218 COTTON TEXTILES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



Weight and cost of the principal imports of cotton goods into Naples, Italy. 

 [The duties are quoted per kilogram, or 2.205 pounds avoirdupois.] 



PALERMO. 



REPORT BY CONSUL CARROLL. 



I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of circular of the De- 

 partment, dated May 27 last, and to inclose herein, in accordance there- 

 with, a statement of the cotton textiles imported into or entering this 

 port during the year ended December 31, 1888. 



The total cotton goods imported into Palermo during the period re- 

 ferred to appears from the statement in question to have been 316,652 

 kilograms. Besides this quantity 2,068,807 kilograms came from 

 Messina and various places in continental Italy, viz : Genoa, Leghorn, 

 and Naples. Purchases of cotton textiles are made with the under- 

 standing that payment shall be made in thirty, sixty, or ninety days 

 from date of invoice, with the exception of purchases made in England, 

 upon which 5 per centum is charged from date of sale or invoice until 

 paid. 



Importation of cotton textiles, etc., were made from Austria, England 

 and Germany during the period under consideration. 



