ON TKE rUESENT APPROPRIATION OF WAGES, ETC. 281 



25,800,000?., unci, with 20 per cent, for distribution, 31,O0O,000Z., or in the 

 proportion of 0-58d. as a gross, and 0"48c?. as a net expenditure per day 

 per head. 



Wool. 



The quantity of wool left for home consumption in 1880, according 

 to Messrs. Helmuth Schwartze & Co.'s circular, including domestic clip' 

 and totalimports of wool, alpaca, and mohair, was 370,000,000 lbs., besides 

 92,000,000 lbs. woollen rags, torn up or not, used as wool. Deducting 

 the exports of woollen manufacture, which represent 90,000,000 lbs., the 

 remainder, 280,000,000 lbs., may be taken as the quantity consumed at 

 home ; and at two yards to the pound and 2s, per yard, the cost would 

 be 56,000,000/., besides 7,650,000Z. of woollen goods imported, making in 

 all 63,650,000Z.. But considerable quantities of wool are used in flannel, 

 blankets, rugs, carpet, and articles for the household, not articles of dress. 

 According to information kindly supplied by Messrs. John Scott & Co. 

 the approximate consumption of wool and woollen goods may be cal- 

 culated as follows : — For men's cloth the consumption is about 50 per 

 cent, at 3s. per yard, 35 per cent, at 8s. 6cl., and 15 per cent, at lis. per 

 yard. For women's dress 50 per cent, at 6^cZ. per yai'd, 35 per cent, at 

 lid., and 15 per cent, at 2s. 3d. per yai'd. And for women's mantle, 

 jacket, and Ulster cloths 50 per cent, at 2s. 6d., 35 per cent, at 6s., and 

 15 per cent, at 10s. per yard. And at these calculations if only one dress 

 per annum were used the cost would be 35,000,000Z. It is safe, however, 

 to assume a consumption of half as much for dress, making a total 

 of 52,600,000Z., which, with 20 per cent, for distribution, amounts to 

 63,000,OOOZ., or in the proportion of I'lScZ. as a gi-oss, and O'dSd. as a 

 net expenditure per head per day. 



Linen. 



There is a total want of detail regarding the consumption of linen, but 

 it may be estimated at one-fourth of the consumption of cotton goods, viz., 

 6,400,000Z., and Avith 20 per cent, for distribution, 7,700,OOOZ., or in the 

 proportion of 0'14(Z. as a gross, and O'llcZ. as a net expenditure per person 

 per day. 



Silk. 



In 1880 there were imported into the United Kingdom, of raw and 

 thrown silk, 3,877,000 lbs., of which, however, there were exported 

 955,000 lbs., leaving for home consumption 2,922,000 lbs., say 3,000,000 lbs., 

 which, at 5 yards to the pound, would give 15,000,000 yards. Deduct 

 from this 6,200,000 yards exported, there remained for home consumption 

 8,800,000 yards. At 4s. p6r yard these would give a cost of about 1,700,000Z. 

 Add the import of silk manufacture, valued at 13,000,000Z., and we have 

 a total of 14,700,000Z., and with 20 per cent, for distribution, 17,600,000Z., 

 or in the proportion of 0'32cZ. as a gross, and 0'27(Z. as a net expenditure 

 per head per day. 



' The production of wool in the United Kingdom has been estimated as follows : — 



lbs. 



