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It must be remarked, that there are three manufacturing establishments 
in the Department of Durango, the number of spindles in which, are not 
included in the preceding Table, because the Junta de Industria had not re- 
ceived very definite information respecting them. They may, however, 
be calculated at about 4000, which, added to the 131,280, will give a 
grand total of 135,000, at least. The number of looms, also, in the Re- 
public is not presented, because data have been furnished only in relation 
to those moved by machinery. An immense number of hand-loorns are 
in constant occupation throughout the Republic. 
!• Lbs. Dollars. 
The Cotton Factories of the Republic consume, daily, 
with the 107,340 spindles, in actual operation, . . 39,755 
Which produce in spun thread, at the rate of J of a lb. for 
each spindle, 35,780 
Which, converted into mantas and rebosos, have a value of 39,358 
II. 
The same factories, after the 23,940 spindles in erection 
are in operation, will consume daily, ... 48,622 
Each spindle will produce of thread, .... 43,760 
Which converted as aforesaid, will amount in value to - 48,037 
III. 
The consumption of cotton, in the year, of 300 working 
days, with 131,280 spindles, will be ... . 14,586,666 
The produce in thread, 13,138,000 
The produce in manufactured value, as above, ... 14,440,800 
IV. 
The 131,280 spindles, working day and night, will con. 
sume, 24,797,332 
Produce in thread, . . . . . . . 22,317,600 
Produce in manufactured value, as above, ... 24,549,360 
V. 
The 131,280 spindles will occupy (working only by day,) 8,753 boms. 
" " " (working day and night,) 14,880 " 
No. of Operatives employed by day, .... 17,000 
" " " day and night, . . . 29,000 
VI. 
It will require for the 131,280 spindles working ly day, . 145,666f quin. cotton. 
The produce of the country, at the utmost, is not more than 50,000 
Leaving a deficit of 95,666f 
*But if the spindles work day and night, they will require, 247,973^ 
Produce of the country, as above, ... . 50,000 
Leaving a deficit of 197,973^ quintals. 
* At the town of Lowell, alone, they make nearly a million and a quarter yards of cotton cloth per week, 
employ about 9000 operatives (6375 females) and use 433,000 lbs. of raw cotton per week. The annual amount 
of raw cotton used is 22,568,000 lbs. ; enough to load 50 ships of 350 tuns each ; and of cotton manufactured. 
70.275,910 yards— 100 lbs. of cotton will produce S) yards of cloth. 
