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Our imports for the past seven years were thus 
made up— 
1888 1887 1886 1885 
7,790 7,200 4,000 2,600 a 
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Soft Columbian ] 
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Ceylon f and East 
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1,250 2,070 6,500 2,690 i 
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61,460 
1884 
2,600 
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1883 
2,770 
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1882 
6,310 
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Indian.. .. 37,300 31,330 21,630 15,400 c 
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t The imports from Ceylon in 1886 as in 1885 and 
1884 contain many very large packages. 
* These totals for 1885, 1884, 1883, 1882, and jl881 
also include Cuprea, the imports of which were, in 
1885 about 440 packages against in 18s4 about 11,600 
packages against in 1883 about 40,000 packages, against 
in 1882, about 67,000 packages, and in 1881, about 
60,000 packages. The 2,070 packages imports in 1887 
were almost exclusively Cuprea. 
The direct shipments to America continue to be very 
unimportant, as is shown in following figures — 
1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 
2,701 4,872 2,700 3,900 8,150 11,25 
1882 1881 1880 1879 1878 1877 
28,000 31,400 32,800 46,700 41,000 23,400 
The American stocks at the end of the last six years 
were as follows : — 
1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 
Pkgs. 276 2878 930 1500 2600 6200 
Imports into France continue to be small ; they were, 
packages. 
Last year, of all sorts, 5,368 
1887 ... 3,614 
86 ... 2,272 
85 ... 2,417 
84 ... 9,270 
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*Of these imports about 12,000 were Ouprea. 
The stocks in France on the 31st December were as 
follows : — 
1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 
pkg. pkg. pkg. pkg. pkg. pkg. pkg. 
9,843 7,537 7,403 8,567 11,200 18,280 15,780 
Lewis & Peat, Brokers. 
The Cotton-growing Enterprise. — Mr, Blackett 
has brought his first samples to Colombo today 
of the American, Egyptian, and Tinnevelly 
cotton grown in his Dolosbage fields. Of the first- 
named, the specimens shown are as fine as could 
be desired and have been valued by practical men 
as high as Is per lb.; the Egyptian is not so 
good ; and the Tinnevelly is much inferior, though 
very little of the last has grown, the seed being a 
failure. Altogether, these samples are extremely 
interesting as indicating the beginning of a new 
enterprise which is of much importance to the 
people over a considerable area. Mr. Blackett 
deserves the thanks for leading the way as a pioneer 
in cultivation. Mr. Henry Lee, late M. P. for 
Southampton, saw the cotton Ceylon is growing 
today, and pronounced it of sploodid quality, and 
his opinion is that the Cotton Spinning and 
Weaving Company will be a great success and 
must pay well. He is a cotton spinner and 
manufacturer himself. 
