OBSERVATIONS UPON COTTON. 



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Breaking-weights of 22 hairs of Sea Island cotton, " good 



quality/' March 28, 1863. Price 546?. 



Distance between points of suspension 0"i to 0*45 inch. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



14 . 



• 45'6 



8 . 



. 78-2 



18 . 



.. 91*2 



15 • 



. io8*4 



16 . 



,. 62*4 



19 . 



.. 8r6 



II . 



.. 9I"2 



12 . 



. 1209 



3 • 



• 64-3 



5 • 



. 82-5 



7 • 



. 91"2 



22 . 



. 124-8 



20 . 



. 72-0 



2 . 



. 86-4 



13 • 



. 96-0 



6 . 



• 1257 



21 . 



. 76-8 



ICl . 



. 87-8 



I . 



.. 96*0 



9 •• 



• 1 32*0 



4 • 



. 76-8 



17 • 



. 88-8 











Mean breaking- weight = 90*0 grs. 



This high-priced and long-stapled cotton is of nearly the 

 same mean strength as the last sample,, and very low both 

 in mean and maximum strength ; but, on the other hand, 

 a great number of hairs have nearly the same strength, 

 which makes it very regular. 



Breaking- weights of 20 hairs of Benguela cotton. 

 Distance between points of suspension from o*i to 0*25 in. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



8 . 



• 40*3 



16 . 



. 78-0 



12 . 



• 99-3 



II 



.. 121-9 



14 . 



. 48-0 



3 • 



. 88-8 



18 . 



. io4'6 



7 



.. 124-3 



9 • 



. 51-8 



15 • 



. 88-8 



19 . 



. io8-o 



20 



.. 128-1 



5 • 



. 72*2 



4 • 



. 92*6 



6 . 



. io8'4 



13 



.. 158-4 



10 . 



• 73*9 



I . 



• 94'5 



17 .. 



• ii2"3 



2 



.. 218-8 



Mean breaking-weight = 100-6 grs. 



This cotton is tolerably even in the strength of the hairs, 

 which are of a low average, with but few strong hairs. 



Breaking- weights of 21 fibres of Sea Island cotton. 

 December i860. Price i6d. per lb. 



Distance between points of suspension O'l to 0*4 inch. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



II . 



•• 45-6 



21 . 



.. 76-8 



12 . 



. 112-8 



8 . 



. 122-4 



16 . 



. 52-8 



13 • 



.- 787 



I . 



• "47 



9 • 



• 1536 



17 • 



• 52'8 



19 . 



.. 86-8 



2 . 



. 1 15*0 



3 • 



• 158-4 



14 . 



• 58-5 



10 . 



• 89-5 



6 . 



. 120'0 



4 • 



• 164-4 



20 . 



. 62*4 



15 • 



• 9i'9 



7 •• 



. 120-9 



5 •• 



. 203-0 



22 .. 



• 74'4 















Mean breaking- weight = 102-6 grs. 



