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CARPET MANUFACTURE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



DYEING, WARPING, AND WEAVING. 



Dyeing, warping, and weaving are united interests, all carried on by 

 the same manufacturer, and are all done within the establishment. The 

 yarn, however, is all imported already spun. 



HOW THE PRODUCT IS MARKETED. 



The product is by the manufacturer turned over to the firm of F. & 

 A. Cagiate, 249 to 254, via del Oorso, of this city. This firm contracts 

 to take the entire product. No commission agents are employed. 



WHERE THE PRODUCT FINDS CONSUMPTION. 



Two-thirds of the product is consumed in the province of Borne, and 

 the remainder in other parts of Italy. There is no exportation. 



IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF CARPETS. 



In connection with this subject it may be interesting to know the 

 foreign commerce in carpets relating to the province of Eome and also to 

 the entire Kingdom. The most recent statistics show that this trade 

 in 1886 and 1887 was as follows : 



In explanation of the comparative unimportance of the carpet indus- 

 try in Italy, it is well to remember that, with the exception of certain 

 northern parts of the Kingdom, all houses are built with flooring of 

 tiles, stone, or mosaic; and that this flooring, owing to traditions and 

 climatic reasons, is generally left uncovered. 



CHARLES M. WOOD, % 



Vice- Consul- General. 

 CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, 



Rome, August 24, 1889. 



