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J^ppendix, 



FURTHER OBSERVATIONS 



WITH REFERENCE TO 



EAST-INDIA COTTON-WOOL. 



By Mr. R. Hunt, November 1828. 



Since the observations which I printed in 1808, Brazil 

 cottons have undergone some improvement. In conse- 

 quence of the very extensive and growing application of 

 the American Upland Georgia and New Orleans cotton 

 to the purposes of the British manufacturers, added to the 

 introduction of cotton from Egypt, since the year 1823 

 (which competes with the Brazil and other black-seed de- 

 scriptions), there has been such an abundant supply of 

 long-stapled cotton in proportion to the consumption, as 

 to have reduced the prices of that class, at the present 

 moment, to within twenty per cent, of the American 

 green-seed cottons, taking the average price of each class; 

 whereas, previous to the import cf Egyptian cotton. Bra- 

 zils and other black-seed cotton generally ranged fifty per 

 cent, above the American. If any further attempt should 

 be made to improve the cultivation of cotton in India, the 

 question occurs, how far it might be advisable to try the 

 black seed, as an experiment, in the first instance, for the 

 purpose of ascertaining the difference in the expense, 

 compared with the quantity produced of each class. 



With regard to the leading descriptions of cotton at 

 present produced in India, {viz. Bengal and Surat, 

 including in the latter the whole of the imports from 

 Bombay,) the Bengal may fairly be considered to be out 

 o» use with the British manufacturer. Surat cotton, such 



as 



