OBSERVATIONS UPON COTTON. 



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Lengtli of 20 hairs of Maranham cotton. Sample supplied 

 by G. Mosley, Esq., March 31, 1863. No price. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



I .. 



• i"4 



3 •• 



. i'30 



4 • 



. I*20 



13 • 



. I'lO 



12 .. 



• i'4 



6 .. 



. 1*30 



9 • 



. 1*20 



19 . 



.. I"IO 



15 .. 



. 1-4 



7 •• 



. 1*30 



2 ., 



. VIS 



10 . 



. ro5 



14 .. 



• 1*35 



16 .. 



. x'3o 



5 • 



. i-io 



II . 



. 1-05 



x8 .. 



• i'35 



17 .. 



. 1*30 



8 . 



. I-IO 



20 . 



• 0-95 



Mean length = 1*22 inch. 



Longest fibre = o*i8 inch longer than mean. 



Shortest fibre = 0*27 inch shorter than mean. 



Length of 20 hairs of " Fair Egyptian " cotton. Sample 

 supplied by G. Mosley, Esq., March 28, 1863. Price 22c?. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



8 .. 



. 1-50 



15 .. 



. 1-30 



2 .. 



• 115 



9 • 



. 1-05 



II .. 



. 1*40 



16 .. 



. i'30 



10 .. 



. 115 



19 .. 



. 105 



12 .. 



. I "40 



3 •• 



. I'20 



7 .. 



. IIO 



14 . 



. I'OO 



20 .. 



. I '40 



4 •• 



. I"20 



13 .. 



. I'lO 



5 • 



. 0-95 



I .. 



. 1-30 



17 .. 



. I*20 



18 .. 



. 110 



6 . 



. 0-85 



Mean length = 1-185 inch. 



Longest fibre = 0*315 inch longer than mean. 



Shortest fibre = 0-335 i^^^ shorter than mean. 



Length of 20 hairs of Benguela (Portuguese African) cot- 

 ton. Supplied by G. Mosley, Esq., March 31, 1863. 

 No quotation. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



9 •• 



. 15 



14 .. 



. 1-30 



7 . 



. 115 



18 . 



. i-io 



a .. 



. 1-4 



3 •• 



. 1-25 



15 • 



• 115 



20 . 



. I 05 



8 .. 



• 1*35 



10 . 



. 1-25 



19 . 



• 115 



II . 



• o'95 



I .. 



• 1*30 



4 • 



. 1-20 



6 . 



. i-ic 



17 • 



.. 0-90 



5 •• 



. 1*30 



12 . 



. I '20 



13 • 



. I'lO 



16 . 



. 0-85 



Mean length = 1*177 inch. 



Longest fibre = 0-373 inch longer than mean. 



Shortest fibre = 0*327 inch shorter than mean. 



