COTTON-WOOL, 



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districts, but it is certain the proportion compared with Appcm 

 the provincial is very small. It is sold in ruee, and there- 

 fore cheaper in reality, though not nominally, than the 

 provincial cotton. 



Semel 

 But trifling. 



Price of Cotton in the follovoing Periods. 





1764. 1 



1777. 



1789. 



Dacca aurung (great part of it in Dacca) 



per Maund of 80 Siccas 



Rs. 



a. 



Rs. 



a. 



Rs. a. 





2 



2 



2 



8 



6 



Ditto August and September. 











5 8 



Soomargong. 















2 







2 



8 



6 



Ditto August and September. 











5 8 



Chaundpore. 















2 



8 



3 







6 4 



Ditto August and September. 



2 







2 



8 



5 12 



Serampore. 















3 



4 



3 



8 



5 8 



"NT 



Narrampore. 













r r 







3 



8 



5 12 



Ditto August and September. 







3 







5 4 



Baptpore. 















2 



6 



3 



9 



6 8 



Ditto August and September. 



2 



1 



3 



4 



5 12 



Bumroy. 













Photee of April crop 







2 







3.15.9 



Tetbaddy. 















2 



6 



3 







6 8 



Ditto August and September. 



2 



1 



3 



4 



5 12 



-Seeronjee. 











1 









11 







1 



19 



Chundpore 











■20 



2 A 











Rent 



