 500- 

 yard spools, $5.50 per gross for the German manufacture' 



The English threads are in 500-yard spools, and cost 33 shillings, about $8.01 per 

 gross. The five samples of bleached cloth cost as follows : 



Pieces average about 42 yards. 



