H 
Hit specimen of Sea Island cotton grown at Singapore, from 
American seed by Mr. Crane, is according to my opinion superior 
to any of the other samples before me. It is silky ; long in staple 
with a strong and even fibre, f cannot however form a correct 
estimate o( the average quality of the cotton from this plantation 
as it appears by Mr. Crane’s letter that he has sent us only a few 
of the first pods which have no doubt been carefully picked. The 
son however “sandy and near the sea” appears to be well adaoted 
f Tf y and if lhe who!e cro P will bear any comparison 
with the first portion produced, this experiment at Singapore may 
i think be considered as very successful. ” 
Reports on further sample sent. 
‘‘ The Upland Georgia cotton does not seem to be so well adapted 
, and be . in g woolly, and the seed separable with 
difficulty, but the staple is good. The Manila appears to be a 
failure, being harsh, with a short and weak fibre. ” 
Extract of a letter from W. C. Crane with a report on small 
quantities of Egyptian and Peruvian both considered failures:— 
‘ 1S a P ,t; y y° u dld n ot send sufficient Sea Island (2 Maunds) to 
contend for the gold medal as you had more than sufficient for the 
purpose, that you sent was pronounced to be the finest grown in 
India and would have carried the prize easily. ” 
, r f l J ou l'nal of The Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia 
\Vol. V, page 120.) 
COTTON IMPORT INTO THE 
UNITED KINGDOM. 
“After the two large groups of merchandise known as breadstuff's 
and meat-products, the most important factor of the agricultural 
import trade of the United Kingdom is Cotton, enormous quantities 
of which are annually purchased to supply the British mills with 
law ma terial. for this staple article which is the basis of one of their 
greatest manufacturing industries, the British people are largely de- 
pendent upon the United States. During r 9 oo there were shipped 
to the British market from all sources 1,779,000,000 pounds of 
cotton having an aggregate value of -$200,000,000 (gold). Of these 
imports 1,760,000,000 pounds, worth over $199,000,000, consisted 
uf law cotton and 19,000,000 pounds, worth $656,000 of waste 
cotton. 
“Of the raw cotton imported the United States furnished 
1 >365,000,000 pounds, valued at $147,000,000, or 74 per cent, of 
the total. Next to the United States the most important source 
of supply was Egypt. The peculiar, long-fibred cotton of that 
country was imported to the extent of 312,000,000 pounds, the 
value amounting to $44,000,000, or 22 per cent. The British East 
Indies also supplied cotton in considerable quantities. From that 
source 37,000,000 pounds were procured, the value being $3,387,000 
