404 



MR. C. O^NEILL's experiments AND 



Length of 20 of hairs Pernambuco cotton. Sample supplied 

 by G. Mosley, Esq., March 28, 1863. Price 23^?. 

 per lb. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



16 . 



. 1-50 



I .. 



. 1-30 



18 . 



.. 115 



12 ... 



1-05 



19 ., 



. 1-45 



9 • 



. 1*30 



20 . 



.. 115 



14 .. 



105 



13 • 



. I '40 



7 •• 



. I"20 



6 . 



.. I'lO 



2 ... 



0*90 



15 • 



. I "40 



10 . 



. I-I5 



3 • 



.. 1-05 



II ... 



090 



8 .. 



• 1-35 



17 . 



• i"i5 



4 • 



.. 1-05 



5 - 



075 



Mean length = i"i675 inch. 



Longest fibre = 0*3325 inch longer than mean. 



Shortest fibre = o"4i25 inch shorter than mean. 



The samples of Benguela and Pernambuco are nearly 

 equal in lengths and in differences, and approach very 

 closely to the preceding samples of Egyptian and Maran- 

 ham; but both show a wide range between the longest 

 and shortest hairs. 



Length of 2 o hairs of Maranham cotton . S ample furnished 

 by the Cotton Supply Association, December 13, i860. 



Price 8f^. 















No. in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



No. 



in. 



16 ... 1-35 



9 •• 



. 1-25 



20 .. 



. 115 



3 • 



• o'95 



8 ... 1*30 



4 •• 



. I*20 



7 . 



. I'lO 



5 • 



.. 0-95 



II ... i'3o 



10 .. 



. I*20 



17 . 



. I'lO 



12 . 



• o'95 



15 ... 1-30 



6 .. 



• 115 



19 . 



. I'lO 



2 . 



.. 0-90 



18 ... 130 



14 .. 



• 115 



13 . 



. I'OO 



I . 



. 0-85 



Mean length = 1*127 inch. 



Longest fibre = 0*223 inch longer than mean. 



Shortest fibre = ,0*227 inch shorter than mean. 



This sample of Maranham is rather considerably different 

 from the previous sample of the same name : it is nearly 

 O' I shorter in the mean (which is owing to the absence of 

 long hairs of i'4), and a shorter staple throughout; it is 

 not so even either, but there is not much difference in that 

 respect. 



The next four samples of cotton are from the Southern 

 States of North America, and present very small differences. 



