HISTORY OF THE [bookv. 
An Account of Cotton-wool, British and Foreign, 
imported from the British West Indies into Great 
Britain. 
Years. 
lbs. 
1784 ...... 
1785 . 
. . . . 8,204,611 
1786 .. 
. . . . 7,830,734 
1787 ...... 
. . . . 9,396,921 
An Account of Cotton-wool imported into Great 
Britain from all Parts. 
Years, lbs. Supposed Value in Manufactures- 
1784 . . . 11,280,538 . . . £. 3,950,000 sterl, 
1785 . . . 17,992,888 .... 6,000,000 
1786 . . . 19,151,867 .... 6,500,000 
1787 . . . 22 , 606 , 000 * . . . 7,500,000 
* Of the following growths ; viz. 
British sugar islands ------ 6 , 6 oo,ooc 
French and Spanish settlements - - - 6 ,ooo,ooo 
Dutch settlements ------- 1 , 700,000 
Portuguese settlements ----- 4 , 500,000 
East Indies - -- -- -- -- joo,ooo 
Smyrna or Turkey ------ 5 , 700,000 
22 , 600,000 
