420 MR. C. O^NEILL^S EXPERIMENTS AND 



Breaking-weights of i8 hairs of Maranham cotton. 

 March 28, 1863. Price d. per lb. 



Distance between points of suspension o*i inch. 



No. 



grs. 



No. grs. No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



2 .. 



. 88-8 



15 ... 126-2 16 .. 



. i4i'6 



3 •• 



170-4 



9 •• 



96*0 



17 ... 127-6 8 .. 



. 142-3 



10 .. 



173*7 



I .. 



. 96*0 



6 ... 128-6 18 .. 



• 157*4 



4 ... 



228-4 



13 •• 



. 105-1 



7 .-. 133*4 5 •• 



. i68-o 



12 ... 



242-4 



14 .. 



. 112-3 



II ... 134-8 

 Mean breaking-weight = 



142-9 grs. 







The short distance between the points of suspension 

 may perhaps explain why this sample stands higher than 

 the other sample of Maranham ; but it may be also an 

 actual difference. 



Breaking-weights of 22 hairs of New Orleans cotton. 

 December i860. Price ']\d. per lb. 



Distance between points of suspension from o*i to 0*2 inch. 



No 



• grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



8 



.. 8i-6 



19 .. 



. 106-5 



12 . 



. 139-2 



22 



.. 202-5 



20 



.. 86-4 



10 . 



. 110-4 



16 . 



• 153*6 



4 



.. 212-2 



5 



.. 91-2 



13 •• 



. 1 12-8 



3 •• 



. 187-2 



9 



.. 214-0 



II 



96-0 



7 • 



. II2-8 



I . 



. 192-0 



2 



.. 232-0 



6 



.. 96-0 



18 . 



. 122-8 



14 .. 



. 197-7 



17 



.. 264-0 



15 



.. 103-2 



21 . 



. 136-8 











Mean breaking-weight = 147-7 grs. 



This sample of Orleans does not differ greatly from the 

 preceding sample either in mean or maximum results. 



Breaking- weights of 21 hairs of Queensland cotton. 

 Distance between points of suspension from 0*2 to 0*4 inch. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



No. 



grs. 



14 



... 72-0 



II .. 



. 1 10-4 



7 •• 



• 148-3 



2 



... 197-7 



16 



... 90-2 



17 .. 



. 121-4 



3 •• 



. 170-4 



18 



... 197-7 



10 



... 93-6 



12 .. 



. 132-4 



4 .. 



. 178-0 



21 



... 193-0 



19 



... 96-0 



I . 



. 136-8 



8 . 



• i79'o 



6 



... 201-2 



15 



Q .. 



... 96-0 



. io8'o 



20 .. 



. 144-0 



13 •• 



. 189-6 



5 



... 246-2 



Mean breaking-weight = i47"6 grs. 



