THE WORLD'S ANNUAL COTTON CONSUMPTION. 
| 1904-05. | 1903-04. | 1902-03. | 1901-02 
Countries. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. 
Great Britain . 3,017,000 3,185,000 3,253, 
Continent ‘| | 5,148,000 | 5,148,000 | 4,836,000 
Total, Dunope sseresydoeces siecmewasies | 8,736,000 | 8,165,000 8,333,000 8,089,000 
United States—North. 2,198,937 | 2,000,954 | 2,047,801 | 2,207,175 
United States—South.. 2'116°318 | 1/907548 | 11967,300 | 1,830,157 
Total, United States...............4. 4,310,255 | 3,908,502 | 4,015,101 | 4,087,332 
East Indies 1,350,000 | 1,24, 1,822,608 | 1,383,790 
Japan a 75,000 | 516,000 566,644 j 
anada. 130,000 | 88,534 117,614 117,384 
Mexico .. 70,000 | 500 59,215 31,524 
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Total, Indias €téicscccicnasees aes 2,425,000 1,904,926 2,066,081 2,259,152 
Other countries, etc. .... 35,000 32,000 22,407 29,424 
Total, world 15,506,255 | 14,010,428 14,486,589 | 14,414,908 
Average, weekly 298,197 | 269,431 | i 277,210 
WORLD'S CONSUMPTION OF COTTON. 
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604 | 5,350 | 1,286 | 241 | 1,587 | 467 | 100 7444 
772 | 5.074 | 1,512 | 310 | 11822 | 504 | 120 81120 
‘912 | 5,867 | 1,578 | 361 | 1,939 | 569 130 8,505 
| ,087 | 6.110 1,624 | 400 | 2.024 | 617 140 8,891 
| 1256 | 6.272 | 1,704 | 444 | 2.148 | 697 150 9.267 
a 1432 | o,659 | 1,682 | 503 | 2185 | 791 160 9,795, 
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Average 6 years..! | 1,561 | 877 | 1,941 | 607 134 8,670 
TBOO=O1 shavers | 1,810 | 557 | 2,367 | 924/ 99] 106 | 10,511 
1491- | 1.944 | 632 | 2.576] 914} 150] 125 | 10,565 
2 - 1,872 | 679 | 2.551 | 918 | 200] 195 | 10,291 
1893-94 1,593 | 671 | 2, 959 | 192} 105 | 10,580 
1894 1,940 | 803 | 2.748 | 1,074 | 286} 160 | 11,543 
1895-96......... 51 cma | ger | 2572 | 13105) 863 | 129 | 11,605 
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Average 6 years.. ; 1,812 215 120 | 10,849 
| 1,378 aia} 132 | 11.880 
| 71808 534} 191 | 12,888 
2.244 703 | 142 | 14,015 
| 21355 TL | 15? | 13,773 
| 21150 632 | 152 | 13,416 
2.207 726 | 179 | 14,415 
3,339 4,623 , 7,967 | 2,089 | 1,389 620 | 159 | 13,398 
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3,185 | 5,148 | 8,333 | 2, 1,967 pov | 199 | 14,437 
30017 | 5148 | 81165 | g!o01 | 1.907 516 | 176 | 14,010 
2,194 | 2116 235 | 15,506 
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COTTON 
(Courtesy of Letham, 
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