WEST INDIES. 
CHAP. IV.] 
97 
to that of the Dutch, no difficulty can occur in ob¬ 
taining from them a better sort. It is evident that 
the French cotton loses its superiority in our 
islands, by being sown promiscuously with an in¬ 
ferior species. 
I shall conclude the subject, with presenting to 
my readers the following tables, drawn from au¬ 
thentic sources; which cannot fail to furnish abun¬ 
dant encouragement for speculation and adven¬ 
ture. 
An account of Foreign Cotton-wool imported into 
the British West Indies, in British Ships. 
Years. 
lbs. 
1784 ...... 
. . . . . 1,135,750 
1785 . 
1786 . 
. 1,346,386 
1787 ..... 
. 1,158,000 
An Account of Foreign Cotton-wool imported into 
the British West Indies, under the Free-port 
Act. 
Years. 
lbs. 
1784 ..... 
1785 . 
. 1,573,280 
1786 . 
. 1,962,500 
1787 . 
. . . . . 1,943,000 
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